| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4907 Registered: 5-2003 |
He was so good at playing that he never played again. | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 371 Registered: 7-2011 |
Was he so good that he was an expert? Can I call him an expert, loosely, to enquire about these: sports? flirting? office business? deadly weapons? outdoor/wilderness expertise? um, playing with children? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2057 Registered: 2-2011 |
was he so good that there was no-one else good enough to play with him? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4433 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did he want to play again? Did someone make him not play? Did he die? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2060 Registered: 2-2011 |
was he playing Russian roulette? | ||
| Haenlomal (Haenlomal)
New member Username: Haenlomal Post Number: 1107 Registered: 9-2003 |
Hide and seek? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4909 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he so good that he was an expert? Yes. Can I call him an expert, loosely, to enquire about these: sports? This. flirting? office business? deadly weapons? outdoor/wilderness expertise? um, playing with children? No to the others. was he so good that there was no-one else good enough to play with him? No. Did he want to play again? Yes. Did someone make him not play? Something like that. Did he die? No. was he playing Russian roulette? Yesish. Excellent question. Hide and seek? No. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2063 Registered: 2-2011 |
was he playing chicken? like staying on the railway till the last possible moment? and he was so good at not running away that he got hit by a train? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4911 Registered: 5-2003 |
was he playing chicken? No. like staying on the railway till the last possible moment? and he was so good at not running away that he got hit by a train? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 376 Registered: 7-2011 |
Did someone(s) not want him to play? Was he persuaded not to play? Was it an emotional decision that made him never play again? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2066 Registered: 2-2011 |
so was it a form of Russian roulette, but not actually the one with the gunand a bullet? did everyone else die and he was the last one left? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4912 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did someone(s) not want him to play? They'd probably rather he didn't. Was he persuaded not to play? No. Was it an emotional decision that made him never play again? No. so was it a form of Russian roulette, but not actually the one with the gunand a bullet? Yes. did everyone else die and he was the last one left? No. | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 381 Registered: 7-2011 |
Was he playing sports in this situation: as a teenager or high school student? in college? at professional level? in some other level of expertise? unusual sort of sport(s)? Frex, William Tell at archery? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4915 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he playing sports in this situation: as a teenager or high school student? in college? at professional level? None of these, though he was a professional at the sport. in some other level of expertise? unusual sort of sport(s)? No. Frex, William Tell at archery? No. | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 819 Registered: 7-2006 |
Does his success at the sport involve the death of another person? Or people? Or animal(s)? Of himself? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4917 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does his success at the sport involve the death of another person? Or people? Unknown, but possibly. Or animal(s)? Of himself? Luckily, no. | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 820 Registered: 7-2006 |
But you said it was a form of russian roulette... a non-fatal form? Like a drinking game? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2078 Registered: 2-2011 |
was it ordinary roulette? did he win so frequently that he was banned from all the casinos? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4918 Registered: 5-2003 |
But you said it was a form of russian roulette... a non-fatal form? No, it can definitely be fatal. Like a drinking game? So can this, for that matter, when you think about it. was it ordinary roulette? did he win so frequently that he was banned from all the casinos? No to both. | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 825 Registered: 7-2006 |
this has been touched on, but for clarity... Did he decide not to play again? Or was he persuaded not to play again? Or was he banned from playing again? Did he win once? Or multiple times? Is it, in fact, the kind of game that can have a winner? and a loser? multiple winners in one 'game'? multiple losers in one 'game'? Does winning necessarily involve harm to others? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4919 Registered: 5-2003 |
this has been touched on, but for clarity... Did he decide not to play again? Or was he persuaded not to play again? Or was he banned from playing again? None of these. Did he win once? Or multiple times? Irr. Is it, in fact, the kind of game that can have a winner? and a loser? multiple winners in one 'game'? multiple losers in one 'game'? Yes to all. Does winning necessarily involve harm to others? No. There is a distinct FA here. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2085 Registered: 2-2011 |
did playing this involve a gun? | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 828 Registered: 7-2006 |
Is this some form of wargame? Or actual war? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4920 Registered: 5-2003 |
did playing this involve a gun? No. Is this some form of wargame? Or actual war? This. There's an obvious question I'm surprised no one has asked. | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 830 Registered: 7-2006 |
He = H/A/M? Real person? Alive today? Recently deceased? From history? Fictional character? Non-human character? Alexander the Great relevant? | ||
| Wunderland (Wunderland)
New member Username: Wunderland Post Number: 1385 Registered: 3-2005 |
Both he's the same? Was he drafted into an army because of skills he developed in playing a sport? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4441 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is he a soldier? Commander? Patton? World war 2 relevant? Did he kill someone? Did he use a relevant weapon? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2090 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it a computer game? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4922 Registered: 5-2003 |
He = H/A/M? Yes. Real person? Yes. Alive today? Unknown. Recently deceased? Likely. From history? Yes. Fictional character? No. Non-human character? No. Alexander the Great relevant? No. Both he's the same? Yes. Was he drafted into an army because of skills he developed in playing a sport? No. Is he a soldier? Yes. Commander? No. Patton? No. World war 2 relevant? Yes. Did he kill someone? Irr. Did he use a relevant weapon? Yes. is it a computer game? No. | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 840 Registered: 7-2006 |
Atomic weapons relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4924 Registered: 5-2003 |
Atomic weapons relevant? No. | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 396 Registered: 7-2011 |
Did this happen in China? (I keep thinking of Tiananmen Square.) In Europe? In Asia? In Africa? In North America? In South America? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2102 Registered: 2-2011 |
conventional weapon? crossbow? bow and arrow? hand to hand combat? martial art? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4926 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did this happen in China? No. (I keep thinking of Tiananmen Square.) In Europe? In Asia? This, but irr. In Africa? In North America? In South America? conventional weapon? This, none of the others. crossbow? bow and arrow? hand to hand combat? martial art? That obvious question still hasn't been asked... | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2103 Registered: 2-2011 |
did he die? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4927 Registered: 5-2003 |
did he die? No. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4460 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did he use: gun? Cannon? Knife? Explosives (other than propellants)? Was he in the navy? Army? Air force? Airborne? Commando? Was he a spy? Guerilla? Did the thing in the puzzle statement happen to anyone else in the war? Was he good at fighting? Laying traps? Ambushes? Was he prevented from playing by the advent of peace? By a relevant law? by his own military? Or government? Was he captured by the enemy? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4928 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he use: gun? Cannon? Knife? Explosives (other than propellants)? This. Was he in the navy? Army? Air force? Airborne? Commando? None of these. Was he a spy? No. Guerilla? No. Did the thing in the puzzle statement happen to anyone else in the war? Probably. Was he good at fighting? Irr. Laying traps? Irr. Ambushes? Irr. Was he prevented from playing by the advent of peace? No. By a relevant law? No. by his own military? No. Or government? No. Was he captured by the enemy? No. | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 848 Registered: 7-2006 |
So is his expertise in the construcion of bombs? Or the placement of bombs/explosives for maximum effect? we've had a yes to sports? Is this true? Wargames? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4931 Registered: 5-2003 |
So is his expertise in the construcion of bombs? Or the placement of bombs/explosives for maximum effect? None of these. we've had a yes to sports? Yes! Is this true? Yes. Wargames? No. | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 850 Registered: 7-2006 |
Ok, the sport... Relevant which sport? Football (UK)? Football (American)? Golf? Tennis? Motor Racing? Baseball? Basketball? Fishing? Swimming? Running? Horse Racing? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2114 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it a team sport? a ball sport? an outdoor sport? a water sport? a snow sport? a gun sport? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4934 Registered: 5-2003 |
Ok, the sport... Relevant which sport? Yes! This is the question I was expecting weeks ago. Football (UK)? Football (American)? Golf? Tennis? Motor Racing? Baseball? This. Basketball? Fishing? Swimming? Running? Horse Racing? | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 852 Registered: 7-2006 |
I've only been back on LTPF for a week... :-) So could the puzzle phrase have been "He was so good at playing Baseball that he never played (something else) again"? "He was so good at playing (something else) that he never played baseball again"? "He was so good at playing baseball that he never played baseball again"? and being English I fear that if detailed knowledge of baseball is needed to solve, I may not be useful... | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4935 Registered: 5-2003 |
So could the puzzle phrase have been "He was so good at playing Baseball that he never played (something else) again"? "He was so good at playing (something else) that he never played baseball again"? Could be said to apply... "He was so good at playing baseball that he never played baseball again"? But this is what was meant. and being English I fear that if detailed knowledge of baseball is needed to solve, I may not be useful... I think this could apply to cricket as well. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2120 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it to do with his skill at pitching or bowling? so that he was able to throw a grenade acurrately? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4936 Registered: 5-2003 |
is it to do with his skill at pitching or bowling? No. so that he was able to throw a grenade acurrately? No. | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 259 Registered: 8-2011 |
Are we talking about a baseball-playing soldier? Did his talent at baseball influence his career as a soldier? Was he drafted because of it? Was he injured during the war? And now he can't play baseball? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4937 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are we talking about a baseball-playing soldier? Yes. Did his talent at baseball influence his career as a soldier? Was he drafted because of it? No to both. Was he injured during the war? And now he can't play baseball? Yes to both. | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 856 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was his injury as a reusult of re-enacting some aspect of baseball? Pitching? Batting? Was the injury connected to explosives? Did the injury result in the loss of an arm? or two? Or a leg? or two? Or paralysis? Or injury to the eyes? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4939 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was his injury as a reusult of re-enacting some aspect of baseball? Yes. Pitching? Batting? Neither. Was the injury connected to explosives? Yes. Did the injury result in the loss of an arm? or two? Or a leg? or two? Or paralysis? Or injury to the eyes? None of these. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15223 Registered: 4-2010 |
Catching? Running? Fielding? Was the injury from a grenade? Mine? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4940 Registered: 5-2003 |
Catching? This. Running? Fielding? Isn't that the same as catching? Was the injury from a grenade? This. Mine? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2125 Registered: 2-2011 |
so did he instinctively catch a grenade? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4942 Registered: 5-2003 |
so did he instinctively catch a grenade? Yope. | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 861 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was the explosive device actually a grenade? Or dynamite? Or a landmine? Did the explosive device detonate before the soldier could reach it? Or while he had hold of it? Or some time after? (a few seconds? longer?) The explosion did actually cause a career-ending injury to the solider, correct? Did he lose any body parts as a result of the explosion? Did he suffer damage to his sense of touch? taste? hearing? smell? Did he suffer any broken bones through the explosion? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2135 Registered: 2-2011 |
did he catch something else? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4943 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the explosive device actually a grenade? This. Or dynamite? Or a landmine? Did the explosive device detonate before the soldier could reach it? Or while he had hold of it? This. Or some time after? (a few seconds? longer?) The explosion did actually cause a career-ending injury to the solider, correct? Yes. Did he lose any body parts as a result of the explosion? Yes. Did he suffer damage to his sense of touch? taste? hearing? smell? Did he suffer any broken bones through the explosion? None of the others. did he catch something else? No. The Yope is really a quibble -- the catch was only partially instinctive, if at all. | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 285 Registered: 8-2011 |
Did he catch the grenade on purpose? To save others? To throw it back? Or was it completely accidental? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4946 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he catch the grenade on purpose? Yes. To save others? To throw it back? This. *** Spoiler *** John Spillane, who would have played for the St. Louis Cardinals had World War Two not broken out, joined the Marines instead and served at the battle of Tarawa. Japanese soldiers tossed grenades into his boat. He caught them and threw them back until one exploded in his hand. | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 297 Registered: 8-2011 |
Ouch! Did he survive his injuries? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4948 Registered: 5-2003 |
Yes, but he never played baseball again with his hand gone. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4584 Registered: 9-2010 |
Ick =( poor him...*huggles* good puzzle! |
