Roger_Ramjet | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 01:52 pm  Vyk--looks like you should post your question--go for it! |
Arreal | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 01:52 pm  just seems to me that each puzzel we have done has had useless info in it that we tend to focus on. Perhaps asking do we need to speculate about the book being a 1st edition to solve the puzzle? do we need to speculated about the relationship of the book or arthor to Mr. Jones to solve the puzzle? and so on? Just a thought. |
Roger_Ramjet | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 01:54 pm  Arreal--an interesting approach!! Everyone?? |
Moondance | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 01:56 pm  Hi Arreal Thats why I thougt it would be as simple as a first edition and worth more than just a reg book... You are right with the others... some of the info was just thrown in there |
Arreal | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 01:57 pm  Living room while we wait? Is that what you were asking me Roger? |
Moondance | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 01:58 pm  I meant other jokes |
Roger_Ramjet | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:02 pm  Arreal/Moon--yes, living room while we wait. News flash!! answer to first question--no Host is around. Shall I post the farmer question since Vyk didn't answer?? Then we can regroup after that one is taken care of???? Pleae give opinions! |
Moondance | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:11 pm  Mr. Jones drives a hundred miles to the nearest book store. He pays $20.00 of his hard-earned money to purchase a first edition of a new book. After many hours of reading, he concludes that the book is poorly written, boring and inaccurate. Rather than be upset, Mr. Jones is instead greatly pleased with his purchase. Why would this be? |
Moondance | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:11 pm  So he is not a book collector.... What if it is as simple as he can return the book if he doesn't like it he doesn't lose that hard-earned cash? |
Roger_Ramjet | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:16 pm  It's a poosiblity--what question do you want to g with next?? The ida you just came up with or Vyk's?? If we ask just if he can return the book for a refund, and the answer is yes, that doesn't tell us if that has anything to do with him beling pleased--wold have to elaborate about that FYI and MHO. Farmer or other?? Vyk--you around to ask?? |
Himay10ns | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:20 pm  I'd still like to know if Mr. Jones knows the author. What if it's his ex-wife and he hates her and he's pleased because she bombed? Since she's going to make $$ off the book, he won't have to pay her alimony anymore.... <i know, i know....this is lame, I'm just thinking outloud, maybe my ramblings will actually give you guys a good idea> |
Moondance | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:23 pm  No May keeping thinking... thats how we get the answer by throwing out ideas... crazy or not... It's a playboy(on that lines) so he doesn't care if it is written well... he just cares about the pix? |
Roger_Ramjet | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:25 pm  May--not lame--just need to decide on an order and pick one. If one doesn't work, then move to the next question. I don't like ot post questions without getting some sort of buy in--that's just me. If others do it, I'm just going to wait for the answer and go from there. |
Vykin | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:30 pm  Hi roger, sorry was at internet camera, I just posted the farmer questions |
Roger_Ramjet | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:31 pm  Way to go Vyk--- May, the one you thought of I also posted last night(general issue--not specific to money). I wasn't thinking in terms of money though--only in terms of him liking that she wrote a bad book--the money slant is a good opinion to include! |
Roger_Ramjet | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:34 pm  No problem--I haven't posted on that can yet--I walk around talink to myself, so I figure it serves the same purpose (at least for me!) How's your day going? |
Roger_Ramjet | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:39 pm  Nor have I posted on that cam yet--lol |
Arreal | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:49 pm  Are we waiting on another question? what about the second question I posed up above? |
Moondance | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:54 pm  Arreal which one? Can we ask if he will ask for a refund? |
Roger_Ramjet | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:58 pm  If you guys want to ask multiple questions, you can. Relationship of author to that of Mr. Jones being a key to the solution?? |
Talisker | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 04:36 pm  We should also try to find out what kind of book it is. I can see where Vyk is heading - an old farmer's almanac would be full of inaccuracies but to someone who liked that kind of thing it would a keeper. Maybe it is book that is no longer accurate like an Atlas of the world, a book of predictions, a dictionary, a computer book (those change daily), a medical encyclopedia,an almanac, a sports almanac, a Sears catalog, etc. Books like that seem funny now. |
Roger_Ramjet | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 04:46 pm  Tali--great to have you here working on the challenge! In terms of Vyk's idea about the farmer's Almanac, I think he's looking at it in terms if it was predicting horrible weather, and was wrong, his crops would do much better. You list other types of bools that give me cause to think of what inaccuracies might be wanted, as well as (at least potentially) poorly written and boring--wait, you caused me ot think of something. It's along Areal's concerns about useful vs nonuseful informnation. The book was described with 3 traits, although who knwos which one, or ones of those, causes Mr. Jones to be pleased. It doesn't have to be all of them!! btw, are you still a tease? LOL! |
Zebulon | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 04:53 pm  Hi Everyone! I wonder if the book has anything to do with Mr. Jones? That should be a good question to ask. |
Roger_Ramjet | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 04:55 pm  Hey Zeb---glad to have you around to help! The more, the better!!! Up for a brew? |
Talisker | Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:25 pm  Roger, I am more of a tease then ever - just wait and see!  |