| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7078 Registered: 8-2001 |
Nevina said, "Two is less than one but more than zero." What was she talking about?? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 14263 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do all the numbers refer to the actual numbers? To X of that object? Is Nevina's statement correct (given the as-yet-unknown context)? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1559 Registered: 2-2011 |
quarters? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7080 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 14263 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 - 1:01 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Do all the numbers refer to the actual numbers? yes To X of that object? yes Is Nevina's statement correct (given the as-yet-unknown context)? yes Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1559 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 - 8:34 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) quarters? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1828 Registered: 12-2010 |
Do they all refer to the same object? Is the object tangible? If so, bigger than a finger? hand? loaf of bread? chair? table? car? house? Is it made from [LTPF list of materials]? Is Nevina H/A/F? Relevant? Anything relevant about her? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4103 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is two = two halves? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7082 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1828 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 - 10:34 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Do they all refer to the same object? yesIs the object tangible? yesIf so, bigger than a finger?yes hand? yesloaf of bread? yeschair?some chairs but not others table?some tables but not otherscar? nohouse? no Is it made from [LTPF list of materials]? Flesh & blood! Is Nevina H yes/A possibly/F? yes Relevant? yes, yes,noAnything relevant about her?no Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4103 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 2:32 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is two = two halves? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1839 Registered: 12-2010 |
Are the "objects" people? animals? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7086 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1839 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 7:33 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are the "objects" people? yesanimals? see previous answer | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1569 Registered: 2-2011 |
is the gender of the two and the one relevant? is she saying that two of one type of person is less important/worthy/useful than one of another? is she quoting some sort of tariff? like seats in planes? or fairground rides? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7096 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 1569 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 10:52 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is the gender of the two and the one relevant? it can work for any gender combination} is she saying that two of one type of person is less important yes/worthy no/useful no than one of another? is she quoting some sort of tariff? nolike seats in planes? no or fairground rides? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4142 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are the two people who are less than one person connected in any way? If so: by profession? Blood? Birthplace? Age? Gender? Looks? Could one of these two be that "one"? Anything besides importance relevant? Two managers are worse than one but better than none? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7100 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4142 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 8:22 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are the two people who are less than one person connected in any way? yes If so: by profession? irrel Blood? irrel Birthplace? irrelAge? They are probably but not necessarily fairly close in age. Gender? They are probably but not necessarily the same gender. Looks? no Could one of these two be that "one"? yesish Anything besides importance relevant? noish Two managers are worse than one but better than none? no (I think that two managers are apt to be worse than none!) | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4177 Registered: 9-2009 |
Does the two have power over people? Does the one? Are they celebrities? Did this happen in modern times? Relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7103 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4177 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Friday, August 19, 2011 - 5:18 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the two have power over people? no or noishDoes the one? ditto Are they celebrities? irrel Did this happen in modern times? irrel Relevant? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7107 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: Focus on the fact that 2 are less important than 1. | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1213 Registered: 7-2001 |
is the importance of the two related to something they (or one of them) says? does? is it related to how they are perceived by others? are any of these relevant to the puzzle: politics? religion? health? healthcare? law? education? race? nationality? hobbies? pets? romance? art? literature? military matters? jobs? music? the media? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7112 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1213 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 7:49 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is the importance of the two related to something they (or one of them) says? yope does? yope is it related to how they are perceived by others? yes are any of these relevant to the puzzle: politics? no religion? no health? nohealthcare? no law? noeducation? no race? nonationality? nohobbies? nopets? no romance? yes art? noliterature? nomilitary matters? nojobs? nomusic? no the media? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1215 Registered: 7-2001 |
does this relate to how a romantically involved couple are preceived by others? that they are sometimes treated more like one person than two separate people? does it relate to how the law treats them? how society treats them? if a couple is relevant - does it have to be a married couple? engaged? dating? does this relate to tax? finance in any way? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7114 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1215 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 8:20 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) does this relate to how a romantically involved couple are preceived by others? yopethat they are sometimes treated more like one person than two separate people? no does it relate to how the law treats them? no how society treats them? no if a couple is relevant - does it have to be a married couple? engaged? dating?dating does this relate to tax? no finance in any way? no | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1217 Registered: 7-2001 |
In the puzzle statement it says: Two is less than one but more than zero. does the 'two' relate to two people who are dating each other? two people who are dating the same other person? or wanting to? is this in any way related to the saying, 'two's company, three's a crowd'? does she mean that if you are dating one person only then that person is likely to be more important to you than if you are dating two at the same time? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7118 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kdoc (Kdoc) New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1217 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 8:31 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) In the puzzle statement it says: Two is less than one but more than zero. does the 'two' relate to two people who are dating each other? no two people who are dating the same other person? yesor wanting to? no is this in any way related to the saying, 'two's company, three's a crowd'? no does she mean that if you are dating one person only then that person is likely to be more important to you than if you are dating two at the same time? yes ******* SPOILER ************ Oh, how humiliating! Clever Hannah is too clever for this puzzle! When Nevina, who is attracted to Frank, heard that he had 2 girlfriends, she said, "That's less than one but more than zero," because if he had only one, the relationship would probably be more serious & the prospects even worse for Nevina. Please check out my new, harder (??) puzzle!! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 14415 Registered: 4-2010 |
Don't feel humiliated -- that's a very clever (and accurate) puzzle! | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7143 Registered: 8-2001 |
Thanks! This line was going to be in one of my short stories, but it didn't make it into the published version. |
