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alien2
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19th century
« on: Jun 8th, 2007, 7:55am » |
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It is 19th century. Tom is in his hotel room. He survives thanks to a few old ladies who were crossing the street. What happened? 
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #1 on: Jun 8th, 2007, 9:16am » |
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Is he in San Fransisco? 
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #2 on: Jun 12th, 2007, 6:54am » |
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Not sure what you mean.
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #3 on: Jun 12th, 2007, 10:01am » |
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on Jun 12th, 2007, 6:54am, Iceman wrote:
One of the famous 19th century earthquakes in SF?
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #4 on: Jun 12th, 2007, 12:30pm » |
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Old ladies caused an earthquake? Or there are earthquakes called old ladies? No, they were just old and ladies. 
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #5 on: Jun 12th, 2007, 1:05pm » |
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haha.. i was alluding to this... Some old ladies in SF were finding it hard to cross a road. Tom from his hotel room balcony sees this and comes down to the street to help the ladies cross the street. At that time the terrible earthquake happens. The hotel completely collapses. Since Tom was outside he is saved.
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #7 on: Jun 12th, 2007, 1:22pm » |
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Maybe the street was going to attack Tom, but the old women crossed the street's plans, and so Tom survived..
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #8 on: Jun 12th, 2007, 1:49pm » |
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No. And he didn't leave his room.
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #9 on: Jun 12th, 2007, 6:07pm » |
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A gang of robbers in a horse carriage plan to rob the hotel that Tom is living in. Given their track record, Tom would most probably be shot, as they don't like leaving witnesses. However, just as they drew near the hotel, some old ladies suddenly decided to cross the road, causing the horses to jump in fright, swerving and causing to carriage to be swept upside down, killing the robbers instantly.
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #10 on: Jun 12th, 2007, 6:17pm » |
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There was an extraordinary severe hurricane in modern human history in the 19th century where Tom's hotel was located. As the hurricane was approaching Tom's hotel, a few old ladies were crossing the street hand in hand, singing and dancing. The hurricane was so delighted seeing what was happening that it decided to stop moving forward and watch the ladies. Tom could thus have time to leave and survived... ok no 
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #11 on: Jun 13th, 2007, 2:42am » |
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Tom is hungry. He hasn't eaten for a few days and thinks: "If I don't eat, I die". But the fridge is empty. While wondering what he could possibly eat he opens the window and sees a few old ladies crossing the street. He invites them for dinner.
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #12 on: Jun 13th, 2007, 5:53am » |
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on Jun 12th, 2007, 6:07pm, JiNbOtAk wrote:A gang of robbers in a horse carriage plan to rob the hotel that Tom is living in. Given their track record, Tom would most probably be shot, as they don't like leaving witnesses. However, just as they drew near the hotel, some old ladies suddenly decided to cross the road, causing the horses to jump in fright, swerving and causing to carriage to be swept upside down, killing the robbers instantly.
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #13 on: Jun 13th, 2007, 5:56pm » |
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on Jun 13th, 2007, 5:53am, Iceman wrote:
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Heh, I seem to get a lot of that from you Icey, too many near misses !! 
Anyway, what if, its the old ladies that are the robbers, on the way to rob the hotel ? They then decided to rob the bank across the street instead.
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #14 on: Jun 14th, 2007, 1:05am » |
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on Jun 13th, 2007, 5:56pm, JiNbOtAk wrote:
too many near misses !!
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[George Carlin]It's not a near miss! When you get it right, it's a near miss. What you have is a near-hit![/GC]
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #15 on: Jun 14th, 2007, 1:25am » |
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[George Carlin]It's not a near miss! When you get it right, it's a near miss. What you have is a near-hit![/GC] |
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Hey, that's right. Why did I refer to it as near miss in the first place ?
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #16 on: Jun 14th, 2007, 3:18am » |
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on Jun 14th, 2007, 1:25am, JiNbOtAk wrote:
Hey, that's right. Why did I refer to it as near miss in the first place ? |
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Maybe the old ladies were not married?
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #17 on: Jun 14th, 2007, 5:35am » |
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on Jun 13th, 2007, 5:56pm, JiNbOtAk wrote:
Anyway, what if, its the old ladies that are the robbers, on the way to rob the hotel ? They then decided to rob the bank across the street instead. |
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on Jun 14th, 2007, 3:18am, Grimbal wrote:
Maybe the old ladies were not married? |
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No to both.
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #18 on: Jun 14th, 2007, 5:38am » |
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And the 19th century part is important.
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #19 on: Jun 14th, 2007, 8:14am » |
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Is it related to a very precise event?
Or is it related to life in general in the XIX century?
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #20 on: Jun 14th, 2007, 9:23am » |
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on Jun 14th, 2007, 8:14am, Grimbal wrote:Is it related to a very precise event?
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It is related to an event.
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #21 on: Jun 14th, 2007, 9:25am » |
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Did this particular event occur in:
-Europe?
-North America?
-South AMerica?
-Asia?
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #22 on: Jun 14th, 2007, 9:48am » |
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on Jun 14th, 2007, 9:25am, denis wrote:
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #23 on: Jun 14th, 2007, 11:16am » |
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on Jun 14th, 2007, 9:48am, Iceman wrote:
civil war? however i find it hard to see what that has to do with a man in hotel and some old ladies crossing the street.. but i will throw it in anyways...
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Re: 19th century
« Reply #24 on: Jun 14th, 2007, 12:45pm » |
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Is the specific event limited to a North American city or town or is it more specific to a general geographic region (e.g. East coast, mid west, west coast, entire US, etc)
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