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morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2010, 07:01 PM

Did the first man receive this package at his home?

Did the second man receive this package at his home?

Are these particular woods relevant?

Is the arm from a female? Male?

Is the arm from a child? Teenager? Adult?

Was the arm severed in some type of accident?

Just Looking · Sep 20, 2010, 07:03 PM

The Arm of the Postal Service

One day a man received a parcel in the post. Carefully packed inside was a human arm. He examined it, repacked it and then sent it on to another man. The second man also carefully examined the arm before taking it to the woods and burying it. Why did they do this?

Originally Posted by morgaine300

That's why I post the puzzle again at the tops of new pages. It always feels a little redundant, but you never know when someone will pop in suddenly.

I have mine set to 40 posts a page. I'll keep my eyes open and do it every 10.

Originally Posted by morgaine300

I was thinking more along the lines of preserving it a bit, but that's kinda what I thought. i.e. I was a bit trying to establish if it needed preserved in some way, or was just a skeletin. But yeah, it would get a bit on the stinky side. ;)

And by the way, the person it came from being alive just threw out several of my obviously not-so brilliant ideas.

I thought you were going that way vs the stinky mess. :p

Just Looking · Sep 20, 2010, 07:04 PM

Did the first man receive this package at his home? Yes

Did the second man receive this package at his home? Yes

Are these particular woods relevant? No

Is the arm from a female? No Male? Yes

Is the arm from a child? No
Teenager? No
Adult? Yes

Was the arm severed in some type of accident? No

Okay - dinner is ready. I'll be back afterwards. :)

morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2010, 07:07 PM

Did the original "owner" of the arm send it to the first man?

Was the arm buried before being sent to the first man?

OK, we've established that "either" of the men knew the person the arm came off... so...

Did the first man know the person the arm came off? Did the second?

Was the second man's profession relevant?

morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2010, 07:14 PM

That's why I post the puzzle again at the tops of new pages. It always feels a little redundant, but you never know when someone will pop in suddenly.

I have mine set to 40 posts a page. I'll keep my eyes open and do it every 10.

I can help by doing it if I'm around - I even know which post will be at the top of the page. (It's the 1, i.e. 291 is next.) I can even do summaries, considering I'm already copying it all to a file anyway.

morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2010, 07:29 PM

OK, wasn't an accident.

Did someone intentional sever this arm?

Was medical science involved?

Is it correct that the person this arm came from originally did have two arms like everyone else?

Is it a whole arm, including a hand? (Most of an arm counts.)

Is the "armless" person a relative of the first man? The second man?

Are the two men related to each other?

Are the woods part of the property of the second man?

Well, you've shot down all my ideas with your answer, so I'm getting a little stumped. And I thought the relocation of an archeological find was pretty brilliant. :D

Did man 2 bury something else with the arm? Was something else already buried in the spot where the arm was buried?

Was any ritual associated with this burial?

Just Looking · Sep 20, 2010, 07:43 PM

Did the original "owner" of the arm send it to the first man? Yes

Was the arm buried before being sent to the first man? No

OK, we've established that "either" of the men knew the person the arm came off... so...

Did the first man know the person the arm came off? Yes

Did the second? Yes

Was the second man's profession relevant? No

Just Looking · Sep 20, 2010, 07:47 PM

Did someone intentional sever this arm? Yes

Was medical science involved? No

Is it correct that the person this arm came from originally did have two arms like everyone else? Yes

Is it a whole arm, including a hand? (Most of an arm counts.) Yes

Is the "armless" person a relative of the first man? No
The second man? No

Are the two men related to each other? No

Are the woods part of the property of the second man? I would think so, but it's not really relevant.

Well, you've shot down all my ideas with your answer, so I'm getting a little stumped. And I thought the relocation of an archeological find was pretty brilliant. :D That is brilliant, but wrong. :D

Did man 2 bury something else with the arm? No

Was something else already buried in the spot where the arm was buried? No

Was any ritual associated with this burial? No

morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2010, 08:29 PM

Did the armless man sever his own freakin' arm?

If not, did the armless man know the person who severed his arm?

(I am starting to think someone here needs to see a psychiatrist.)

So, they all knew each other, but weren't related. Nice, happy little non-family. Okey dokey.

Were the three of them friends?

Were the three of them old Army buddies? (navy, whatever)

Is it relevant why the arm got severed?

Is it relevant how the arm got severed?

Was the arm in some way damaged or misformed or something of the sort?

Just Looking · Sep 20, 2010, 09:00 PM

Did the armless man sever his own freakin' arm? Yes

If not, did the armless man know the person who severed his arm? N/A

(I am starting to think someone here needs to see a psychiatrist.) Who, me? :rolleyes:

So, they all knew each other, but weren't related. Nice, happy little non-family. Okey dokey.

Were the three of them friends? Not necessarily.

Were the three of them old Army buddies? (navy, whatever) No.

Is it relevant why the arm got severed? Yes

Is it relevant how the arm got severed? I think mainly you got the relevance - that it was severed by the armless man.

Was the arm in some way damaged or misformed or something of the sort? No

morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2010, 10:01 PM

The Arm of the Postal Service

One day a man received a parcel in the post. Carefully packed inside was a human arm. He examined it, repacked it and then sent it on to another man. The second man also carefully examined the arm before taking it to the woods and burying it. Why did they do this?

morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2010, 10:35 PM

(I am starting to think someone here needs to see a psychiatrist.) Who, me? :rolleyes:

You said it, not me.

Is it relevant why the arm got severed? Yes

Is it relevant how the arm got severed? I think mainly you got the relevance - that it was severed by the armless man.

But, it's still relevant why he did it? (Seems like it would be.)

Was his arm like caught in something and he had to cut it off to get free?

(But then why would someone bury it in the woods. That doesn't make sense.)

Was there any kind of religious/cult belief involved?

Is the only reason he shipped by mail just due to distance?

Where's Unky? We need new questions. :eek:

Did he cut it off for the purpose of burying it?

Is the armless man at home? (not literally, but I mean not traveling, not off at college, etc.)

OK, I'm making the assumption that the three men were not located very close to each other, hence shipping the arm rather than just driving it there. Is this correct?

I don't feel like waiting on the answer, so pretending for the moment that's true, does or did the armless man live near the 2nd (burying) man?

morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2010, 10:37 PM

Was confirmed earlier man 1 got instructions to send to man 2.

Did these instructions come from the armless man?

Did man 2 also get instruction to bury the arm?

If so, did those instructions come from the armless man?

Just Looking · Sep 20, 2010, 10:54 PM

But, it's still relevant why he did it? (Seems like it would be.) Yes

Was his arm like caught in something and he had to cut it off to get free? No

(But then why would someone bury it in the woods. That doesn't make sense.)

Was there any kind of religious/cult belief involved? No

Is the only reason he shipped by mail just due to distance? That's what I would assume.

Where's Unky? We need new questions. :eek: Yes ;)

Did he cut it off for the purpose of burying it? No

Is the armless man at home? (not literally, but I mean not traveling, not off at college, etc.) Yes

OK, I'm making the assumption that the three men were not located very close to each other, hence shipping the arm rather than just driving it there. Is this correct? That's what I would assume.

I don't feel like waiting on the answer, so pretending for the moment that's true, does or did the armless man live near the 2nd (burying) man? I don't know, so I guess that means it's irrelevant.

Just Looking · Sep 20, 2010, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by morgaine300

Was confirmed earlier man 1 got instructions to send to man 2.

Did these instructions come from the armless man? Yes

Did man 2 also get instruction to bury the arm? No

If so, did those instructions come from the armless man? N/A

Weird - I answered these before but must not have hit the submit button. That means it's bedtime after I answer again... though if tonight is like the typical night lately, I'll be up again in a couple of hours.

morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2010, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by Just Looking

Where's Unky? We need new questions. :eek: Yes ;)

Are you saying I'm getting nowhere real fast? :p

Ah, but at least I'm eliminating things. (Not that it's much consolation, but it is necessary to eliminate things.) I'm beginning to believe you that this one is going to be a challenge.

As for your typical night, if you're back up in a couple of hours, I will probably still be around, at least for a bit.

morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2010, 11:59 PM

I know it's not the top of a page, and this is also J-Lo's puzzle not mine, but I'm going to take it upon myself to do a summary here, just so anyone coming on new won't have to wade through all that - there's a LOT of questions already. (The organization is just how I had it in my file. Sorry if someone else doesn't like it that way.)

The Arm of the Postal Service

One day a man received a parcel in the post. Carefully packed inside was a human arm. He examined it, repacked it and then sent it on to another man. The second man also carefully examined the arm before taking it to the woods and burying it. Why did they do this?

Was the arm flesh? (not a prosthetic) Yes.
Did the arm belong to either man? No
Was the arm on ice? Yes.
Was the arm off a real human (dead or alive)? Yes
Did the arm belong to anyone that either of these 2 men knew? Yes.
Is the person the arm came from still alive? Yes.
Is there anything left in the way of flesh, muscle, etc. Yes.
Is the arm from a female? No. Male? Yes.
Is the arm from a child? No. Teenager? No. Adult? Yes
Was the arm severed in some type of accident? No.
Did the original "owner" of the arm send it to the first man? Yes.
Was the arm buried before being sent to the first man? No.
Did someone intentional sever this arm? Yes.
Is it correct that the person this arm came from originally did have two arms like everyone else? Yes.
Is it a whole arm, including a hand? (Most of an arm counts.) Yes.
Is the "armless" person a relative of the first man? No. The second man? No.
Did the armless man sever his own freakin' arm? Yes.
Were the three of them friends? Not necessarily.
Were the three of them old Army buddies? (navy, whatever) No
Is it relevant why the arm got severed? Yes.
Is it relevant how the arm got severed? I think mainly you got the relevance - that it was severed by the armless man.
But, it's still relevant why he did it? Yes.
Was the arm in some way damaged or misformed or something of the sort? No.
Was his arm like caught in something and he had to cut it off to get free? No.
Did he cut it off for the purpose of burying it? No.
Is the armless man at home? (not literally, but I mean not traveling, not off at college, etc.) Yes.
Does or did the armless man live near the 2nd (burying) man? I don't know, so I guess that means it's irrelevant.

1st man:
Did he expect to receive a package? Yes.
Did he expect to specifically receive a human body part? Yes.
If so, did he expect to specifically receive an arm? Yes.
Did he personally know the person who sent it? Yes.
Did he know the man he sent it to? Yes.
Was he instructed at some point to send it to this other man? Yes.
Did these instructions come from the armless man? Yes.
Did the first man do anything to the arm, besides examining it? No
Did he change anything about the packaging when he resent it, other than new packing materials? (i.e. add or remove something, change something, etc.) No.
Did man 1 expect to receive an arm he would recognize? Yes
Did he recognize it? Yes
Is man 1 expecting any more body parts? No.
Did the first man receive this package at his home? Yes.
Did the first man know the person the arm came off? Yes.
Are the two men related to each other? No.

2nd man:
Did man 2 expect to receive the arm from man 1? Yes.
Is man 2 expecting any more body parts? No.
Did man 2 send anything to man 1? No.
Did the second man receive this package at his home? Yes.
Did the second man know the person the arm came off? Yes.
Was the second man's profession relevant? No.
Are the two men related to each other? No.
Did man 2 also get instruction to bury the arm? No.

Are these particular woods relevant? No.
Are the woods part of the property of the second man? I would think so, but it's not really relevant.
Did man 2 bury something else with the arm? No.
Was something else already buried in the spot where the arm was buried? No.
Was any ritual associated with this burial? No.

Was there anything else in the package besides the arm, besides just typical packing materials? No
Did any postal employees know what was inside the package? No.
Was medical science involved? No.
Was there any kind of religious/cult belief involved? No.
Is the only reason he shipped by mail just due to distance? That's what I would assume.
OK, I'm making the assumption that the three men were not located very close to each other, hence shipping the arm rather than just driving it there. Is this correct? That's what I would assume.

morgaine300 · Sep 21, 2010, 12:59 AM

OK, so armless man severs his own arm. He sends it to man 1 and instructs him to send it along to man 2. But man 2 is not instructed to bury it?

Have I got that right?

Did man 2 just bury it of his own free will then?

Did anything relevant happen between when man 1 got the arm and when he sent it to man 2?

Did anything relevant happen between when man 2 got the arm and when he buried it?

I admit I'm completely stumped at this point. But you're off in bed, so I'll do something else and think upon it a while

Unknown008 · Sep 21, 2010, 01:54 AM

I was asleep when all went fast... and had I not stayed at home today, it'd be already probably solved by the time I come :eek:

Was the arm infected by something?

Is the job of Man 1 relevant?
- Is he a physicist?
- Is he a morgue doctor? ('medecin legiste'... I forgot the technical name if that's not it)

Was the arm carrying some disease?

Was it dangerous?

Was the 'armless' man someone who worked with biohazards?
- Some biological experiments?
- Was he a volunteer for drug testing?

morgaine300 · Sep 21, 2010, 02:39 AM

Yea! someone else is here. I ran out of ideas and am just asking junk for the sake of asking.

And it's a mortician. ;) (A little similar to Morticia, but not quite the same.)

I was asleep when all went fast... and had I not stayed at home today, it'd be already probably solved by the time I come :eek:

Not at the rate we're going.