| Author | Message | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 467 Registered: 7-2006 |
He had a bump and then found he could not go home. Why not? | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 187 Registered: 12-2007 |
First "he" = second "he"? He = H? A? M? Bump = raised area on the surface of a body? If so, on a road? On his body? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 468 Registered: 7-2006 |
Arek, First "he" = second "he"? YES He = H? A? M? HUMAN, MALE, ALIVE Bump = raised area on the surface of a body? If so, on a road? On his body? NO | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1258 Registered: 9-2003 |
bump = small accident? vehicle involved? car? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 469 Registered: 7-2006 |
Damia, bump = small accident? vehicle involved? car? YES, YES, YES | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1260 Registered: 9-2003 |
did he hit another vehicle? a car? or did someone hit him? or did he bump into something else? a tree? wall? was he injured? was the car damaged? was it still working? was the road blocked? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 470 Registered: 7-2006 |
Damia, did he hit another vehicle? a car? or did someone hit him? NO or did he bump into something else? a tree? wall? YES, NO, NO was he injured? was the car damaged? NO, A LITTLE was it still working? YES was the road blocked? NO | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1670 Registered: 6-2001 |
Could he not go home because he was actually unable to? For some physical reason? Because he was not allowed to? for some legal reason? Did the car that had the bump belong to him? | ||
| Wildfire (Wildfire)
New member Username: Wildfire Post Number: 3 Registered: 2-2008 |
did he lose his memory? did he forget his way home? was he wearing glasses and they broke? | ||
| Adryghi (Adryghi)
New member Username: Adryghi Post Number: 94 Registered: 1-2008 |
Did he bump into a living thing? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 471 Registered: 7-2006 |
Bentarm, Could he not go home because he was actually unable to? YES For some physical reason? Because he was not allowed to? for some legal reason? YES Did the car that had the bump belong to him? NO | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 472 Registered: 7-2006 |
WILDFIRE, did he lose his memory? did he forget his way home? was he wearing glasses and they broke? NO | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 473 Registered: 7-2006 |
ADRYGHI, Did he bump into a living thing? YES | ||
| Adryghi (Adryghi)
New member Username: Adryghi Post Number: 96 Registered: 1-2008 |
a human being? an animal? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 474 Registered: 7-2006 |
Adryghi, a human being? NO an animal? YES | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1267 Registered: 9-2003 |
was it a pet type animal? or wild? mammal? bird? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 475 Registered: 7-2006 |
Damia, was it a pet type animal? or wild? NO, YES mammal? bird? NO, NO | ||
| Wildfire (Wildfire)
New member Username: Wildfire Post Number: 5 Registered: 2-2008 |
did the wild animal puncture his tire? was it a deer? bear? was the man killed? injured? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 476 Registered: 7-2006 |
Wildfire, did the wild animal puncture his tire? was it a deer? bear? was the man killed? injured? NO to all those | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1671 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did the bump render his car inoperable? Render it unable to negotiate some specific part of the journey he had been intending to make? Was the animal damaged in any way? Rodent? reptile? amphibian? insect? fish? | ||
| Howardwoman (Howardwoman)
New member Username: Howardwoman Post Number: 52 Registered: 1-2008 |
Is this based on a true story or a FOYI? Did the animal come from the zoo? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1270 Registered: 9-2003 |
you said it wasn't his car didn't you? was someone else driving? is his method of transport relevant? did he stop to help? or was he in the car, it just didn't belong to him? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1952 Registered: 8-2006 |
Just one thing: How in the world do you expect to run over a FISH on a highway? Is it warm-blooded? A possum? Marsupial? Area relevant? Did someone stop him? Any relevant others? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 477 Registered: 7-2006 |
Bentarm, Did the bump render his car inoperable? NO Render it unable to negotiate some specific part of the journey he had been intending to make? NO Was the animal damaged in any way? YES Rodent? reptile? amphibian? insect? fish? NO | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 478 Registered: 7-2006 |
HOWARDWOMAN, Is this based on a true story or a FOYI? ALLEGEDLY TRUE WHAT IS A FOYI? Did the animal come from the zoo? NO | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 479 Registered: 7-2006 |
DAMIA, you said it wasn't his car didn't you? CORRECT was someone else driving? NO is his method of transport relevant? ONLY A LITTLE did he stop to help? YES or was he in the car, it just didn't belong to him? CORRECT | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 480 Registered: 7-2006 |
CRAZY, Is it warm-blooded? A possum? Marsupial? YES, NO, YES Area relevant? A LITTLE Did someone stop him? Any relevant others? NO | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1954 Registered: 8-2006 |
OK, time for marsupials then! Kangaroos? Tanzanian devils? Aussie? 1 of the islands off Aussie? FYOI means "from your own imagination" | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 481 Registered: 7-2006 |
Crazy, OK, time for marsupials then! Kangaroos? YES Tanzanian devils? NO Aussie? YES 1 of the islands off Aussie? NO | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1277 Registered: 9-2003 |
ps Howardwoman meant FYOI - from your own imagination so he was driving someone elses car? did he steal it? borrow it? was it a rental? did he try to put the kangaroo in the car? did he succeed? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 482 Registered: 7-2006 |
Damia, so he was driving someone elses car? YES did he steal it? borrow it? was it a rental? NO, NO, YES did he try to put the kangaroo in the car? did he succeed? NO, NO | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1281 Registered: 9-2003 |
did he call someone? try to help the kangaroo? put it on the car? use first aid on it? did the kangaroo attack him? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 483 Registered: 7-2006 |
Damia, did he call someone? try to help the kangaroo? put it on the car? use first aid on it? did the kangaroo attack him? NO | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 286 Registered: 11-2007 |
Is it safe to assume this happened in Australia? Was he a resident of Australia? visiting from another country? Was he unable to leave the country due to some legal issue with hitting the kangaroo? Did the kangaroo die? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 484 Registered: 7-2006 |
Lporter, Is it safe to assume this happened in Australia? CORRECT Was he a resident of Australia? visiting from another country? NO, YES Was he unable to leave the country due to some legal issue with hitting the kangaroo? NO Did the kangaroo die? NO | ||
| Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229 Post Number: 288 Registered: 11-2007 |
Was he unable to go home because he was bound by law to remain in Australia? because of the accident? traffic citation involved? issues with the insurance on the rental car? | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 716 Registered: 1-2001 |
Did the kangaroo grab and remove something he needed in order to drive - car keys? glasses? wooden leg?? Relevant if car is manual or automatic? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 485 Registered: 7-2006 |
Lporter, Was he unable to go home because he was bound by law to remain in Australia? because of the accident? NO traffic citation involved? issues with the insurance on the rental car? NO | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 486 Registered: 7-2006 |
Sunshine Did the kangaroo grab and remove something he needed in order to drive - car keys? glasses? wooden leg?? NO Relevant if car is manual or automatic? NO | ||
| Wildfire (Wildfire)
New member Username: Wildfire Post Number: 7 Registered: 2-2008 |
did the kangaroo get into the car? put the clutch in neutral and it rolled away? or put in drive? did the kangaroo affect the car in any way? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 487 Registered: 7-2006 |
wildfire, did the kangaroo get into the car? put the clutch in neutral and it rolled away? or put in drive? NO did the kangaroo affect the car in any way? IRRELEVANT | ||
| Wildfire (Wildfire)
New member Username: Wildfire Post Number: 8 Registered: 2-2008 |
ok was he alone when this happened? was there anyone else involved? is the location important? did it happen during the day? night? | ||
| Zenith (Zenith)
New member Username: Zenith Post Number: 599 Registered: 10-2004 |
Did the bump with the kangaroo damage his door in any way? Once it was opened, did it become impossible to close? Did the impact with the kangaroo damage his headlights? This happened to my family and I, once. Luckily we still had one marginally functioning light left (after hitting three kangaroos) and limped home the final one hundred kilometers or so at about 60km/hr. If we had hit a forth, we probably would've been in the same situation... | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 488 Registered: 7-2006 |
Wildfire, ok was he alone when this happened? was there anyone else involved? NO, YES (BUT IRRELEVANT) is the location important? NO did it happen during the day? night? DAY | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 489 Registered: 7-2006 |
ZENITH, Did the bump with the kangaroo damage his door in any way? Once it was opened, did it become impossible to close? NO Did the impact with the kangaroo damage his headlights? NO | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1672 Registered: 6-2001 |
If he had hit a rock shaped like a kangaroo, would he have had the same problem? If he'd hit a person in a kangaroo suit? If he'd hit a walrus that happened to be wandering around in the Australian outback? If he'd hit a stuffed kangaroo (which had still damaged the car in the same way)? Is the damage to the car relevant at all? Is it relevant what country he came from? Was he rendered unable to leave Australia by the kangaroo-hitting incident? Is "home" his home country? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 490 Registered: 7-2006 |
Bentarm, If he had hit a rock shaped like a kangaroo, would he have had the same problem? If he'd hit a person in a kangaroo suit? If he'd hit a walrus that happened to be wandering around in the Australian outback? If he'd hit a stuffed kangaroo (which had still damaged the car in the same way)? NO Is the damage to the car relevant at all? NO Is it relevant what country he came from? A LITTLE Was he rendered unable to leave Australia by the kangaroo-hitting incident? YES Is "home" his home country? YES GOOD QUESTIONS | ||
| Adryghi (Adryghi)
New member Username: Adryghi Post Number: 106 Registered: 1-2008 |
Is home in Asia? Africa? Europe? N America? S America? North/ South Pole? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 491 Registered: 7-2006 |
Adryghi, Is home in Asia? Africa? Europe? N America? S America? North/ South Pole? EUROPE | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 717 Registered: 1-2001 |
Dropped his passport, kangaroo stuffed it in its pouch and hopped off? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 492 Registered: 7-2006 |
Sunshine, Dropped his passport, kangaroo stuffed it in its pouch and hopped off? NO......... | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1971 Registered: 8-2006 |
Did he lose his passport somehow? Did he need something for clearance to take off? Did he lose his air ticket? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 493 Registered: 7-2006 |
Crazy, Did he lose his passport somehow? YES Did he need something for clearance to take off? Did he lose his air ticket? NO | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1972 Registered: 8-2006 |
OK, relevant where he kept his passport? In his pocket? Did he get out of the car to look at the damage? And it fell out? Is the fact that Kangaroos have pouches relevant? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 494 Registered: 7-2006 |
Crazy, relevant where he kept his passport? In his pocket? YES, YES Did he get out of the car to look at the damage? YES And it fell out? NO Is the fact that Kangaroos have pouches relevant? NO | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1974 Registered: 8-2006 |
Did the kangaroo pick his pocket? Relevant that kangaroos can jump high? The kangaroo stole the passport, correct? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 495 Registered: 7-2006 |
Did the kangaroo pick his pocket? Relevant that kangaroos can jump high? NO The kangaroo stole the passport, correct? NOT STRICTLY CORRECT | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 718 Registered: 1-2001 |
Kangaroo appropriated jacket? or item of clothing with passport in pocket? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 496 Registered: 7-2006 |
* * * SPOILER * * * Sunshine is very close. I quote from the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/nickbryant/ There is a charming story, no doubt richly embellished with each boozy retelling, of a journey through the bush by two English cricket fans travelling between test matches. Midway though the drive, they had the misfortune to plough headlong into a kangaroo, which lay lifeless at the side of the road. A blazer-wearing member of the MCC, one the men quickly decided there was mischief to be made out of this unfortunate accident. Quickly, he adorned the dead marsupial’s corpse in the egg and bacon colours of his illustrious club, dressing it in a blazer, tie and cap. Just as they were about to capture on camera this moment for posterity - and imagining the delight their trophy-like snapshot would engender from club members back home - the corpse began to stir. To the men’s great horror, the kangaroo got up, looked quizzically around and then bounded into the bush still wearing the tie and blazer. Supposedly tucked inside the jacket pocket was the MCC member’s passport, perhaps even his tickets for the next match. | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 497 Registered: 7-2006 |
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| Gourami (Gourami)
New member Username: Gourami Post Number: 6 Registered: 2-2008 |
Great puzzle, I'm sorry that I came in too late. I think the story was adapted into that Kangaroo Jack movie. |
