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| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3733 Registered: 8-2001 |
Scrunds can be divided into active & passive. An active scrund involves a false belief you've thought about, such as my belief that Christian doctrine held that Jesus turned leopards back into men. A passive scrund involves something you've taken for granted but never actually thought about. You realize that you had a passive scrund when you learn a new fact that comes as a surprise. I & everyone I asked long had a passive scrund about Israel. The fact about Israel is true of some other countries as well, but only about Israel is it surprising. What is it?? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1391 Registered: 6-2005 |
It hasn't always been a "country"? Does this scrund have to do with... Geography? Politics? Population? Religion? Military? Food? Other ethnic considerations? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3735 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1391 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 - 8:12 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) It hasn't always been a "country"? irrel (What country has always been a country??) Does this scrund have to do with... Geography? no Politics? no Population? yes Religion? yope Military? no Food? no Other ethnic considerations? yesish | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 209 Registered: 6-2008 |
Are languages relevant? Not long ago I was visiting my parents and we had a conversation about how Yiddish came to be connected with the Jews and Israel, and what connection it has, if any, with Hebrew. Apparently it was essentially a dialect of German that a certain portion of the Jewish population picked up while being around German-speaking people, and subsequently adapted, so its connection with that ethnicity is essentially a coincidence. This seems like a topic very conducive to scrunds--I don't know if I fully have it right myself. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3737 Registered: 8-2001 |
Biograd (Biograd) New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 209 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 - 11:16 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are languages relevant?yope Not long ago I was visiting my parents and we had a conversation about how Yiddish came to be connected with the Jews and Israel, and what connection it has, if any, with Hebrew. Apparently it was essentially a dialect of German that a certain portion of the Jewish population picked up while being around German-speaking people, and subsequently adapted, so its connection with that ethnicity is essentially a coincidence. This seems like a topic very conducive to scrunds--I don't know if I fully have it right myself.This is interesting but not what I had in mind. It's about Jews but not specifically about Israel, although I realize that you may have been offerung it just as something interesting rather than as a solution. | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 105 Registered: 3-2006 |
Does the scrund have to do with the Hebrew language? That most Israelis do not speak Hebrew? Or does it have to with the population of Jews? That there are more non-Jews than Jews in Israel | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 384 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does it have to do with the fact that most of Israel's population immigrated within the last century and for most of its history, it hasn't been a "Jewish" country? There are so many immigrants that one of the two major military units is designed to receive and assimilate them. Does it have to do with secularism? Faith? For a country set up to protect a particular faith, it's remarkably secular, at least compared with its neighbors. Does this have to do with the media (newspapers etc)? Technology? Religious strife? The fact that Israel (well, Jerusalem) is sacred to three major faiths all at once? Size of the population? Ethnic, religious or other proportional makeup of the population? Famous people? A famous incident? Travel? Tourism? Is it humorous? Ironic? Is it a scrund to do with Jews in general? But in Israel it's particularly remarkable for some reason? Could the scrund apply to other countries, ethnic groups, or religions? Could a similar scrund? Where did you get the word 'scrund', anyway? It sounds just right, but I don't know why. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3738 Registered: 8-2001 |
Rubberduck (Rubberduck) New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 105 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 7:36 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the scrund have to do with the Hebrew language? no That most Israelis do not speak Hebrew? noish )(Is that true?) Or does it have to with the population of Jews? yesishThat there are more non-Jews than Jews in Israel? yesish Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 384 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 8:15 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it have to do with the fact that most of Israel's population immigrated within the last century and for most of its history, it hasn't been a "Jewish" country noish or yope} There are so many immigrants that one of the two major military units is designed to receive and assimilate them? no Does it have to do with secularism? see next answer Faith? yesishFor a country set up to protect a particular faith, it's remarkably secular, at least compared with its neighbors. Does this have to do with the media (newspapers etc)? no Technology? no Religious strife? no The fact that Israel (well, Jerusalem) is sacred to three major faiths all at once? yesish or yope Size of the population? yes Ethnic, religious or other proportional makeup of the population? yes--this is most relevant Famous people? no A famous incident? no Travel? noTourism? no Is it humorous? yesish Ironic? ditto Is it a scrund to do with Jews in general? no But in Israel it's particularly remarkable for some reason? noCould the scrund apply to other countries, ethnic groups, or religions? It could but as far as I know it doesn't Could a similar scrund? ditto Where did you get the word 'scrund', anyway? The "und" syllab;le is from "understand." I thought 'scrund' sounded right because it sounds awkward. It also has the virtue of being easy to pronounce & spell. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3739 Registered: 8-2001 |
BLOOPERRRALERTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 7:36 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the scrund have to do with the Hebrew language? no That most Israelis do not speak Hebrew? noish )(Is that true?) Or does it have to with the population of Jews? yesishThat there are more non-Jews than Jews in Israel? yesishI think there's a bbbbbloooooooooooperrrr in the last question, but (for once), it's not my bbbbbloooooooooooperrrr. The population of Israel is about 5/6 Jewish. If you include the occupied territories, non-Jews may outnumber Jews, but as far as I know, no one but extreme right-wingers counts the occupied territories as part of Israel. They're under different (& much worse) laws &, unlike the Arabs who do live in Israel, the Palestinians in the territories are not Israeli citizens. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1405 Registered: 6-2005 |
I think I'm confused by the answers to his questions... and the blooper. Is this scrund about the population of bloodline Jews? Orthodox Jews? any kind of Jew? vs. the population of non-Jews? Does it have to do with the actual numbers of each? Does it have to do with the numbers that actually live in the city? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 389 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does it have to do with Jewish denominations? Orthodox? Conservative? Liberal? Liberal/Reform? Reconstructionist (AKA atheist?) Does it have to do with the relative lack of fundamentalism and increase of secularism compared with its neighbors? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3740 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1405 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 10:31 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I think I'm confused by the answers to his questions... and the blooper. Is this scrund about the population of bloodline Jews? yopeOrthodox Jews? see next answerany kind of Jew? yesvs. the population of non-Jews? yes Does it have to do with the actual numbers of each? Does it have to do with the numbers that actually live in the city? no--it's the ratio that is relevantish & no particular city in Isreal is esp. relevant} Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 389 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 7:24 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it have to do with Jewish denominations? noOrthodox? Conservative? Liberal? Liberal/Reform? Reconstructionist (AKA atheist?) Does it have to do with the relative lack of fundamentalism and increase of secularism compared with its neighbors? noish | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 110 Registered: 3-2006 |
OOPS! First time I made a blooper as a player. Sorry 'bout that. | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2447 Registered: 2-2001 |
Belief vs. ethnicity relevant (i. e. ethnic Jews practicing other religions, e. g. atheism or Christianity)? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3745 Registered: 8-2001 |
odo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2447 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 3:22 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Belief vs. ethnicity relevant somewhat(i. e. ethnic Jews practicing other religions, e. g. atheism or Christianity)? that example is not relevant | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2453 Registered: 2-2001 |
Relevant where the majority of Jews living there were born? Relevant how many Jews were there before the country was formed? Is the relationship between Muslims and Jews pre-Israel relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3747 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2453 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 8:00 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Relevant where the majority of Jews living there were born?no Relevant how many Jews were there before the country was formed? no Is the relationship between Muslims and Jews pre-Israel relevant? no | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 417 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are Muslims relevant? Christians? Relationship between: Jews/Muslims? Jews/Xians? Muslims/Xians? All three? Relevant that Arabs living in Israel are Israeli citizens? Or that Arabs living in Palestine aren't Israeli citizens? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3750 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 417 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 - 1:15 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are Muslims relevant? yes Christians? no Relationship between: Jews/Muslims? yope Jews/Xians? no Muslims/Xians? no All three? no Relevant that Arabs living in Israel are Israeli citizens? no or noish Or that Arabs living in Palestine aren't Israeli citizens? ditto | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 427 Registered: 5-2003 |
Anything to do with the Dome of the Rock? The Western Wall? Both? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3754 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 427 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 3:53 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Anything to do with the Dome of the Rock? no The Western Wall? no Both? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3766 Registered: 8-2001 |
RECAP: Add the following to the puzzle statement. The following things are relevant: 1. the ratio of Jews to Arabs in the state of Israel (about 5:1) 2. A certain aspect of a certain religion HINT: I'm not especially interested in religion or Israel (except insofar as each is useful as sources for puzzles), but this puzzle deals with something most of you probably know I'm interested in. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1446 Registered: 6-2005 |
Does that aspect you're interested in related to Women's rights? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1492 Registered: 1-2007 |
is Kosher food relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3767 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1446 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 3:24 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does that aspect you're interested in related to Women's rights?No, & by the eay. women's rights don't interest me more than anyone else's rights. Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1492 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 11:33 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is Kosher food relevant? no. But food sure does interest me, although specifically kosher food does not. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1447 Registered: 6-2005 |
Does it have to do with eating pork? not eating pork? Vegetarianism? eating something particular? Not eating something particular? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3771 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1447 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 1:43 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it have to do with eating pork? no not eating pork? noVegetarianism? no eating something particular? noNot eating something particular?It has nothing to do with food at all. Incredible as it may seem, food is not the ONLY thing that interests me. | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1573 Registered: 3-2006 |
Nothing to do with Arthurian legend, is it? (I read somewhere that some of the stories about King David have parallels with Arthurian ones, though this might be untrue.) | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3786 Registered: 8-2001 |
Woodworm (Woodworm) New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1573 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 6:39 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Nothing to do with Arthurian legend, is it? no, alas. (I read somewhere that some of the stories about King David have parallels with Arthurian ones, though this might be untrue.) I've never heard this claim & don't know enough about the King David legends to evaluate it. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 663 Registered: 12-2004 |
Whatever the fact is about Israel... Does it relate to: Foreign Policy? Domestic Matters? Laws? Is that true in: Other Middle-Eastern nations? European Nations? India? China? Russia? Pakistan? United Kingdom? United States? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 664 Registered: 12-2004 |
Does the fact have anything to do with: The United Nations? Its constitution? Its location? Its demographics? Defense? Nuclear weapons? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 745 Registered: 12-2004 |
Leopards "back" into men? When were leopards humans at all? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3794 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 663 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 11:52 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Whatever the fact is about Israel... Does it relate to: Foreign Policy? no Domestic Matters? yesish Laws? no Is that true in: Other Middle-Eastern nations? Yes, but it's not a scrund for them, i.e., no one would be surprised that it's true of other Mideast states European Nations?no India? no China? no Russia? no Pakistan?It's probably true but definitely not a scrund United Kingdom? no United States? no Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 664 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 11:56 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the fact have anything to do with: The United Nations? no Its constitution? no Its location? Only insofar as it's location has given it a sizable Arab minority Its demographics? yes Defense? noNuclear weapons? no Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 745 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 9:10 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Leopards "back" into men? See next answer When were leopards humans at all? Never, in fact. But when I heard that Jesus had "cured the leopards," I thought that these leopards were men who had been enchanted into leopards & he broke the spell & turned them back into men again. That was the first scrund I posted, the one that introdiced the concept. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 761 Registered: 12-2004 |
I'm sorry that I missed that one. That sounds like a fun PUZZZZZZLE. What makes it a scrund in Israel but not Pakistan? (Oh wait, that's not a yes/no question...) Hmm... what is there about Israel that makes it different from Pakistan? Ummm... Is it the prevalence of Judaism? The fact that they don't like terrorists? Is Jerusalem or any other individual cities relevant? Is Judaism the only relevant religion? If not, are any of the following relevant: Christianity? Islam? Another monotheistic religion? A polytheistic religion? A lack of religion? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3798 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 761 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 10:39 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I'm sorry that I missed that one. That sounds like a fun PUZZZZZZLE. In my truly objective judgment as the puzzle's creator, I think it most certainly was What makes it a scrund in Israel but not Pakistan? (Oh wait, that's not a yes/no question...) Hmm... what is there about Israel that makes it different from Pakistan? Ummm... Is it the prevalence of Judaism? yesish The fact that they don't like terrorists? no Is Jerusalem or any other individual cities relevant? no Is Judaism the only relevant religion? noIf not, are any of the following relevant: Christianity? no Islam? yes Another monotheistic religion? no A polytheistic religion? no A lack of religion? no | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 765 Registered: 12-2004 |
Did you take it for granted that Muslims get to use HOV lanes on Wednesdays, when in reality it is the people from Kazakhstan who do? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3801 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 765 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 12:45 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did you take it for granted that Muslims get to use HOV lanes on Wednesdays, when in reality it is the people from Kazakhstan who do? Nooo---strange as it may seem, I never did take that for granted | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 795 Registered: 12-2004 |
So, so far we have 1) You and some people you know didn't know a fact about Israel. 2) This fact was surprising to you, but it would not be surprising if it were true about some different country (for example, Pakistan). 3) The ratio of Jews to Muslims is approximately 5:1, and this is relevant to the fact. 4) some aspect of ________ is relevant. Judaism? Islam? Other? 5) The fact has to do with matters within Israel's borders, as opposed to matters that extend infinitely in all directions. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3804 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 795 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 10:08 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) So, so far we have 1) You and some people you know didn't know a fact about Israel. Yes. I bet it's a scrund for most of you, too, but probably not to any Israelis who are on the forum 2) This fact was surprising to you, but it would not be surprising if it were true about some different country (for example, Pakistan).Well, there are countries it is true of & not surprising about. I bet Pakistan is one. 3) The ratio of Jews to Muslims is approximately 5:1, and this is relevant to the fact. yes 4) some aspect of ________ is relevant. Judaism? yes Islam? yesOther? No other religion is relevant 5) The fact has to do with matters within Israel's borders, as opposed to matters that extend infinitely in all directions. yes And I also gave you the hint that the matter in question is something I'm particularly interested in & many forum members know I'm interested in. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 799 Registered: 12-2004 |
I can't remember what you are interested in, other than food and great justice! The aspect about Judaism that is relevant... That it's what Jewish people believe? Something else? The aspect about Islam that is relevant... That it is what Muslim people believe? I feel like making another LTPF list, so here goes: {LTPF List|Five Pillars of Islam list1= Faith Prayer Alms-giving Fasting Pilgrimage } Are any of the five pillars of Islam relevant? If so, consider LTPF List of Five Pillars of Islam. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3806 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 799 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 10:56 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I can't remember what you are interested in, other than food and great justice! If I told you, it would give it away. So I'll just say that this interest of mine is evident in MOST of my puzzles The aspect about Judaism that is relevant... That it's what Jewish people believe? noish Something else? yesish The aspect about Islam that is relevant... That it is what Muslim people believe? yopeI feel like making another LTPF list, so here goes: {LTPF List|Five Pillars of Islam list1= Faith Prayer Alms-giving Fasting Pilgrimage } Are any of the five pillars of Islam relevant? noIf so, consider LTPF List of Five Pillars of Islam. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 802 Registered: 12-2004 |
Is the specific aspect of Judaism... one of its beliefs? its prevalence? its history? its rituals? something of which an average Gentile would know? Is the specific aspect of Islam... one of its beliefs? its prevalence? its history? its rituals? something of which an average non-Muslim would know? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3809 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 802 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 11:14 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the specific aspect of Judaism... one of its beliefs? its prevalence? its history? its rituals?none of these is quite right, but rituals is probably closest something of which an average Gentile would know? probably Is the specific aspect of Islam... one of its beliefs? its prevalence? its history? its rituals? same as with Judaism something of which an average non-Muslim would know? yes | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 803 Registered: 12-2004 |
That Muslims wear yarmulkes and Jews wear Ihram clothing? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 466 Registered: 6-2003 |
Language relevant? Hebrew language, in particular? the word for "God" in Hebrew? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3813 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 803 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 12:09 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) That Muslims wear yarmulkes and Jews wear Ihram clothing?No--clothing is irrel Sundowner (Sundowner) New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 466 Registered: 6-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 11:28 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Language relevant? yes Hebrew language, in particular? yope the word for "God" in Hebrew? no | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1487 Registered: 6-2005 |
Literature relevant? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1488 Registered: 6-2005 |
Literature relevant? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1489 Registered: 6-2005 |
Testing. I seem to keep double posting. I swear I don't mean to do it. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3815 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1487 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Friday, November 07, 2008 - 10:26 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Literature relevant?yope or yesish | ||
| Ostap (Ostap)
New member Username: Ostap Post Number: 68 Registered: 6-2005 |
Yiddish language relevant? or any of the other languages spoken in Israel? the variety of alphabets used in Israel? Did your scrund involve which languages or alphabets the children in Israel learn at school? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3820 Registered: 8-2001 |
Ostap (Ostap) New member Username: Ostap Post Number: 68 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 2:37 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Yiddish language relevant? yope or any of the other languages spoken in Israel? yes the variety of alphabets used in Israel? no Did your scrund involve which languages or alphabets the children in Israel learn at school? no | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 879 Registered: 12-2004 |
Is Hebrew relevant? Is Arabic relevant? A different language relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3824 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 879 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 8:32 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is Hebrew relevant? yes Is Arabic relevant? yes A different language relevant? yes | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 883 Registered: 12-2004 |
Are any of these languages relevant? [LTPF list|Languages] * Afrikaans * Albanian * Amharic * Arabic * Armenian * Azerbaijani * Basque * Belarusian * Bengali * Bihari * Bosnian * Breton * Bulgarian * Cambodian * Catalan * Chinese * Corsican * Croatian * Czech * Danish * Dutch * English * Esperanto * Estonian * Faroese * Filipino * Finnish * French * Frisian * Galician * Georgian * German * Greek * Guarani * Gujarati * Hebrew * Hindi * Hungarian * Icelandic * Indonesian * Interlingua * Irish * Italian * 1337 * Japanese * Javanese * Kannada * Kazakh * Klingon * Korean * Kurdish * Kyrgyz * Laothian * Latin * Latvian * Lingala * Lithuanian * Macedonian * Malay * Malayalam * Maltese * Maori * Marathi * Moldavian * Mongolian * Montenegrin * Nepali * Norwegian * Occitan * Oriya * Pashto * Persian * Pirate * Polish * Portuguese * Punjabi * Quechua * Romanian * Romansh * Russian * Scots Gaelic * Serbian * Serbo-Croatian * Sesotho * Shona * Sindhi * Sinhalese * Slovak * Slovenian * Somali * Spanish * Sundanese * Swahili * Swedish * Tajik * Tamil * Tatar * Telugu * Thai * Tigrinya * Tonga * Turkish * Turkmen * Twi * Uighur * Ukrainian * Urdu * Uzbek * Vietnamese * Welsh * Xhosa * Yiddish * Yoruba * Zulu | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3827 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 883 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 9:11 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are any of these languages relevant?All & only languages widely spoken in Israel are relevant. The official languages (Hebrew & Arabic) are relevant, as are English & Yiddish.I don't know which other languages are widely spoken in Israel. [LTPF list|Languages] * Afrikaans * Albanian * Amharic * Arabic * Armenian * Azerbaijani * Basque * Belarusian * Bengali * Bihari * Bosnian * Breton * Bulgarian * Cambodian * Catalan * Chinese * Corsican * Croatian * Czech * Danish * Dutch * English * Esperanto * Estonian * Faroese * Filipino * Finnish * French * Frisian * Galician * Georgian * German * Greek * Guarani * Gujarati * Hebrew * Hindi * Hungarian * Icelandic * Indonesian * Interlingua * Irish * Italian * 1337 * Japanese * Javanese * Kannada * Kazakh * Klingon * Korean * Kurdish * Kyrgyz * Laothian * Latin * Latvian * Lingala * Lithuanian * Macedonian * Malay * Malayalam * Maltese * Maori * Marathi * Moldavian * Mongolian * Montenegrin * Nepali * Norwegian * Occitan * Oriya * Pashto * Persian * Pirate * Polish * Portuguese * Punjabi * Quechua * Romanian * Romansh * Russian * Scots Gaelic * Serbian * Serbo-Croatian * Sesotho * Shona * Sindhi * Sinhalese * Slovak * Slovenian * Somali * Spanish * Sundanese * Swahili * Swedish * Tajik * Tamil * Tatar * Telugu * Thai * Tigrinya * Tonga * Turkish * Turkmen * Twi * Uighur * Ukrainian * Urdu * Uzbek * Vietnamese * Welsh * Xhosa * Yiddish * Yoruba * Zulu | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 886 Registered: 12-2004 |
Does the scrund involve the languages? How the languages reproduce? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3830 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 886 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 10:12 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the scrund involve the languages? yesish How the languages reproduce? no | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1490 Registered: 6-2005 |
And now all I can think about is the reproductive cycle of languages. Very graphic language. Definately an R or NC-17 rating. Literature is relevant... sortof. What about songs? art? books? movies? Is there some [relevant noun] that every person in Israel knows despite language barriers? That select people know? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3835 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1490 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 8:50 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) And now all I can think about is the reproductive cycle of languages. Very graphic language. Definately an R or NC-17 rating. Literature is relevant... sortof. What about songs? art? books? movies? Just books--one bpook, in particular. (Tha's a HINT!!) Is there some [relevant noun] that every person in Israel knows despite language barriers? Almost everyone. There's nothing that literally everyone knows. That select people know? See previous answer | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2482 Registered: 2-2001 |
What, the Torah? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1491 Registered: 6-2005 |
A book that everybody has read? Famous book? Not so famous book? Bible? Qur'an? Everybody Poops? How to freakin spell Qur'an relevant? spelling in general? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3838 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2482 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 10:05 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) What, the Torah? no Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1491 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 10:07 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) A book that everybody has read?Everybody?? What book would that be?? Famous book? yes Not so famous book? no Bible? no Qur'an? yes, but you don't need to have read it to solve this puzzle, which I designed without having read the Qur'an, either.Everybody Poops? no How to freakin spell Qur'an relevant? nospelling in general? no | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 474 Registered: 5-2003 |
"Peace be with you," which is 'Shalom Aleichem' in Hebrew, and 'Salaam Aleikhem' in Arabic? Other similarities between Hebrew and Arabic relevant? You say this scrund is true of other countries, but is only surprising in Israel. Because Israel is a Jewish country and not primarily some other faith? For some other reason? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3840 Registered: 8-2001 |
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 474 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 10:29 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) "Peace be with you," which is 'Shalom Aleichem' in Hebrew, and 'Salaam Aleikhem' in Arabic? no Other similarities between Hebrew and Arabic relevant? no You say this scrund is true of other countries, but is only surprising in Israel. yes Because Israel is a Jewish country and not primarily some other faith? yes For some other reason? no | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 476 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is this scrund true (but not surprising) of Arab countries? Christian ones? Hindu? Buddhist? Atheist/secular? Does it have to do with religious freedom? If you said no to any of the above, but this scrund were present in a country of one of those faiths where it isn't, would the scrund be as surprising? For the same reasons? Does the scrund have to do with a specific location? The Western Wall/Dome of the Rock, perhaps? Or something else tangible (architecture, some sort of technology, clothing styles, etc)? Literature? Tradition? Has the situation that causes the scrund lasted for the past 10 years? Longer? Did it exist before the State of Israel? Would it exist if the State of Israel did not exist? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3843 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 476 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 4:36 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is this scrund true (but not surprising) of Arab countries? yes Christian ones?{As far as I know, it is not true of any Christian country, but if it were, it would be a scrund.Hindu?Same as with Christian countries Buddhist? dittoAtheist/secular? dittoDoes it have to do with religious freedom? no If you said no to any of the above, but this scrund were present in a country of one of those faiths where it isn't, would the scrund be as surprising? yes For the same reasons? yes Does the scrund have to do with a specific location? noThe Western Wall/Dome of the Rock, perhaps? no Or something else tangible (architecture, some sort of technology, clothing styles, etc)? no Literature? no Tradition? yes Has the situation that causes the scrund lasted for the past 10 years? yesLonger? yesDid it exist before the State of Israel? It was probably true but it was not not a scrund Would it exist if the State of Israel did not exist? possibly | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1492 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is the Qur'an the top selling book in the nation? Which is surprising since it's considered a predominantly Jewish nation? Wheras most people would have thought the Torah would be the most frequently sold book? Or perhaps the bible in other nations? | ||
| Usmcfink (Usmcfink)
New member Username: Usmcfink Post Number: 192 Registered: 10-2008 |
Can I hop in? Maybe get a quick recap? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3846 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1492 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 11:27 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the Qur'an the top selling book in the nation? I don't know & it's irrel, but you're ORT (on the right track) Which is surprising since it's considered a predominantly Jewish nation? see previous answerWheras most people would have thought the Torah would be the most frequently sold book? I doubt it--most Israelis are anti-religious (perhaps because they resent how much political power Orthodox Judaism has in Israel) Or perhaps the bible in other nations? I don't know Usmcfink (Usmcfink) New member Username: Usmcfink Post Number: 192 Registered: 10-2008 Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 - 1:22 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Can I hop in? yesMaybe get a quick recap? Add the following to the puzzle statement. The scrund is something that is true & unspurprising about all predominantly Muslim countries but but is surprising about Israel, whose population is about 1/6 Arab, with most of theses Arabs being Muslim. | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 777 Registered: 7-2001 |
does this relate to some law about the Koran in Israel? some tradition about how it is treated? how it is taught? does the Koran have some sort of status in Israel that you would expect more in an Islamic country? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3850 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 777 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 9:38 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) does this relate to some law about the Koran in Israel? no some tradition about how it is treated? no how it is taught? no does the Koran have some sort of status in Israel that you would expect more in an Islamic country? no or noish | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 483 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does the Koran (or anything else Islamic) have some sort of status that you would NOT expect in a non-Islamic country? In a secular country (is this scrund present and/or surprising in Turkey, for example)? Anything to do with Sharia law, perhaps? They are allowing it force in some cases in Europe now, but you say this scrund does NOT (but could) apply to a Xian country. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3854 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 483 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 12:00 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the Koran (or anything else Islamic) have some sort of status that you would NOT expect in a non-Islamic country? yesishIn a secular country (is this scrund present and/or surprising in Turkey, for example)? It's not present in Turkey & it would be surprising if it were Anything to do with Sharia law, perhaps? noThey are allowing it force in some cases in Europe now, but you say this scrund does NOT (but could) apply to a Xian country. I did say that but may have spoken too soon. I'm pretty sure that the scrund does not apply to any such country but, on thinking it over, I realize that I can't be completely sure. This isn't because the answer is in principle unclear; it's just a result of my ignorance, esp. about the new countries that emerged from the fall of the USSR | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 780 Registered: 7-2001 |
does it relate to the way the koran is taught? to where it is taught? to who reads it? to who sells them? to who buys them? to the teachings of the koran? to a rule that is in the koran? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3855 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 780 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 4:48 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) does it relate to the way the koran is taught? noto where it is taught? no to who reads it? to who sells them? noto who buys them? noto the teachings of the koran? yoopeto a rule that is in the koran? no. HINT: Focusing on the Koran is leading you down a blind alley. Better to think in terms of an Islamic custom | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 787 Registered: 7-2001 |
is there some teaching of the koran that is relevant? or some action people might take in response to reading the koran? is there something relevant that some people do in Israel? that you might expect people only to do in an islamic country? | ||
| Howardwoman (Howardwoman)
New member Username: Howardwoman Post Number: 176 Registered: 1-2008 |
Anything dealing with the dress of people? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3857 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 787 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 7:16 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is there some teaching of the koran that is relevant? yesor some action people might take in response to reading the koran? yes is there something relevant that some people do in Israel? yes that you might expect people only to do in an islamic country?yes Howardwoman (Howardwoman) New member Username: Howardwoman Post Number: 176 Registered: 1-2008 Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 7:27 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Anything dealing with the dress of people? no | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 987 Registered: 12-2004 |
Does the Qur'an demand that people do something? And people do it? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 488 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does it have to do with a specific custom? Say, people taking a particular day off? Or the muezzins in towers calling people to pray? If so, is the custom normally observed by observant Muslims, but not by others? Or is not tolerated or supported by non-Muslims? But in Israel, for some reason, it is supported or accepted by the Jewish state? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3860 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 987 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 2:12 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the Qur'an demand that people do something? I doubt very much that the Qur'an demands itAnd people do it? lots of Muslims (& virtually no non-Muslims) do it Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 488 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 4:36 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it have to do with a specific custom? yes Say, people taking a particular day off? no Or the muezzins in towers calling people to pray? no If so, is the custom normally observed by observant Muslims, yes but not by others? yes Or is not tolerated or supported by non-Muslims? noBut in Israel, for some reason, it is supported or accepted by the Jewish state? The Jewish state neither supports nor opposes the custom. | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 196 Registered: 9-2008 |
Is the scrund that one would expect the Jewish state to outlaw the Muslim custom, and it doesn't? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3866 Registered: 8-2001 |
Rcs (Rcs) New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 196 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 5:55 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the scrund that one would expect the Jewish state to outlaw the Muslim custom, and it doesn't? no--no one would expect Israel to outlaw this custom | ||
| Mimino (Mimino)
New member Username: Mimino Post Number: 49 Registered: 6-2005 |
You mentioned before that language (or languages?) is relevant? Does the custom involve reading? writing? speaking? listening? Anything about greeting? saying good wishes? standard phrases? praying? Relevant that both Arab and Hebrew are written from the right to the left? Is the custom followed by Muslims everywhere in the world? But it's surprising that they do it in Israel? Because it's more difficult to do it in Isreal? or, maybe, easier? Would the same scrund be possible in any other region where a large Muslim community lives in a predominantly non-Muslim society? (Tatarstan, for instance?) or does it have to be Jews that the Muslims live together with? Do the Jews have a similar custom? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3870 Registered: 8-2001 |
Mimino (Mimino) New member Username: Mimino Post Number: 49 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 9:31 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) You mentioned before that language (or languages?) is relevant? all languages spoken in Israel are relevant, but Arabic is most relevant & then Hebrew Does the custom involve reading? writing? speaking? listening?speaking is most relevant but all are relevant Anything about greeting? saying good wishes? standard phrases? praying? none of those Relevant that both Arab and Hebrew are written from the right to the left? no Is the custom followed by Muslims everywhere in the world? yesBut it's surprising that they do it in Israel? no Because it's more difficult to do it in Isreal? or, maybe, easier? It's neither harder nor easier Would the same scrund be possible in any other region where a large Muslim community lives in a predominantly non-Muslim society? {Tatarstan, for instance?} yesor does it have to be Jews that the Muslims live together with?no Do the Jews have a similar custom? noish or yope | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1078 Registered: 12-2004 |
So there is a custom? That people do? In Israel? And? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3875 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1078 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Friday, November 21, 2008 - 8:52 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) So there is a custom? yes That people do? yes In Israel? yes And? Well, it's a Muslim custom; so many observant Muslims do it wherever they are | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1081 Registered: 12-2004 |
Does the custom involve saying something? Performing an action? Thinking a thought? Dancing a dance? Reading a newspaper? Doing a crossword puzzle? Something else? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3877 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1081 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Friday, November 21, 2008 - 9:09 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the custom involve saying something? yesish Performing an action? yes Thinking a thought? Well, thought is involved in conscious action, but it's not JUST thought Dancing a dance? noReading a newspaper? no Doing a crossword puzzle? no Something else? yes | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1087 Registered: 12-2004 |
OK. Does this involve reading something? Writing something? Typing something? Singing something? I've been waiting so long? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3880 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1087 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Friday, November 21, 2008 - 10:01 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) OK. Does this involve reading something? Writing something? Typing something? Singing something? I've been waiting so long? Writing might be involved, but I think you're OWT (on the wrong track). Just think about various types of religious or ethnic customs. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1092 Registered: 12-2004 |
I don't know any customs. Hmm... customs, customs, customs.... Watching football on Thanksgiving? Drinking alcoholic beverages on St. Patrick's Day? Drinking alcoholic beverages on New Year's Eve? Vandalizing structures on Halloween? Using illegal explosives on Independence Day? Making someone do pushups on their birthday? Playing Scrabble? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3881 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1092 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Friday, November 21, 2008 - 10:44 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I don't know any customs. Hmm... customs, customs, customs.... Watching football on Thanksgiving? Drinking alcoholic beverages on St. Patrick's Day? Drinking alcoholic beverages on New Year's Eve? Vandalizing structures on Halloween? Using illegal explosives on Independence Day? Making someone do pushups on their birthday? Playing Scrabble? none of the above | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2545 Registered: 2-2001 |
Is this a relatively well-known custom? Praying to Mecca? Not drinking alcohol? Fasting during Ramadan? The reason one would not expect it to apply to Israel is due to the current animosity between most Persian/Arabic nations and Israel? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1132 Registered: 12-2004 |
Oh, and is it related to food? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3883 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2545 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 12:08 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is this a relatively well-known custom? very Praying to Mecca? no Not drinking alcohol? noFasting during Ramadan? noThe reason one would not expect it to apply to Israel is due to the current animosity between most Persian/Arabic nations and Israel? no Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1132 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 2:01 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Oh, and is it related to food? no | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 501 Registered: 5-2003 |
The reason we would expect it not to apply to Israel is that Israel is primarily Jewish rather than Muslim? Does it have to do with weekends, or the calendar, or particular events of the Muslim year? IIRC Friday is the Sabbath for Muslims. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 504 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is it a custom also observed by Jews? If so, is it required by Judaism or by Israeli law? If not, are Israelis aware of the custom? Tolerant of it? Grudgingly tolerant? Approving? Does it have to do with the public or private sphere? Is it signified by something physical? If I look at a person, can I tell if they observe the custom? If I look at or inside their house? Car? Something else? (I'm thinking of something akin to the Jewish mezuzah, or door token, here.) Can recognizing the custom tell me that the person doing it is Muslim? Or tell me something else relevant? Does it involve a particular action? Lack of action? Choices? Decisions? Is it necessary to spend money to observe this custom? Should we be calling it a custom? Are Israelis (whether Jewish or Arab) aware that people in other countries regard it as a scrund? Is it a scrund everywhere? For example, would a person living in Europe have this scrund about Israel? Would any non-Israeli Muslim who performs this custom have the scrund (would they think it does not apply in Israel)? If they thought it did not apply, would that be reason to dislike the Israeli state? Great puzzle, by the way. It's becoming a mindworm! | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3887 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 504 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 3:57 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it a custom also observed by Jews? no If so, is it required by Judaism or by Israeli law? If not, are Israelis aware of the custom? yesTolerant of it? yes Grudgingly tolerant? Non-grudgingly--it's unlikely that the custom would bother any Israeli Jews Approving? No, they're probably indifferent Does it have to do with the public or private sphere?public would be more accurate Is it signified by something physical? If I look at a person, can I tell if they observe the custom? If I look at or inside their house? Car? Something else? (I'm thinking of something akin to the Jewish mezuzah, or door token, here.) Can recognizing the custom tell me that the person doing it is Muslim? Or tell me something else relevant? Does it involve a particular action? yes Lack of action? no Choices? yes Decisions? yes Is it necessary to spend money to observe this custom? yes Should we be calling it a custom? yes Are Israelis (whether Jewish or Arab) aware that people in other countries regard it as a scrund? ProbablyIs it a scrund everywhere?Well, some people may happen to know about it, but for most people outside Iasael, it is a scrund For example, would a person living in Europe have this scrund about Israel? Probably Would any non-Israeli Muslim who performs this custom have the scrund (would they think it does not apply in Israel)? For some int would be a scrund, for some not If they thought it did not apply, would that be reason to dislike the Israeli state? no Great puzzle, by the way. Thanks~!! It's becoming a mindworm! We aim to please!! | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3888 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is it signified by something physical? noish or yope If I look at a person, can I tell if they observe the custom? no If I look at or inside their house? no Car? noSomething else? yes (I'm thinking of something akin to the Jewish mezuzah, or door token, here.) Nothing like thatCan recognizing the custom tell me that the person doing it is Muslim? Anyone observing this custom is almost certainly MuslimOr tell me something else relevant? no | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1304 Registered: 12-2004 |
Would one expect a devout Muslim to observe this custom? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3892 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1304 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 10:11 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Would one expect a devout Muslim to observe this custom? yes | ||
| Usmcfink (Usmcfink)
New member Username: Usmcfink Post Number: 212 Registered: 10-2008 |
Could I look inside their passport for determination? Dealing with a pilgrimage? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3897 Registered: 8-2001 |
Usmcfink (Usmcfink) New member Username: Usmcfink Post Number: 212 Registered: 10-2008 Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 10:21 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Could I look inside their passport for determination? yes Dealing with a pilgrimage? no | ||
| Mimino (Mimino)
New member Username: Mimino Post Number: 54 Registered: 6-2005 |
I don't know where to start here .. is the custom to do with any of the following: business? making contracts? making deals? betting? gambling? making promises? swearing in public? work days? holidays? does the "speaking" part of the custom relate to using particular words or phrases? not using particular words or phrases? does it relate to the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1363 Registered: 12-2004 |
Mimino. Whatever you do, do not go anywhere near my puzzle "Propaganda Never Fails". Thank you, come again. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 508 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is it worn? Carried on the person? At all times? Emplaced somewhere permanently? If so, indoors or out? Temporarily? Is it bigger than a breadbox? Is it alive? Is its composition relevant (if it is made out of wood, etc)? Re: the passport -- does it have to do with citizenship, picture, stamps, vital statistics? Is the item in question found inside the passport? Is this custom observed only by Muslims of a certain age? Gender? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 509 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is it a scrund because outsiders would think that the custom is outlawed in Israel? | ||
| Usmcfink (Usmcfink)
New member Username: Usmcfink Post Number: 215 Registered: 10-2008 |
could I look at other forms of official identification for determination? deals with naming? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3899 Registered: 8-2001 |
Mimino (Mimino) New member Username: Mimino Post Number: 54 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 12:02 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I don't know where to start here .. is the custom to do with any of the following: business? making contracts? making deals? betting? gambling? making promises? swearing in public? work days? holidays? none of the above does the "speaking" part of the custom relate to using particular words or phrases? Yes--see below. It has to do with naming not using particular words or phrases? no does it relate to the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims? no Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1363 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 12:20 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Mimino. Whatever you do, do not go anywhere near my puzzle "Propaganda Never Fails". Thank you, come again. Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 508 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 2:09 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it worn? Carried on the person? At all times? Emplaced somewhere permanently? If so, indoors or out? Temporarily? Is it bigger than a breadbox? Is it alive? Is its composition relevant (if it is made out of wood, etc)? no to all Re: the passport -- does it have to do with citizenship, picture, stamps, vital statistics? none og those Is the item in question found inside the passport? yes Is this custom observed only by Muslims of a certain age? yes Gender? no Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 509 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 2:11 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it a scrund because outsiders would think that the custom is outlawed in Israel? no Usmcfink (Usmcfink) New member Username: Usmcfink Post Number: 215 Registered: 10-2008 Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 1:13 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) could I look at other forms of official identification for determination? see next answer deals with naming? Yes!!! I'm surprised it took so long to guess this, since many of my other puzzles also deal with naming. NOW THE PUZZLE SHOULD BE READY TO BE SOLVED!! | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 269 Registered: 9-2008 |
Do Muslims and Jews form their names differently? Anything to do with whether the given name precedes or follows the surname? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3903 Registered: 8-2001 |
Rcs (Rcs) New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 269 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 9:13 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Do Muslims and Jews form their names differently? irrel Also, I don't know)Anything to do with whether the given name precedes or follows the surname? no | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1388 Registered: 12-2004 |
Does it have to do with naming of persons? Locations? Structures? Appliances? Anything tangible? Concepts? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1389 Registered: 12-2004 |
Does everyone in Israel adopt a Muslim name after their bar mitzvah? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 517 Registered: 5-2003 |
Anything to do with how children are named (ie, ben or bat "Surname" for Jews, ibn/bin or bint "Surname" for Muslims? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1390 Registered: 12-2004 |
One more... Is the most common name Husayn? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3904 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1388 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 12:57 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it have to do with naming of persons? yes Locations? no Structures? no Appliances? noAnything tangible? yes--peopleConcepts? no Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1389 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 12:59 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does everyone in Israel adopt a Muslim name after their bar mitzvah? no Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 517 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 1:01 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Anything to do with how children are named yes (ie, ben or bat "Surname" for Jews, ibn/bin or bint "Surname" for Muslims? neither of those examples Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1390 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 1:03 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) One more... Is the most common name Husayn? No, but you're VERY, VERY ORT (on the right track!!!!!) | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 520 Registered: 5-2003 |
Saddam? Osama? Yasser? Abdel? Something else associated with an enemy of Israel? Some other name similar to a Hebrew name, perhaps associated with Judaism (Abraham/Ibrahim, for example)? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1393 Registered: 12-2004 |
Is there a Muslim name that is common in Israel? Perhaps Muhammad is more common than one would think? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3905 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 520 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 2:31 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Saddam? Osama? Yasser? Abdel? none of those Something else associated with an enemy of Israel? no Some other name similar to a Hebrew name, perhaps associated with Judaism (Abraham/Ibrahim, for example)? no Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa) New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1393 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 3:00 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is there a Muslim name that is common in Israel?\[yes} Perhaps Muhammad is more common than one would think? Yes--this is close enough for me to declare a **** SPOILER ************ Unless you're an Israeli or a person especially interested in names, you've probably never even thought about what is the most common name given to Israeli boys. But I bet you're surprised, as I was, to learn that it is Muhammad (which is also the world's most popular name for baby boys.) That's what makes this a passive scrund. If you think about it, it doesn't seem so odd. About 1/6 of Israelis (I mean Israeli citizens, not Palestinians in the occupied territories) are Arabs, most Israeli Arabs are Muslim, & Muhammed is more than 6x as popular among Muslims as any one name is among Israeli Jews. Also, the Arab birth rate is higher. Thanks for sticking with it, everyone, & for solving it, Doctapeppa, & please check out my new puzzle at the bottom of the page. | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 84 Registered: 11-2008 |
That's a good passive scrund for sure. I never would have guessed that Mohammed is the most popular name in Israel, but once you mention it, it makes perfect sense. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 3913 Registered: 8-2001 |
We aim to please. Please check out my other puzzles!!!!! |
