| Author | Message | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 259 Registered: 5-2007 |
The blind leading the dumb. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1341 Registered: 6-2005 |
Handicaps/Disabled people involved at all? Blindfolds relevant? Upper level management? Earplugs/noise cancelling headphones relevant? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 260 Registered: 5-2007 |
Handicaps/Disabled people involved at all? yes Blindfolds relevant? no Upper level management? yes Earplugs/noise cancelling headphones relevant? no | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1346 Registered: 6-2005 |
Was a blind man giving a presentation to a Manager? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 261 Registered: 5-2007 |
Was a blind man giving a presentation to a Manager? no - this puzzle is not concerned with specific individuals | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1495 Registered: 10-2001 |
Without wishing to sound overly cynical, this resonates with almost any political/religious/philosophical governing body and its adherents. Are we dealing with: A concept? An event? A situation? Is there a particular location involved? A particular group (or groups) involved? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 262 Registered: 5-2007 |
Are we dealing with: A concept? yes An event? yes A situation? yes Is there a particular location involved? yes A particular group (or groups) involved? yes | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
New member Username: Gourami Post Number: 123 Registered: 2-2008 |
Does blind refer to those who literally cannot see? Or are they blind to something in particular? Does dumb refer to people unable to speak? Refusing to speak? Unintelligent? Are there any people involved who are not in the groups "blind" or "dumb"? Everyone involved human? Adult? Gender relevant? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 263 Registered: 5-2007 |
Does blind refer to those who literally cannot see? yes Or are they blind to something in particular? to everything Does dumb refer to people unable to speak? Refusing to speak? Unintelligent? this one Are there any people involved who are not in the groups "blind" or "dumb"? a great many Everyone involved human? yes Adult? no Gender relevant? no | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1181 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is this a specific event that has been in the news recently? Is the situation ongoing? Is there a specific number of people in the blind group? or does the puzzle refer to blind people generally? Any politics involved? Sports? film? Music? Oh and I'll throw in the relevance of Bridge and Weightless poetry in a pathetic display of kissing up. | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 264 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is this a specific event that has been in the news recently? yes Is the situation ongoing? yes Is there a specific number of people in the blind group? no or does the puzzle refer to blind people generally? yes Any politics involved? yesish Sports? film? Music? none of these Oh and I'll throw in the relevance of Bridge and Weightless poetry in a pathetic display of kissing up. a splendid notion. Neither bridge nor weightless poetry is relevant to this puzzle, however. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1183 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the location UK? Other european country? US? Africa? Asia? Australasia? South America? Any play on words ? any nuances of language? Anything to do with education? exam results? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 265 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is the location UK? Other european country? US? this one Africa? Asia? Australasia? South America? Any play on words ? no any nuances of language? no Anything to do with education? exam results? neither | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
New member Username: Gourami Post Number: 127 Registered: 2-2008 |
Is local government involved? State? National? Lobbyists? Spokespeople or advocates for the blind? The courts? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 266 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is local government involved? no State? no National? yes Lobbyists? possibly, but not very likely Spokespeople or advocates for the blind? probably The courts? yes | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1349 Registered: 6-2005 |
Does this have to do with the recent decision by the Supreme Court about U.S. money needing to be more Blind friendly? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 267 Registered: 5-2007 |
Does this have to do with the recent decision by the Supreme Court about U.S. money needing to be more Blind friendly? absolutely - well done ***** SPOILER ***** The currency of the United States of America is the only thing in that great nation more ridiculous than the electoral system. Certain recent developments have ensured that at least the banknotes are not all exactly the same colour, but they are all very nearly the same colour and exactly the same size. Whereas for sighted people this is a minor inconvenience, for the blind and the partially-sighted it is a major obstacle. Now, a federal court has ruled that the currency is discriminatory. Unfortunately, there are no moves as yet to replace the absurd $1 bill by a $1 coin on a nationwide scale, nor to introduce a coin worth 50 cents, but it is to be hoped that - unlike those unfortunate people against whom it has discriminated for so long - the United States Treasury will soon see the light. Well done Dlcygnet, and well done Judge James Robertson. | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 61 Registered: 12-2007 |
Just to point out, Woubit, the US does have a 50-cent coin - it's just in limited circulation, like the dollar coin. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1187 Registered: 1-2007 |
During my youthful Bank Teller days i once gave a customer 20 $50 bills instead of $20s. When i contacted him about it he tried to deny it until my manager in a stroke of genius informed him that it was illegal to import that many $50 bills into the states (that was a complete lie) . The guy saw the light then and returned the extra $600. Whenever our Foreign Exchange till was unbalanced we would always check all dollar transactions first as 99% of the time the error had occurred there. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1660 Registered: 12-2004 |
Yep. They should also require that the amount of a check be directly proportional with its value. Also, for those who do not speak English, they should print currency in different languages. The United States doesn't have an official language, so what right do they have to print currency all in one language? And what about these darned coins? They are so small you can hardly read the inscriptions! I'm sure not everyone knows that a dime is worth ten cents, so they should make them at least a half-foot across or at least have the inscription high-contrast and large enough that I can read it from my seat, rather than having to walk all the way to the desk. But I suppose the U.S. has a habit of trying to accommodate the majority, and nobody cares about the minority. |
