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alien2
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Stormy weather
« on: Jul 15th, 2007, 10:59am » |
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All that Timothy had with him was a needle and suture. He got wounded, and because of the breeze, he wasn't able to patch up his wound properly. What happened?
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #1 on: Jul 15th, 2007, 11:34am » |
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Maybe the breeze was blowing dirt or dust into the wound and he knew he couldn’t patch it up if there was anything inside it?
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #2 on: Jul 15th, 2007, 12:32pm » |
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He got wounded on one hand and could not thread the suture into the needle using both hands. By using one hand he can hang the suture onto a low tree branch and then push the needle hole through the end of the suture but the breeze made the suture jump around too much.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #3 on: Jul 15th, 2007, 1:19pm » |
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No to both.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #4 on: Jul 15th, 2007, 2:59pm » |
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Maybe he was on a boat? The wind was causing waves that made the boat heave.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #5 on: Jul 15th, 2007, 3:50pm » |
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Perhaps the only fabric he had was the sail on his boat. Had there been no breeze, he might have used the sail. Since there was a breeze he decided to leave the sail up and attempt to make land before fixing himself up.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #6 on: Jul 15th, 2007, 5:52pm » |
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No boats.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #7 on: Jul 15th, 2007, 9:09pm » |
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Perhaps the wound was on his cheek or forehead. The breeze kept blowing his long hair onto the wound while we was putting in the stitches.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #8 on: Jul 15th, 2007, 9:15pm » |
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Not good enough. 
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #9 on: Jul 16th, 2007, 1:26am » |
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He is windsurfing. Have you ever tried to put a thread in the hole of a needle while windsurfing?
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #10 on: Jul 16th, 2007, 1:57am » |
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I thought that I was nuts, but now I see otherwise. Thanks. 
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #11 on: Jul 16th, 2007, 9:10pm » |
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He was hang-gliding and the breeze smashed him into the cliff before he could stitch himself up. 
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #12 on: Jul 17th, 2007, 5:09am » |
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No.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #13 on: Jul 19th, 2007, 8:12am » |
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the "breeze" was a tornado or hurricane.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #14 on: Jul 19th, 2007, 2:03pm » |
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No.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #15 on: Jul 20th, 2007, 3:54pm » |
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Some answers are on the right track. In a weird way, the riddle might be solved,  but we need an optimal answer here.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #16 on: Jul 20th, 2007, 8:01pm » |
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Perhaps he was mountain climbing where he slipped and hurt himself and he was hanging by the rope. Because of breeze he couldn't get a proper holding to stich himself up...
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #17 on: Jul 21st, 2007, 8:54am » |
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No mountains, but he was relaxing, so he wasn't home.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #18 on: Jul 21st, 2007, 3:55pm » |
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His tie got stuck on a wind-powered irrigation system. Because of the breeze, he is pulled up and down in the water.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #19 on: Jul 21st, 2007, 5:44pm » |
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No, but one word of your guess has to do with the solution, including breeze, of course.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #20 on: Jul 21st, 2007, 6:57pm » |
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I'm going to guess it wasn't "irrigation"...
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #21 on: Jul 22nd, 2007, 5:30am » |
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What does that mean? I don't thins so, then gain, your answer is on the right track as well.
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #22 on: Jul 23rd, 2007, 12:48am » |
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On the right track? Like a train for instance? A wind-powered train?
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #23 on: Jul 23rd, 2007, 7:17am » |
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What?
Perhaps a nymph can assist you..
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Re: Stormy weather
« Reply #24 on: Jul 23rd, 2007, 7:21am » |
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is there water involved?
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