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Re: woman in locked car
« Reply #25 on: Feb 12th, 2004, 9:37am » |
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on Feb 12th, 2004, 8:17am, R. wrote:| The word "stranger" was correctly used, since it can, to nearly everyone, mean someone you have never met before. Therefore the story did not use unfair trickery |
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I still dispute 'nearly everyone' would find 'stranger' properly used in this case. (I'm half tempted to put it upto a vote  )
But I wouldn't call it unfair trickery either, as I believe you honestly thought everyone would understand (eventually).
Quote:| True, but aren't riddles riddles because of the different meanings? |
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That depends on the riddle, in this case the meaning should be clear, as the riddle is how the newcomers got there and it's not a play on words.
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Re: woman in locked car
« Reply #26 on: Feb 12th, 2004, 9:42am » |
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Then we disagree, because I believe the crux of the riddle is the play on the word stranger.
I'm glad thats over with. 
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Re: woman in locked car
« Reply #27 on: Feb 12th, 2004, 4:03pm » |
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Wouldn't it be better to change the puzzle to say "entertaining two people he had never met"? Then there would be no question of whether "stranger" should include family members.
Of course, at this stage, changing the puzzle wording would simply confuse later readers as they wonder what the argument is about, so there is no particular point now. But in future tellings of the riddle, I think the "people he had never met" version works better than "stranger".
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Re: woman in locked car
« Reply #28 on: Feb 12th, 2004, 6:13pm » |
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My mamma said not to talk to strangers, and you look really strange!!
Sorry, I just had to add my 2.7 cents...
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Re: woman in locked car
« Reply #29 on: Feb 12th, 2004, 6:24pm » |
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To satisfy towr's definition of "stranger": the woman was in the car while entertaining two strangers, but the strangers were outside of the car watching the show through the closed windows.
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Re: woman in locked car
« Reply #30 on: Feb 21st, 2004, 7:19am » |
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??? :-* :'( ;D
Hey ppl,
[color=Pink][/color] Just beacause the doors are locked doesnt mean that they are closed...the strangers just got in the car.. the doors were open..but they were locked... get it?
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They were driving a convertible
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I think he forgot about the hitchhikers he picked up 50 miles back.
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