| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16573 Registered: 4-2010 |
Procrastination? Definitely. But a puzzle comes to mind: I knew what not to do with it for two obvious reasons. Apparently, some people thought otherwise. I = me (Balin) = H-youngA-M | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 253 Registered: 1-2012 |
It: Physical? Mental? Alive? Nonliving? Dead? 'Some people': HA mixed? How many relevant? If so, [LTPF list of integers] allowed? If so, [LTPF list of integers]? If not, 0-10? 11-20? 21-30? 31-40? 41-50? 50+? You didn't know what to do with it, correct? The others, did they know what to do with it? If so, was it positive? Negative? Neutral? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16578 Registered: 4-2010 |
It: Physical? Yes Mental? No Alive? Nonliving? This Dead? 'Some people': HA mixed? \b[H-youngA-mixed} How many relevant? I think 4, but the exact number isn't really relevant If so, [LTPF list of integers] allowed? If so, [LTPF list of integers]? If not, 0-10? 11-20? 21-30? 31-40? 41-50? 50+? You didn't know what to do with it, correct? Yesish The others, did they know what to do with it? Yope If so, was it positive? Negative? Probably this Neutral? | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 809 Registered: 8-2011 |
It: A place? An object? If an object, something the average person sees daily? uses daily? sees regularly but not daily? uses regularly but not daily? sees occasionally? uses occasionally? does the average person have on at his/her house? Could a child use it? Is "use" the right word? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16596 Registered: 4-2010 |
It: A place? An object? This If an object, something the average person sees daily? Noish; depends on the person uses daily? Same as prev sees regularly but not daily? If they see it regularly, it's probable that they use it regularly as well uses regularly but not daily? See prev sees occasionally? uses occasionally? does the average person have on at his/her house? Probably Could a child use it? No (slight ish)! Is "use" the right word? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2889 Registered: 2-2011 |
play with it? look at it? touch it? hold it? read it? stand on it? under it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16602 Registered: 4-2010 |
play with it? look at it? touch it? hold it? read it? stand on it? under it? No to all | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 815 Registered: 8-2011 |
Does one eat it? listen to it? write it? cut it? drive it? throw it in the air at parties? get distracted by it while driving and drive off the road? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2897 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it something which could be dangerous? lethal? is it bigger than a finger? a hand? a toaster? a car? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16625 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does one eat it? Almost listen to it? write it? cut it? drive it? throw it in the air at parties? get distracted by it while driving and drive off the road? Ironically, this could be considered correct as well is it something which could be dangerous? Tangentially lethal? See previous is it bigger than a finger? a hand? About this size a toaster? a car? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2898 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it a drink? a lollipop? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16627 Registered: 4-2010 |
is it a drink? This a lollipop? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2899 Registered: 2-2011 |
was the obvious thing NOT to drink it? were the reasons obvious to you? the other people present? should be to the LTPF? were you driving? about to drive? was the drink alcoholic? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16628 Registered: 4-2010 |
was the obvious thing NOT to drink it? Yes were the reasons obvious to you? the other people present? should be to the LTPF? Yes to all were you driving? No about to drive? No was the drink alcoholic? Yes | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2905 Registered: 2-2011 |
had someone spiked your drink? was it one of those lethal concoctions put together for a forfeit? was it some lurid colour? did it look cloudy or otherwise unsuitable for drinking? did it smell bad? | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 830 Registered: 8-2011 |
Did the occasion/situation mean that drinking alcohol would be inappropriate? For instance, guzzling beer at a funeral? Legal situations (such as drunk driving or underage intoxication) relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16631 Registered: 4-2010 |
had someone spiked your drink? No, FA was it one of those lethal concoctions put together for a forfeit? No was it some lurid colour? I don't know! did it look cloudy or otherwise unsuitable for drinking? See prev did it smell bad? See prev Did the occasion/situation mean that drinking alcohol would be inappropriate? Yope For instance, guzzling beer at a funeral? No Legal situations (such as drunk driving or underage intoxication This) relevant? Yes | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 839 Registered: 8-2011 |
To clear the Yope- did you mean that the situation would have been OK for adult drinkers but not underage drinkers? Hm, were you underage? Were you at the event? And my assumption is that they got caught drinking, am I correct? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16642 Registered: 4-2010 |
To clear the Yope- did you mean that the situation would have been OK for adult drinkers but not underage drinkers? Probably not! Hm, were you underage? Yes Were you at the event? No, FA And my assumption is that they got caught drinking, am I correct? FA | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 842 Registered: 8-2011 |
In attempt to clear my false assumptions: Was there an event (such as a party)? Did they drink the alcohol? Did they get caught? Wild leap- did this occur at a school? In high school, our cafeteria began offering $1 slushies, which I loved. They stopped when a student somehow slipped half a bottle of tequila in the mixture. I'm told they almost sold out of slushies that day before someone found out. | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 334 Registered: 1-2012 |
I accidently grabbed wine instead of grape juice once during Communion...I did not like it at ALL. Urg. Tasted disgusting. I'm probably never going to ever drink alcohol again because of that...Not a big loss though. This was when we were in Egypt, so I wasn't arrested or anything for underage drinking :-). | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16650 Registered: 4-2010 |
In attempt to clear my false assumptions: Was there an event (such as a party)? No -- that was one of the FAs Did they drink the alcohol? No Did they get caught? See prev Wild leap- did this occur at a school? Yes In high school, our cafeteria began offering $1 slushies, which I loved. They stopped when a student somehow slipped half a bottle of tequila in the mixture. I'm told they almost sold out of slushies that day before someone found out. ...Wow. | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 863 Registered: 2-2009 |
Kyeann, usually Communion wines are -- how shall I put this -- not exactly in the upper echelons taste-wise. Not that I'm encouraging you to become a raging alcoholic or anything, but don't give up on all alcohol just for that reason. I'm not a fan of the Communion wine at my church, but there are a few wines I do like, and beers and liquors have very different tastes as well. I definitely fall in the fan-of-liquor category (and boy there are a lot of different flavors there), but I've had people who have a taste for beer tell me that even different brands of beer have different tastes (though they all taste the same to me). I've never been to a church where they have both grape juice AND wine -- that's interesting... does your church/denomination do that all the time? Oh, and as far as I know, you cannot get arrested for underage drinking for drinking Communion wine (unless there's some strange specific state statute against it where you live) -- they can't prevent it when there's an "established religious purpose." There are many generations of Catholic children (just FYI, I am only talking about Catholicism because it is the denomination I'm familiar with... don't feel qualified enough to speak on others) who go through First Communion around 2nd grade, when they always take the wine (blood)... From then on, it's their option to take or not as they will (and believe me, it's always wine, never grape juice, which is probably why I didn't take it for years and years -- you're right... BAD taste). Okay, random overly-involved speech done... we now return you to your regularly scheduled puzzling. Sorry for taking over for a second there, Balin. :-) Is it relevant whether the people involved are under or over 21? If so, are they over 21? under 21? Was the incident in question something you read/heard about? rather than actually being present at? "two obvious reasons": Was one of them the prohibition against underage drinking? Was one something about having common sense regarding possible effects of drinking/getting drunk? | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 370 Registered: 1-2012 |
Well, I don't drink wine because of that and also because I'm a teenager. | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 864 Registered: 2-2009 |
Sorry... I did assume you were still underage, but I should have clarified -- I meant don't give up on it now and not give it a chance once you do turn 21. (Bad ambiguous Kalira!) :-) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16678 Registered: 4-2010 |
Okay, random overly-involved speech done... we now return you to your regularly scheduled puzzling. Sorry for taking over for a sec there, Balin. :-) No worries -- feel free to rant at any time. Is it relevant whether the people involved are under or over 21? Yes If so, are they over 21? under 21? All are under 21 Was the incident in question something you read/heard about? No rather than actually being present at? No; I was there "two obvious reasons": Was one of them the prohibition against underage drinking? Yes; I'm underage and don't drink. Was one something about having common sense regarding possible effects Yes of drinking/getting drunk? INDIRECTLY | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16696 Registered: 4-2010 |
RECAP: I knew what not to do with it for two obvious reasons. Apparently, some people thought otherwise. "It" is an alcoholic beverage. I knew not to drink it for two reasons, the first of which is that I am underage. Some other people later suggested that I should drink it. Questions: -What is the beverage and how did I come across it? -How were the suggestions to drink it made, and how did "they" know about it? | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 425 Registered: 1-2012 |
Did you come across the beverage accidentally (seeing it in a fridge)? Or on purpose (seeing it in a bar)? Did you tell 'them' about it? Or did they find out some different way? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16707 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you come across the beverage accidentally Yes (seeing it in a fridge)? No; No to rest Or on purpose (seeing it in a bar)? Did you tell 'them' about it? Yes, DOYD of "tell" Or did they find out some different way? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1736 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did you post something about it on Facebook? Is it jungle juice? At UConn orientation, they called that "suicide in a kettle".\ | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16723 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you post something about it on Facebook? Yes Is it jungle juice? No At UConn orientation, they called that "suicide in a kettle". | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1741 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did you get in trouble? Did they? As a result of what you posted? As a result of what they did? Did it wind up in your dorm for no reason? Did you accidentally step in beer or some other alcoholic beverage and try to figure out how to explain why your socks smelled like beer? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16728 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you get in trouble? No Did they? No As a result of what you posted? As a result of what they did? Did it wind up in your dorm Yes for no reason? Yope Did you accidentally step in beer or some other alcoholic beverage and try to figure out how to explain why your socks smelled like beer? No, but it was beer. | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 470 Registered: 1-2012 |
Were they joking when they suggested you drink it? Or were they serious? Was the other reason because it was someplace you wouldn't want to drink the beer from (example: on a sock)? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16750 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were they joking when they suggested you drink it? Or were they serious? I don't actually know. Was the other reason because it was someplace you wouldn't want to drink the beer from (example: on a sock)? Yope and OTRT | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16751 Registered: 4-2010 |
Actually, that last one's probably more of a "Noish and OTRT." | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 479 Registered: 1-2012 |
Would you be physically unable to drink the beer? After all, you did say you were unable to tell if it was a lurid color or not... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16754 Registered: 4-2010 |
Would you be physically unable to drink the beer? Noish After all, you did say you were unable to tell if it was a lurid color or not... This actually might help you. Note that my eyesight, though far from perfect, could easily tell if it were drinkable if I'd seen the liquid itself. Why couldn't I? | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 49 Registered: 2-2012 |
Was it in a dark bottle? Did you have reason to believe that the beer had been opened and was very old, and stale or moldy? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16756 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it in a dark bottle? No but very OTRT Did you have reason to believe that the beer had been opened No; on the contrary and was very old, Yes and stale or moldy? See prev | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 492 Registered: 1-2012 |
Was it in a barrel? So it had clearly never been opened because a wax seal or something was still intact? OTRT? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16758 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it in a barrel? No but OTRT So it had clearly never been opened because a wax seal or something was still intact? OTRT? | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 497 Registered: 1-2012 |
Was the bottle very dirty? So dirty you couldn't see into it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16761 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the bottle FA very dirty? So dirty you couldn't see into it? | ||
| Kyeannpepper (Kyeannpepper)
New member Username: Kyeannpepper Post Number: 499 Registered: 1-2012 |
Was whatever-the-beer-was-in dirty? So dirty you couldn't see into it? Was the container for the beer made out of: glass? plastic? wood? leather? paper? fabric? Was the container smaller than: a soda can? a kitteh? a backpack? a recliner chair? a fridge? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16763 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was whatever-the-beer-was-in dirty? Somewhat So dirty you couldn't see into it? Irrel Was the container for the beer made out of: glass? plastic? wood? leather? paper? fabric? None of these Was the container smaller than: a soda can? It was exactly this size *cough cough* a kitteh? a backpack? a recliner chair? a fridge? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1752 Registered: 9-2010 |
Was it in a soda can? A beer can? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1761 Registered: 9-2010 |
For clarification, I didn't actually see the facebook posting, and I don't plan on looking it up until this puzzle is over. However, I was asking to find out if it was relevant. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16767 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it in a soda can? A beer can? This For clarification, I didn't actually see the facebook posting, and I don't plan on looking it up until this puzzle is over. However, I was asking to find out if it was relevant. It's only relevant that that's how the other people heard about it. Besides, this happened about a year ago. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1788 Registered: 9-2010 |
Was the beer in the bathroom? And you tried to throw it away? And got in trouble for possessing beer because the RA happened to notice you bringing it to the garbage? At UConn, we were told "Don't leave beer cans in the halls or the bathroom, and don't take beer in the halls if you're underage, even if the cans are empty." I asked what would happen if you were carrying someone else's beer can that they improperly left in the hall, and you were en route to the garbage when they caught you. Apparently you would still get in trouble. Which is stupid. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16843 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the beer in the bathroom? And you tried to throw it away? And got in trouble for possessing beer because the RA happened to notice you bringing it to the garbage? No to all At UConn, we were told "Don't leave beer cans in the halls or the bathroom, and don't take beer in the halls if you're underage, even if the cans are empty." I asked what would happen if you were carrying someone else's beer can that they improperly left in the hall, and you were en route to the garbage when they caught you. Apparently you would still get in trouble. Which is stupid. Yes it is. I think Elon's the same. RECAP: About a year ago, I found a beer can. I knew not to drink it for two reasons, one being that I was underage. The other has yet to be guessed. I then posted this information on Facebook, and a few people suggested that I drink it. HINTS: -The beer can was unopened. -Where did I find it? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1790 Registered: 9-2010 |
Was it in some undesirable location? You said it wasn't the bathroom, but was it... a ditch? A bus? A sporting venue? Right outside your dorm room? Inside one of your classrooms? Inside one of the classroom buildings? ( UConn actually has a building called the Classroom Building, which is just a placeholder until we find a new name. One of our other new buildings will be named the Oak Building, which we joke is going to be named after Professor Oak from Pokemon. But it's named after Charter Oak, a symbol of Connecticut ) Anyway, was it in a dorm? In some public non-academic building on campus? (Like the basketball arena or the student union)? Outside? In some major outside location (like right outside a building or at the soccer field)? Or just some random location outside (like in the middle of a field)? Would it help if we were familiar with the Elon campus? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16849 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it in some undesirable location? Yesish You said it wasn't the bathroom, but was it... a ditch? A bus? A sporting venue? Right outside your dorm room? No to all; this is closest Inside one of your classrooms? Inside one of the classroom buildings? (UConn actually has a building called the Classroom Building, which is just a placeholder until we find a new name. One of our other new buildings will be named the Oak Building, which we joke is going to be named after Professor Oak from Pokemon. But it's named after Charter Oak, a symbol of Connecticut) Isn't that on our state quarter? (The tree, not the building.) Anyway, was it in a dorm? Yes, so No to rest In some public non-academic building on campus? (Like the basketball arena or the student union)? Outside? In some major outside location (like right outside a building or at the soccer field)? Or just some random location outside (like in the middle of a field)? Would it help if we were familiar with the Elon campus? You can solve it without knowing about the campus | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 2010 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was it in a trash can? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16850 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it in a trash can? No | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1794 Registered: 9-2010 |
Was it in the hallway of the dorm? On top of something (other than the floor)? Did someone write something on it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16855 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it in the hallway of the dorm? No On top of something (other than the floor)? YOPE/NOISH Did someone write something on it? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2994 Registered: 2-2011 |
was it inside something? a cupboard? cabinet? fridge? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16864 Registered: 4-2010 |
was it inside something? Yope a cupboard? cabinet? fridge? None of these HINT: The closest you've guessed to its location was "outside my dorm room." | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1797 Registered: 9-2010 |
Was it inside your dorm room? Outside your window? On your windowsill? Did someone throw it through your window? Throw it at you while you were in your dorm room? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16867 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it inside your dorm room? Yes; No to rest Outside your window? On your windowsill? Did someone throw it through your window? Throw it at you while you were in your dorm room? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1802 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did you bring it inside your dorm room? Did a room mate? If so, was the roommate 21? Do you have a roommate at all? Did someone break into your room and leave it there? Put it there when the door was open? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1803 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did you bring it inside your dorm room? Did a room mate? If so, was the roommate 21? Do you have a roommate at all? Did someone break into your room and leave it there? Put it there when the door was open? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16869 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you bring it inside your dorm room? No Did a room mate? No If so, was the roommate 21? Do you have a roommate at all? I do (and did at the time) but irrel Did someone break into your room and leave it there? No Put it there when the door was open? No | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 932 Registered: 8-2011 |
Did a guest leave it there? A former resident? Was it underneath something? Was it very old? Was the can damaged? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16878 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did a guest leave it there? A former resident? This Was it underneath something? Was it very old? And this, which is the information I was looking for. Was the can damaged? **********SPOILER********** Last year, I found a year-old beer can hidden in the ceiling of my dorm room. (The expiration date was visible on the can.) I knew not to drink it because a) it was a year old and b) I was underage. I posted my finding on Facebook with the comment "I don't know what to do with it," and four people suggested that I drink it. In the end, I left it where I found it; for all I know, it's still there. Nice work everyone, new puzzle in a bit. | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 941 Registered: 8-2011 |
http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/things-to-do-with-beer/ Yes, I could probably have made another goofy list, but as it turns out, someone else already has. |
