[Lynne] A Special Day, A Special Meal

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Author Message Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4879 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 10:27 pm:        and it could rarely be repeated Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10821 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 12:05 am:        "it" - an action? A thing? An event? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4880 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 7:28 am:        'It' refers to the puzzle title, so an event Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 87 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:54 am:        it: a day? a meal? both? Special day - exact day in the calendar (like Christmas, New Year?) or special event in one's life (like wedding) Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4881 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 11:05 am:        it: a day? a meal? both? both Special day - exact day in the calendar yes (like Christmas, New Year?) but nothing like these or special event in one's life (like wedding)or this Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10840 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 1:33 pm:        Special day - a date? Calendar - the Gregorian calendar? Julian? Another one? Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 91 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 1:48 pm:        Does this Special Day happen every year? Or it happened only once? Was this day special because of something that happened? because of the meal? The meal: at home? in the restaurant? other place? Time and location relevant? Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3185 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 3:38 pm:        Any astral influence on the date such as an alignment of two star signs ? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4882 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 7:25 pm:        Special day - a date? yes Calendar - the Gregorian calendar? Julian? Another one? whichever is the one we use at the moment, I forget which Does this Special Day happen every year? no Or it happened only once? only very rarely Was this day special because of something that happened? yessish because of the meal? the particular meal was important The meal: at home? yes but it could have been in a restaurant in the restaurant? other place? Time very important and location less so relevant? Any astral influence on the date such as an alignment of two star signs no Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10857 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:16 pm:        Is the meal a religious custom? Does the date occur every year? Is it only "special" every so often? Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 323 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:24 pm:        Solar/lunar eclipses relevant? Meteorites? Other astrological phenomena? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4883 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:38 pm:        Is the meal a religious custom? no Does the date occur every year? no Is it only "special" every so often? yes Solar/lunar eclipses relevant? Meteorites? Other astrological phenomena? no Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10867 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:47 pm:        Is the date Feb 29? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4884 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:57 pm:        Is the date Feb 29? no Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 332 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:00 pm:        You said that time was important. Millennia? Centuries? Decades? [LTPF list of them], please. Or rather time as in time of the year? Time of the day? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4885 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:09 pm:        You said that time was important. Millennia? Centuries? Decades? [LTPF list of them], please. Or rather time as in time of the year? Time of the day?the 'time' refers to time of day Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 334 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:11 pm:        Morning? Noon? Afternoon? Night? Midnight? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4886 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:15 pm:        Morning? Noon? Afternoon? Night? this one Midnight? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10873 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:40 pm:        Blue moon? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4887 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:43 pm:        Blue moon? no Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 335 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:44 pm:        Does it have to do with stars? shooting stars? the moon? darkness? Exact time of night relevant? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4888 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:47 pm:        Does it have to do with stars? shooting stars? the moon? darkness? no to all Exact time of night relevant? yes Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10876 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:52 pm:        Time of night - sunset? The dead of night? The darkest hour? Sunrise? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4889 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:54 pm:        Time of night - sunset? The dead of night? this, I guess The darkest hour? Sunrise? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10877 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:57 pm:        Is the exact hour relevant? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4890 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:59 pm:        Is the exact hour relevant? yes, and... Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10878 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:00 pm:        Hour: 10 PM? 11 PM? 12 AM? 1 AM? 2 AM? 3 AM? 4 AM? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4891 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:02 pm:        Hour: 10 PM? 11 PM? 12 AM? 1 AM? 2 AM? 3 AM? 4 AM? 1am is closest Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 337 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:17 pm:        1:11? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4892 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:18 pm:        1:11? no, but you are so on the right track Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 338 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:25 pm:        1:01? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4893 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:26 pm:        1:01? nearly Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 339 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:33 pm:        Are seconds relevant, too? 1:00? 1:01:01? 1:01:11? 1:11:11? 1:11:01? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4894 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:34 pm:        Are seconds relevant, too? yes 1:00? 1:01:01? 1:01:11? this is closest 1:11:11? 1:11:01? Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 340 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:38 pm:        Hundredths of seconds relevant too? 1:01:11:01? 1:01:11:11? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4895 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:39 pm:        Hundredths of seconds relevant too? 1:01:11:01? 1:01:11:11? no Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10886 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 1:25 am:        1:01:10? Is the date 1/1? 1/10? 1/11? 10/1? 10/10? 10/11? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10887 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 1:26 am:        Is the year relevant as well? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4896 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 7:48 am:        1:01:10? no Is the date 1/1? 1/10? 1/11? 10/1? 10/10? 10/11? none of these Is the year relevant as well? yes Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 102 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 8:33 am:        The meal was to celebrate this particular date/time? Or it was a coincidence? The meal was part of a party or was it only a meal? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4897 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 8:38 am:        The meal was to celebrate this particular date/time? yes Or it was a coincidence? no The meal was part of a party or was it only a meal? irrelevant, it was a way of celebrating the date and time Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 341 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 10:36 am:        Is it important what kind of meal it was? 1, 2, 3, more courses? Is it something you only eat on that special occasion? Is the way the meal is prepared relevant? Is having this meal on this date a tradition somewhere? Is the year 2011? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4898 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 10:42 am:        Is it important what kind of meal it was? yes 1, 2, 3, more courses? number of courses is irrelevant Is it something you only eat on that special occasion? no Is the way the meal is prepared relevant? no Is having this meal on this date a tradition somewhere? no, it was a one off which can rarely be repeated Is the year 2011? no - that's a FA cleared up! Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 343 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 10:53 am:        Did it contain meat? Beef? Veal? Pork? Poultry? Venison? Other? Fish? Vegetables? Potatoes? Rice? Pasta? Spices relevant? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4899 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 11:02 am:        Did it contain meat? Beef? possibly Veal? very unlikely Pork? possibly Poultry? possibly Venison? very unlikely Other? possibly Fish? possibly Vegetables? possibly Potatoes? possibly Rice? quite likely Pasta? unlikely Spices relevant? they would undoubtedly be included believe it or not you missed out the one relevant item Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 344 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 11:09 am:        The relevant item, is it something sweet? A dairy product? Eggs? Was the year in [LTPF list of centuries]? Did it end with a 1? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4900 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 11:22 am:        The relevant item, is it something sweet? A dairy product? Eggs? no to all Was the year in [LTPF list of centuries]? 21st although it could happen in any century Did it end with a 1? no Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 345 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 11:31 am:        Fruit? A liquid? Oil? Vinegar? Something that comes from an animal? [LTPF list of decades], please. Is the only relevant thing the date/time itself? Or did something else happen? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4901 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 11:33 am:        Fruit? A liquid? Oil? Vinegar? Something that comes from an animal? none of these [LTPF list of decades], please. first decade - but beyond this I won't answer with exact numbers Is the only relevant thing the date/time itself? Or did something else happen? the date, time and meal together Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3186 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 11:53 am:        Is the date and time one of those unusual ones like on the 20th October 2010 at 8.10 pm the time and date read 20:10 20/10 2010? Chinese new year relevant? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4902 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 11:55 am:        Is the date and time one of those unusual ones like on the 20th October 2010 at 8.10 pm the time and date read 20:10 20/10 2010? that sort of thing, yes, but bear in mind a recent answer that I gave Chinese new year relevant? no Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3187 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 12:09 pm:        Is a particlar countries' cuisine relevant ? Was the time and date 01:02:03 04/05/06 Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4903 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 12:15 pm:        Is a particlar countries' cuisine relevant ? yep, you got it Was the time and date 01:02:03 04/05/06 yes Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10907 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 12:19 pm:        Country's cuisine - American? English? French? Italian? Greek? Chinese? Japanese? Thai? Mexican? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4904 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 12:20 pm:        Country's cuisine - American? English? French? Italian? Greek? Chinese? Japanese? Thai? Mexican? none of those Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3189 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 1:01 pm:        Were 7 people present at the meal ? Did the 7 of you eat 9 of something? or is there a food called nine? or even nine ten. i.e. 01:02:03 04/05/06 7 ate 9 Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3190 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 1:02 pm:        Oh wait was it Indian and seven people ate nan bread. 01:02:03 04/05/06 7 ate Nan Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 104 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 1:03 pm:        Was it Indian cuisine? If so, is India relevant to the puzzle besides the cuisine? Did the meal and celebration happen in India? Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4905 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 1:25 pm:        Oh wait was it Indian and seven people ate nan bread. *************** SPOILER *************** 01:02:03 04/05/06 7 ate Nan it was indeed - and as naan means bread, you don't need to say naan bread as it's like saying bread bread Well done! Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3193 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 3:04 pm:        Hee Hee . Despite not knowing that Naan meant bread and also spelling it incorrectly I'm really chuffed with that solve. Did this meal actually happen? That would have been a delightfully eccentric thing to organise. Great puzzle in any case. Lynne (Lynne) New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4906 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 3:16 pm:        We were talking on another forum about the day's date, 11.1.11. This went on to somebody saying that a friend organised that meal. No idea whether it's true or not, but the fact that you worked it out is good enough for a puzzle! Good teamwork as well. I'm never sure whether to put a correct spelling out there when somebody spells it differently. Am I being nitpicky? If it's an Americanism opposed to a Britishism then I won't change it, but I suppose I thought that somebody might come along and correct me! As for naan meaning bread I just remember that from somewhere in the ether. Useful for pub quiz questions! But I loved the way that I could see you actually working it out. Glad you enjoyed it. Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3195 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 3:38 pm:        Yeah you could almost hear the penny dropping.