| Author | Message | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 580 Registered: 6-2006 |
She did it every day, but this time it would change her life forever... | ||
| Veejay (Veejay)
New member Username: Veejay Post Number: 9 Registered: 10-2006 |
Does "She" refer to a real person? Adult? Does "it" refer to a physical activity? mental? How many times does she normally do it everyday=> one? less then 10? less than 100? more? Would she continue doing it in future? It would change her life for better? or worse? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 581 Registered: 6-2006 |
Does "She" refer to a real person?yes Adult?yes Does "it" refer to a physical activity?yes mental?no How many times does she normally do it everyday=> one?this less then 10? less than 100? more? Would she continue doing it in future?noish It would change her life for better? or worse?for worse | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1903 Registered: 2-2001 |
Is "it" a common, everyday activity? Something that might be done by either sex? Is it relevant what time of day she did it? Did she usually do it around the same time? If yes to the previous two questions, morning? Noon? Afternoon? Evening? Nighttime? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 583 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is "it" a common, everyday activity?for some, but not most Something that might be done by either sex?yes Is it relevant what time of day she did it?only inasmuch as it will help you determine what "it" is Did she usually do it around the same time?yes If yes to the previous two questions, morning?this Noon? Afternoon? Evening? Nighttime? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 216 Registered: 8-2005 |
Is it some form of exercise? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 586 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is it some form of exercise?no | ||
| Veejay (Veejay)
New member Username: Veejay Post Number: 12 Registered: 10-2006 |
Did she know before doing it this time, that it might change her life forever? If no, is there a way she could have known? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 587 Registered: 6-2006 |
Did she know before doing it this time, that it might change her life forever?no If no, is there a way she could have known?yes | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 218 Registered: 8-2005 |
Does she do this in her own home? Relevant? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 590 Registered: 6-2006 |
Does she do this in her own home? no Relevant? yes | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 196 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is "it" related to transportation? eating? work? By doing "it" every day, was it making her life worse and worse or only after this specific date it would change her life forever for worse? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 219 Registered: 8-2005 |
Could she do it at other times of the day? Is the thing that changed her life an accident? Does she do it alone? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 593 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is "it" related to transportation?no eating?no work?yesish By doing "it" every day, was it making her life worse and worseno or only after this specific date it would change her life forever for worse?yes Could she do it at other times of the day?yes Is the thing that changed her life an accident?yes Does she do it alone?yes | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 197 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is her job relevant? Was "it" something that she was supposed/told to do or something she did just because she wanted to? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 607 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is her job relevant? yes Was "it" something that she was supposed/told to do or something she did just because she wanted to?probably a bit of both | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 480 Registered: 1-2001 |
Did she die? injure herself? Did she cause an accident which affected someone else? Could this accident have happened on any previous day that she did it? Was she unlucky? careless? a victim? Did she work indoors? in an office? public building? factory? medical facility? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 608 Registered: 6-2006 |
Did she die?no injure herself?yes Did she cause an accident which affected someone else? no Could this accident have happened on any previous day that she did it? yope Was she unlucky?yes careless?noish a victim?yes Did she work indoors?yesish in an office?no public building?yesish factory?no medical facility?no | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 202 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is her job unusual for a woman? Was the accident caused by pure distraction? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 614 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is her job unusual for a woman? no Was the accident caused by pure distraction?no | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 203 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was the accident caused by someone else? Intentionally? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 615 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was the accident caused by someone else?yesish Intentionally?noish | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 207 Registered: 9-2006 |
OK, since her job is relevant, I'll use a list of jobs that Tobasi put on my puzzle...  Is her job: artistic/musical/writer? Banking/financial/real estate? Clerical/Administrative? Computer related / Hardware ? Construction / Craftsman ? Education / Academic Research ? Entertainment / Media ? Executive / Management ? Hospitality / Travel ? Legal Services ? Manufacturing / Distributions ? Medical / Health Services ? Politics / Government / Military ? Sales / Marketing ? Technical / Science / Engineering ? Teaching / Child care? Transportation ? Food Service ? Sports? Entertainment? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 620 Registered: 6-2006 |
OK, since her job is relevant, I'll use a list of jobs that Tobasi put on my puzzle... Is her job: artistic/musical/writer? Banking/financial/real estate? Clerical/Administrative? Computer related / Hardware ? Construction / Craftsman ? Education / Academic Research ? Entertainment / Media ? Executive / Management ? Hospitality / Travel ? Legal Services ? Manufacturing / Distributions ? Medical / Health Services ? Politics / Government / Military ? Sales / Marketing ? this is closest... Technical / Science / Engineering ? Teaching / Child care? Transportation ? Food Service ? Sports? Entertainment? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion?no to the rest | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 213 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did this accident involve machines? Some object(s) she used daily in her work? Did she fall? Did something fall over her? Is the act of doing "it" important to her work? (I mean, if she didn't do it, would something be compromised in her work?) Is her life going to be changed forever because of some physical injury from the accident? Is she going to be incapacitated/crippled? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 627 Registered: 6-2006 |
Did this accident involve machines?no Some object(s) she used daily in her work? yope Did she fall?no Did something fall over her?yes Is the act of doing "it" important to her work?noish (I mean, if she didn't do it, would something be compromised in her work?) Is her life going to be changed forever because of some physical injury from the accident?yes Is she going to be incapacitated/crippled?yes | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 215 Registered: 9-2006 |
The thing that fell over her is made of: Glass? Plastic? Paper? Metal? Organic material? Liquid? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 628 Registered: 6-2006 |
The thing that fell over her is made of: Glass? no Plastic? yes Paper? no Metal? this too Organic material? no Liquid? no | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 216 Registered: 9-2006 |
The thing that fell over her weighs: <1kg/2lbs 1-5kg / 2-10lbs 5-20kg / 10-40 lbs >20kg/40lbs Did it fall over her head? Over her back? Relevant? Was she trying to get it from a higher place (such as a shelf)? Or she was trying to do something else when this thing fell over her? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 217 Registered: 9-2006 |
The size of the thing is: <1m/3.2ft 1-3m/3.2-9.8ft 3-10m/9.8-32ft >10m/32ft What is its shape? Round? Square? Triangle? Thin like a paper? Something inside it? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 638 Registered: 6-2006 |
The thing that fell over her weighs: <1kg/2lbs 1-5kg / 2-10lbs 5-20kg / 10-40 lbs this >20kg/40lbs Did it fall over her head?yes Over her back? Relevant? yes Was she trying to get it from a higher place (such as a shelf)?no Or she was trying to do something else when this thing fell over her?yes The size of the thing is: <1m/3.2ft this 1-3m/3.2-9.8ft or the low end of this 3-10m/9.8-32ft >10m/32ft What is its shape? Round? Square?this is closest Triangle? Thin like a paper? Something inside it?not sure what you mean by this | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 219 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is it a box? Does it contain something? Is it empty? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 640 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is it a box?no Does it contain something?not at the time it fell, but that is it's purpose Is it empty?yes | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 221 Registered: 9-2006 |
Should it contain something when the accident took place? Did she do "it" daily on that same place where she suffered the accident? If so, was the thing that fell over her where it was supposed to be? Or the thing was put there by someone else by mistake/by chance? Is it rectangular? Is this thing related to her job? Is it relevant to know her exact job ("sales/marketing" not enough)? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 645 Registered: 6-2006 |
Should it contain something when the accident took place? no Did she do "it" daily on that same place where she suffered the accident?yeS If so, was the thing that fell over her where it was supposed to be?NO Or the thing was put there by someone else yes by mistake/by chance?but no Is it rectangular? noish...it is irregularly shaped Is this thing related to her job? yesish Is it relevant to know her exact job ("sales/marketing" not enough)? no, but you need to know what type of place she worked at | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 223 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was the object put there on purpose? Was it meant to hurt someone else? Had the object the shape of a letter ("T", for instance?) The place she works in indoors, right? Is it a place with objects used in advertisement? Is the place a storage facility? Is the place full of objects such as the one that fell over her? Did the object fall over her as a consequence of her knocking/pushing/pulling something? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 648 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was the object put there on purpose?yes Was it meant to hurt someone else? no Had the object the shape of a letter ("T", for instance?) no The place she works in indoors, right? mostly Is it a place with objects used in advertisement?no Is the place a storage facility? no Is the place full of objects such as the one that fell over her? not full of, but there are many Did the object fall over her as a consequence of her knocking/pushing/pulling something?yes | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 228 Registered: 9-2006 |
OK, the object was put there on purpose, but the person who put it didn't realize it could hurt her? Was it dark inside the place she was at the time of the accident? Is the fact that the object was empty relevant? Did the object fall over her as a consequence of her knocking something? Pushing? Pulling? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 682 Registered: 6-2006 |
OK, the object was put there on purpose, but the person who put it didn't realize it could hurt her? The person probably realized it could, but that was not the intention Was it dark inside the place she was at the time of the accident? no Is the fact that the object was empty relevant? no Did the object fall over her as a consequence of her knocking something?no Pushing?no Pulling?yes | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 233 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did she pull horizontally? Vertically? Something like a rope? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 692 Registered: 6-2006 |
Did she pull horizontally?no Vertically?yes Something like a rope?YES | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 235 Registered: 9-2006 |
She pulled this rope everyday, right? By pulling this rope, did she: Turn on some machine? Pull some object closer to her so that she could reach it? Make some kind of noise? (e.g. bell?) | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 695 Registered: 6-2006 |
She pulled this rope everyday, right? yes By pulling this rope, did she: Turn on some machine? no Pull some object closer to her so that she could reach it? no Make some kind of noise? (e.g. bell?) no | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 239 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was the rope attached to the object that fell over her? Is it a thick rope? A thin one? Made of metal? Tissue? Did other people know she did it every day? If so, did they find it odd? Was she ashamed for doing it? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 707 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was the rope attached to the object that fell over her? yesish Is it a thick rope?no A thin one?relatively Made of metal?no Tissue?no...a regular rope Did other people know she did it every day?yes If so, did they find it odd?no Was she ashamed for doing it?absolutlely not | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 240 Registered: 9-2006 |
So... by doing it, was she helping people? Making them happy in some way? Was she proud of doing it? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 713 Registered: 6-2006 |
So... by doing it, was she helping people?no Making them happy in some way? maybe Was she proud of doing it?yes | ||
| Senorina_illuminata (Senorina_illuminata)
New member Username: Senorina_illuminata Post Number: 99 Registered: 9-2006 |
raising a flag? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 719 Registered: 6-2006 |
raising a flag? YES | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 128 Registered: 10-2006 |
Is the title relevant? Is she the one rising and falling? Or just the flag? Is the rise and fall of something figurative? Or an actual, physical rise and fall? Does she become entangled with the flag, at the same time as there is a big weight which someone has elevated into the top of the flagpole, so that when she unties the rope the weight falls so that she goes to the top with the flag? After which the rope breaks, so that she falls into the ground and injures herself badly? Or maybe something which hangs on top of the flagpole falls on her? Or is it simply the flagpole itself? (is there a flagpole?) Perhaps the flagpole is usually steadied into the ground, but this time it is more loose and thus she pulls it onto herself when she tries to raise the flag. This takes place yesishly indoors, you say? Is the flagpole itself indoors? If so, how high is it to the roof in the room? Does this take place in a shop of some kind? Do they sell flags? Or flagpoles? Do they handle flagpole in some other way? (besides for having flags on them, either national flags or flags with some company name on them, or stuff like that) I.e. repairment? painting? construction? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 730 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is the title relevant?yes Is she the one rising and falling?no Or just the flag?yope Is the rise and fall of something figurative?no Or an actual, physical rise and fall? yes Does she become entangled with the flagno, at the same time as there is a big weightyope which someone has elevated into the top of the flagpoleyes, so that when she unties the rope the weight fallsyes so that she goes to the top with the flag?no After which the rope breaks,no so that she falls into the ground and injures herself badly? no that kind of question would probably be better asked in segments... Or maybe something which hangs on top of the flagpole falls on her?yesish Or is it simply the flagpole itself?no (is there a flagpole?yes) Perhaps the flagpole is usually steadied into the ground, but this time it is more loose and thus she pulls it onto herself when she tries to raise the flag. no This takes place yesishly indoors, you say?No. I said her job is yesishly indoors. Is the flagpole itself indoors?no If so, how high is it to the roof in the room?n/a Does this take place in a shop of some kind?well, outside of one Do they sell flags?possibly Or flagpoles?probably not Do they handle flagpole in some other way?no (besides for having flags on them, either national flags or flags with some company name on them, or stuff like that) I.e. repairment? painting? construction?none of this | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 131 Registered: 10-2006 |
So, a less than 20kg, less than 1m long, irregularly shaped but squarish object made partly of plastic and metal was hanging on top of the flagpole? And it fell on her, causing here serious injury? So we need to find out what the object was? And why it was hanging there, right? It was a product which was sold in the shop, right? Was it hanging there for the purpose of advertisement? Was there also some information nearby about the price and/or special qualities of this product? The category of the object: electronics? home equipment? tool? furniture? vehicle? more categories to come... Did she see the object? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 732 Registered: 6-2006 |
So, a less than 20kg, less than 1m long, irregularly shaped but squarish object made partly of plastic and metal was hanging on top of the flagpole? And it fell on her, causing here serious injury? pretty much So we need to find out what the object was?yes And why it was hanging there, right?yes It was a product which was sold in the shop, right? no Was it hanging there for the purpose of advertisement? no Was there also some information nearby about the price and/or special qualities of this product?FA The category of the object: electronics?no home equipment?no tool?yesish furniture?no vehicle?yesish more categories to come... Did she see the object?no | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 133 Registered: 10-2006 |
Perhaps it was some kind of measuring device? For measuring some aspect of the weather? or something astronomical? But without any electronics... Was it a sign of some kind? Was there a serious reason why it was hanging there? Related to the activity of her workplace? which was a shop, right? Hmm... vehicle yesish... miniature rocket launching base? Does it have wheels? Is it self-propelled? Is it winded up? Or does it use some kind of fuel? oil/petrol-like fuel? Can it fly? It was put there by purpose, right? Was it hauled there with help of the rope? Or did it get there in some other way? Did it fly there 'by itself'? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 735 Registered: 6-2006 |
Perhaps it was some kind of measuring device?no For measuring some aspect of the weather?no or something astronomical?no But without any electronics... Was it a sign of some kind?no Was there a serious reason why it was hanging there?no Related to the activity of her workplace?no which was a shop, right? yes Hmm... vehicle yesish... miniature rocket launching base?no Does it have wheels?yes Is it self-propelled?no Is it winded up?no Or does it use some kind of fuel?no oil/petrol-like fuel?no Can it fly? no It was put there by purpose, right?yes Was it hauled there with help of the rope?probably Or did it get there in some other way?probably not. we'll assume it was lifted up on the rope Did it fly there 'by itself'?no | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 135 Registered: 10-2006 |
So is the kind of thing hanging in the flagpole a bit random? Or will it make sense to us that such a thing is hanging there? Was it put there as part of a prank? Was it put there because somebody wanted to show it to people? Was it embarrasing (sp.?) to someone? Or was it put there because somebody wanted to keep it away from someone else? To keep somebody from harm? Or as a punishment? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 736 Registered: 6-2006 |
So is the kind of thing hanging in the flagpole a bit random?yes Or will it make sense to us that such a thing is hanging there?no, it's pretty unusual Was it put there as part of a prank?YES Was it put there because somebody wanted to show it to people?no Was it embarrasing (sp.?) to someone? no Or was it put there because somebody wanted to keep it away from someone else? To keep somebody from harm? Or as a punishment?no to all | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 138 Registered: 10-2006 |
But it's relevant that she works in a shop? And is it relevant what kind of shop? And they have lots of such objects in the shop? But do they sell them? If it's not logical that it's hanging there, is it at least a bit funny? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 738 Registered: 6-2006 |
But it's relevant that she works in a shop?yes And is it relevant what kind of shop? yope And they have lots of such objects in the shop?yes But do they sell them? no If it's not logical that it's hanging there, is it at least a bit funny?I would probably chuckle if I saw it there, just because it's unexpected | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 141 Registered: 10-2006 |
So, a shopping wagon then? (is that the word in English?) | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 142 Registered: 10-2006 |
"Trolley" appears to be the word I'm looking for. | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 742 Registered: 6-2006 |
So, a shopping wagon then? (is that the word in English?) "Trolley" appears to be the word I'm looking for. YES! Usually called a shopping cart in the US Care to put all the pieces together? | ||
| Mani (Mani)
New member Username: Mani Post Number: 143 Registered: 10-2006 |
Hmm, what's missing? When Stephanie Winterbottom, a senior worker of Wal-Mart Ootabagooga who had the honorific task of raising the American flag outside the shop each morning, went out to raise it yesterday, she hadn't yet drunk her morning coffee and wasn't very attentive to the surroundings. Thus she didn't notice that someone had hauled a shopping cart into the top of the pole. When she loosened the rope in order to fasten the flag, the cart came falling down on her and hit her severely in the head, and also indirectly made her break her spine. Today, the police arrested a 12-year drug-addict boy from the nearby suburbian area. His only comment to the press was: "I didn't do nothing. Besides, it was only meant as a joke." Also, two of her work comrades have confessed seeing the cart but not telling Stephanie about it, quote: "We thought it would be fun to see how she would react". Utah Regional Daily Paper, 7/4 2006. | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 743 Registered: 6-2006 |
Quite right. The true story I got this from was a woman named Shantie Maraj of Pasadena California, at a Ralph's Supermarket. The pranksters have not been identified. It was still dark outside, and she never looked up. That's a SPOILER!! Good job Mani! |
