| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6001 Registered: 8-2001 |
Because it was flu season, Una thought it was Delphine's birthday. How come? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1299 Registered: 9-2010 |
Una = H/A/F? Delphine = H/A/F? True story? Location relevant? Time period? LTPF lists of continents and centuries, please? Good thing you got that last one done with, finally! What a ride...here's hoping this doesn't take so long! | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6005 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1299 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:16 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Una = H yes/A possibly but not necessarily/F? U & D are probably but not necessaarily the same sex, but which sex is irrel Delphine = H/A/F? same as above True story? I made it up Location relevant?yes Time period?yes LTPF lists of continents Could be any continent and centuries, please?20th or 21st Good thing you got that last one done with, finally! What a ride...here's hoping this doesn't take so long! It won't if all you clever lateral thinkers get to work on it! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1303 Registered: 9-2010 |
You say the location is relevant. But it could be any continent (and consequently, any country...even Antarctica which is 'no man's land'...would this work if U&D were penguins? So by location, you must not mean geographic, but more general... A pharmacy? (Walgreens is giving flu shots out in my area. They also sell birthday cards.) | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6006 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1303 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:28 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) You say the location is relevant. But it could be any continent (and consequently, any country...even Antarctica which is 'no man's land'...would this work if U&D were penguins? No, I said they were human. And how many penguins have beliefs about birthdays? So by location, you must not mean geographic, but more general... Some countries may be more likely than others, but any country is possible. You're right, though, that there are restrictions on location in another sense. A pharmacy? no (Walgreens is giving flu shots out in my area. They also sell birthday cards.) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1306 Registered: 9-2010 |
I was teasing about the penguins. You didn't specify that Antarctica wouldn't work, and it has no permanent human residents, I believe, LOL. A hospital? At U&D's home(s)? Are they related? Do they live together? Apart? Do they even know each other? (Clearly U knows of D, but one may know of someone without knowing them.) Is D a famous person? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6007 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1306 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:40 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I was teasing about the penguins. You didn't specify that Antarctica wouldn't work, and it has no permanent human residents, I believe, LOL. Who said the residents had to be permanent? Antarctica would work. A hospital? possibly At U&D's home(s)? possibly Are they related? irrel Do they live together?irrel Apart? irrelDo they even know each other? irrel (Clearly U knows of D, but one may know of someone without knowing them.) Is D a famous person? irrel | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1310 Registered: 9-2010 |
"Who said the residents had to be permanent?" LOL, true. I am going to think this over some more. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8023 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did Una and Delphine live together? Near each other? Did Una mistakenly believe this because of something that was spoken? By Delphine? Something she had bought? Candles? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6011 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8023 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 10:17 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did Una and Delphine live together? irrel Near each other? ditto Did Una mistakenly believe this because of something that was spoken? yope By Delphine? noSomething she had bought? noCandles? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8032 Registered: 4-2010 |
Because of something that was communicated in some way? To Una? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6012 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8032 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 10:36 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Because of something that was communicated in some way? yesish To Una? yesish | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8103 Registered: 4-2010 |
Something that was seen? REad? | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1086 Registered: 7-2001 |
did una have flu? delphine? someone else relevant? are flu vaccinations relevant? medication of any sort? are tissues (kleenex) relevant? sneezing? saying 'bless you'? or Gezundheit? is coughing relevant? is flu relevant at all? something else that goes along with flu? another medical condition relevant? any of these relevant - birthday presents? birthday cake? birthday cards? candles? parties? do U and D know each other? relevant? friends? relations? customer/client? teacher/pupil? strangers? does something have to be spoken for this to work? something to be communicated? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6018 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8103 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 9:27 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Something that was seen? noish REad? no Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1086 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 7:10 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) did una have flu? delphine? someone else relevant? all are irrel are flu vaccinations relevant? medication of any sort? are tissues (kleenex) relevant? sneezing? saying 'bless you'? or Gezundheit? is coughing relevant? all are irrel is flu relevant at all? yesish something else that goes along with flu? see next answer another medical condition relevant? infections diseases in general any of these relevant - birthday presents? birthday cake? birthday cards? candles? parties? no do U and D know each other? relevant? friends? relations? customer/client? teacher/pupil? strangers? irrel to all does something have to be spoken for this to work? yope or noishsomething to be communicated? yes | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1089 Registered: 7-2001 |
is transmission of infectious agents relevant? barriers to transmission? is it relevant that someone 'gets a year older' on their birthday? was U doing something to prevent herself being infected? was D? did U have to see D to believe this? learn something about her? did U see something written that was relevant? was D getting some kind of special treatment? wearing something relevant? going somewhere particular? carrying something in particular? is there a relevant inanimate object in this puzzle? is transportation relevant? eating? drinking? clothing? shopping? would many people have the same thought as U? was it a reasonable thought? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6019 Registered: 8-2001 |
Author Message Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6001 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:10 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Because it was flu season, Una thought it was Delphine's birthday. How come? Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1299 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:16 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Una = H/A/F? Delphine = H/A/F? True story? Location relevant? Time period? LTPF lists of continents and centuries, please? Good thing you got that last one done with, finally! What a ride...here's hoping this doesn't take so long! Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6005 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:25 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1299 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:16 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Una = H yes/A possibly but not necessarily/F? U & D are probably but not necessaarily the same sex, but which sex is irrel Delphine = H/A/F? same as above True story? I made it up Location relevant?yes Time period?yes LTPF lists of continents Could be any continent and centuries, please?20th or 21st Good thing you got that last one done with, finally! What a ride...here's hoping this doesn't take so long! It won't if all you clever lateral thinkers get to work on it! Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1303 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:28 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You say the location is relevant. But it could be any continent (and consequently, any country...even Antarctica which is 'no man's land'...would this work if U&D were penguins? So by location, you must not mean geographic, but more general... A pharmacy? (Walgreens is giving flu shots out in my area. They also sell birthday cards.) Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6006 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:35 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1303 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:28 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) You say the location is relevant. But it could be any continent (and consequently, any country...even Antarctica which is 'no man's land'...would this work if U&D were penguins? No, I said they were human. And how many penguins have beliefs about birthdays? So by location, you must not mean geographic, but more general... Some countries may be more likely than others, but any country is possible. You're right, though, that there are restrictions on location in another sense. A pharmacy? no (Walgreens is giving flu shots out in my area. They also sell birthday cards.) Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1306 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:40 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was teasing about the penguins. You didn't specify that Antarctica wouldn't work, and it has no permanent human residents, I believe, LOL. A hospital? At U&D's home(s)? Are they related? Do they live together? Apart? Do they even know each other? (Clearly U knows of D, but one may know of someone without knowing them.) Is D a famous person? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6007 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:47 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1306 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:40 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I was teasing about the penguins. You didn't specify that Antarctica wouldn't work, and it has no permanent human residents, I believe, LOL. Who said the residents had to be permanent? Antarctica would work. A hospital? possibly At U&D's home(s)? possibly Are they related? irrel Do they live together?irrel Apart? irrelDo they even know each other? irrel (Clearly U knows of D, but one may know of someone without knowing them.) Is D a famous person? irrel Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1310 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 9:50 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Who said the residents had to be permanent?" LOL, true. I am going to think this over some more. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8023 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 10:17 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did Una and Delphine live together? Near each other? Did Una mistakenly believe this because of something that was spoken? By Delphine? Something she had bought? Candles? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6011 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 10:31 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8023 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 10:17 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did Una and Delphine live together? irrel Near each other? ditto Did Una mistakenly believe this because of something that was spoken? yope By Delphine? noSomething she had bought? noCandles? no Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8032 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 10:36 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Because of something that was communicated in some way? To Una? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6012 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 8:58 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8032 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 10:36 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Because of something that was communicated in some way? yesish To Una? yesish Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8103 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 9:27 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Something that was seen? REad? Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1086 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 7:10 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- did una have flu? delphine? someone else relevant? are flu vaccinations relevant? medication of any sort? are tissues (kleenex) relevant? sneezing? saying 'bless you'? or Gezundheit? is coughing relevant? is flu relevant at all? something else that goes along with flu? another medical condition relevant? any of these relevant - birthday presents? birthday cake? birthday cards? candles? parties? do U and D know each other? relevant? friends? relations? customer/client? teacher/pupil? strangers? does something have to be spoken for this to work? something to be communicated? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6018 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 9:13 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8103 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 9:27 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Something that was seen? noish REad? no Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1086 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 7:10 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) did una have flu? delphine? someone else relevant? all are irrel are flu vaccinations relevant? medication of any sort? are tissues (kleenex) relevant? sneezing? saying 'bless you'? or Gezundheit? is coughing relevant? all are irrel is flu relevant at all? yesish something else that goes along with flu? see next answer another medical condition relevant? infections diseases in general any of these relevant - birthday presents? birthday cake? birthday cards? candles? parties? no do U and D know each other? relevant? friends? relations? customer/client? teacher/pupil? strangers? irrel to all does something have to be spoken for this to work? yope or noishsomething to be communicated? yes Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1089 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 10:41 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- is transmission of infectious agents relevant? yesbarriers to transmission? yes is it relevant that someone 'gets a year older' on their birthday? no was U doing something to prevent herself being infected? no was D? no did U have to see D to believe this? nolearn something about her? yes did U see something written that was relevant? no was D getting some kind of special treatment? no wearing something relevant? nogoing somewhere particular? nocarrying something in particular? no is there a relevant inanimate object in this puzzle? yes is transportation relevant? eating? drinking? clothing? shopping? no to all in this group would many people have the same thought as U? yes was it a reasonable thought? yes | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1093 Registered: 7-2001 |
is a calendar relevant? did U see D's calendar? with a date highlighted? the relevant thing D was doing to prevent infection: was it an action on her part? keeping away from other people? from potentially infected people? covering her nose? mouth? using a mask? not touching common objects? not touching doorknobs? was D acting in some way one might associate with someone on their birthday? did she say something relevant? is music involved? pets? the relevant inanimate object - something associated with transmission of infection? stopping of transmission of infection? is it a medication of any sort? any medical device? is the object linked to birthdays? did U see the relevant inanimate object? smell it? hear it? touch it? was she told about it? in the absence of the inanimate object would U still have thought it was d's birthday? if it had not been flu season would the inanimate object still hve been present? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 341 Registered: 9-2010 |
Eating ice cream relevant? (Like maybe Delphine was eating ice cream for breakfast to treat the sore throat, and Una thought she got to eat ice cream for breakfast because it was her birthday?) | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6024 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1093 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 6:54 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is a calendar relevant? no did U see D's calendar? nowith a date highlighted? no the relevant thing D was doing to prevent infection: was it an action on her part? False assumption keeping away from other people? from potentially infected people? covering her nose? mouth? using a mask? not touching common objects? not touching doorknobs? no to all was D acting in some way one might associate with someone on their birthday? no did she say something relevant? no is music involved? yes pets? no the relevant inanimate object - something associated with transmission of infection? nostopping of transmission of infection? yes is it a medication of any sort? no any medical device? no is the object linked to birthdays? no did U see the relevant inanimate object? probablysmell it? probably not hear it? yopetouch it? nowas she told about it? no in the absence of the inanimate object would U still have thought it was d's birthdayno if it had not been flu season would the inanimate object still hve been present? yes Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn) New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 341 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 4:49 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Eating ice cream relevant? no(Like maybe Delphine was eating ice cream for breakfast to treat the sore throat, and Una thought she got to eat ice cream for breakfast because it was her birthday? no) | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1094 Registered: 7-2001 |
is the song happy birthday relevant? is singing relevant? playing a musical instrument? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6029 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1094 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 10:56 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is the song happy birthday relevant? yes is singing relevant? yes playing a musical instrument? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1097 Registered: 7-2001 |
did U hear someone singing happy birthday? or thought she did? was U singing? D? someone else? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6031 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1097 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:44 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) did U hear someone singing happy birthday yes or thought she did? see previous answer was U singing? no D? no someone else? yes | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1098 Registered: 7-2001 |
was it someone else's birthday? and U heard someone singing happy birthday to them? and thought it was to d? was do acting in a way that made it seem that she was being sung to? was D in a particular location that is relevant? one that related to being sung happy birthday to? did U hear the song and think the name stated was D? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1203 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was she told to sing in order to clear out her sinuses? her ears? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6032 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1098 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 11:23 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) was it someone else's birthday? no one relevant to the puzzle. (Every day is someone's birthday, right? and U heard someone singing happy birthday to them? yope and thought it was to d? yes was do acting in a way that made it seem that she was being sung to? no was D in a particular location that is relevant? yes--GOOOOOOD QUESTION!!one that related to being sung happy birthday to? yesish did U hear the song and think the name stated was D?yes & it WAS D Biograd (Biograd) New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1203 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 8:05 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was she told to sing in order to clear out her sinuses? no her ears? no, but both these questions are ORT | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2043 Registered: 7-2009 |
Would another well-known song have worked as well? Such as Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star? Or did it have to be Happy Birthday? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2047 Registered: 7-2009 |
Clarification: By "worked as well" I meant whether she could have sung another song for the same purpose, not whether another song would have lead someone to think it was her birthday. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6035 Registered: 8-2001 |
Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2043 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 12:44 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Would another well-known song have worked as well? yesSuch as Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star? That song would work less wellOr did it have to be Happy Birthday? no Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2047 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 11:53 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Clarification: By "worked as well" I meant whether she could have sung another song for the same purpose, not whether another song would have lead someone to think it was her birthday. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6038 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: Find out exactly where Delphine & Una are at the time that Una acquires the belief that it is Delphine's birthday. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2057 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was Delphine washing her hands? Was she singing Happy Birthday to make sure that she washed her hands for long enough? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6042 Registered: 8-2001 |
Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2057 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 1:29 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was Delphine washing her hands? yes Was she singing Happy Birthday to make sure that she washed her hands for long enough? yes *********** SPOILER ****************** Una didn't know about the health advice to prevent the spread of germs by washing your hands for as long as it takes to sing the "Happy Birthday" song. So when she was in a ladies' room with Delphine & someone else, who sang that song, using Delphine's name while hand-washing, she figured that it was Delphine's birthday. Sorry it was so easy, & please check out my new, harder puzzle you know where. | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1099 Registered: 7-2001 |
sorry Nimue - I've never heard of that advice - I never would have got this one! | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2058 Registered: 7-2009 |
I've actually always heard to sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" or "The ABCs" (which are really the same song, of course), but I can see how Happy Birthday would work just as well. And it certainly makes for a better lateral puzzle. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8721 Registered: 4-2010 |
I've heard this advice before; I actually heard it first in kindergarten, but never again until the swine flu scare. |
