Roger_Ramjet | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 12:38 am  Your idea certainly could be true! Yet another one to consider!! As far as which to do, I'll let you decide. If you have the need/desire/want to talk, I'm up for that you should know by now that I'll always do late night talk). If you'd like to get your mind off this stuff and just want to work on the puzzle, I'm able to handle that as well. I'm easy! lol Your choice--what are you in the mood for???? |
Roger_Ramjet | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 12:41 am  I hadn't thought of that--I was thinking only of a single time frame within the puzzle. |
Arreal | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 12:54 am  If the book has inaccurate information, it has to be a non-fiction book. To know it is inaccurate, Mr. Jones needs to be "tops" a a particular feild of study or the book needs to be old information. |
Arreal | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 01:00 am  what do you think there sir? |
Roger_Ramjet | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 01:00 am  He wouldn't have ot be tops in a field--he might be, although he would not have to be. He could just be fortunate to have knowledge in the area(s) that the book covers--and the incorrect informtaion could be common knowledge also. A question of the money still seems to be lloming for people. A question like: Is increased monetary value (either current or future) of the book an important factor in why he is pleased with his purchase? Shall I assume you are picking working an the puzzle?? |
Roger_Ramjet | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 01:10 am  Arreal, my post and your post (shorter one) both show the same time to me--1:00. is that the same for you?? How long after 1:00 (or whatever time it shows for you) did it take for you to be able to see my answer? |
Arreal | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 01:11 am  The only problem I see with that, is no author's first edition of any book is known to be worth great value at the time of the first printing. The author is usually dead before people start saying it is worth money. Nothing is worth money unless it is not readily available AND there is a big demand for it. That's why I think the book has to be old. Maybe Mr. Jones went out and bought the first edition of Guy's Astronomy book. hehehe It is a very boring book, and very inaccurate.
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Roger_Ramjet | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 01:14 am  LOL!! maybe it's the one about women, and he like s it for the crazy things the say about problems women have (and the "cures")!!! LOL So, why not late chat?? Bad mood?? |
Xenia | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 01:37 am  Are you guys still here? |
Roger_Ramjet | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 01:37 am  Server problems for a couple of minutes--couldn't even get in for a bit--anyone else run into the same if you were trying at this time?? |
Arreal | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 01:40 am  No let's go.....I saw that post at 1:19....I tried to respond asap but my puter, well it froze up and I got to the preview at 1:29...then froze and had to restart AOL....lol Oh this is bad huh? Meet you in the Living room.....you post first. Do you ever read what other people say in the live cams? |
Arreal | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 01:42 am  No let's go.....I saw that post at 1:19....I tried to respond asap but my puter, well it froze up and I got to the preview at 1:29...then froze and had to restart AOL....lol Oh this is bad huh? Meet you in the Living room.....you post first. Do you ever read what other people say in the live cams? |
Roger_Ramjet | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 01:50 am  Just in case anyone checks here, I'm over in the living room! Please post something there |
Xenia | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 02:15 am  Well, this just sucks... Man, I thought the answer to this puzzle was obvious!! I was SO wrong. And then with the delay in getting the answers... Are we going to be able to solve this? |
Roger_Ramjet | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 02:18 am  YES! I plan on it anyway!! |
Roger_Ramjet | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 02:56 am  I just saw something we haven't considered yet, and am going to burn a question. When you see it, you will know what I mean (ok, maybe you will see what I mean) |
Talisker | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 05:43 am  Also, something else I am wondering is : Is the topic/subject of the book significant? If it is, then we know we have to figure that part out, if not, then we can ignore it. Can we ask if the book is fiction?? That will eliminate a world of questions. Hmmm . . no ArRealPrincess, I don't read what others say to the net cams. . . but, it wouldn't surprise me if others here read what I say and save it to use against me later.  |
Zebulon | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 08:51 am  Hey all, I just looked at the answers to the questions and read over the whole scenario again. Apparrantly, Mr. Jones didn't like what was written in the book but he was still happy with his purchase. Maybe he found something inside the book. It's just a thought. I stuck the question out there to be answered. Maybe he found a twenty dollar bill in it and only wasted a 100 mile drive. Maybe he found more. <shrug> Of course, maybe I'm way off track. We'll see. |
Zebulon | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 10:01 am  Yes, I was way off track. What type of book would make a person happy that it was boring and innaccurate? Ugh |
Zebulon | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 10:09 am  I posted 2 more questions and will hold off until everyone gets here to discuss it. I'll try to check back as much as I can, ok? |
Himay10ns | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 10:23 am  I'm here and the clock is ticking. We've only got about 4 1/2 hours to solve this one. Anybody else around?? |
Himay10ns | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 10:30 am  OK, think about this. Mr. Jones drives 100 miles to the nearest bookstore. He must really, really live in a secluded area. I don't know that I've ever been anywhere in the US that is 100 miles from a bookstore! So think about where he lives and what he could possibly do for a living. |
Talisker | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 10:56 am  I am here. . . May! That is a great insight - maybe he lives in Alaska? Or the great white North? Maybe we need to request more time. I checked in last night but you two were in here making sweet talk and didn't want to disturb you. But, we were waiting for Big H to give us answers to our questions. What kind of book is badly written? Boring? Not accurate? But you like what it says anyways?  |
Roger_Ramjet | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 10:57 am  Hello all, I see you guys have been working on this. Anyone else been around yet? Sorry my thought ended up being wrong--I thought maybe he read something else rather than the book to find out about it. |
Himay10ns | Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 11:00 am  Hi, Tali! Damn I'm glad you're here...I was starting to think I was going to have to do this alone... Ok, Mr. Jones is an escaped convict and the book details his escape and ends by saying he's dead. He is pleased because he's alive and knows they aren't looking for him anymore because they think he's dead. Or, Mr. Jones is a gold miner and the book details the location of his gold mine. He's pleased because the author is wrong and no one will be able to find his gold mine from reading the book. I know these aren't the answers, but talking outloud may help others to think. |