| Author | Message | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 344 Registered: 8-2001 |
I'd forgotten how addicting working on these puzzles is! Trei never listened to Elenna. She'd been after him for years and he knew she was right. But when Doris showed up one night, Elenna was glad Trei hadn't listened. Why? | ||
| Suido (Suido)
New member Username: Suido Post Number: 256 Registered: 8-2007 |
Trei - h/a/m? Elenna - h/a/f? Doris - h/a/f? 'never listened to' = 'heard, but didn't take heed'? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 346 Registered: 8-2001 |
Suido Trei - h/a/m? Yes Elenna - h/a/f? Yes Doris - h/a/f? No 'never listened to' = 'heard, but didn't take heed'? Yes | ||
| Suido (Suido)
New member Username: Suido Post Number: 259 Registered: 8-2007 |
Doris: h? a? f? Trei and Elenna's relationship relevant? Are they a couple? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 347 Registered: 8-2001 |
Suido Doris: h? a? f? No, no, and no Trei and Elenna's relationship relevant? Not terribly Are they a couple? No...Let's say mother and son for this one | ||
| Suido (Suido)
New member Username: Suido Post Number: 263 Registered: 8-2007 |
Doris - animal? alive? organic? juvenile? doesn't have an age? male? doesn't have a gender? Elenna was 'after him' = telling Trei something over and over? Advice of some kind? A warning? Is an action of Trei's relevant? Or a non-action? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 617 Registered: 6-2007 |
Did Doris materialize? was Doris delivered? was Doris on TV? is Doris any kind of humanoid? was Doris' name given by Trei? Elenna? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 348 Registered: 8-2001 |
Suido Doris - animal? alive? No to both organic? Yes juvenile? No doesn't have an age? Yesish male? No doesn't have a gender? Yesish Elenna was 'after him' = telling Trei something over and over? Yes Advice of some kind? Yes A warning? Yes, this too Is an action of Trei's relevant? Yes Or a non-action? Yes, but rather misleading...focus on the action Sixtyeight Did Doris materialize? No was Doris delivered? No was Doris on TV? Definitely...but this might be misleading is Doris any kind of humanoid? NO was Doris' name given by Trei? Elenna? As in did they name Doris? No. | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2167 Registered: 2-2001 |
Weather phenom...phmenomo...phemo...kind of thing (e. g. hurricane) relevant? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 353 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo Oh, Bodo...you know me so well. Weather phenom...phmenomo...phemo...kind of thing (e. g. hurricane) relevant? YES | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2171 Registered: 2-2001 |
Was she nagging him for years about a particular behavior? Or not doing something? Watching too much TV? Spending too much time on the www? Ham radio? Not going out in the fresh air? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 359 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo Was she nagging him for years about a particular behavior? Yes Or not doing something? No Watching too much TV? Spending too much time on the www? Ham radio? Not going out in the fresh air? None of these | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1189 Registered: 6-2001 |
If he had listened would he now be dead? poorer? richer? homeless? injured? Would elena now be dead? poorer? richer? homeless? injured? Is Trei's relationship to Elena relevant? Do they live together? Was she his girlfriend? Mother? would be suitor? Was Trei also glad he hadn't listened? | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1190 Registered: 6-2001 |
I wonder why I didn't put spouse on that list... was she his spouse? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 622 Registered: 6-2007 |
So Doris is a hurricane? tropical storm? Did Doris do any damge to E & T's surrounding area? their house? property? is wind relevant? rain? tides? trees? windows? vehicles? | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1193 Registered: 6-2001 |
I also wonder why I didn't notice that we'd already decided they were mother and son.. oh well | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 361 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm If he had listened would he now be dead? poorer? richer? homeless? injured? Perhaps richer, but no to the rest Would elena now be dead? poorer? richer? homeless? injured? None of the above Is Trei's relationship to Elena relevant? Not terribly. We went with Mother and Son. Was Trei also glad he hadn't listened? I'd say Yope I wonder why I didn't put spouse on that list... was she his spouse? No, as you noticed Sixtyeight So Doris is a hurricane? YES tropical storm? No. Did Doris do any damge to E & T's surrounding area? their house? property? All of the above is wind relevant? rain? tides? trees? windows? vehicles? Wind and trees most relevant, though the others were probably being affected too Bentarm I also wonder why I didn't notice that we'd already decided they were mother and son.. oh well We are all allowed off moments. *pat pat* I still think you're brilliant. | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1235 Registered: 6-2001 |
Is insurance relevant? Is moving house relevant? Do the mother and son live together? relevant? So Trei did something and his mother kept nagging him not to do it? Did he do it on the night that Doris arrived? Did any relevant trees fall over? Was trei in a tree that fell over? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 363 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm Is insurance relevant? Nope Is moving house relevant? No Do the mother and son live together? relevant? Let's say yes and yes So Trei did something and his mother kept nagging him not to do it? Yes Did he do it on the night that Doris arrived? Yes Did any relevant trees fall over? Was trei in a tree that fell over? No to both | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2188 Registered: 2-2001 |
Is the part of the house in which Trei habitually did the naggable thing relevant? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 642 Registered: 6-2007 |
regarding the action that Elena nagged Trei about.. did it keep them away from danger? did it lead them out of the house? did it help reduce any negative impacts of the hurricane? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 369 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo Is the part of the house in which Trei habitually did the naggable thing relevant? No Sixtyeight regarding the action that Elena nagged Trei about.. did it keep them away from danger? did it lead them out of the house? No to both did it help reduce any negative impacts of the hurricane? Yes | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 650 Registered: 6-2007 |
Did a tree fall on their house? on their power lines? did they lose power? did their house get flooded? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 370 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sixtyeight Did a tree fall on their house? on their power lines? Perhaps did they lose power? YES did their house get flooded? No | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1239 Registered: 6-2001 |
In losing power did the freezer shut down? Did lots of things defrost? Did the clocks reset themselves? any of these things relevant? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 372 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm In losing power did the freezer shut down? Did lots of things defrost? Did the clocks reset themselves? Probably all of these things... any of these things relevant? ...but none of them are relevant. | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 662 Registered: 6-2007 |
did Trei often leave something electrical on? did he leave the toilet seat up? smoke cigarretes? did his neglect help them communicate? eat? get water? illuminate in the dark? stay warm? stay cool? travel? avoid electrocution? stay dry? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2190 Registered: 2-2001 |
I'm likin' the smoking idea... | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 375 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sorry I vanished - got struck down with some galloping crud and finally managed to do something other than work, collapse, sleep, repeat. Here we go... Sixtyeight did Trei often leave something electrical on? did he leave the toilet seat up? No to both smoke cigarretes? Cigarettes - and YES!! did his neglect help them communicate? eat? get water? illuminate in the dark? YES stay warm? stay cool? travel? avoid electrocution? stay dry? No to the rest Bodo I'm likin' the smoking idea... Yeah, it's a good call | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 708 Registered: 6-2007 |
So because Trei couldn't quit smoking, he was sure to have matches or a lighter in his pocket. When they lost power she used that to light candles, oil lamps, etc...or....something more? | ||
| Petjan (Petjan)
New member Username: Petjan Post Number: 26 Registered: 1-2007 |
So, E nagged about T's smoking only to find it helpful at the most unexpected but opportune moment? Did illumination allow split second evasion of danger or impact? to pick their way around? locate some important object, tool or needed item? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 376 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sixtyeight So because Trei couldn't quit smoking, he was sure to have matches or a lighter in his pocket. When they lost power she used that to light candles, oil lamps, etc...or....something more? That's it!! Petjan So, E nagged about T's smoking only to find it helpful at the most unexpected but opportune moment? Indeed Did illumination allow split second evasion of danger or impact? to pick their way around? locate some important object, tool or needed item? Nope - too complicated ****** SPOILER ****** Elena had been nagging her son Trei to stop smoking for years. He knew she was right; it would kill him someday. But the night Hurricane Doris blew through and the power went out, Elena was almost glad he had never listened to her. Say what you will about smokers and what a dirty habit it is, but a smoker will always know where the nearest lighter or matches are. Usually, they are in their pocket! Trei fished out his lighter and soon he and his mother had plenty of candles lit. Thanks everyone for playing!! |
