| Author | Message | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 56 Registered: 8-2006 |
I discovered this place recently and I quite like it. Now it is time for my first puzzle. The only information is the following: Luckily he did not slap me in the face. | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 238 Registered: 8-2006 |
Would something bad happen if he slapped you? me=human? adult? alive? Or a llama, and if he slapped you you would spit on him | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 60 Registered: 8-2006 |
Hi Crazypalpig! Would something bad happen if he slapped you? possibly me=human? adult? alive? yes to all Or a llama, and if he slapped you you would spit on him no I am no llama, but nice idea | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 936 Registered: 10-2001 |
Place = A geographical area on the planet? Or something else, e.g. a place on the internet? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 61 Registered: 8-2006 |
Hi Beroean! Place = A geographical area on the planet? yes Or something else, e.g. a place on the internet? no | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 938 Registered: 10-2001 |
He = / friend / family member / colleague / aquaintance /stranger? Is the place in France? Germany? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 62 Registered: 8-2006 |
He = / friend / family member / colleague / aquaintance /stranger this Is the place in France? no Germany? no | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 247 Registered: 8-2006 |
Would you both go into danger if he slapped you, or just you? or him? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 65 Registered: 8-2006 |
Would you both go into danger if he slapped you, or just you? yes or him? no | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 249 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is the danger beacuse it would hurt? or would someone be alerted by the noise? Is this in a place where slapping is in the custom of greeting or leaving? | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 941 Registered: 10-2001 |
Is the place in Europe? | ||
| 0815 (0815)
New member Username: 0815 Post Number: 424 Registered: 3-2006 |
Would you have to turn the other cheek? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 66 Registered: 8-2006 |
Crazypalpig: Is the danger beacuse it would hurt? yes or would someone be alerted by the noise? no Is this in a place where slapping is in the custom of greeting or leaving? no Beroean: Is the place in Europe? no Hallo 0815! Would you have to turn the other cheek? no | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 942 Registered: 10-2001 |
Is the geographical place relevant? (Ameircas /Asia /Middle East / Africa / Australasia?) Is the type of place relevant? | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 412 Registered: 7-2006 |
Could he have slapped you somewhere other than the face and it be less bad? would it be lucky for him he didn't slap you in the face? or lucky for you? Did you say(? or do?) something which would make him angry enough to slap you in the face? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 67 Registered: 8-2006 |
Beroean: Is the geographical place relevant? yes (Ameircas this /Asia /Middle East / Africa / Australasia?) Is the type of place relevant? yes. Hi Plebeian! Could he have slapped you somewhere other than the face and it be less bad? where he could have slapped is not relevant would it be lucky for him he didn't slap you in the face? noish or lucky for you? yes Did you say? yes or do? no something which would make him angry enough to slap you in the face? no. | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 426 Registered: 7-2006 |
So you said something, correct? But not something which would normally make him angry? Was there some misinterpretation involved? Misinterpretagtion of what you said to him? Or of the situation you saw which led you to say something to him? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 71 Registered: 8-2006 |
So you said something, correct? yes But not something which would normally make him angry? correct Was there some misinterpretation involved? no, you wouldn't call it misinterpretation Misinterpretagtion of what you said to him? no Or of the situation you saw which led you to say something to him? no | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 432 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was what you said something which would normally seem innocuous? If you had said this to another person, would they have reacted less angrily? If you had said this to the same person but under different circumstances, would the reaction have been significantly different? Is the relationship between you and him relevant? Partners / husband & wife? Family? Friends? Enemies? Colleagues? Strangers? Older person speaking to younger? Younger to older? Different nationalities (if relevant)? | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 433 Registered: 7-2006 |
oh, sorry - Hi!  | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 72 Registered: 8-2006 |
Was what you said something which would normally seem innocuous? noish If you had said this to another person, would they have reacted less angrily? FA If you had said this to the same person but under different circumstances, would the reaction have been significantly different? no Is the relationship between you and him relevant? yes Partners / husband & wife? no Family? no Friends? no Enemies? no Colleagues? no Strangers? yes Older person speaking to younger? Younger to older? age is irrelevant Different nationalities (if relevant)? yes and relevant | ||
| Solane (Solane)
New member Username: Solane Post Number: 420 Registered: 5-2006 |
Cultural misunderstanding? Did you offend him? Please him? Anger him? Had one of his countrymen?\women? done the same as you had, would he have slapped them? | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 450 Registered: 7-2006 |
i{(sorry for some of my last post, the fact they were strangers had already been established.} Would someone overhearing the conversation think you were being insulting to the stranger? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 75 Registered: 8-2006 |
Hi Solane! Cultural misunderstanding? not really but not far from it Did you offend him? no Please him? noish Anger him? no Had one of his countrymen?\women? done the same as you had, would he have slapped them? no, he would have reacted in the same way Plebeian: i{(sorry for some of my last post, the fact they were strangers had already been established.} no problem, it might help to find out more about the relationship between the two persons Would someone overhearing the conversation think you were being insulting to the stranger? no | ||
| Mycroft (Mycroft)
New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 200 Registered: 10-2003 |
Did you meet him in person? Is or was the intention that you wouldn't be strangers after the meeting (I'm thinking about the usual embarrassing scenes of going on a blind date or meeting your potential in-laws for the first time) (although presumably not both of the above at the same time!) | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 77 Registered: 8-2006 |
Hi Mycroft! Did you meet him in person? yes Is or was the intention that you wouldn't be strangers after the meeting (I'm thinking about the usual embarrassing scenes of going on a blind date or meeting your potential in-laws for the first time) nothing of this, there was a different reason for the meeting (although presumably not both of the above at the same time!) | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 399 Registered: 3-2006 |
If he had slapped you, would it have been done out of anger? out of friendliness? as a joke? as a ritual? any acting involved? Why didn't he slap you--did he restrain himself? did he realise that a slap was inappropriate? Instead of slapping you, did he do something else? chastise you? hurt you in some other way? Were both of you conversing in the same language? in his language? in yours? or a common language that you both knew? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 81 Registered: 8-2006 |
Hi Jumpingjack! If he had slapped you, would it have been done out of anger? no out of friendliness? yes, more or less as a joke? no as a ritual? no any acting involved? no Why didn't he slap you--did he restrain himself? yes did he realise that a slap was inappropriate? yes Instead of slapping you, did he do something else? yes chastise you? no hurt you in some other way? no Were both of you conversing in the same language? yes, most of the time in his language? yes in yours? well, it was not my native language or a common language that you both knew? yes | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 401 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did he slap something else instead? eg the table, chair etc? Pat you on the back? Was it lucky for you that he didn't slap you because he happened to be wearing large rings on his fingers which could cause more damage than intended? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 85 Registered: 8-2006 |
Did he slap something else instead? no Was it lucky for you that he didn't slap you because he happened to be wearing large rings on his fingers which could cause more damage than intended? I don't remember his hands but irrelevant You were on a better track with the questions from 3:18 pm. | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 403 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is the language used relevant? Any words with dual meanings involved? Did he pretend to misunderstand you? Were the two of you outdoors? at a park? beach? waiting for a bus? at the zoo? or were you indoors? in a bar? shopping mall? airport? restaurant? bookstore? Was he from the service industry? waiter? bartender? shop attendant, etc? Were the two of you alone? Was there anybody watching? Were the two of you in the midst of a crowd? in front of a crowd? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 86 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is the language used relevant? yes Any words with dual meanings involved? yes Did he pretend to misunderstand you? no Were the two of you outdoors? at a park? beach? waiting for a bus? at the zoo? no to these or were you indoors? yes in a bar? shopping mall? airport? restaurant? this precisely bookstore? Was he from the service industry? yes waiter? bingo! bartender? shop attendant, etc? Were the two of you alone? no Was there anybody watching? possibly Were the two of you in the midst of a crowd? no in front of a crowd? no | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 410 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was he taking your order? Were you asking for the bill? Had he just placed a dish on the table? The thing you said: about him? about the restaurant? the way it was decorated? about the food? Did you make a pun? Did he? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 89 Registered: 8-2006 |
Was he taking your order? yes Were you asking for the bill? no Had he just placed a dish on the table? no The thing you said: about him? about the restaurant? the way it was decorated? about the food? this Did you make a pun? in a way Did he? yesish to nope with a tiny FA but irrelevant...;-) | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 90 Registered: 8-2006 |
Ok now I understand the 'did he', sorry no, he did not make a pun | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 413 Registered: 3-2006 |
Oh what did your "yesish to nope" refer to, then? I'm greedily looking for clues here The name of the dish you were ordering relevant? Did it include the word with the double meaning? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 91 Registered: 8-2006 |
Oh what did your "yesish to nope" refer to, then? I'm greedily looking for clues here :-) Please ignore this yesish to nope answer. I didn't understand that 'did he' refered to the pun. The question 'Did he?' isolated did not make any sense to me so I gave a vague answer. But there are no hidden clues. I don't think that you need clues anyway. The name of the dish you were ordering relevant? yes Did it include the word with the double meaning? yes | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 414 Registered: 3-2006 |
Oh! I see. Anyway.. was it a typical American dish? English? French? German? Italian? Other? Was the word with the dual meaning the food itself, or was it a description, eg smoked, marinated etc? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 92 Registered: 8-2006 |
Oh! I see. :-) Anyway.. was it a typical American dish? English? French? German? Italian? Other? Was the word with the dual meaning the food itself, or was it a description, eg smoked, marinated etc? Only a part of the dish is relevant (the word with the dual meaning). This is eaten in most parts of the world. The dish by the way is typical for none of the cited countries but this is not really relevant. | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 417 Registered: 3-2006 |
Does it consist of-- fish? chicken? beef? lamb? turkey? duck? pork? some other meat? a vegetable? fries? bread? rice? some other carbohydrate? soup? noodles? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 94 Registered: 8-2006 |
Does it consist of-- fish? chicken? beef? lamb? turkey? duck? pork? some other meat? a vegetable? fries? bread? this rice? some other carbohydrate? soup? noodles? and no to everything else | ||
| Catrien (Catrien)
New member Username: Catrien Post Number: 20 Registered: 8-2006 |
was the word for bread mispronounced? like in french: pain? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 96 Registered: 8-2006 |
was the word for bread mispronounced? like in french: pain? that's it! ----------------SPOILER-------------------- This happened to me in San Francisco in a self service restaurant. Before, I had been speaking english, french and german in turn with three colleagues. I wanted to order something like falafel with bread. So I said to the man behind the counter "I would like falafel with some pain". I was using the french word for bread pronouncing it in the english way. Luckily he asked again giving me the occasion to reconsider my order. Thank's to everyone for playing. A bientôt! | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 419 Registered: 3-2006 |
Hahaha! Very nice puzzle. |
