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| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6983 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dorinda often asks her friends and acquaintances,"Have you become a cannibal?" But of course, she doesn't really wonder whether they have. How come? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4038 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is the phrase "I'd bite my arm off for a __" relevant? (I heard my second cousins in England use it. Apparently it means you really want something.) | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6984 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4038 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 7:31 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the phrase "I'd bite my arm off for a __" relevant? (I heard my second cousins in England use it. Apparently it means you really want something.) Eek--no!! I never heard that one before!! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1347 Registered: 2-2011 |
are her fiends eating when she says this? is it related to food at all? if so, a particular food? food group? dish? is it a dish with a strange name like our toad in the hole or spotted dick? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4039 Registered: 9-2010 |
Yeah, what's in toad in the hole and spotted dick, Shez? Not peanut butter, I presume, from Woodworm's utter abhorrence of said food *giggle* | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1348 Registered: 2-2011 |
toad in the hole is sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter, and spotted dick is a suet pudding with lots of raisins, steamed in a big cloth. I don't think they were into healthy eating in those days! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4040 Registered: 9-2010 |
I guess not! a friend of mine used to call a completely different dish "toad in the hole" or sometimes "duck in the duck pond" - it was a piece of buttered bread with a circle cut out of the centre. Both outer ring and circle were fried in the same pan, and an egg was cracked into the centre of the ring while it cooked, so the egg fried as well. This was referred to as "toad in the hole" or if you cut the circle in half, you could put 'wings' on the egg to make a 'duck in the duck pond'. I just called it 'egg in toast' because the fancier names got confusing, LOL. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6986 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1347 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 7:54 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) are her fiends eating when she says this? possibly but not necessarily is it related to food at all? yes if so, a particular food? see next answerfood group? yesishdish? see previous answer is it a dish with a strange name like our toad in the hole or spotted dick? irrel Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4039 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 7:58 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Yeah, what's in toad in the hole and spotted dick, Shez? Not peanut butter, I presume, from Woodworm's utter abhorrence of said food *giggle* Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1348 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 8:02 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) toad in the hole is sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter, and spotted dick is a suet pudding with lots of raisins, steamed in a big cloth. I don't think they were into healthy eating in those days! I bet they had more a lot fun than today's food Puritans do! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1351 Registered: 2-2011 |
yum | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1204 Registered: 7-2001 |
is this related to a group of foods that have a name that makes them sound as though they are composed of human flesh? or blood? are we looking for a food that sounds human in some way? or a drink? or are we looking for an expression that would be cannibalistic if taken literally? does she ask this of her friends in response to something they say? something they do? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6988 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1204 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 10:16 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is this related to a group of foods that have a name that makes them sound as though they are composed of human flesh? or blood? no are we looking for a food that sounds human in some way? no or a drink? no or are we looking for an expression that would be cannibalistic if taken literally? no does she ask this of her friends in response to something they say? yes--so of course, you should find out what! something they do? see previous answer | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1357 Registered: 2-2011 |
are we talking about meat? | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1205 Registered: 7-2001 |
which aspect of cannibalism is relevant here: eating human flesh? cooking human flesh? living in a part of the world where cannibalism once was practised? primitive tribal practices? is it relevant that some survivors of plane crashes have had to resort to cannibalism? the thing the friends say: does it relate to food? eating out? buying food? cooking food? do they say they have been doing something? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6989 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1357 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 10:26 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) are we talking about meat? not specifically & maybe not at all Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1205 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 10:43 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) which aspect of cannibalism is relevant here: eating human flesh? yescooking human flesh? not specifically living in a part of the world where cannibalism once was practised? noprimitive tribal practices? no is it relevant that some survivors of plane crashes have had to resort to cannibalism? no the thing the friends say: does it relate to food? yes eating out? not specifically & maybe not at all buying food? no cooking food? no do they say they have been doing something? yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13999 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is she asking sarcastically? (Just making sure...) | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6990 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13999 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 12:39 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is she asking sarcastically? yes. GOOOOOOOOOOD question!!(Just making sure...) | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1206 Registered: 7-2001 |
the thing the friends say - is it always the same thing? do they use a common saying? which if taken literally would imply they are cannibals?does it include the words: bite? chew? eat? drink? savour? enjoy? taste? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6991 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1206 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 5:31 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) the thing the friends say - is it always the same thing? no do they use a common saying? sometimes. I bet many people on this forum have said & virtually all have heard someone else say it which if taken literally would imply they are cannibals? nodoes it include the words: bite? no chew? no eat?often yesish drink? possibly yeaishsavour? noenjoy? taste? no | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 17 Registered: 7-2011 |
Would this be impossible, even if they were cannibals? Is self-mutilation relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6992 Registered: 8-2001 |
Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 17 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 8:19 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Would this be impossible, even if they were cannibals?Is the referent of 'this' what the people say they are doing? If so, it's perfectly possible, regardless of whether they are cannibals. If not, please clarify. Is self-mutilation relevant? no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1363 Registered: 2-2011 |
do they say they have been doing a particular thing? do they all say the same thing? use the same phrase? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 29 Registered: 7-2011 |
Is an animal involved? Is she being not only sarcastic but insulting, e.g. comparing them to this animal? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6995 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1363 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 - 8:09 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) do they say they have been doing a particular thing? see next answer but onedo they all say the same thing see next answer but use the same phrase? yesish Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 29 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 - 2:57 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is an animal involved? no non-human animals are involved Is she being not only sarcastic but insulting, e.g. comparing them to this animal?n/a | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3997 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are they saying that they: have dome something? Will do something? want to do something? Relevant what they are doing at the moment? Or have done before? Or said before? Does she say it to: annoy them? Amuse them? Make an inside joke? Is she an activist? Does she equate something else with cannibalism? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7006 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3997 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 4:12 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are they saying that they: have dome something?possibly Will do something? ditto want to do something? possibly Relevant what they are doing at the moment? no Or have done before? possibly Or said before? no Does she say it to: annoy them? possibly Amuse them? ditto Make an inside joke? noish Is she an activist? noish Does she equate something else with cannibalism?yope | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 363 Registered: 9-2006 |
Are Dorinda and/or her friends' professions relevant? Are her friends' eating habits relevant (vegetarians, vegans etc)? Is this situation restricted to English or any other language? to some particular country/city? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7015 Registered: 8-2001 |
Danielvs (Danielvs) New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 363 Registered: 9-2006 Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 4:38 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are Dorinda and/or her friends' professions relevant? no Are her friends' eating habits relevant (vegetarians, vegans etc)? their eating habits are relevant, but whether they aren't probably aren'tvegetarians or vegans Is this situation restricted to English or any other language? no to some particular country/city?{ no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7019 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: Find out more about her friends' eating habits!! | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1209 Registered: 7-2001 |
the relevant eating habits: eating with their fingers? using a knife and fork? eating out? eating in? eating take aways? eating a particular style of food? chinese? eating fast food? fine dining? adding salt and pepper? adding other condiments? do the friends say - I'm eating chinese tonight (or indian, or whatever? and so sound cannibalistic? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7025 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1209 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2011 - 2:39 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) the relevant eating habits: eating with their fingers? no using a knife and fork? noeating out? possiblyish eating in? no eating take aways? possiblyish eating a particular style of food? yesish chinese? no eating fast food? possibly fine dining? unlikely adding salt possibly and pepper no? adding other condiments? no do the friends say - I'm eating chinese tonight (or indian, or whatever? no and so sound cannibalistic? no | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 367 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is religion involved in this situation? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7027 Registered: 8-2001 |
Danielvs (Danielvs) New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 367 Registered: 9-2006 Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2011 - 6:48 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is religion involved in this situation? no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1413 Registered: 2-2011 |
eating ladies' fingers? | ||
| Wunderland (Wunderland)
New member Username: Wunderland Post Number: 1364 Registered: 3-2005 |
are her friends' names relevant? does one of them sound like some food? e.g. a french person named fry? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7030 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1413 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, August 01, 2011 - 9:07 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) eating ladies' fingers? no Wunderland (Wunderland) New member Username: Wunderland Post Number: 1364 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Monday, August 01, 2011 - 5:06 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) are her friends' names relevant? no{does one of them sound like some food? e.g. a french person named fry? no | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4113 Registered: 9-2010 |
are any of them chefs? hosts? waiters/waitresses at restaurants? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7036 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4113 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Monday, August 01, 2011 - 10:50 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) are any of them chefs? no hosts? nowaiters/waitresses at restaurants? no | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1550 Registered: 6-2005 |
Does this puzzle have to do with a phrase involving... eating finger foods (appetizers)? eating cute small children ("I could just eat you up")? being a fan of vampire books/movies? being German and people wanting to eat a Hamburger? being from any other cultural background and deliberately misinterpreting what people are saying? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 369 Registered: 9-2006 |
Does the food Dorinda's friends eat resemble a human being/organ/part of a human being? Just to make it clear: this situation happens because of 'what' her friends eat or 'how' they eat food in general? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1422 Registered: 2-2011 |
or what they say about eating? having eaten? being hungry? greedy? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1552 Registered: 6-2005 |
Play on words involved? I.e. Artichoke hearts, ears of corn, etc. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7038 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1550 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Monday, August 01, 2011 - 11:55 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does this puzzle have to do with a phrase involving... eating finger foods (appetizers)?no eating cute small children ("I could just eat you up")? no being a fan of vampire books/movies? no being German and people wanting to eat a Hamburger? no being from any other cultural background noand deliberately misinterpreting what people are saying? yes. GOOOOOOOD QUESTION!! Being from another cultural background is not involved but deliberate misunderstanding most certainly is!! Danielvs (Danielvs) New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 369 Registered: 9-2006 Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2011 - 5:13 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the food Dorinda's friends eat resemble a human being/organ/part of a human being? Just to make it clear: this situation happens because of 'what' her friends eat or 'how' they eat food in general? the former Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1422 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2011 - 8:57 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) or what they say about eating? yeshaving eaten? yes being hungry? nogreedy?possibly Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1552 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2011 - 3:39 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Play on words involved? no I.e. Artichoke hearts, ears of corn, etc. no | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 220 Registered: 7-2011 |
Please let me kinda recap, so that I'm clear: Dorinda is reacting to something her friends said. They are daring her to try a food she's never eaten. To try a food that she thinks sounds disgusting, even though other people eat it? Is the food native to a particular region, such as haggis or (yuck) squirrel brains or buffalo balls, that type of thing? Just deleted a line when I saw that Dlcygnet had some great examples. (Thanks, Dlcygnet!) (Nimue, an irrelevancy: Kaylee wrote: "Is the phrase "I'd bite my arm off for a __" relevant?" I say, quite frequently, "I'd rather chew my leg off than" do some unpleasant task. And Michael Stipe of R.E.M. sings that in one of his songs. Sorry to gross you, Nimue, honey! But the phrase is not that uncommon in the south and eastern parts of the States.) Good puzzle! Fiona | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 14104 Registered: 4-2010 |
Fiona: I see you mentioned R.E.M. Peter365 will like you immediately. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7043 Registered: 8-2001 |
Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan) New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 220 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 7:28 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Please let me kinda recap, so that I'm clear: Dorinda is reacting to something her friends said. yes They are daring her to try a food she's never eaten. no To try a food that she thinks sounds disgusting, even though other people eat it? no Is the food native to a particular region, such as haggis or (yuck) squirrel brains or buffalo balls, that type of thing? no Just deleted a line when I saw that Dlcygnet had some great examples. (Thanks, Dlcygnet!) (Nimue, an irrelevancy: Kaylee wrote: "Is the phrase "I'd bite my arm off for a __" relevant?" I say, quite frequently, "I'd rather chew my leg off than" do some unpleasant task. And Michael Stipe of R.E.M. sings that in one of his songs. Sorry to gross you, Nimue, honey! But the phrase is not that uncommon in the south and eastern parts of the States.) I'm in the northeastern U.S., & I've never heard it, but we have plenty of other gross-out expressions here. Good puzzle! Fiona Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 14104 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 2:42 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Fiona: I see you mentioned R.E.M. Peter365 will like you immediately. | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 238 Registered: 7-2011 |
Nimue, I'm going back to the beginning, when you wrote: "Dorinda often asks her friends and acquaintances, have you become a cannibal?" She's being snide or snarky, right? Rather than horrified? Was the food something I could find in my local grocery store? Or is it a more specialized item? [And pork is said to match our bodies and tastes nearly exactly. Which makes me cry, because I love pigs. And let's get back to the puzzle.) Trying to be clear here, again, and hoping I'm not repeating: Is Dorinda sitting at a dinner table with friends? Relevant where they are? Relevant that they're eating at that moment? This is a really great puzzle, and I'm happy that I feel certain that this has nothing to do with penguins, or albatrosses, or Donner parties. (Right? RIGHT?) Just kidding. I want to be friends with you. [Balin: I see you mentioned "R.E.M. Peter365 will like you immediately." Bring him on! They are my favorite group (among many others, of course), and because my dad used to be the professor of "Evolution of Rock Music" at the Univ of Miami, sometimes I was allowed to join him at the podium and talk about the lyrics. Including explaining the lyrics and even *understanding* the damn lyrics.] All best to you! Fiona | ||
| Wunderland (Wunderland)
New member Username: Wunderland Post Number: 1369 Registered: 3-2005 |
Do her friends say what they mean to say? or do they make a mistake and use a wrong word or something? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 246 Registered: 7-2011 |
It is totally inappropriate for me to promote a movie here. But I love "127 Hours" and its star, James Franco, so much that, though it is only distantly related to cannibalism, I still *need* to mention and promote it. And I promise never to do this again; next time I'll go straight to the Chatroom. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7045 Registered: 8-2001 |
Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan) New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 238 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 8:55 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Nimue, I'm going back to the beginning, when you wrote: "Dorinda often asks her friends and acquaintances, have you become a cannibal?" yes She's being snide or snarky, right? yesRather than horrified? yes Was the food something I could find in my local grocery store? yes Or is it a more specialized item? no [And pork is said to match our bodies and tastes nearly exactly. Which makes me cry, because I love pigs. And let's get back to the puzzle.) Trying to be clear here, again, and hoping I'm not repeating: Is Dorinda sitting at a dinner table with friends? irrel Relevant where they are? no Relevant that they're eating at that moment? no This is a really great puzzle Thanks!!, and I'm happy that I feel certain that this has nothing to do with penguins, or albatrosses, or Donner parties. (Right? RIGHT? yes) Just kidding. I want to be friends with you. And so in likewise to you!! [Balin: I see you mentioned "R.E.M. Peter365 will like you immediately." Bring him on! They are my favorite group (among many others, of course), and because my dad used to be the professor of "Evolution of Rock Music" at the Univ of Miami, sometimes I was allowed to join him at the podium and talk about the lyrics. Including explaining the lyrics and even *understanding* the damn lyrics.] All best to you! Fiona Wunderland (Wunderland) New member Username: Wunderland Post Number: 1369 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 9:28 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Do her friends say what they mean to say? no or do they make a mistake and use a wrong word or something? no | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 249 Registered: 7-2011 |
Nimue, I've collected a few Qs & As which struck me as maybe more important than others in finding the solution. If you don't mind reading your own words again: "which aspect of cannibalism is relevant here: eating human flesh?" yes "food group?" yesish "does she ask this of her friends in response to something they say?" yes--so of course, you should find out what! "do they say they have been doing something?" yes "does it include the words . . . eat?" often yesish "drink?" possibly yeaish "deliberately misinterpreting what people are saying?" yes. GOOOOOOOD QUESTION!! Being from another cultural background is not involved but deliberate misunderstanding most certainly is!! I'm now moving away from trying to identify the food(s) toward figuring out the conversations. Does this have to do specifically with food preparation? If so, do we need to ask questions about hunting refrigeration long-term winter storage eating raw eating only partially cooked sharing tidbits with pets (I suppose that wouldn't be a gross-out, though, unless you were on hands and knees sharing from the doggie bowl, lol) Or is it symbolic, such as communion at mass (I'm not religious but do understand the symbolism) Fiona PS: You remind me of & Prejudice: Lizzie says to Darcy, "And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody." "And yours," he replied, with a smile, "is wilfully to misunderstand them." | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 250 Registered: 7-2011 |
Of course, that was supposed to be Pride & Prejudice. These days, when even the Bennet sisters fight zombies, one must be careful! | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7048 Registered: 8-2001 |
'm now moving away from trying to identify the food(s) toward figuring out the conversations. I recommend trying to identify the type of food.. Does this have to do specifically with food preparation? no If so, do we need to ask questions about hunting refrigeration long-term winter storage eating raw eating only partially cooked sharing tidbits with pets (I suppose that wouldn't be a gross-out, though, unless you were on hands and knees sharing from the doggie bowl, lol) Or is it symbolic, such as communion at mass (I'm not religious but do understand the symbolism) no Fiona PS: You remind me of & Prejudice: Lizzie says to Darcy, "And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody." "And yours," he replied, with a smile, "is wilfully to misunderstand them."Yes, Dorinda is willfully misunderstanding people--or, rather, pretending to misunderstand them. Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan) New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 250 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Sunday, August 07, 2011 - 8:45 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Of course, that was supposed to be Pride & Prejudice. These days, when even the Bennet sisters fight zombies, one must be careful! Add Your Message Here Post: | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1457 Registered: 2-2011 |
is the food meat? vegetable? grain? legume? a manufactured product? bread? pasta? cheezeburger? is it restaurant food? takeaway? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7050 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1457 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, August 08, 2011 - 8:13 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is the food meat? possibly but unlikelyvegetable? nograin? very unlikely legume? no a manufactured product? probably bread? possibly, but there are much more likely choicespasta? ditto cheezeburger? this is more likely than the preceding 2 guesses, but still not the most likely is it restaurant food? possibly takeaway? ditto | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7053 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: Think of the 3 or 4 most common general things that people are apt to say about their food intake. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1470 Registered: 2-2011 |
"I'm stuffed"? "I couldn't eat another thing"? "I could eat a horse"? "I'm starving"? "I really shouldn't...."? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7058 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1470 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2011 - 9:17 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) "I'm stuffed"? no "I couldn't eat another thing"? no "I could eat a horse"? no "I'm starving"? no "I really shouldn't...."? No, but this suggestion, unlike the others, is ORT. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4017 Registered: 9-2009 |
"I eat like an <animal>" Where meat from <animal> is common in food? If not, OTRT? Eating like a pig while eating pork relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7065 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4017 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 11:15 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) "I eat like an <animal>" Where meat from <animal> is common in food? noIf not, OTRT? no Eating like a pig while eating pork relevant? no | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 275 Registered: 7-2011 |
Is it willful confusion between dolphin-the-fish and dolphin-the-mammal? Relevent whether sea creature rather than land creature? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7068 Registered: 8-2001 |
Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan) New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 275 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 7:33 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it willful confusion between dolphin-the-fish and dolphin-the-mammal?no Relevent whether sea creature rather than land creature?no | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 291 Registered: 7-2011 |
Nimue wrote: "I recommend trying to identify the type of food" and "no non-human animals are involved" but also "Relevant whether sea creature rather than land creature? no" - which seems a bit contradictory; but I'm up late, so maybe I'm muzzy. Can I try a different tack? If a *specific* food is intended, I'd like to toss out, for your consideration, a few colors of ordinary foods, to help me guess. Is that okay? white, like bacon fat white-ish, like mushroom soup and some fishes soft yellow white, like buttered biscuits (U.S. not U.K.) yellow, like egg yolk and some cheeses pink like shrimp pink like salmon pink like ham red like tomatoes / ketchup the porphyry color of salami various browns of steaks Do any of these match the item in your puzzle? Or am I totally OTWT? Well, it was a long shot. And if it made any of you laugh, then my work here is done. Cheers, Nimue! PS: I can list colors of foods for pages (part of a hobby I had once) - and also, my great friend Jim Hensley is a food photographer. He calls it "gastroporn" - what they do to make food look good enough to be in a cookbook. Frex, slathering petroleum by-products on a turkey to make it look deliciously shiny and moist for holiday dinners. Yum! | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7070 Registered: 8-2001 |
Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan) New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 291 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Friday, August 12, 2011 - 6:32 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Nimue wrote: "I recommend trying to identify the type of food" and "no non-human animals are involved" but also "Relevant whether sea creature rather than land creature? no" - which seems a bit contradictory; but I'm up late, so maybe I'm muzzy.No, I was!! Sorry!!!Here's a BLOOOPERRRRRRRR ALLLLERTT!!!!!!!!! It's irrel whether sea creatures, land creatures, or no creatures are involved Can I try a different tack? Sure!! If a *specific* food is intended, I'd like to toss out, for your consideration, a few colors of ordinary foods, to help me guess. Is that okay? Ditto!! white, like bacon fat This could be involved, but needn't be white-ish, like mushroom soup and some fishes soft yellow white, like buttered biscuits (U.S. not U.K.) ditto yellow, like egg yolk and some cheeses ditto pink like shrimp ditto pink like salmon ditto pink like ham ditto red like tomatoes / ketchup ditto the porphyry color of salami ditto various browns of steaks ditto Do any of these match the item in your puzzle? Or am I totally OTWT? You're looking at the wrong sort of category. But (HINT) of the foods you mention, buttered biscuits & bacon best fit the puzzle, with ham, salami, & steak next (not necessarily in that order.) But look for another category of foods that would fit even better. Well, it was a long shot. And if it made any of you laugh, then my work here is done. Cheers, Nimue!And so in likewise to you, Fiona! PS: I can list colors of foods for pages (part of a hobby I had once) - and also, my great friend Jim Hensley is a food photographer. What an enviable job!! He calls it "gastroporn" Why use a derogatory word like 'porn'?- what they do to make food look good enough to be in a cookbook. Frex, slathering petroleum by-products on a turkey to make it look deliciously shiny and moist for holiday dinners. Yum! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1549 Registered: 2-2011 |
fattening foods? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7072 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1549 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Saturday, August 13, 2011 - 10:05 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) fattening foods? yes!! GOOOOOOOOD QUESTION!! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
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it ties in with "I really shouldn't but.." a second on the lips a lifetime on the hips? | ||
| Wunderland (Wunderland)
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Atkins diet? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7076 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1555 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 11:35 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) it ties in with "I really shouldn't but.." You're very ORT (on the right track) a second on the lips a lifetime on the hips? that's not it, but you're ORT Wunderland (Wunderland) New member Username: Wunderland Post Number: 1371 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 4:59 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Atkins diet? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1211 Registered: 7-2001 |
is it relevant that sometimes people who eat fattening foods say something that implies they are morally bad for doing so? and she wanted to make the point that eating is not morally bad - unless you are a cannibal? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7077 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1211 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 10:45 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is it relevant that sometimes people who eat fattening foods say something that implies they are morally bad for doing so? yes and she wanted to make the point that eating is not morally bad - unless you are a cannibal? yes!! ******* SPOILER ************** Clever Hannah triumphs yet again!! I'm Dorinda, & whenever someone says something to me like, "I feel guilty about how I've been eating lately," I reply, "Oh, have you become a cannibal?" to make the obvious point that there's no moral significance to unhealthy eating, so people who indulge have no reason to feel guilty. This is actually the third puzzle I've posted that takes advantage of the fact that people get ridiculously moralistic about eating choices.Please check out my new puzzle, which I promise won't be on this subject. |
