| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1640 Registered: 8-2001 |
Gilbert had long hair; so Brian took him to a lake. How come?? | ||
| Robin_smith (Robin_smith)
New member Username: Robin_smith Post Number: 46 Registered: 7-2006 |
Gilbert - adult? male? human? Brian - adult? male? human? Reference to any literary work? real life experience? | ||
| Tehanu (Tehanu)
New member Username: Tehanu Post Number: 20 Registered: 12-2005 |
Long hair on his head? Was the long hair a problem? A boon? Did they run out of fishing line (heh)? | ||
| Stuccosalt (Stuccosalt)
New member Username: Stuccosalt Post Number: 508 Registered: 8-2004 |
Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) go into the lake's water? Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) get in a boat in the lake's water? Were the two involved in any activity which requires a body of water (fishing, etc.)? Did Gilbert's hair get wet at the lake? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1644 Registered: 8-2001 |
Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 8:15 am: Gilbert - adult? yes male? yes human? yes Brian - adult? yes male? yes human? yes Reference to any literary work? yes real life experience? thias is a true story Tehanu (Tehanu) New member Username: Tehanu Post Number: 20 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 12:12 pm: Long hair on his head? yes Was the long hair a problem? yes A boon? no Did they run out of fishing line (heh)? noooo Stuccosalt (Stuccosalt) New member Username: Stuccosalt Post Number: 508 Registered: 8-2004 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 1:48 pm: Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) go into the lake's water? niether did Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) get in a boat in the lake's water? ditto Were the two involved in any activity which requires a body of water (fishing, etc.)?yesish Did Gilbert's hair get wet at the lake? no | ||
| Mycroft (Mycroft)
New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 160 Registered: 10-2003 |
Did Gilbert still have long hair after the visit to the lake? Was anything else different about Gilbert aftwerwards? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1649 Registered: 8-2001 |
Author Message Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1640 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 2:19 am: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gilbert had long hair; so Brian took him to a lake. How come?? Robin_smith (Robin_smith) New member Username: Robin_smith Post Number: 46 Registered: 7-2006 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 8:15 am: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gilbert - adult? male? human? Brian - adult? male? human? Reference to any literary work? real life experience? Tehanu (Tehanu) New member Username: Tehanu Post Number: 20 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 12:12 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Long hair on his head? Was the long hair a problem? A boon? Did they run out of fishing line (heh)? Stuccosalt (Stuccosalt) New member Username: Stuccosalt Post Number: 508 Registered: 8-2004 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 1:48 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) go into the lake's water? Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) get in a boat in the lake's water? Were the two involved in any activity which requires a body of water (fishing, etc.)? Did Gilbert's hair get wet at the lake? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1644 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 7:45 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 8:15 am: Gilbert - adult? yes male? yes human? yes Brian - adult? yes male? yes human? yes Reference to any literary work? yes real life experience? thias is a true story Tehanu (Tehanu) New member Username: Tehanu Post Number: 20 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 12:12 pm: Long hair on his head? yes Was the long hair a problem? yes A boon? no Did they run out of fishing line (heh)? noooo Stuccosalt (Stuccosalt) New member Username: Stuccosalt Post Number: 508 Registered: 8-2004 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 1:48 pm: Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) go into the lake's water? niether did Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) get in a boat in the lake's water? ditto Were the two involved in any activity which requires a body of water (fishing, etc.)?yesish Did Gilbert's hair get wet at the lake? no Mycroft (Mycroft) New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 160 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 4:09 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did Gilbert still have long hair after the visit to the lake? yope Was anything else different about Gilbert aftwerwards? yes | ||
| Mycroft (Mycroft)
New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 168 Registered: 10-2003 |
OK, did Gilbert still have long hair on his head after the visit? Is the hair different in any way afterwards? Was the other thing that was different about Gilbert a physical aspect such as his complexion or state of health, or psychological eg he felt rested, relaxed, happier? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1652 Registered: 8-2001 |
Author Message Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1640 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 2:19 am: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gilbert had long hair; so Brian took him to a lake. How come?? Robin_smith (Robin_smith) New member Username: Robin_smith Post Number: 46 Registered: 7-2006 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 8:15 am: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gilbert - adult? male? human? Brian - adult? male? human? Reference to any literary work? real life experience? Tehanu (Tehanu) New member Username: Tehanu Post Number: 20 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 12:12 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Long hair on his head? Was the long hair a problem? A boon? Did they run out of fishing line (heh)? Stuccosalt (Stuccosalt) New member Username: Stuccosalt Post Number: 508 Registered: 8-2004 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 1:48 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) go into the lake's water? Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) get in a boat in the lake's water? Were the two involved in any activity which requires a body of water (fishing, etc.)? Did Gilbert's hair get wet at the lake? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1644 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 7:45 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 8:15 am: Gilbert - adult? yes male? yes human? yes Brian - adult? yes male? yes human? yes Reference to any literary work? yes real life experience? thias is a true story Tehanu (Tehanu) New member Username: Tehanu Post Number: 20 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 12:12 pm: Long hair on his head? yes Was the long hair a problem? yes A boon? no Did they run out of fishing line (heh)? noooo Stuccosalt (Stuccosalt) New member Username: Stuccosalt Post Number: 508 Registered: 8-2004 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 1:48 pm: Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) go into the lake's water? niether did Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) get in a boat in the lake's water? ditto Were the two involved in any activity which requires a body of water (fishing, etc.)?yesish Did Gilbert's hair get wet at the lake? no Mycroft (Mycroft) New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 160 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 4:09 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did Gilbert still have long hair after the visit to the lake? Was anything else different about Gilbert aftwerwards? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1649 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 8:15 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Author Message Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1640 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 2:19 am: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gilbert had long hair; so Brian took him to a lake. How come?? Robin_smith (Robin_smith) New member Username: Robin_smith Post Number: 46 Registered: 7-2006 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 8:15 am: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gilbert - adult? male? human? Brian - adult? male? human? Reference to any literary work? real life experience? Tehanu (Tehanu) New member Username: Tehanu Post Number: 20 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 12:12 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Long hair on his head? Was the long hair a problem? A boon? Did they run out of fishing line (heh)? Stuccosalt (Stuccosalt) New member Username: Stuccosalt Post Number: 508 Registered: 8-2004 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 1:48 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) go into the lake's water? Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) get in a boat in the lake's water? Were the two involved in any activity which requires a body of water (fishing, etc.)? Did Gilbert's hair get wet at the lake? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1644 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 7:45 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 8:15 am: Gilbert - adult? yes male? yes human? yes Brian - adult? yes male? yes human? yes Reference to any literary work? yes real life experience? thias is a true story Tehanu (Tehanu) New member Username: Tehanu Post Number: 20 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 12:12 pm: Long hair on his head? yes Was the long hair a problem? yes A boon? no Did they run out of fishing line (heh)? noooo Stuccosalt (Stuccosalt) New member Username: Stuccosalt Post Number: 508 Registered: 8-2004 Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 1:48 pm: Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) go into the lake's water? niether did Did Gilbert(?) or Brian (?) get in a boat in the lake's water? ditto Were the two involved in any activity which requires a body of water (fishing, etc.)?yesish Did Gilbert's hair get wet at the lake? no Mycroft (Mycroft) New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 160 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 4:09 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did Gilbert still have long hair after the visit to the lake? yope Was anything else different about Gilbert aftwerwards? yes Mycroft (Mycroft) New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 168 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 8:02 pm: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OK, did Gilbert still have long hair on his head after the visit? yope Is the hair different in any way afterwards? yope Was the other thing that was different about Gilbert a physical aspect such as his complexion or state of health, or psychological eg he felt rested, relaxed, happier? psychological, but not any of the psychological states you list | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 1787 Registered: 1-2001 |
Had Gilbert previously been to this lake? Had he ever seen it before? Had Brian ever taken anyone else to this lake? Did Gilbert know Brian for a while (more than a few days) before going to the lake in this instance? Had they just met? How did Gilbert feel about going to the lake: excited? nervous? scared? nervous? sad? afraid? unsure? How did Brian feel about going to the lake: happy? sad? indifferent? scared? excited? nervous? Did Brian perform this act because he felt compelled/he had to do it? Was he doing it out of concern for Gilbert? Out of friendship? As a prank/joke? Was he hoping to benefit Gilbert? Is the lake's location relevant? Was this a specific lake? Or just a random lake? A lake Brian had visited before? Was there a campground at or near the lake? Any relevant buildings near the lake? Did Brian and Gilbert walk to the lake? Ride in a vehicle? Travel by air? Other mode? Did Gilbert go willingly? Against his will? Did Brian go willingly? How long did they stay once they reached the lake: few seconds? few minutes? hours? days? weeks? months? years? more? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1663 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 1787 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 4:18 pm: Had Gilbert previously been to this lake? irrel Had he ever seen it before? ditto Had Brian ever taken anyone else to this lake? ditto Did Gilbert know Brian for a while (more than a few days) before going to the lake in this instance? possibly Had they just met? possibly How did Gilbert feel about going to the lake: excited? no nervous? possibly scared? ditto nervous? ditto sad? unlikely afraid? possibly unsure? yes How did Brian feel about going to the lake: happy? sad? indifferent? scared? excited? nervous? none of these Did Brian perform this act because he felt compelled/he had to do it? yope Was he doing it out of concern for Gilbert? yope Out of friendship? no As a prank/joke? yope Was he hoping to benefit Gilbert? yesish Is the lake's location relevant?yesish Was this a specific lake?yope Or just a random lake?noish A lake Brian had visited before? irrel Was there a campground at or near the lake? irrel Any relevant buildings near the lake?yesish Did Brian and Gilbert walk to the lake? Ride in a vehicle? Travel by air? Other mode? Did Gilbert go willingly? Against his will? Did Brian go willingly? How long did they stay once they reached the lake: few seconds?possibly few minutes?possibly hours? no days? no weeks? no months? no years? no more? no Post: | ||
| 0815 (0815)
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 425 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was this some test of courage? some ritual? an entrance ritual for some group? a religious ceremony? a christening? age relevant? | ||
| Wunderland (Wunderland)
New member Username: Wunderland Post Number: 1302 Registered: 3-2005 |
Was the idea to show Gilbert his reflection in the water? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1665 Registered: 8-2001 |
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 9:26 am: Was this some test of courage? no some ritual? no an entrance ritual for some group? no a religious ceremony? no a christening? no age relevant? yes Wunderland (Wunderland) New member Username: Wunderland Post Number: 1302 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 7:48 pm: Was the idea to show Gilbert his reflection in the water? no | ||
| 0815 (0815)
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 428 Registered: 3-2006 |
Gilbert: baby? child? teen? twen? middle-aged? senior citizen? Brian: baby? child? teen? twen? middle-aged? senior citizen? Is the length of the hair a sign of a certain age? Something like: "When your hair is so-and-so long you are considered an adult", perhaps? Time of the setting relevant? Time of day relevant? Season relevant? Place of the setting relevant (apart from the lake part)? Is there anything relevant in the lake? near the lake? Phobiae relevant? | ||
| Alan_s (Alan_s)
New member Username: Alan_s Post Number: 3 Registered: 8-2006 |
was the reason they went to the lake specifically to go to the yesish buildings? could these buildings only be near a lake? was it a building as in four-walls-and-a-roof, e.g. house/hotel/office/shed/hospital/bar/restaurant/shop? or was it some other type of construction? e.g. quay/pontoon/jetty/marina? is it a specific type of lake? e.g. tropical lagoon/fjord/volcanic spring/swamp? did they meet anyone else at the lake? on the way to the lake? elsewhere? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1669 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 428 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 11:58 am: Gilbert: baby? no child? no teen?no twen? possibly middle-aged? possibly senior citizen? Do you mean old man? If so, the answer is possibly Brian: baby? child? teen? twen? middle-aged? senior citizen?Same answer in each category as for Gilbert Is the length of the hair a sign of a certain age? no Something like: "When your hair is so-and-so long you are considered an adult", perhaps? no Time of the setting relevant?yes Time of day relevant? no Season relevant?no Place of the setting relevant (apart from the lake part)?yes Is there anything relevant in the lake?no near the lake?yesish Phobiae relevant? no Alan_s (Alan_s) New member Username: Alan_s Post Number: 3 Registered: 8-2006 Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 6:51 pm: was the reason they went to the lake specifically to go to the yesish buildings? no could these buildings only be near a lake? no was it a building as in four-walls-and-a-roof yes, e.g. house/hotel/office/shed/hospital/bar/restaurant/shop? none of thoseor was it some other type of construction? no e.g. quay/pontoon/jetty/marina? no is it a specific type of lake? e.g. tropical lagoon/fjord/volcanic spring/swamp? no did they meet anyone else at the lake? irrel on the way to the lake? irrel elsewhere?irrel | ||
| 0815 (0815)
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 431 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is this a true story? A story that could have happened in reality? A fictional story? Something unlikely to happen in the real world? Did what happened to Gilbert happen to other people as well? If yes: Did they all have long hair? Were they all male? adults? Does the long hair signify anything? Is there anything relevant about Gilbert besides his long hair and his age? The time: {insert list of centuries}? Do we need to know the century? decade? exact year? The place: Americas? Europe? Asia? Africa? Australia? specific country relevant? specific region relevant? The building: made of wood? stone? clay? straw? Is it a boat-house? temple/church/chapel? When they were at the lake, was the relevant thing they did there: to look at something? listen to something? smell something? eat/drink something? touch something? use an item? wait for something? Did they (or one of them?) enter the building? Did they both return from the lake? And since this is a lateral puzzle: Did someone die? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1675 Registered: 8-2001 |
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 10:45 am: Is this a true story? suppodedly A story that could have happened in reality? yes A fictional story? supposedly not Something unlikely to happen in the real world? no Did what happened to Gilbert happen to other people as well?possibly If yes: Did they all have long hair? yes Were they all male? yesadults? yes Does the long hair signify anything? no Is there anything relevant about Gilbert besides his long hair and his age? yes The time: {insert list of centuries}? Do we need to know the century? noish decade? no exact year? no The place: Americas? Europe? Asia? Africa? Australia? all those are possible specific country relevant?noish or yope} specific region relevant? ditto The building: made of wood? possibly stone? ditto clay? less likely straw? no Is it a boat-house? no temple no/church yope/chapel? no When they were at the lake, was the relevant thing they did there: to look at something? yes listen to something? no smell something? no eat/drink something? no touch something? no use an item? no wait for something? no Did they (or one of them?) enter the building? yes--both Did they both return from the lake? yes And since this is a lateral puzzle: Did someone die? no | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 1788 Registered: 1-2001 |
Is the era/decade relevant? Is either man's job/profession relevant? Any hobbies or interest of either man? Music relevant in any way? When they arrived at the lake, were any other people there? Did others arrive while these two men were at the lake? Did either Gilbert or Brian talk to anyone else while they were at the lake? On the way to the lake? On the way from the lake? | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 667 Registered: 7-2001 |
so there is some kind of building near the lake that is relevant? which has some sort of religious significance? is it a shrine? is there a relevant religion her? christianity? Buddism? Islam? the jewish faith? is the religion of either of the men relevant? of gilbert? of brian? do they have the same religion? relevant? if gilbert had not had long hair would brian have taken him somewhere else? would they still have had some interaction? is gilbert brian's client? is brian gilbert's client? does any money change hands? is either performing a service for the other? does brian do what he does to benefit gilbert? to benefit himself? does he have to persuade gilbert? ask him? tell him? threaten him? does gilbert feel coerced in any way? the thing they went to look at - was it the building? was it something in the building? does gilbert learn anything from this experience? does brian? is gilbert happier afterwards? less discontent? sadder? does gilbert want to change his hair at all after this event? does he change his mind about anything? is it relevant how gilbert wears his hair? relevant whether he ties it back? or plaits it? does it give him the appearance of being in a particular group of people? just a thought - does he look like a native american (or other indiginous person of the country) and brian is a tourist who wants to take a photo of a 'real' native in the setting of a native shrine/holy place? does brian in fact take a photo of gilbert? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1677 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 1788 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 8:03 pm: Is the era/decade relevant? yes Is either man's job/profession relevant? both Any hobbies no or interest just the interests that are reflected in their choice of work of either man? Music relevant in any way? no When they arrived at the lake, were any other people there? irrel Did others arrive while these two men were at the lake? ditto Did either Gilbert or Brian talk to anyone else while they were at the lake? ditto On the way to the lake? ditto On the way from the lake? ditto Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 667 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 9:37 pm: so there is some kind of building near the lake that is relevant? yes which has some sort of religious significance? yes is it a shrine? no is there a relevant religion her? yes christianity? yes Buddism? no Islam? no the jewish faith? no is the religion of either of the men relevant? yes of gilbert? yes of brian? yes do they have the same religion? yes relevant? yes if gilbert had not had long hair would brian have taken him somewhere else? no would they still have had some interaction? yes is gilbert brian's client?noish is brian gilbert's client? no does any money change hands?yesish is either performing a service for the other? yes does brian do what he does to benefit gilbert? yope to benefit himself? noish does he have to persuade gilbert?yope ask him?{no}tell him? yesish threaten him? noish does gilbert feel coerced in any way? yesish the thing they went to look at - was it the building? no was it something in the building? no does gilbert learn anything from this experience? yes does brian? no is gilbert happier afterwards? unlikely less discontent? ditto sadder? possibly does gilbert want to change his hair at all after this event? probably does he change his mind about anything? probably is it relevant how gilbert wears his hair? yesish relevant whether he ties it back? yesish or plaits it? yesish does it give him the appearance of being in a particular group of people? no just a thought - does he look like a native american (or other indiginous person of the country) no and brian is a tourist who wants to take a photo of a 'real' native in the setting of a native shrine/holy place? no does brian in fact take a photo of gilbert? no | ||
| Mycroft (Mycroft)
New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 187 Registered: 10-2003 |
Baptisms relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1680 Registered: 8-2001 |
Mycroft (Mycroft) New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 187 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 9:13 am: Baptisms relevant?no | ||
| Alan_s (Alan_s)
New member Username: Alan_s Post Number: 23 Registered: 8-2006 |
"mainstream" christianity? - e.g. roman catholic? anglican? orthodox? lutheran? non-conformist? baptist? - or one of the freakier culty things? | ||
| Mycroft (Mycroft)
New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 202 Registered: 10-2003 |
Does Gilbert have a beard? Does he, perhaps, bear a physical resemblance to a certain Jesus? | ||
| 0815 (0815)
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 438 Registered: 3-2006 |
Do they look out of the building? Do they meditate? Do they look at themselves? at each other? Does Gilbert look at anything hair-related? Does he have trouble seeing something because his hair is so long it obscures his vision? Does something happen to Gilbert's hair? Does it get dirty? Burnt? Bug-infested? Unkempt? Is Brian's hair relevant? Is it short? Does Brian think Gilbert is female because of his long hair? Christian fish symbol relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1682 Registered: 8-2001 |
8-2001 Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 2:42 pm: Mycroft (Mycroft) New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 187 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 9:13 am: Baptisms relevant?no Alan_s (Alan_s) New member Username: Alan_s Post Number: 23 Registered: 8-2006 Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 4:16 pm: "mainstream" christianity? - e.g. roman catholic? anglican? orthodox? lutheran? non-conformist? baptist? - or one of the freakier culty things? The actual case I rwead aboiut involved Roman Catholicism, but it could probably be any form of Christianity Mycroft (Mycroft) New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 202 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 9:47 pm: Does Gilbert have a beard? irrel Does he, perhaps, bear a physical resemblance to a certain Jesus?possibly 0815 (0815) New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 438 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 10:45 am: Do they look out of the building? no Do they meditate? no Do they look at themselves? no at each other? yope Does Gilbert look at anything hair-related?yope{ Does he have trouble seeing something because his hair is so long it obscures his vision? no Does something happen to Gilbert's hair?yesish Does it get dirty? no Burnt? noBug-infested? no Unkempt? no Is Brian's hair relevant? yes Is it short? yes Does Brian think Gilbert is female because of his long hair? no Christian fish symbol relevant? no | ||
| 0815 (0815)
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 441 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is any of the two wearing a hat? Relevant? Do they look at each other's hair? Do they change Gilbert's hairdo? Was Brian's hair once long, too? Does he now have short hair because of an event similar to this? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1684 Registered: 8-2001 |
8-2001 Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 8:29 pm: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 2:42 pm: Mycroft (Mycroft) New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 187 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 9:13 am: Baptisms relevant?no Alan_s (Alan_s) New member Username: Alan_s Post Number: 23 Registered: 8-2006 Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 4:16 pm: "mainstream" christianity? - e.g. roman catholic? anglican? orthodox? lutheran? non-conformist? baptist? - or one of the freakier culty things? The actual case I rwead aboiut involved Roman Catholicism, but it could probably be any form of Christianity Mycroft (Mycroft) New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 202 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 9:47 pm: Does Gilbert have a beard? irrel Does he, perhaps, bear a physical resemblance to a certain Jesus?possibly 0815 (0815) New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 438 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 10:45 am: Do they look out of the building? no Do they meditate? no Do they look at themselves? no at each other? yope Does Gilbert look at anything hair-related?yope{ Does he have trouble seeing something because his hair is so long it obscures his vision? no Does something happen to Gilbert's hair?yesish Does it get dirty? no Burnt? noBug-infested? no Unkempt? no Is Brian's hair relevant? yes Is it short? yes Does Brian think Gilbert is female because of his long hair? no Christian fish symbol relevant? no 0815 (0815) New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 441 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Tuesday, September 05, 2006 - 8:41 am: Is any of the two wearing a hat? irrel Relevant? no Do they look at each other's hair? yes Do they change Gilbert's hairdo? yope Was Brian's hair once long, too? irrel Does he now have short hair because of an event similar to this? irrel | ||
| 0815 (0815)
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 442 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is Gilbert's hair cut at some point? touched by someone? touched by something? Hair colour relevant? Witchcraft relevant? The yope-ish church-building: Is this type of building always found near a lake? near water? Is this type of building usually used by people of a certain profession? Is it a church that is used for other purposes, too (or vice versa)? If they had only this building, but no lake, would they still have gone to the building? If they had only the lake, but not the building, would they still have gone to the lake? Fishing relevant at all? Boats relevant? Swimming relevant? Fish relevant? Other animals relevant? Plants relevant? Water relevant? Shore relevant? Minerals relevant? Could this happen today somewhere in the world? Could this have happened in the last few centuries? in the middle ages? in the early days of Christianity? If a standard citizen from a modern industrialized country was there in the building with them, would s/he understand what they are doing? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1686 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 442 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 10:25 am: Is Gilbert's hair cut at some point? yes touched by someone? see previous answer touched by something? ditto Hair colour relevant? no Witchcraft relevant? no The yope-ish church-building: Is this type of building always found near a lake? no near water? no Is this type of building usually used by people of a certain profession? yes Is it a church that is used for other purposes, too (or vice versa)? yope If they had only this building, but no lake, would they still have gone to the building? yes If they had only the lake, but not the building, would they still have gone to the lake? yope Fishing relevant at all? no Boats relevant? no Swimming relevant? no Fish relevant? no Other animals relevant? no Plants relevant? no Water relevant? yes Shore relevant? noish Minerals relevant? no Could this happen today somewhere in the world? yesCould this have happened in the last few centuries? yes in the middle ages?I'm not sure in the early days of Christianity?ditto If a standard citizen from a modern industrialized country was there in the building with them, would s/he understand what they are doing? possibly | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 1789 Registered: 1-2001 |
Had Gilbert recently made/taken any kind of vow? How about Brian? Was this "lake trip" some kind of ceremony? Rite of passage? Induction into something? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1687 Registered: 8-2001 |
Posted on Thursday, September 07, 2006 - 3:23 pm: Had Gilbert recently made/taken any kind of vow? noish How about Brian? possibly Was this "lake trip" some kind of ceremony? no Rite of passage? no Induction into something? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1690 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: Find out the preecise relationship between Gilbert & Brian | ||
| Solane (Solane)
New member Username: Solane Post Number: 460 Registered: 5-2006 |
Blood relation? Marriage? Social contract? Employee/employer? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1692 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Solane Post Number: 460 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Friday, September 08, 2006 - 11:12 pm: Blood relation? no Marriage? no Social contract? Please clarify Employee/employer? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1702 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: Think about Christianity & water. | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 429 Registered: 6-2006 |
baptism? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1705 Registered: 8-2001 |
Beccaann (Beccaann) New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 429 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, September 18, 2006 - 4:25 pm: baptism? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 668 Registered: 7-2001 |
Ok - any of these relevant: walking on water? calming storms? water into wine? purification through water? being washed? is Gilbert a priest? is Brian? is Brian Gilbert's minister? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1708 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Hi Hannah!!!! Post Number: 668 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Monday, September 18, 2006 - 10:01 pm: Ok - any of these relevant: walking on water? yes calming storms? no water into wine? no purification through water? no being washed? no is Gilbert a priest? no is Brian? yes is Brian Gilbert's minister? possibly | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 1794 Registered: 1-2001 |
Are either of these men under the impression that they can walk on water? | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 670 Registered: 7-2001 |
do we need to find out gilbert's occupation? does brian take him to the lake because of his occupation? would he still take him if he had another occupation? is brian trying to teach gilbert humility? not to be vain? you said money changed hands - did gilbert give money to brian? brian to gilbert? was the money in payment for a service? as a donation? a religious offering? a bet? did either man say they could walk on water? did either wish to? is the building a monastry? you said it is relevant how gilbert wears his hair - is there a change in his hairstyle during this puzzle? relevant? does he normally wear it loose? tied back? plaited? does brian touch his hair? change the way it is arranged? | ||
| 0815 (0815)
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 480 Registered: 3-2006 |
Does Gilbert look like Jesus? Are they planning some play involving Jesus? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1711 Registered: 8-2001 |
Post Number: 1794 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 8:59 pm: Are either of these men under the impression that they can walk on water? no Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 670 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 10:10 pm: do we need to find out gilbert's occupation? yes does brian take him to the lake because of his occupation? yes would he still take him if he had another occupation? no is brian trying to teach gilbert humility? yes not to be vain? yesish you said money changed hands - did gilbert give money to brian? no brian to gilbert? nowas the money in payment for a service? yes as a donation? noish a religious offering?yope a bet? no did either man say they could walk on water? no did either wish to? possibly is the building a monastry? noish you said it is relevant how gilbert wears his hair - is there a change in his hairstyle during this puzzle? noish relevant? yes does he normally wear it loose? yes tied back? no plaited? no does brian touch his hair? no change the way it is arranged? noish 0815 (0815) New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 480 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Thursday, September 21, 2006 - 10:10 am: Does Gilbert look like Jesus? possibly Are they planning some play involving Jesus? no | ||
| Katana_ro (Katana_ro)
New member Username: Katana_ro Post Number: 3 Registered: 8-2006 |
Hello again. Does Brian want to christinate (i'm not sure how it is called in English, the action by which the priest washes a person with holy water and gives him/her a Christian name) Is the building a grave? a crypt or something like this? DO the long hair of Gilbert and his resemblance to Jesus have any connection? Was Gilbert taken as Jesus? Is he really Jesus? or Brian thinks he is? By reffering to Gilbert's occupation you mean his job? or hobbies? Is he a doctor? lawyer? businessman? priest (of any religion)? Someone who works for the state? or for the private sector? or for himself? Computer science? Scientist? Biology? Engineer? Teacher? government? Judge? unqualified worker? any other hint on his occupation? Does Gilbert believe in something (does he have a religion? or he does not believe any God exists?) Gilbert and Brian know each other for some time? or they could as easyly meet on the street? Why does Gilbert follow Brian if he is slightly afraid of going to the lake? How does Brian convince G. to follow him? He forces him physically, he curses him,he threats him? or he convices him nicely? Does he promise anything to Gilbert? Does Gilbert give money toBrian or viceversa? in which way does Gilbert's long hair play a role in this story: in connection to Brian? any mechanical role? psychical? Does he feel uneasy near Brian due to his long hair? Was the building an empty room? are objects inside it? are they rellevant? Any other persons relevant to this story? any other previous places and/or actions of any of the two men relevant? is cutting gilbert's hair important? Any other connection between water and christianity than the one I reffered to previously? Is holy water involved? | ||
| Katana_ro (Katana_ro)
New member Username: Katana_ro Post Number: 4 Registered: 8-2006 |
Ow....and can you please give us a short recap with the most relevant uncovered things, useful questions and answers and hins? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1715 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Katana_ro Post Number: 3 Registered: 8-2006 Posted on Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 11:46 pm: Hello again. Does Brian want to christinate (i'm not sure how it is called in English, the action by which the priest washes a person with holy water and gives him/her a Christian name) no Is the building a grave? no a crypt or something like this? no DO the long hair of Gilbert and his resemblance to Jesus have any connection? yesWas Gilbert taken as Jesus? no Is he really Jesus? no or Brian thinks he is? no By reffering to Gilbert's occupation you mean his job?yesish or hobbies? no Is he a doctor? no lawyer? no businessman? priest (of any religion)? no Someone who works for the state? no or for the private sector? yope or for himself? no Computer science? no Scientist? no Biology? noEngineer? no Teacher? no government? no Judge? no unqualified worker? noany other hint on his occupation? Well, note that I said 'yesish'in response to the question about whether by his occupation I meant his job Does Gilbert believe in something (does he have a religion? yes or he does not believe any God exists? no) Gilbert and Brian know each other for some time?possooibly or they could as easyly meet on the street? no Why does Gilbert follow Brian if he is slightly afraid of going to the lake? no How does Brian convince G. to follow him? He forces him physically, no he curses him no,he threats him? no or he convices him nicely yesish or yope? Does he promise anything to Gilbert? no Does Gilbert give money toBrian or viceversa? no in which way does Gilbert's long hair play a role in this story: in connection to Brian? yesish any mechanical role? no psychical? huh? Does he feel uneasy near Brian due to his long hair? no Was the building an empty room? no are objects inside it? yes are they rellevant? yes Any other persons relevant to this story? yope any other previous places yesish and/or actions yes of any of the two men relevant? is cutting gilbert's hair important? yesish Any other connection between water and christianity than the one I reffered to previously? yes, we've established that the relevant connection is that Jesus is supposed to have walked on water Is holy water involved? no Katana_ro (Katana_ro) New member Username: Katana_ro Post Number: 4 Registered: 8-2006 Posted on Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 11:48 pm: Ow....and can you please give us a short recap with the most relevant uncovered things, useful questions and answers and hins?P Add the following to the puzzle description: Brian & Gilbert are both Christians.This is relevant because of the tale of Jesus walking on water. Gilbert & Brian have a pre-existing relationship. (HINT: Find out precisely what it is.)Gilbert's occupation is relevant but it is not precisely a "job." (HINT: FIND OUT WHAT GILBERT'S OCCUPATION IS.) | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 672 Registered: 7-2001 |
is gilbert unemployed? a student? an artist of some sort? does he ask brian for a job? does brian want to employ him? is the hair length a barrier to employment? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1720 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 672 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 6:00 pm: is gilbert unemployed? see next answer a student? yes an artist of some sort? no does he ask brian for a job? no does brian want to employ him?noish is the hair length a barrier to employment? yope or noish | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 446 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is Gilbert in seminary school? or some other training to become a priest/minister/etc.? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1722 Registered: 8-2001 |
Beccaann (Beccaann) New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 446 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 - 10:28 pm: Is Gilbert in seminary school? yes or some other training to become a priest/minister/etc.? see previous answer | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 414 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is Brian a priest? Is he Gilbert's teacher? His mentor? Are other trainee priests present at the lake? Is Brian conducting some sort of demonstration? The money that changes hands: is this some sort of tuition fee? Daft question but I can't resist: does Brian fancy Gilbert at all? Does Gilbert actually attempt to walk on the lake? Is the lake frozen? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1728 Registered: 8-2001 |
Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 414 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 11:57 pm: Is Brian a priest? yes Is he Gilbert's teacher? yes His mentor? yes Are other trainee priests present at the lake? no Is Brian conducting some sort of demonstration? yope The money that changes hands: is this some sort of tuition fee? yes Daft question but I can't resist: does Brian fancy Gilbert at all? no Does Gilbert actually attempt to walk on the lake? no Is the lake frozen? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 673 Registered: 7-2001 |
Does Brian say to Gilbert that the only priests allowed to have long hair are those that can walk on water? and that if he wants to keep his long hair he will have to walk on water? does Brian say, in effect, when you can walk on water like Jesus did you can have long hair like him? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1730 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 673 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Friday, September 29, 2006 - 10:04 pm: Does Brian say to Gilbert that the only priests allowed to have long hair are those that can walk on water? yes and that if he wants to keep his long hair he will have to walk on water? yes does Brian say, in effect, when you can walk on water like Jesus did you can have long hair like him? yes!!!! ************ SPOILER *********** When Brian, a priest at a Catholic seminary, criticized seminarian Gilbery for having long hair, Gilbert replied that Jesus had long hair. So Brian took Gilbert to a lake and said, "Walk on that." This is supposedly a true story. Thanks for sticking with it, everyone & for solving it, Hannah, & please check out my new puzzle at the bottom of the page. | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 675 Registered: 7-2001 |
Nice puzzle - I like this one  Thanks | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 1733 Registered: 8-2001 |
And thank you, Hannah--I'm looking forward to more of your inspired questions !! |
