| Author | Message | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 414 Registered: 7-2011 |
A woman writes something in a book, closes it, and hands it to a man. He smiles. She smiles. She walks away. What is going on? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4741 Registered: 9-2010 |
o hai soli kitteh! noo soli puzzel, iz gud! Is she the book's author? Did she autograph it for him? write her phone number/email address/home address in it? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 415 Registered: 7-2011 |
Is she the book's author? Did she autograph it for him? write her phone number/email address/home address in it? No to everything, I'm afraid. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2232 Registered: 2-2011 |
was it the man's book to begin with? the woman's? is her profession relevant? does she write her name? address? telephone number? an amount? her signature? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3587 Registered: 1-2001 |
Before the woman writes in the book, is there anything already written in it? Printed in it? Is the type of book relevant? Is it a bible? A novel? A work of fiction? Non-fiction? A diary? A journal? A log book? A matchbook? The kind of book that one could expect to read? Does the woman write a sentence? A number? Series of numbers? One word? Several words? Someone's name? This is a very intriguing puzzle with a great title! | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 107 Registered: 10-2011 |
Was it a printed book? If so, "fact" or fiction? Was it a notebook? If so, was there already writing in it? A guestbook? Diary? They both HAM/F? True story? FYOI? FSEI? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 417 Registered: 7-2011 |
was it the man's book to begin with?yope the woman's? no is her profession relevant? no does she write her name? address? telephone number? an amount? her signature? No or n.r. to all - let's say she writes her initials. Before the woman writes in the book, is there anything already written in it? Printed in it? aside from the content of the book, there is other printed matter. Is the type of book relevant? No Is it a bible? A novel? A work of fiction? Non-fiction? A diary? A journal? A log book? A matchbook? Certainly not this! The kind of book that one could expect to read? Yes. Specific book subject n.r. Let's say a novel. Does the woman write a sentence? A number? Series of numbers? One word? Several words? Someone's name? See above. Was it a printed book? Yes If so, "fact" or fiction? N.r. Assume fiction if you wish. Was it a notebook? If so, was there already writing in it? A guestbook? Diary? No to all of these. They both HAM/F? Yes, and gender is n.r. Could be the other way around, or could also be both M or both F. True story? Yes FYOI? FSEI? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2241 Registered: 2-2011 |
does this take place in a library? bookshop? book festival? | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 116 Registered: 10-2011 |
Was the writing in the book done as a cover up for something else? Were there others present apart from these two? More people relevant for the story? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 419 Registered: 7-2011 |
does this take place in a library?Yes! bookshop? book festival? Was the writing in the book done as a cover up for something else? No Were there others present apart from these two? More people relevant for the story? Any others who may have been present are irr. | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3594 Registered: 1-2001 |
Is the woman the librarian? The man? Does the book belong to the library? Has the woman checked the book out? The man? Does the woman write on one of the book's pages? Inside the front cover? Inside the back cover? Does she open the book to a random place and write? Or is it an intentional action at a specific place in the book? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 420 Registered: 7-2011 |
Is the woman the librarian? The man? He is Does the book belong to the library? Yes Has the woman checked the book out? YesThe man? Does the woman write on one of the book's pages?Yes Inside the front cover? Inside the back cover? could be either of these, but not in this case. Does she open the book to a random place and write? Or is it an intentional action at a specific place in the book? the latter | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3595 Registered: 1-2001 |
Had another person previously written something on the same page? Did the woman want the page marked for some reason? Had she already read the book? Did she intend to read it sometime in the future? Had she checked this book out before? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 422 Registered: 7-2011 |
Had another person previously written something on the same page? No Did the woman want the page marked for some reason? yes Had she already read the book? yes Did she intend to read it sometime in the future? no! Had she checked this book out before? possible but irr. | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 422 Registered: 8-2011 |
Did the man and woman know each other previously? Relevant? Did she want to point out some part of the book to him? Something funny? Something meaningful? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 424 Registered: 7-2011 |
Did the man and woman know each other previously? Relevant? She was a regular library patron; otherwise irr. Did she want to point out some part of the book to him? Something funny? Something meaningful? No. OTWT. | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 424 Registered: 8-2011 |
Had she written the book? Did she like the book? Could she have marked any page? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 425 Registered: 7-2011 |
Had she written the book? no Did she like the book? irr Could she have marked any page? Hard to answer. She could have, but wouldn't have, so Yope. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15517 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is she checking out the book? Returning it? Renewing it? Is it overdue? | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 792 Registered: 9-2008 |
Is it an old library that still has the little cards where you write your name to check out books? (Oh my, did I just age myself with that one!) Was she marking the book so that she didn't have to remember that she had read it already? (But why would a librarian smile at that?) | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 430 Registered: 7-2011 |
Is she checking out the book? Returning it? This Renewing it? No Is it overdue? irr Is it an old library that still has the little cards where you write your name to check out books? (Oh my, did I just age myself with that one!) It has those as well as the more modern kind, and I sometimes see my name on the cards in the older books - which really dates me! Was she marking the book so that she didn't have to remember that she had read it already? Yes!(But why would a librarian smile at that?)Because it was his idea! ***********SPOILER************* When checking out books one day, I told the librarian that I thought I had read a certain book, but I wasn't sure. He said that some library patrons would make a small, inconspicuous mark, such as an initial, on a certain page. That way, I can look on page 22, low on the inner margin, for a pencilled "S" and realize I had read it before. Since I combine a voracious appetite for reading with a not-so-voracious memory, I thought that was good advice. Thanks to all in the cast of characters! | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 119 Registered: 10-2011 |
Wow! I never thought a librarian would actually encourage writing in a library book. Good one! | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2170 Registered: 12-2010 |
Nice puzzle, and a very good idea! (: | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3598 Registered: 1-2001 |
That's a nice idea and a good puzzle came from it. |
