| Author | Message | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 271 Registered: 5-2007 |
Brickarb | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 483 Registered: 12-2007 |
Title relevant? Is Brickarb an anagram? Is it written somewhere? Does someone say it? Is it a name? Is some quality of the word relevant (i.e. length, letters...)? Are any of the following relevant: Roundabouts? Blackboards? Hot air? Centipedes? Trade unions? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 560 Registered: 7-2006 |
Is Brickarb a noun, a verb, a person, a place, a symbol, a clue, a code, an event? Is the answer we are looking for a word, a noun, a person, a story? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 441 Registered: 6-2003 |
Navigation relevant? if so, a specific type of ship? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 200 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does Brickarb stanad for something? Are time period or location relevant? Is this FYOI, or a true story? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 272 Registered: 5-2007 |
Title relevant? yes Is Brickarb an anagram? no Is it written somewhere? only in this puzzle, so far as I know Does someone say it? no Is it a name? no Is some quality of the word relevant (i.e. length, letters...)? see below Is Brickarb a noun, yope a verb, no a person, no a place, no a symbol, no a clue, yes a code, no an event? no Is the answer we are looking for a word, a noun, a person, a story? this one Are any of the following relevant: Roundabouts? Blackboards? Hot air? Centipedes? Trade unions? no Navigation relevant? if so, a specific type of ship? navigation is not relevant Does Brickarb stand for something? yes Are time period or location relevant? yes Is this FYOI, or a true story? the latter | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1350 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is it an acronym? A partial acronym? Does the -arb part stand for arbiter? Arbitration? Arbitrary? Arbutus? Fatty Arbuckle? Are bricks relevant? The sale of bricks? Bricklaying? Brick-making? Is bric-a-brac relevant (eg bric and a reversed brak)? Does the title form part of a quotation? All in all, is it just another brick in the wall? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 273 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is it an acronym? no A partial acronym? no Does the -arb part stand for arbiter? Arbitration? Arbitrary? Arbutus? Fatty Arbuckle? none of those, and possible FA Are bricks relevant? The sale of bricks? Bricklaying? Brick-making? Is bric-a-brac relevant (eg bric and a reversed brak)? bricks are not relevant, but this is the right kind of thinking Does the title form part of a quotation? the title does, yes All in all, is it just another brick in the wall? no - there are no bricks involved in this puzzle | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1351 Registered: 3-2006 |
Do we have a dingbat on our hands? B(RICK) ARB? Has someone made a barbed remark about someone called Rick? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 274 Registered: 5-2007 |
Do we have a dingbat on our hands? B(RICK) ARB? that is certainly the correct way to parse the clue, yes Has someone made a barbed remark about someone called Rick? but that is not the right way to interpret it | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 497 Registered: 12-2007 |
So a person named Rick is involved in the puzzle? If so, is it a famous person? H-A-M? Living? If not, does "rick" stand for "hayrick"? A dingbat... that's a rebus of some kind, right? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 275 Registered: 5-2007 |
So a person named Rick is involved in the puzzle? no If so, is it a famous person? H-A-M? Living? If not, does "rick" stand for "hayrick"? yesish... A dingbat... that's a rebus of some kind, right? right | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 187 Registered: 5-2008 |
'RICK in/between/(similar) BARB'? 'RICKing BARB'? "RICK" relevant? "BARB" relevant? 'B/BE/BEE' relevant? Time period relevant? post-millenium? 20th Century? 19th Century? pre-19th Century? Location relevant? Geographical location? Outside? Inside? Particular building(s) relevant? Or buildings of a particular type/function? The title is part of a quotation? By one male? female? Famous? Living? Adult(at the time it was stated)? Spoken quotation? written? Quotation expresses a view/opinion? a judgement? a rule/ruling/law? Quotation is in the form; "In matters of commerce ____________________"? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 276 Registered: 5-2007 |
'RICK in/between/(similar) BARB'? yes 'RICKing BARB'? no "RICK" relevant? yes "BARB" relevant? yes 'B/BE/BEE' relevant? no Time period relevant? yes - the events of this puzzle are very recent indeed, and may be considered still on-going post-millenium? 20th Century? 19th Century? pre-19th Century? see above Location relevant? yes Geographical location? yes Outside? Inside? both, and both are relevant Particular building(s) relevant? no Or buildings of a particular type/function? yes The title is part of a quotation? yes By one male? this one female? Famous? fairly Living? no Adult(at the time it was stated)? yes Spoken quotation? written? this one Quotation expresses a view/opinion? this one a judgement? a rule/ruling/law? and also this one, to an extent Quotation is in the form; "In matters of commerce ____________________"? it is indeed. However, the puzzle is not about the events described in the quotation - the title is merely designed as a clue to the location of the events of the puzzle | ||
| Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970)
New member Username: Tsoram1970 Post Number: 1089 Registered: 6-2001 |
So the haystack is in the needle? Is this refering to Iraq? Is commerce at all relevant to the rest? Is Enron/Conrad Black/other financial misdeeds relevant? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 277 Registered: 5-2007 |
So the haystack is in the needle? indeed Is this refering to Iraq? no Is commerce at all relevant to the rest? not really Is Enron/Conrad Black/other financial misdeeds relevant? no | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1352 Registered: 3-2006 |
So someone has been trying to find something very large amongst something very small? Does this have anything to do with scientific research? Particle physics? Doctor Who? Now that Tsoram has sorted out the 'haystack in the needle' idea, is it possible to abandon the dingbat in favour of the alternative title 'the haystack in the needle'? Or does the dingbat contain some other relevant contextual info? Anything to do with camels? Elephants in rooms? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 278 Registered: 5-2007 |
So someone has been trying to find something very large amongst something very small? no Does this have anything to do with scientific research? Particle physics? Doctor Who? with none of these Now that Tsoram has sorted out the 'haystack in the needle' idea, is it possible to abandon the dingbat in favour of the alternative title 'the haystack in the needle'? yes Or does the dingbat contain some other relevant contextual info? no Anything to do with camels? Elephants in rooms? with none of these | ||
| Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970)
New member Username: Tsoram1970 Post Number: 1090 Registered: 6-2001 |
Are we in the field of : Medicine? Politics? Crime? Polls/surveys? countryside? technology? printing? research? history? literature? quiz shows? music? Theatre? cinema? Science fiction? sociology? finance? Lateral Thinking Puzzles! Not sure if there is a standard list still kicking about but... consider it posted! | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 279 Registered: 5-2007 |
Are we in the field of : Medicine? Politics? to some extent Crime? to a somewhat greater extent Polls/surveys? countryside? technology? printing? research? history? literature? quiz shows? music? Theatre? cinema? Science fiction? sociology? finance? Lateral Thinking Puzzles! | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 499 Registered: 12-2007 |
Corrupt politicians? I have to ask this... is Italy relevant? If not, let's try to narrow down the geographical location. Are we looking for a specific country? City? Or are we looking for a general type of place (e.g. cinema)? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 280 Registered: 5-2007 |
Corrupt politicians? not this sort of thing I have to ask this... is Italy relevant? doubtless, but not to this puzzle If not, let's try to narrow down the geographical location. Are we looking for a specific country? this one City? Or are we looking for a general type of place (e.g. cinema)? and this one, but not the cinema | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 442 Registered: 6-2003 |
just an idea: the Netherlands relevant? and, Amsterdam specifically? and then, would it be possible to replace the "hay" mentioned above by "grass" without going too much away from the right track? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1353 Registered: 3-2006 |
Continuing the junkie theme: is the 'needle' a hypodermic syringe? One used for injecting drugs? Or inducing anaesthesia? Is it one particular needle, or is 'needle' used metonymically (eg to mean drugs or anaesthesia in general)? Just for the sake of elimination, I take it that this is not Cleopatra's Needle? Or a sewing needle? Or any one of the Needles off the IOW? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 282 Registered: 5-2007 |
just an idea: the Netherlands relevant? yes and, Amsterdam specifically? no, other towns in the Netherlands would do as well and then, would it be possible to replace the "hay" mentioned above by "grass" without going too much away from the right track? it would indeed Continuing the junkie theme: is the 'needle' a hypodermic syringe? One used for injecting drugs? Or inducing anaesthesia? no - the needle is a purely metaphorical needle Is it one particular needle, or is 'needle' used metonymically (eg to mean drugs or anaesthesia in general)? see above Just for the sake of elimination, I take it that this is not Cleopatra's Needle? Or a sewing needle? Or any one of the Needles off the IOW? see further above | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 443 Registered: 6-2003 |
Hello Woubit. Nice to see you back. How was your vacation? Some recent law regarding smoking in public places relevant? if so, I think I might know what the rick within the barb could be, so I would duly stand aside and let the others finish off. ;) | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 285 Registered: 5-2007 |
Some recent law regarding smoking in public places relevant? very much so | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1330 Registered: 1-2007 |
So are the people who are looking for needle in the haystack the people charged with enforcing the smoking ban? i.e. health inspectors? Is searching for evidence of smoking in a public place relevant? Looking for ash? cigarette butts? discarded matches? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1386 Registered: 3-2006 |
Normally, the police arrest you if there's hash in your tobacco, but under the new Dutch law, they'll arrest you if there is even a shred of tobacco in your hash? Anything along these lines? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 287 Registered: 5-2007 |
So are the people who are looking for needle in the haystack the people charged with enforcing the smoking ban? i.e. health inspectors? Is searching for evidence of smoking in a public place relevant? Looking for ash? cigarette butts? discarded matches? this is also along the right lines, but this... Normally, the police arrest you if there's hash in your tobacco, but under the new Dutch law, they'll arrest you if there is even a shred of tobacco in your hash? Anything along these lines? ...is absolutely right - well done ***** SPOILER ***** As Woodworm says, since the Netherlands has recently joined the list of European countries that ban smoking indoors in public places, it is now illegal to do so - provided that what you are smoking is tobacco. However, there are places in the Netherlands where it is legal to smoke marijuana (indoors or out). Formerly, of course, this was done in the time-honoured manner - small amounts of hash were rolled in an ordinary tobacco cigarette. Now this is against the law, so that the Dutch police have the task of looking for a "haystack in a needle" (that is, reversing the usual order in which one tries to find things). Well done everyone - those who solved the crossword clue and those who solved the puzzle. Further puzzles where the statement itself is in the form of a crossword clue will be published as soon as I can think of any. |
