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(Message started by: Iceman on Apr 12^th, 2008, 1:38pm)

Title: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 12^th, 2008, 1:38pm

It is Wild West and Billy is wanted dead or alive. So at one particular occasion, as he was strolling, if he hadn’t tripped over, he would’ve died. What happened? Mind you, there was nobody or anything dangerous nearby.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Grimbal on Apr 12^th, 2008, 2:44pm

I have an idea. But I'm afraid if I give it, Iceman will accept it as a better answer and never give the intended answer. What can i do? :-/

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Stewie on Apr 12^th, 2008, 6:15pm

You can tell me.. and then that way I give it and you won't of... lol

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Grimbal on Apr 13^th, 2008, 12:41pm

I will give my idea if necessary.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by towr on Apr 13^th, 2008, 12:56pm

I would guess by tripping he found something he might otherwise have missed.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 13^th, 2008, 1:24pm

I deleted my reply just before Grimbal’s, because it had no sense. I don’t remember what I was thinking then and there. Perhaps I’m finally starting to melt, so some woman can jump on me and get pregnant after the assault. In any case, I thought it might be important to mention this. Later.

on 04/13/08 at 12:56:04, towr wrote:

I would guess by tripping he found something he might otherwise have missed.

He found no object.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by JiNbOtAk on Apr 13^th, 2008, 6:34pm

Now I'm curious to know Grimby's answer.. ::)

Anyway, Billy tripped and fell down, dislocating a hip bone. He was admitted into a hospital, which saved him from being shot by the bounty hunters.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 13^th, 2008, 7:55pm

He wasn't damaged like that. It hurt only for a moment or two, and then he regained all of his functions.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by gotit on Apr 13^th, 2008, 10:47pm

[hide]A log fell from the tree. If he hadn't tripped over, it would have hit his head.[/hide]

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 14^th, 2008, 12:01am

No. I said that there was nothing dangerous nearby, so only he fell. He was lucky though.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by pscoe2 on Apr 14^th, 2008, 12:58am

i say after tripping over he saw smthing (something like a treasure map or his wanted poster assuming he didnt know he was wanted or some trap door using which he could escape and above all he may be feeling hungry an he saw food ;D which he could not hv seen while standing) and tht made hime happy

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 14^th, 2008, 1:51am

He saw nothing.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Grimbal on Apr 14^th, 2008, 2:49pm

on 04/13/08 at 18:34:10, JiNbOtAk wrote:

Now I'm curious to know Grimby's answer.. ::)

Who?

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 14^th, 2008, 3:08pm

It looks that Grimbal doesn’t like hypocorisms. ;)

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Qaster Qof Qeverything Q42 on Apr 14^th, 2008, 3:32pm

[hide]Billy tripped, and fell off the roof, removing him from the snipers vision!
he tripped as the gunman fired, dodging the bullet[/hide]

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 14^th, 2008, 4:52pm

He was strolling on the roof? There were no buildings in the vicinity.

;)

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by iono on Apr 14^th, 2008, 5:54pm

and nothing dangerous either

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by JiNbOtAk on Apr 14^th, 2008, 8:57pm

on 04/14/08 at 14:49:14, Grimbal wrote:

Who?

on 04/14/08 at 15:08:18, Iceman wrote:

It looks that Grimbal doesn't like hypocorisms. ;)

All the more reason to use it, it's much more fun !! ;D

He tripped and fell on top of one of his bounty hunters, who is lying in waiting to shoot him. Due to his obese form, the bounty hunter was crushed to death.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by gotit on Apr 15^th, 2008, 12:32am

[hide]Billy had a camera hidden in his clothes. The police was chasing Billy and using the camera to keep track of his location. He tripped over and the camera broke. And the police lost track of him.[/hide]

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 15^th, 2008, 5:58am

on 04/14/08 at 20:57:46, JiNbOtAk wrote:

He tripped and fell on top of one of his bounty hunters, who is lying in waiting to shoot him. Due to his obese form, the bounty hunter was crushed to death.

There was nobody nearby.

on 04/15/08 at 00:32:11, gotit wrote:

No. This was Wild West.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Grimbal on Apr 15^th, 2008, 7:18am

Okay, my idea was that he was in the desert, was thirsty like hell, he tripped and felt wet ground. He dug and quickly found some water.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 15^th, 2008, 7:28am

No. He had the canteen. Nice try though.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by pscoe2 on Apr 15^th, 2008, 7:47am

maybe he had been given a dose of poison and when he tripped the poison popped out(like snow white ;D )

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Grimbal on Apr 15^th, 2008, 7:50am

Well, an obvious situation would be this:

A time traveler wanted to become rich by placing a single dollar on an account in the very first bank to open in the west.
But when he entered the bank, he tripped and accidentally shot the clerk, who happened to be his own ancestor. Due to this the said ancestor died without having any children and therefore, centuries later, Billy never actually came to live, let alone die.

So, without tripping, he would have lived (and rich) and he would have died.

Epilogue: Due to his non-existence and the fact that he still managed to do what was perceived as the first bank robbery in the west, he became a legend, known as Billy the Kid.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 15^th, 2008, 7:52am

No to both.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by pscoe2 on Apr 15^th, 2008, 8:49am

maybe billy is not human...
he is a mad bull or smthing like tht....
and being tripped was good 4 him bcoz tht helped him crush some lice which were biting it 4m a long time....
cant think more....
u say no to everthing ;)

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 15^th, 2008, 9:21am

He is human all right.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by iono on Apr 15^th, 2008, 7:01pm

He tripped and saw an "x" on the ground, dug there,and found a lot of treasure, which makes him rich. Then, he comes down with some disease, and if he didn't have the money to ay the medical bills, the doctors would not have saved him.
;D

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by gotit on Apr 16^th, 2008, 1:47am

[hide]Billy was suffering from memory loss and unknowingly he was strolling in the direction where his enemies resided. He tripped over and his head hit a stone. Although it did not hurt him, it helped him regain his memory and he immediately returned back[/hide]

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 16^th, 2008, 2:51am

No to both.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by gotit on Apr 16^th, 2008, 3:34am

[hide]The ground was muddy. As Billy tripped over, his face was covered with mud because of which his enemies did not recognize him.[/hide]

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Grimbal on Apr 16^th, 2008, 6:31am

Hehe, [hide] he fell in a big pile of dino sh*t. He didn't smell like food any more so the T-Rex didn't eat him[/hide].

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 16^th, 2008, 6:43am

No mud or manure.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by gotit on Apr 16^th, 2008, 7:14am

on 04/12/08 at 13:38:49, Iceman wrote:

if he hadn’t tripped over, he would’ve died.

Who said that he didn't die after he tripped over ;)

Anyways, I have a question. If he hadn't tripped over, would he have died at that very moment or at some later time?

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 16^th, 2008, 7:46am

on 04/16/08 at 07:14:42, gotit wrote:

If he hadn't tripped over, would he have died at that very moment or at some later time?

The latter.

;)

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by gotit on Apr 16^th, 2008, 8:38am

Billy had a metal plate in his trouser pocket. When he tripped, the plate fell to the ground. He picked it and put it in his shirt's pocket. Later on, the plate saved him from a bullet fired right at his heart.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 16^th, 2008, 8:43am

No plate.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by gotit on Apr 16^th, 2008, 10:30pm

Billy remembered the place where he had tripped. Few days later, as he was chased by one of his enemies, he made sure that he reached the same place. But this time he was careful and did not trip over. On the other hand, his enemy, who was not careful, tripped over and this gave Billly time to escape.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Ghost Sniper on Apr 17^th, 2008, 8:04pm

There were wanted posters of him all over town. When he fell, he landed in mud, therefore disguising his face, and avoided getting caught by the county sheriff.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 18^th, 2008, 2:27am

on 04/16/08 at 22:30:49, gotit wrote:

You’re right about the chasing part only, as it all happened the same day.

on 04/17/08 at 20:04:35, Ghost Sniper wrote:

There were wanted posters of him all over town. When he fell, he landed in mud, therefore disguising his face, and avoided getting caught by the county sheriff.

Not bad, but no mud.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by tt612r on Apr 18^th, 2008, 4:33am

[hide] billy was being chased and when he fell dust kicked up around him so when the people chasing him got there they didn't see him on the ground [/hide]

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Grimbal on Apr 18^th, 2008, 4:43am

Bill is the king in a game of chess.
He tripped meaning he abandons the game.
If he hadn't, he would have been checkmate later.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 18^th, 2008, 4:56am

on 04/18/08 at 04:33:35, tt612r wrote:

[hide] billy was being chased and when he fell dust kicked up around him so when the people chasing him got there they didn't see him on the ground [/hide]

.......enough with disguise and Predator already.

on 04/18/08 at 04:43:33, Grimbal wrote:

Bill is the king in a game of chess.
He tripped meaning he abandons the game.
If he hadn't, he would have been checkmate later.

No chess.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Grimbal on Apr 18^th, 2008, 5:01am

He is being chased by underground creatures that are sensitive to infrared. Since he fell in water, he was cool and the creatures didn't see him.

Nothing much to do with the wild west, though.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 18^th, 2008, 5:05am

on 04/18/08 at 05:01:14, Grimbal wrote:

Nothing much to do with the wild west, though.

Ur right about that.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by gotit on Apr 18^th, 2008, 7:29am

If he had not tripped earlier, he would not have been careful and would definitely have tripped over later in the day when he was being chased. And that would have meant certain death.

OR

His enemies had laid a trap for him at the very same spot. But Billy, because of his experience of recent past, avoided the route.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 18^th, 2008, 7:50am

No trap.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Grimbal on Apr 18^th, 2008, 8:10am

There are too many possibilities.

Here is one.

A group of thieves murdered a family of farmers and stole their money.

On their way back they met the sheriff. He was suspicious about these dirty strangers and asked what they were up to. They said they didn't do anything. So he just told: "keep out of my jurisdiction" and left. Bill fell just before the sheriff arrived and remained hidden during the encounter.

Later, the sheriff discovered the murdered family. He understood that these people did it. So when they later were enjoying their money in a saloon, the sheriff arrived with assistants and arrested them. But not Bill which he didn't recognize. All others ended the day hanging from a rope.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 18^th, 2008, 8:16am

That’s not the intended answer. Focus on the short period of time when he fell.

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by gotit on Apr 19^th, 2008, 1:57am

Did he drop his gun when he tripped over?

Title: Re: The fugitive 4
Post by Iceman on Apr 19^th, 2008, 3:29am

He dropped nothing.