| Author | Message | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2052 Registered: 12-2010 |
Mia's avarice prevented a crime. | ||
| Quovynyte (Quovynyte)
New member Username: Quovynyte Post Number: 790 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was forest fires the crime? Did one person or multiple people attempt the crime? Was the crime intentional or unintentional? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2053 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was forest fires the crime? no Did one person or multiple people attempt the crime? assume two people Was the crime intentional or unintentional? intentional | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4576 Registered: 9-2010 |
Mia = H/A/F? surely Mia iz nawt doriana kitteh...is it someone doriana kitteh knows? real person? fictional? alive? dead? true story? FYOI? FSEI? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2055 Registered: 12-2010 |
Mia = H/A/F? yes, although her gender is not relevant surely Mia iz nawt doriana kitteh... correct is it someone doriana kitteh knows? no real person? no fictional? yes alive? for the context of the puzzle, yes dead? true story? FYOI? FSEI? this, though it might be based on true stories | ||
| Quovynyte (Quovynyte)
New member Username: Quovynyte Post Number: 791 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was the crime: murder? theft? fraud? vandalism? drug related? assault? arson? Did Mia personally know the two criminals? Was Mia the victim? Was there a victim? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2056 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was the crime: murder? theft? this fraud? vandalism? maybe this too drug related? assault? arson? Did Mia personally know the two criminals? no Was Mia the victim? no Was there a victim? there would have been one if she hadn't prevented the crime | ||
| Quovynyte (Quovynyte)
New member Username: Quovynyte Post Number: 793 Registered: 6-2009 |
Burglary, or shoplifting relevant? Were the criminals intending to steal something in particular? Did they break into or trespass into a place? A building? House? Or had they been prevented from doing so? Did Mia personally know the intended victim? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2059 Registered: 12-2010 |
Burglary, or shoplifting relevant? yes, burglary Were the criminals intending to steal something in particular? no Did they break into or trespass into a place? A building? House? Or had they been prevented from doing so? this Did Mia personally know the intended victim? yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15249 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it relevant exactly what was going to be stolen? Where it was going to be stolen from? Did Mia get hold of the to-be-stolen stuff before the criminals could? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4579 Registered: 9-2010 |
was Mia the intended victim? (just checking, as you could truthfully answer 'yes' to that last if she was, lol) if not, was the victim H/A/M? H/A/F? Related to Mia: biologically? through marriage? dating? just friends? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2060 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it relevant exactly what was going to be stolen? no Where it was going to be stolen from? yes Did Mia get hold of the to-be-stolen stuff before the criminals could? no was Mia the intended victim? no (just checking, as you could truthfully answer 'yes' to that last if she was, lol) if not, was the victim H/A/M? H/A/F? H/A/irrel Related to Mia: biologically? through marriage? dating? just friends? no to all | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 304 Registered: 8-2011 |
Did Mia dislike the intended victim? Did Mia intend to commit a crime? Gambling relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2064 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did Mia dislike the intended victim? irrel Did Mia intend to commit a crime? no Gambling relevant? no | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 316 Registered: 8-2011 |
Is the time period relevant? time of day relevant? Did the entirety of the puzzle occur in one day? Is the puzzle title relevant? If so, would it be helpful to find the connection between the title and the puzzle statement? Should we focus on something else for now? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4606 Registered: 9-2010 |
"Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires?" doez they haz smokey teh bear in germinee, doriana kitteh? haz been long tiem since I seez himz... | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2075 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the time period relevant? modern day time of day relevant? no, only in so far that most burglaries occur at dusk or night Did the entirety of the puzzle occur in one day? NO - good q Is the puzzle title relevant? no If so, would it be helpful to find the connection between the title and the puzzle statement? no Should we focus on something else for now? Finding out about Mia's and the vicitim's relationship would help you a lot. So far, we've established that they're not biologically related, not married, not dating and not friends. "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires?" not relevant... doez they haz smokey teh bear in germinee, doriana kitteh? haz been long tiem since I seez himz... Iz nawt haz smokey teh bear, but akshelly iz nawt haz manee forest fiurz in germinee. maybe iz teh bear himselvz who iz cawsez dem, lol :D | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2152 Registered: 2-2011 |
did Mia know the intended victim? was the intended victim a neighbour? work colleague? did they go to the same church? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2076 Registered: 12-2010 |
did Mia know the intended victim? yes was the intended victim a neighbour? yes! work colleague? did they go to the same church? | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2011 |
Hi! I'm new at this forum, so if I'm doing things wrong, please feel free to chop off my head with a blunt axe. Otherwise I'll never learn. ;) Had Mia neglected to pay something? Or do something else that would have cost her money? Should she have repaired something? Were they neighbours as in living in houses next to each other? Adjecent appartments? The same building? Area? Did her neighbour like her? And vice versa? Relevant? Was the burglary/theft going to take place in her neighbour's home? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2077 Registered: 12-2010 |
Hi! I'm new at this forum, so if I'm doing things wrong, please feel free to chop off my head with a blunt axe. Otherwise I'll never learn. ;) Hi and welcome to the Forum, Jondahr (: ! *getting my axe ready* Had Mia neglected to pay something? no Or do something else that would have cost her money? not neglected, but she didn't do something that would cost her money Should she have repaired something? no Were they neighbours as in living in houses next to each other? probably this Adjecent appartments? The same building? Area? Did her neighbour like her? irrel And vice versa? irrel Relevant? so, no Was the burglary/theft going to take place in her neighbour's home? yep | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 4 Registered: 10-2011 |
Was Mia at home when the burglary was due to take place? Did she see the burglars? Did the burglars get into the house? Did they get as far as the door? Window? Close enough to see the house? Were they caught? Or did they give up? Was there nothing there to steal? The thing that Mia didn't do, did she fail to do it at several occations? Or just once? Was she supposed to do it a long time ago? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2079 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was Mia at home when the burglary was due to take place? irrel, and that's a good question! Did she see the burglars? assume no Did the burglars get into the house? no Did they get as far as the door? possibly Window? possibly Close enough to see the house? possiby Were they caught? no Or did they give up? this Was there nothing there to steal? no, there was something The thing that Mia didn't do, did she fail to do it at several occations? this Or just once? no Was she supposed to do it a long time ago? no | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4611 Registered: 9-2010 |
aww, doriana kitteh, be nice to teh new kitteh! *givz jondahr teh cheezburgur of welcomes* hai, I iz kaylee kitteh =) welcome to teh LTPF, we is all friends!! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4612 Registered: 9-2010 |
aww, doriana kitteh, be nice to teh new kitteh! *givz jondahr teh cheezburgur of welcomes* hai, I iz kaylee kitteh =) welcome to teh LTPF, we iz all friends!! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4613 Registered: 9-2010 |
(*pokes the double post* huh. silly interwebz!) | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2159 Registered: 2-2011 |
did Mia choose not to do something to her own home? install a burglar alarm? fix her lighting? maintain her property in some way? did she choose not to spend money? give money away? did she save something? like, did she collect bottles for recycling? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2083 Registered: 12-2010 |
did Mia choose not to do something to her own home? install a burglar alarm? fix her lighting? maintain her property in some way? no to these did she choose not to spend money? yes give money away? no did she save something? like, did she collect bottles for recycling? no to these | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 15 Registered: 10-2011 |
So the burglars realized they wouldn't be able to go through with the burglary, because of something they saw? Heard? Were told? Smelled?? Felt? Something to do with the house? Garden (if there is one)? On the way to the house? The house of Mia? Btw, did the burglars know who Mia was? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2084 Registered: 12-2010 |
So the burglars realized they wouldn't be able to go through with the burglary, because of something they saw? noish, there might be a minor FA (false assumption) Heard? Were told? Smelled?? Felt? no to rest Something to do with the house? yep! Garden (if there is one)? no On the way to the house? no The house of Mia? no Btw, did the burglars know who Mia was? no | ||
| Quovynyte (Quovynyte)
New member Username: Quovynyte Post Number: 807 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was the item to be stolen located inside the house? Particular room relevant? Anything else located in the house relevant? Did Mia put or leave something in the house? Did she take something? The burglars gave up because: they thought it would be difficult to enter the house? they thought it would be difficult to steal the item? They thought it would be difficult to exit the house? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2170 Registered: 2-2011 |
did Mia live in an apartment? a house? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2092 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was the item to be stolen located inside the house? yes Particular room relevant? Anything else located in the house relevant? no to both Did Mia put or leave something in the house? no Did she take something? yes, although not in the house - good q The burglars gave up because: they thought it would be difficult to enter the house? they thought it would be difficult to steal the item? They thought it would be difficult to exit the house? no to all did Mia live in an apartment? a house? assume a house | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 23 Registered: 10-2011 |
Did the burglars have trouble finding the right house? Aha! Did Mia steal the I in her neighbour's roman housenumber to replace the one she had lost in her own? :p | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 328 Registered: 8-2011 |
Did the burglars give up because they thought they would be caught? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2093 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did the burglars have trouble finding the right house? no Aha! Did Mia steal the I in her neighbour's roman housenumber to replace the one she had lost in her own? :p hehe, no Did the burglars give up because they thought they would be caught? yesish | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 337 Registered: 8-2011 |
Did the burglars think they might be caught because of something they saw? heard? at Mia's house? the victim's house? Mia's yard? the victim's yard? the street? Was Mia at the victim's house? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2109 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did the burglars think they might be caught because of something they saw? yes heard? no at Mia's house? no the victim's house? yes Mia's yard? the victim's yard? the street? Was Mia at the victim's house? no to rest | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 36 Registered: 10-2011 |
Did they think somebody was at home? That the victim had a dog? That she had a burglaralarm? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2112 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did they think somebody was at home? yes That the victim had a dog? That she had a burglaralarm? no to these | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 44 Registered: 10-2011 |
Did they see something through a window? At the door? On the roof? On the walls of the house? Outside the house? Was the victim supposed to be on vacation, and the milk bottles/newspaper/something like that should have been piling up on the steps were gone cause Mia had stolen it? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2118 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did they see something through a window? At the door? On the roof? On the walls of the house? Outside the house? see below Was the victim supposed to be on vacation, and the milk bottles/newspaper/something like that should have been piling up on the steps were gone cause Mia had stolen it? Ding ding ding, we have a winner! (: ********SPOILER******** One evening, two burglars are driving around in Mia's neighbourhood, looking for houses where newspapers are piling up - a good sign that their owners are on vacation. Mia's neighbours have a newspaper subscription whereas Mia doesn't. Every time they're on holiday, she takes their daily paper so that she doesn't have to buy it. So, when the burglars pass by, they assume that Mia's neighbours are at home and decide not to break into their house. Nice work, Jondahr, Ciaobella and everyone else who played! (: | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4666 Registered: 9-2010 |
*givz cheezburgur to everybody!* | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 47 Registered: 10-2011 |
Yay! Great puzzle! :D Guess I escape the axe for now... | ||
| Quovynyte (Quovynyte)
New member Username: Quovynyte Post Number: 835 Registered: 6-2009 |
I'll make sure to steal all my neighbours' papers, ahem, to prevent any future burglaries. | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 343 Registered: 8-2011 |
That's pretty funny. I liked the puzzle! |
