| Author | Message | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 8 Registered: 9-2006 |
If Mary hadn't died, Rita wouldn't have survived. | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 2990 Registered: 12-2000 |
Both human? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 10 Registered: 9-2006 |
Both human? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 2995 Registered: 12-2000 |
Animals? Laboratory animals? Hurricanes? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 11 Registered: 9-2006 |
Animals? NOT BOTH Laboratory animals? NO Hurricanes? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 2997 Registered: 12-2000 |
Is Mary an animal? a human? Is Rita an animal? a human? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 12 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is Mary an animal? YES a human? Is Rita an animal? a human? YES | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 612 Registered: 7-2006 |
Donation of organs relevant? | ||
| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 424 Registered: 10-2003 |
Is mary the guide dog of a skydiving blind man? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 2999 Registered: 12-2000 |
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| Wizardofnz (Wizardofnz)
New member Username: Wizardofnz Post Number: 427 Registered: 10-2003 |
And by 'skydiving blind man', I mean 'Rita', naturally. | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 13 Registered: 9-2006 |
Donation of organs relevant? NO Is mary the guide dog of a skydiving blind man? NO, but you have a good imagination! | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 2 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is Mary a dangerous animal? Was she dangerous to Rita? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 18 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is Mary a dangerous animal? YOPE, it depends Was she dangerous to Rita? NO | ||
| Erik (Erik)
New member Username: Erik Post Number: 33 Registered: 9-2006 |
Does this involve car accidents? Is Rita blind? Is Mary a dog? a chicken? a fish? Did Rita cook Mary for food? Did Rita kill Mary to save herself(RITA)? Did Mary die of drowning? burning? being bumped by a vehicle? falling? asphyxia? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 20 Registered: 9-2006 |
Does this involve car accidents? NO Is Rita blind? NO Is Mary a dog? NO a chicken? NO a fish? NO Did Rita cook Mary for food? NO Did Rita kill Mary to save herself(RITA)? NO Did Mary die of drowning? NO burning? NO being bumped by a vehicle? NO falling? NO asphyxia? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3003 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was Mary an animal who provided a fur coat for Rita in a bitterly cold climate? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 25 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was Mary an animal who provided a fur coat for Rita in a bitterly cold climate? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3006 Registered: 12-2000 |
How far apart was Mary's death from Rita's survival? Instant, days, weeks, months, years, irrelevant? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 26 Registered: 9-2006 |
How far apart was Mary's death from Rita's survival? Instant, days, weeks, months, years, irrelevant? Irrelevant...ish...(May lead to FA) | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 27 Registered: 9-2006 |
Instant would be the best answer, but may lead to FA | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3007 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was Mary a domesticated animal? Wild animal? Did she have two, four or more legs? An insect? Vaccines involved? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 28 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was Mary a domesticated animal? NO Wild animal? YES Did she have two, four or more legs? An insect? YES! Vaccines involved? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3008 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was Mary swatted? If she hadn't, would Rita have died of a poisonous bite? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 30 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was Mary swatted? NO If she hadn't, would Rita have died of a poisonous bite? NO | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 3 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did Mary's death provide something necessary for Rtia's survival? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3011 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was she out hunting rare insects but having been told that this rare specimen was dead she avoided entering a dangerous area where she would have been killed by a snake/crocodile etc? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 32 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did Mary's death provide something necessary for Rita's survival? YESish | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 33 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was she out hunting rare insects but having been told that this rare specimen was dead she avoided entering a dangerous area where she would have been killed by a snake/crocodile etc? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3013 Registered: 12-2000 |
Did Mary provide an antidote for Rita? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 35 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did Mary provide an antidote for Rita? NO, but the word "provide" above may lead to FA | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3016 Registered: 12-2000 |
The FA assumption being that something of Mary herself saves Rita, as opposed to her death changing a situation that subsequently saves Rita. I wish I could swat the mosquito that's bugging me right now.... Maybe it's death will get a butterfly's wings beating on the other side of the world | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3017 Registered: 12-2000 |
Sorry, that should have been posed as a question | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 37 Registered: 9-2006 |
The FA assumption being that something of Mary herself saves Rita wrong assumption, as opposed to her death changing a situation that subsequently saves Rita not 100% correct, but on the right path | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3019 Registered: 12-2000 |
Is there just one Mary, or several other insects of the same kind? Is Rita doing something unusual? In the line of her work? Sporting activities? Vacation type activity? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 39 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is there just one Mary, or several other insects of the same kind? Only Mary in this story, but... Is Rita doing something unusual? NO In the line of her work? Sporting activities? Vacation type activity? Irrelevant to the rest | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3022 Registered: 12-2000 |
Would she die of anaphylactic shock? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 41 Registered: 9-2006 |
Would she die of anaphylactic shock? NO | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 42 Registered: 9-2006 |
Recap: If Mary, an insect, hadn't died, Rita wouldn't have survived. However, Mary's death by itself wasn't directly responsible for Rita's still being alive. | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3024 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was Rita driving or operating machinery at the time she could have died? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 44 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was Rita driving or operating machinery at the time she could have died? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3026 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was Rita an arachnophic or other insect phobic? Would Mary have prevented her entering a place of safety? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 46 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was Rita an arachnophic or other insect phobic? Irrelevant Would Mary have prevented her entering a place of safety? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3028 Registered: 12-2000 |
Is there anything else we need to find out about Mary? Age, location, interests? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 48 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is there anything else we need to find out about Mary? Age, location, interests? Do you mean, Rita? If so, NO, you don't | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3030 Registered: 12-2000 |
Did Mary die a natural death? Would Rita have died a painful death? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 50 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did Mary die a natural death? Insects like Mary die in the circumstances of this story Would Rita have died a painful death? It's possible, yes | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3032 Registered: 12-2000 |
Do the Marys die because of human intervention? Is this necessary to save Rita? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 51 Registered: 9-2006 |
Do the Marys die because of human intervention? YES ish Is this necessary to save Rita? Please rephrase... What do you mean exactly by "this"? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3035 Registered: 12-2000 |
Do the insects have to be killed by humans / other manmade objects in order that Rita may be saved? Or would their natural deaths save her - as long as there were none around when Rita would otherwise be in danger? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 53 Registered: 9-2006 |
Do the insects have to be killed by humans / other manmade objects in order that Rita may be saved? NO ish Or would their natural deaths save her - as long as there were none around when Rita would otherwise be in danger? Their natural deaths in this specific circumstance would save her. Lynn and others: Sorry, but there are still things to be found out about Rita. | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3039 Registered: 12-2000 |
Clarification please? Is there anything else we need to find out about Mary? Age, location, interests? Do you mean, Rita? If so, NO, you don't (yes I did mean Rita) Lynn and others: Sorry, but there are still things to be found out about Rita. | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 55 Registered: 9-2006 |
Yes, Lynne, some aspects of Rita's life is important to solve this puzzle. Sorry!!!. | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3045 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was what she was doing precisely important? Her age? Her location? Whether she was on holiday/vacation? Time of year? Her family or lack of? Her job? Her beliefs? Her politics? Her ethnicity? Her wealth or lack of? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 56 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was what she was doing precisely important? NO Her age? YES, but you don't need an exact age Her location? YES Whether she was on holiday/vacation? NO Time of year? YES ish Her family or lack of? NO ish Her job? NO Her beliefs? NO Her politics? NO Her ethnicity? NO Her wealth or lack of? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3047 Registered: 12-2000 |
Is she a baby? Child? Teenager? Adult? Elderly? Is she on land? In the air? At sea? Is the country/continent relevant? Spring, summer, autumn, winter? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 58 Registered: 9-2006 |
Adult? YES Is she on land? YES Is the country/continent relevant? NO Spring YES, but it could be summer | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3048 Registered: 12-2000 |
Town or countryside? Indoors or outside? Warm weather relevant? Is it raining? Leaves on trees relevant? Birds in nests? Flowers growing? Ditto crops? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 59 Registered: 9-2006 |
Town or countryside? Countryside most likely Indoors or outside? It depends on who you are talking about Warm weather relevant? YES, but just because insects like Mary only appears when it's warm. You wouldn't see her around during winter, for example Is it raining? NO Leaves on trees relevant? NO Birds in nests? NO Flowers growing? YES Ditto crops? NO, I guess | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3053 Registered: 12-2000 |
Is Mary a bee? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 61 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is Mary a bee? YES!!!!! | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3054 Registered: 12-2000 |
Is it relevant that bees die if they sting you? Did Mary sting Rita? Would Rita have been allergic to a bee sting if Mary had indeed stung her? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 62 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is it relevant that bees die if they sting you? YES!!!!Did Mary sting Rita? NO Would Rita have been allergic to a bee sting if Mary had indeed stung her? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3055 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was Rita in mortal danger from some other cause? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 63 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was Rita in mortal danger from some other cause? YES!!!! | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3056 Registered: 12-2000 |
Are dead bees of any use to anybody? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 64 Registered: 9-2006 |
Are dead bees of any use to anybody? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3057 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was Rita in danger from another animal? A human? Something manmade? Something naturally occuring? A disease? An accident? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 65 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was Rita in danger from another animal? NO A human? YES Something manmade? NO Something naturally occuring? NO A disease? An accident? NO to both | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3059 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was she in danger of being murdered but her murderer took time to kill Mary as she bothered him? Giving Rita a chance to escape? Was a bees' nest disturbed? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 66 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was she in danger of being murdered YES but her murderer took time to kill Mary as she bothered him? NO Giving Rita a chance to escape? Was a bees' nest disturbed? irrelevant | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3060 Registered: 12-2000 |
Method of murder relevant? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 67 Registered: 9-2006 |
Method of murder relevant? NO | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3061 Registered: 12-2000 |
Had Mary already died before Rita was attacked? Had Rita already been attacked when Mary died? And somehow Mary's death saved her? Did the murderer and Rita ever actually meet? Or did Mary's death prevent this? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3062 Registered: 12-2000 |
double posting alert | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 68 Registered: 9-2006 |
Had Mary already died before Rita was attacked? FA Had Rita already been attacked when Mary died? FA And somehow Mary's death saved her? Did the murderer and Rita ever actually meet? Not at this time Or did Mary's death prevent this? YES | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3063 Registered: 12-2000 |
Did Rita know her murderer? Was she trying to escape him/her? Or was she blissfully unaware of what would have happened? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 69 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did Rita know her murderer? YES! Was she trying to escape him/her? NO Or was she blissfully unaware of what would have happened? YES! | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3064 Registered: 12-2000 |
Did the murderer see Mary? If so, was Mary alive or dead at the time? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 70 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did the murderer see Mary? Irrelevant, probably not If so, was Mary alive or dead at the time? If he saw her, she was alive | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3065 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was Rita married to the murderer? Did Mary sting the murderer? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 71 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was Rita married to the murderer? NO ish Did Mary sting the murderer? YES!!! | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3066 Registered: 12-2000 |
So Mary stung the murderer and he didn't get to kill Rita - was Rita his ex wife? Anything more of relevance? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 72 Registered: 9-2006 |
So Mary stung the murderer and he didn't get to kill Rita YES- was Rita his ex wife? Could be Anything more of relevance? NO!!! **************SPOILER****************** Rita was at home, unaware that her ex-husband was walking towards her house to kill her. When approaching her house, he was suddenly stung by a bee. He then started to hurry to a hospital, since he knew he was allergic to bee poison. He doesn't make it and dies of anaphylactic shock. Soon after the bee dies (every bee dies after stinging something/someone). So, if Mary hadn't died, Rita wouldn't have survived. And Rita will never know that. CONGRATULATIONS, LYNNE!!!!! | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3067 Registered: 12-2000 |
Thanks! That was fun. | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 73 Registered: 9-2006 |
Actually, I should have started this with "Mary was dying and Rita decided to abbreviate her death. But Rita didn't know Mary had just saved her life. And she never will" But then, the puzzle had already started and I couldn't just change it... |
