| Author | Message | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 507 Registered: 5-2007 |
Several people are sitting around a table with a stack of papers in the middle. All of a sudden, all but one of the people gets up and backs away in fear. | ||
| Sparkplug1 (Sparkplug1)
New member Username: Sparkplug1 Post Number: 146 Registered: 6-2007 |
number of people= 2? 3? 4? 5? 6+? H?A?M? for each. were they talking to eachother? did they know eachother prior? friends? relatives? business related? were the stacks of paper contracts? or legal papers of some sort? the location of the table relevant? inside? outside? did the person who remained threaten the others in some way? was the person who remained also afraid? fear=scared? were they scared of.. the person remaning at the table? the papers? | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 920 Registered: 4-2007 |
couple ideas: any type of game involved? cards? board? fans involved? explosions involved? did one paper contain a note? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 509 Registered: 5-2007 |
number of people= 2? 3? 4? 5? 6+? About 6-10, exact number not relevant H? Yes A? Yes M? Irrelevant for each. were they talking to eachother? Yes did they know eachother prior? Yes friends? Noish-yope relatives? No business related? Noish were the stacks of paper contracts? No or legal papers of some sort? No the location of the table relevant? No inside? outside? did the person who remained threaten the others in some way? No was the person who remained also afraid? No fear=scared? Yes were they scared of.. the person remaning at the table? No the papers? Yes any type of game involved? No cards? board? fans involved? No explosions involved? Noish did one paper contain a note? No | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 510 Registered: 5-2007 |
Correction: "Business related" should also be "Yesish, for svv of business" | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 921 Registered: 4-2007 |
was the stack of papers money? hmmm....if so, maybe money they stole? and they found a dyepack inside? so one did not back away in fear--was he ignorant? did he not know what was going on? or did he know what was going on? was he scared? was he able bodied? was he able to get up? were others jumping away in fear because of the stack of papers? because of the man left sitting? because of something the man sitting said? did? was the man sitting holding something? a gun perhaps? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1858 Registered: 6-2006 |
Criminal activities involved? Were they scared of the papers themselves? Or information on the papers? Relevant text on the papers? If so, relevant whether it is typed? handwritten? Relevant pictures on the papers? Printed? Hand-drawn? Size of the papers: Standard 8.5"x11"? Legal size? Larger? Notecard size? Business Card Size? Smaller? When did the people who backed away in fear learn the contents of the papers? Before sitting at the table? While sitting at the table but before backing away in fear? Immediately before backing away in fear? After backing away in fear? When did the person who didn't back away in fear learn the contents of the papers: Before sitting at the table? While sitting at the table but before backing away in fear? Immediately before backing away in fear? After backing away in fear? Did the man who didn't back away know something that the rest did not know? Did he not know something that the others did? Is what triggered their fear something they saw? Somthing they heard? Something they were told? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 511 Registered: 5-2007 |
was the stack of papers money?No hmmm....if so, maybe money they stole? No and they found a dyepack inside? No so one did not back away in fear--was he ignorant? No did he not know what was going on? No or did he know what was going on? Yes was he scared? No was he able bodied? Yes was he able to get up? Yes were others jumping away in fear because of the stack of papers? Yes, and... because of the man left sitting? See next answer because of something the man sitting said? Yes did? No was the man sitting holding something? No a gun perhaps? No Criminal activities involved? No Were they scared of the papers themselves? Yes Or information on the papers? No Relevant text on the papers? No If so, relevant whether it is typed? handwritten? Relevant pictures on the papers? No Printed? Hand-drawn? Size of the papers: Standard 8.5"x11"? This one Legal size? Larger? Notecard size? Business Card Size? Smaller? When did the people who backed away in fear learn the contents of the papers? Before sitting at the table? Yes While sitting at the table but before backing away in fear? Immediately before backing away in fear? After backing away in fear? When did the person who didn't back away in fear learn the contents of the papers: Before sitting at the table? Yes While sitting at the table but before backing away in fear? Immediately before backing away in fear? After backing away in fear? Did the man who didn't back away know something that the rest did not know? Yesish Did he not know something that the others did? No Is what triggered their fear something they saw? No Somthing they heard? See next answer Something they were told? Yes | ||
| Visconti (Visconti)
New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 182 Registered: 2-2005 |
did the guy who stayed (lets call him Stan) say the 'something they were told'? is there another person involved others than those seated including Stan? can we assume that Stan is as intelligent (no more, no less) then the average of the other people? did Stan understand what was said? did Stan interpret what was said differently then the others? there some sort of mind control? or magic involved? how long between the time they sat down did they stand up? 1min? 2min? 3-5min? 5-10min? 10-30min? more than 30min? relevant? how log between the sat down did they hear the something they were told? 1min? 2min? 3-5min? 5-10min? 10-30min? more than 30min? relevant? was anything written on the paper? was it relevant to why they were afraid at all? was the paper white? other color? relevant as to the color? if someone not seated with them and not able to hear the conversation at the table but able to see what their reaction is know why there were afraid? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 514 Registered: 5-2007 |
did the guy who stayed (lets call him Stan) say the 'something they were told'? Yes is there another person involved others than those seated including Stan? No can we assume that Stan is as intelligent (no more, no less) then the average of the other people? I guess you can, this part is (mostly) irrelevant did Stan understand what was said? Yes did Stan interpret what was said differently then the others? Yes there some sort of mind control? No or magic involved? No how long between the time they sat down did they stand up? 1min? 2min? 3-5min? 5-10min? 10-30min? more than 30min? relevant? No how log between the sat down did they hear the something they were told? 1min? 2min? 3-5min? 5-10min? 10-30min? more than 30min? relevant? No, other than that they stood up immediately after hearing the something they were told was anything written on the paper? Yes was it relevant to why they were afraid at all? Noish was the paper white? other color? relevant as to the color? Color is irrelevant if someone not seated with them and not able to hear the conversation at the table but able to see what their reaction is know why there were afraid? No | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1611 Registered: 6-2001 |
Were they scared the papers would somehow caused them physical harm? really really bad papercuts? Anything supernatural involved? When the man who said what he said said what he said did he say it with the express intention of scaring the other people? Did he know they'd be scared? Are they right to be scared? Immediately following the jumping away from the table is it likely that... the man who is seated will explain to the others that there's nothing to be scared of and they'll rejoin him? that they'll run away screaming never to be seen again? | ||
| Zenith (Zenith)
New member Username: Zenith Post Number: 544 Registered: 10-2004 |
red backed playing cards relevent? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 515 Registered: 5-2007 |
Were they scared the papers would somehow caused them physical harm? Yes really really bad papercuts? No Anything supernatural involved? No When the man who said what he said said what he said did he say it with the express intention of scaring the other people? No Did he know they'd be scared? No Are they right to be scared? No Immediately following the jumping away from the table is it likely that... the man who is seated will explain to the others that there's nothing to be scared of and they'll rejoin him? Yes that they'll run away screaming never to be seen again? No Red backed playing cards relevant? No | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1614 Registered: 6-2001 |
Do they think the papers are infected with some disease? are radioactive? poisonous? Would they have to come into contact with the paper to suffer this physical harm? Did they misunderstand something the man said? | ||
| Visconti (Visconti)
New member Username: Visconti Post Number: 183 Registered: 2-2005 |
did everyone have a good laugh after this was all over? | ||
| Petjan (Petjan)
New member Username: Petjan Post Number: 33 Registered: 1-2007 |
did they misinterpret what Stan told them? to mean that some infectious agent was on the papers? radioactive, chemical, biological agent? was a mix-up regarding homonyms or puns involved? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 516 Registered: 5-2007 |
Do they think the papers are infected with some disease? No are radioactive? Yes poisonous? No Would they have to come into contact with the paper to suffer this physical harm? No Did they misunderstand something the man said? Yes did everyone have a good laugh after this was all over? Yes did they misinterpret what Stan told them? Yes to mean that some infectious agent was on the papers? No radioactive Yes, chemical, biological agent? was a mix-up regarding homonyms or puns involved? Noish | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 936 Registered: 4-2007 |
was something that looked like the radioactive symbol on the papers? | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 937 Registered: 4-2007 |
ooops forgot to ask--did he say the word radioactive? if so, was he talking about something else? or did he say something that sounded like radioactive? did he talk in a normal tone? urgent tone? menacing tone? excited tone? | ||
| Deathateaster (Deathateaster)
New member Username: Deathateaster Post Number: 153 Registered: 5-2007 |
Did he fart? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 517 Registered: 5-2007 |
was something that looked like the radioactive symbol on the papers? No ooops forgot to ask--did he say the word radioactive? No if so, was he talking about something else? or did he say something that sounded like radioactive? He did not say anything that sounded like the word "radioactive" did he talk in a normal tone? This one urgent tone? menacing tone? excited tone? Did he fart? No | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 453 Registered: 9-2007 |
Did he use the word 'nuclear'? in a context other than big-mushroom-cloud-pew-pew? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 520 Registered: 5-2007 |
Did he use the word 'nuclear'? No in a context other than big-mushroom-cloud-pew-pew? N/A, see previous answer | ||
| Sparkplug1 (Sparkplug1)
New member Username: Sparkplug1 Post Number: 149 Registered: 6-2007 |
are any jobs relevant? had they been discussing radio activity? did it come up anywhere in the general conversation?(ie. they were discussing radioactivity and stan said"speaking of, I meant to tell you about these papers..." | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 521 Registered: 5-2007 |
are any jobs relevant? Noish had they been discussing radio activity? No did it come up anywhere in the general conversation?(ie. they were discussing radioactivity and stan said"speaking of, I meant to tell you about these papers...") Noish | ||
| Sparkplug1 (Sparkplug1)
New member Username: Sparkplug1 Post Number: 152 Registered: 6-2007 |
how talking about radiation as a treatment for cancer? cancer in general? sickness of some sort? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 523 Registered: 5-2007 |
how talking about radiation as a treatment for cancer? cancer in general? sickness of some sort? No to all | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 655 Registered: 1-2001 |
Did he say something like "these papers are really explosive"? "dynamite"? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 534 Registered: 5-2007 |
Did he say something like "these papers are really explosive"? "dynamite"? No | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1076 Registered: 6-2005 |
The papers stacked there... were they designed for testing for/measuring if there's some dangerous agent in the area? Radioactive agent? (When I was in the military we had something akin to litmus paper that could test for various toxic items.) Did the papers have a symbol on them to aid the confusion? Anthrax involved? Did the words spoken include... atomic? biohazard? Caustic? fallout? fission? fusion? bomb? hydrogen? isotope? I brought my work home? My wife is gonna go nuclear when she sees this? Divorce papers? Warrents for your arrest? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 536 Registered: 5-2007 |
The papers stacked there... were they designed for testing for/measuring if there's some dangerous agent in the area? Radioactive agent? (When I was in the military we had something akin to litmus paper that could test for various toxic items.) No Did the papers have a symbol on them to aid the confusion? No Anthrax involved? No Did the words spoken include... atomic? biohazard? Caustic? fallout? fission? fusion? bomb? hydrogen? isotope? I brought my work home? My wife is gonna go nuclear when she sees this? Divorce papers? Warrents for your arrest? None of them Hint: Although the papers were ordinary papers and what, specifically, was on them was not relevant, it may help to determine what the purpose of the papers was. | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 539 Registered: 5-2007 |
RECAP: Several people are sitting around a table with a stack of papers in the middle. All of a sudden, all but one of the people gets up and backs away in fear. One of them inadvertently says something that makes the others think the pieces of paper are radioactive. However, what he says does not include the words "nuclear" or "radioactive" (or any of the words listed in Dlcygnet's post) and the topic of the discussion had nothing to do with radioactivity. HINT: You are on the right track with trying to figure out what particular word was misinterpreted. | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 4 Registered: 12-2007 |
Maybe something about "glowing" recommendations? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 545 Registered: 5-2007 |
No Hint: The pieces of papers were advertising flyers that were being posted up to advertise their group. The type of group is irrelevant - only that they were posting flyers. | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 550 Registered: 5-2007 |
Hint: The misinterpreted word is also the name of a popular video game. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 943 Registered: 4-2007 |
Half-life? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 555 Registered: 5-2007 |
Half-life? Yes! The only thing left to figure out is what he was trying to say. | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1212 Registered: 9-2003 |
just jumping in here, haven't really read the rest of peoples questions so sorry if I repeat anything :o) was he trying to say something that sounded like half life? or was he trying to think of the correct word and half-life was the closest he could think? something like middle aged? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 580 Registered: 5-2007 |
was he trying to say something that sounded like half life? No or was he trying to think of the correct word and half-life was the closest he could think? Yope something like middle aged? No Hint: "What he was trying to say" could better be interpreted as "what he meant". | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1220 Registered: 9-2003 |
was he referring to something like the flyers were going to be destroyed? that he thought people would throw them away? tear them up? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 589 Registered: 5-2007 |
was he referring to something like the flyers were going to be destroyed? Yes that he thought people would throw them away? tear them up? Spoiler: They were discussing the flyers, and he was saying how a lot of the flyers were being destroyed (due to other people taking them down to put up their own flyers, being destroyed by rain, etc.) and said that the flyers "had a short half-life". This puzzle is based on something that almost happened at my LARP group (see my puzzle "Refused Romantic Rotation") - I almost said "half-life" in this context, but stopped myself. |
