Yes/No-question puzzle

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:49 pm

1. No, he does steal money.
2. No.
3. Yes, but money as well.
4. No.

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:41 pm

So much for my lateral thinking skills.

They apparently stink!

1. Is he a human being?
2. Is he still alive?
3. Is he a fictional character?

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:49 pm

1. No.
2. No, but he isn't dead either.

3. No.

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:51 pm

This is also fun!! A little bit passive fun maybe but..

mqdar · Post by **mqdar** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:03 pm

Sorry for going off-topic, but Marinus, do you know if we could play a chess game together at some point? What will you call yourself (your "handle," as they say)? I'm Darx.

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:13 pm

mqdar wrote:Sorry for going off-topic, but Marinus, do you know if we could play a chess game together at some point? What will you call yourself (your "handle," as they say)? I'm Darx.

Ok I registered and I'm just Marinus
I found your name but not online yet. Is it needed to finish the game while both players are still online or is it also possible that we do a few moves and tomorrow I do a move and then when you come online, you do a move?

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:55 pm

About chess continuing here http://pcpuzzle.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=166973#166973

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:22 pm

Muzozavr wrote:1. No.
2. No, but he isn't dead either.
3. No.

1. Is he one of the Seven Deadly Sins? Greed?
2. Is he Father Time?

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:40 pm

1. No, but greed can lead you to it -- you will be robbed though.

2. No.

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:40 am

1. Is it Satan?

2. Is it Debt?
3. Is it Interest Rates?
4. Is it a Credit Card?
5. Am I way off base with these questions

6. Are any of these questions even going to eventually help me find the answer? (besides Greed will lead me to it)

7. Will somebody else help me guess, so I won't feel so alone?

(better yet, PM me the answer)

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:22 am

1. No.
2. By itself, no. Combined with this cripple? YES.
3. What are they?
4. No.
5. Question 2 of your last post is the closest, but I don't think it will lead you to the answer that soon. Others are pretty offbase mostly.
6. Yes.
7. Ask other people.

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:36 pm

1. Is it the Government?
2. Is it the IRS?

PS. Interest rates = a sum charged for borrowed money
IRS=Internal Revenue Service

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:30 pm

1. No.
2. No.

And is debt the same thing as interest rates? From what I understood, it is. (It's really hard to get your head around terms in other languages.

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:21 pm

Debt is anything you owe.

Ok questions:

1. Should I be guessing abstractly?
2. Is he, within us all?

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:18 pm

Since Muzo didn't answer yet I'll do.

1 About who/what/where he nothing is abstract.
2 No

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:05 pm

Muzozavr:
He is a cripple, yet steals millions. Who is he?
(Warning: big lateral thinking involved!)

Dizzy:
1. Does he steal our hearts?
2. Is he physically crippled?
3. Does he steal our time?
4. Is he mentally crippled?
Muzo:
1. No, he does steal money.
2. No.
3. Yes, but money as well.
4. No.

Dizzy:
1. Is he a human being?
2. Is he still alive?
Muzo:
1. No.
2. No, but he isn't dead either.
3. No.

Dizzy:
1. Is he one of the Seven Deadly Sins? Greed?
2. Is he Father Time?3. Is he a fictional character?
Muzo:
1. No, but greed can lead you to it -- you will be robbed though.
2. No.

Dizzy:
1. Is it Satan?
2. Is it Debt?
3. Is it Interest Rates?
4. Is it a Credit Card?
Muzo:
1. No.
2. By itself, no. Combined with this cripple? YES.
3. What are they?
4. No.

Dizzy:
1. Is it the Government?
2. Is it the IRS?
Muzo:
1. No.
2. No.

Dizzy:
1. Should I be guessing abstractly?
2. Is he, within us all?
Romeo:
1 About who/what/where he nothing is abstract.
2 No

Ok, everything is in one place....now I can study.

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:59 pm

Questions:

1. Is it a Casino

2. Is it Gambling

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:44 pm

Both questions are very, very hot! It is gambling in casino, but what sort of gambling? Why is he "a cripple"?
You are just inches away from the solution.

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:31 pm

Ok, another question:

1. Is it a slot machine?
(it is a cripple, because it cannot do anything unless you put money in and pull the lever?)

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:45 pm

It is a slot machine, but about the cripple part... you're so close you're practically tasting the solution, but it's not exactly that.

Hint: What kind of a slot machine can it be??

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:39 pm

Ok, I had to have help with this slang term. I never, ever would've guessed it because I've never heard of a One-Armed Bandit.

A friend saw my frustrations and gave me the Wikipedia link. Thank Goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, my official guess is:

1. Is he a One-Armed Bandit?

PS. If this isn't correct, I'll eat 7 plain, straw hats (unless they're brand new, those are too tough) and 4 pairs of flip-flops (but only if they're a pastel color)

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:31 pm

One-armed bandit, that's right!

Sorry for delaying the answer, the dreadful cookies have glitched again, plus I've discovered a way to run at least the old version of MYST on XP.

It's admittedly more difficult in the other languages, which I'd never know if you wouldn't say it. It's just so incredibly common in russian, my native tongue, that it became a proverb. And I knew that in english that term existed also, so I thought it would be a proverb there also. How wrong I was. Sorry for that.

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:40 pm

Well, it probably is a proverb in English, I've only gambled, or talked about gambling, once in my life so that's why I've never heard of it....until now.

So I learned something.

I'll post a Y/N riddle soon.

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:00 pm

I can't think of any great riddles, but here's one anyway.

Ok, ask Yes or No Questions:

A man who was slightly drunk was drowned, down at the beach. He was not suicidal but he was just found lying down. Why didn't he get up and escape drowning?

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:05 pm

Because he was drunk???

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:18 pm

No - he was only slightly drunk, but that's not what killed him.

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:23 pm

If he was completely sober:

1 Should have happened the same?
2 Should that be possible?

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:30 pm

1. Probably not
2. Yes, possible but not probable.

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:44 pm

Did he anger the giant clam? (aka tridacna)

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:14 pm

Why, yes he did, but that was oh so very long ago and has nothing to do with this story.

So...No! (I think)