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adam_89 · Sep 27, 2010, 10:15 AM

Getting close though guys...

jmjoseph · Sep 27, 2010, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by Synnen

Fell off a cliff into the ocean and followed the buoy bell?

I think she's got it. Did he die from the fall off a cliff, following the sound of a wayward buoy?

You said "close". This has to be it.

Just Looking · Sep 27, 2010, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by jmjoseph

I think she's got it. Did he die from the fall off of a cliff, following the sound of a wayward bouy?

You said "close". This has to be it.

Sounds good to me. I guess the only question is why he didn't see he was at the edge of the cliff. Was he drunk? Was the fog too thick? Was he blind? Was he crazy? Blindfolded? Was it during the night?

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 02:24 PM

Well, all the discussion on wrong answers have been a source of amusement, and much creativity going on. Adam is correct that some ideas are getting close, but I won't say which ones. :D I'll just go answer the questions and maybe that will shed light (or not).

Synnen · Sep 27, 2010, 02:29 PM

It was Mr. Bell, with the Rope, on the cliff?

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 02:32 PM

Is it relevant what type of land formation, or only that he fell off it to his death? It's relevant for the setting.

Is the bell from an alarm clock? A fire alarm? A car alarm? Some other type of alarm? A bell ringing to tell time? A bell from a church? None of the above.

Are you saying it is relevant what the man does for a living? No.
Or is it relevant what the man was doing at the time? Yes.

Some sort of leisure: Was he walking? Yes.

Running? Riding a bike? Going for a drive? Meditating? Was he a tourist? Was he hunting? Was he bird watching? Golfing? Skiing? Girl watching? No.

Was he eating? Irrelevant but probably not.

Was it a beach outing? Playing a game of some sort? No.

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 02:36 PM

Was there any natural catastrophe involved? - Tornado? -Earthquake? - Landslide? No.

Is there an animal involved? - A horse? - A wolf? - Many animals? No.

Did the man slip at any point before falling? Possibly.

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 02:39 PM

JMJ gets points for creativity on his "man overboard" answer, but Unky was right about the falling.

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 02:44 PM

I think she's got it. Did he die from the fall off a cliff, following the sound of a wayward buoy?

Was this a real question or a guess at the answer? As an answer, not there.

As two questions:
Did he die from the fall off a cliff? Yes.

... following the sound of a wayward buoy? Yes, but I think there are better words than "following."

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 02:48 PM

I guess the only question is why he didn't see he was at the edge of the cliff.

Was he drunk? Was the fog too thick? Was it during the night? Irrelevant.

Was he blind? Yes.

Was he crazy? Maybe a little. :D

Blindfolded? No.

That set probably about did it. So who's around to put the final together and get the prize?

Just Looking · Sep 27, 2010, 02:52 PM

I'll take a stab at it, but only if I can share the prize. :) Plus, I know you want to get started on a new one.

A blind man was walking along a cliff. He got confused as to where he was because he typically used the sound of the bell on the buoy to judge his distance from the edge of the cliff. Since the rope of the buoy broke it was drifting further from shore, so he walked off the edge of the cliff.

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 02:58 PM

Apparently I need to spread some rep but...

Oh wait, I hope there's some appreciation for me throwing up while I go into the new skin to do this, but I'll be back in a minute...

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 03:02 PM

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Just Looking · Sep 27, 2010, 03:07 PM

While Morgaine is spreading the rep, I'll post the next puzzle. I have to run to an attorney's office for one of my clients, so I'll be gone for a couple of hours. Have I ever mentioned that attorneys are not necessarily my favorite people? :confused:

When Ned learned that his sister was dying, he decided to become a used-car salesman. How come?

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 03:08 PM

SHIVERS!

That was absolutely NOT worth the joke to write Ding, Ding, Ding. Sheesh, I couldn't even find the post. Unky, if you're using that new skin all the time, I understand why you can't find anything. I had to put it on "newest" and then it's all backwards, and when I put it on "oldest" (expecting the end to be at the, well you know, the end), it wasn't there and I couldn't find it.

WHAT'S WITH THAT?

Not something I've yet experienced and that's even more horrid than this comment thing. OK, more junk to add to my list. Ain't no one could explain to me how that even comes close to working right.

SHIVERS again!!

(Sorry for the rant in the middle of this, but that was a horrifying experience! )

(Darn, I should've gotten a screenshot of that mess while I was there.)

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 03:10 PM

The official answer:

A blind man enjoys walking near a cliff and uses the sound of a buoy to gauge his distance from the edge. One day the buoy's anchor rope breaks, allowing the buoy to drift away from the shore. When it rings, the man thinks he's further away from the edge than he is, walks over it, and falls to his death.

So yours was pretty much right on. Yes, you can share in the prize, and I've just decided the prize is getting rid of the new skin. :rolleyes:

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 03:11 PM

I'd help with the thowup... But ewwww. :)

Rotflmo!

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Just Looking

When Ned learned that his sister was dying, he decided to become a used-car salesman. How come?

The death of his sister made him completely lose his mind?? :p

Seriously, I have some stuff to do as well, so I'll cook up some questions while I'm off. And no, I've never heard that attorneys aren't your favorite people. Some of them are actually OK, and unfortunately the bad ones give them all a bad name.

Synnen · Sep 27, 2010, 03:46 PM

Okay. Here goes.

Ned hated his sister. When he found out that she was dying, he was really happy. Except... since he was an estate lawyer, he knew he wasn't going to get a penny of her money unless he was really poor and needed it. SO! He quit his job working for the rich and famous and went back to his small town in Connecticut to take care of his dying sister and scam her out of as much money as possible. Since he had to have a job to be in her good graces, he got a job as close to the hospital as possible so that he could monitor how soon he could throw his celebratory party.

morgaine300 · Sep 27, 2010, 03:50 PM

I so far have not found any creative way to connect these events. Are we assuming this one requires questions?