| Author | Message | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 317 Registered: 12-2008 |
The milker hurt him. The milker saved him. the wrong help arrived. note: this was presented as a true story but since I can't independently verify that I'm going to say that it's fiction for the sake of this puzzle | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 26 Registered: 2-2009 |
him(1) = him(2)? him(1) = H? A? M? him(2) = H? A? M? milker(1) = milker(2)? milker(1) = a dairy cow? a machine used to milk a cow? a person who milks cows? milker(2) = a dairy cow? a machine used to milk a cow? a person who milks cows? Did the events in these three sentences happen within seconds of each other? minutes? hours? days? months? years? Is where this happened relevant? Is when this happened relevant? Clarification is fun! :-) | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 319 Registered: 12-2008 |
him(1) = him(2)? yes him = H? A? M? yes milker(1) = milker(2)? no milker(1) = a dairy cow? this onea machine used to milk a cow? a person who milks cows? Did the events in these three sentences happen within seconds of each other?no minutes?possibly hours?yes days? yes months?no years? no Is where this happened relevant? yes in that it couldn't have happened in an office building or in a swimming pool type of sense Is when this happened relevant? no | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 320 Registered: 12-2008 |
milker(2) = a dairy cow? no a machine used to milk a cow? no a person who milks cows no | ||
| Eliott85 (Eliott85)
New member Username: Eliott85 Post Number: 49 Registered: 12-2008 |
Is it relevant how the cow hurt him? If so, did it kick him? Was the second milker a milkman? Someone who mooches off someone else? (She was just trying to milk him for everything he had) | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 332 Registered: 12-2008 |
Is it relevant how the cow hurt him? yes If so, did it kick him? yes Was the second milker a milkman?no Someone who mooches off someone else?no | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 641 Registered: 5-2008 |
milker(2) = a living entity? a piece of equipment? | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 333 Registered: 12-2008 |
milker(2) = a living entity? this one a piece of equipment? | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 336 Registered: 12-2008 |
Error: I thought the question asked "Is it relevent how much the cow hurt him." yes How the cow hurt him is relevant. How much he was hurt is relevant | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 121 Registered: 10-2008 |
Is milker2 a human? an animal? A kitten? Calf? Snake? Did the wrong help arrive because of milker2? Was this help still able to help him? Was "the help" a person? Multiple people? An emergency vehicle? | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 341 Registered: 12-2008 |
Is milker2 a human? an animal? this one. no to rest A kitten? Calf? Snake? Did the wrong help arrive because of milker2? no Was this help still able to help him?it helped, but he still needed the right help to come or be brought to him Was "the help" a person? no Multiple people? no An emergency vehicle? no | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 39 Registered: 2-2009 |
The only other milker I can think of is a person who "milks the pot" in a poker game when they know they have a good hand... Is this milker(2)? or is milker(2) a baby? The milker (cow) that hurt him -- did the cow itself hurt him? Or rather some part or product produced from/by said cow? Milk? Was he lactose intolerant? | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 347 Registered: 12-2008 |
The only other milker I can think of is a person who "milks the pot" in a poker game when they know they have a good hand... Is this milker(2)? or is milker(2) a baby? no to both The milker (cow) that hurt him -- did the cow itself hurt him? yes Or rather some part or product produced from/by said cow? Milk? Was he lactose intolerant? The cow kicked him... and he was hurt so badly that he needed help. He was helped by milker (2), but the wrong help also came to him | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 128 Registered: 10-2008 |
Was milker 2 the only help he needed? Did milker 2 play its role before the wrong help arrived? After? Did milker 2 help by affecting the wound directly? By keeping him alive until help could arrive? By making a noise? Is milker 2 another cow? If not, a mammal? Bird? Fish? Reptile? Amphibian? Insect? | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 349 Registered: 12-2008 |
Was milker 2 the only help he needed? no, it was also not the right help, it just wasn Did milker 2 play its role before the wrong help arrived? yes After? yes By keeping him alive until help could arrive? yes By making a noise? no Is milker 2 another cow? If not, a mammal? its a type of mammal Bird? Fish? Reptile? Amphibian? Insect? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 135 Registered: 10-2008 |
Hmm, interesting. Did he eat milker 2? Did it provide him with food in some other way? Did it provide him with milk? Did it keep him warm? Give him shelter? Mentally reassure him? Did it affect the wound directly? Did it interact with the help in any way? Was the wrong help an animal? A machine? The weather? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 47 Registered: 2-2009 |
Was milker 2 the only help he needed? no, it was also not the right help, it just wasn This answer seems to have gotten cut off... anything more of any relevance to it? Is milker(2) a rodent? bat? dog (the kind that people generally keep as pets or as help on a farm, etc.)? other canine? domestic cat? other feline? bear? pig? sheep? goat? primate? Did milker(2) keep him alive for days after the cow kicked him? Did this happen in a barn? Was he alone on a farm (aside from any relevant and non-relevant animals)? alone in some area of a farm (while there were humans elsewhere, but not near him)? Was it the wrong help because it could not help him recover from his injury? Because it did not? Did the wrong help come in the form of humans? Would the right help have been paramedics or doctors of some sort? | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 366 Registered: 12-2008 |
Did he eat milker 2? no Did it provide him with food in some other way? yes Did it provide him with milk? yes Did it keep him warm? yes Give him shelter? no Mentally reassure him? no Did it affect the wound directly? no Did it interact with the help in any way? Irrelevant Was the wrong help an animal? yope A machine? no The weather?no | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 367 Registered: 12-2008 |
Was milker 2 the only help he needed? no, it was also not the right help, it was just more helpful than the wrong help I mentioned Is milker(2) a rodent? bat? dog? (the kind that people generally keep as pets or as help on a farm, etc.)? other canine? domestic cat? other feline? bear? pig? sheep? goat? this one primate? Did milker(2) keep him alive for days after the cow kicked him? yes Did this happen in a barn? no Was he alone on a farm (aside from any relevant and non-relevant animals)? yes alone in some area of a farm (while there were humans elsewhere, but not near him)? No Was it the wrong help because it could not help him recover from his injury? no Because it did not?no Did the wrong help come in the form of humans?no Would the right help have been paramedics or doctors of some sort? yope | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 385 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is "the wrong help" the cow? Another animal on the farm? | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 374 Registered: 12-2008 |
Is "the wrong help" the cow? no Another animal on the farm? It was brought by another animal on the farm. | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 389 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was "the wrong help" brought by a dog? Or a cat? Perhaps a toy to get him to play with them? Is it the fact that the cow injured him by kicking him that makes this "the wrong help?" | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 149 Registered: 10-2008 |
Let's see if I get it so far. A man gets kicked by a cow, and is unable to walk? He is kept alive by a goat, who provides milk and keeps him warm while he can't move? Then the wrong help arrives. Is the wrong help brought by a goat? Cow? Sheep? Horse? Chicken? Duck? Mouse? | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 375 Registered: 12-2008 |
Was "the wrong help" brought by a dog? this one, lets see if we can find out what the wrong help is Or a cat? Perhaps a toy to get him to play with them? no Is it the fact that the cow injured him by kicking him that makes this "the wrong help?" no Let's see if I get it so far. A man gets kicked by a cow, and is unable to walk? He is kept alive by a goat, who provides milk and keeps him warm while he can't move? yes | ||
| Hietek (Hietek)
New member Username: Hietek Post Number: 39 Registered: 2-2009 |
Did the man ask the dog to bring help? Did the dog bring the help the man asked? Did the dog bring toys? or food? or something else? | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 385 Registered: 12-2008 |
***Spoiler*** Close enough. At first I really liked the idea for this puzzle, but once it got going I wasn't happy with it - perhaps some poor wording on my part was to blame. What happened was the farmer was kicked by his cow and broke his hip. He couldn't move but his goat and his dog kept him warm. He was able to get milk from the goat, and the dog also brought him some left over bits of bones - which could be food, depending on your point of view. Unfortunatley, the farmer would have probably preferred a phone, or even some neighbors, so the bones were the wrong help. |
