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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 14, 2017 1:45:51 GMT
Pete--huh? Or is that another riddle, just in pictorial form?
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Post by Pete on Jun 14, 2017 10:20:10 GMT
it's a question.
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 14, 2017 17:49:39 GMT
Looking at Pete's colon puzzle reminds me of a punctuation puzzle. Can you make sense of the following by just using punctuation marks and capitals (no moving of words):
that that is is that that is that that is not is that that is not is that it it is
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 15, 2017 17:00:56 GMT
Looking at Pete's colon puzzle reminds me of a punctuation puzzle. Can you make sense of the following by just using punctuation marks and capitals (no moving of words): that that is is that that is that that is not is that that is not is that it it is That that is: is "that that is" that that is not? Is "that that is not"? Is that it? It is. In the words of the puzzle: is that it?
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 15, 2017 17:14:06 GMT
Nalkarj --- punctuation puzzle Close but not quite. You don't need quote marks, and don't move words about. Stick to the original order of words.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 15, 2017 17:25:04 GMT
I moved words around? I assure you I didn't intend to! I'll try again.
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 15, 2017 17:29:06 GMT
Nalkarj Apologies. You didn't. My mistake. It was the way I read your answer. As said you're almost there but not quite.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 15, 2017 21:16:18 GMT
tarathian123OK, I'm going to try again: That that is: is that that is that that is not? Is that that is not? Is that it? It is.
--which, I concede, is only my previous suggestion without quotation marks. Or, let's see, we could try... That? That is. Is that? That is that. That is not. Is that? That is not. Is that it? It is.
--which is several sentences, but, then again, there was no limit, I think?
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 15, 2017 21:19:31 GMT
On the subject of Pete 's puzzle... A few thoughts. There are 16 dots, 17 including the question mark's. There are two rows. There are eight colons if one wants to think of it that way. Could there be a play on words here, in which one has to say the word aloud to determine the picture's meaning, as in Pete's other puzzle? I'm just organizing my thinking here, as usual. The dots also need not be dots but also periods (American English)/full stops (British English). Is that a clue? Minim was vital in the Pete's ingenious picture puzzle. With that said, the dots are not at the end of a sentence, as periods are. Could they be interpuncts? Or is that too esoteric a reference? What, then--bullets, multiplication dots?
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 15, 2017 21:44:17 GMT
Speaking of esoteric references... The word colon, in addition to the intestine and the punctuation mark, is also "one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period..." (emphasis mine) in classical prosody, "...consisting of a sequence from two to six feet..." I wonder if that has any connection. It also refers to a piece of El Salvadoran currency, an Algerian peasant farmer, and a Panamanian seaport--but I'm very skeptical that any of these meanings is "it." I, being me, forgot an obvious meaning: a rhetorical colon, a clause "...which is grammatically, but not logically, complete." Any of these on the right track, Pete?
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 15, 2017 21:46:44 GMT
Nalkarj --- punctuation puzzle The one in the first spoiler was very close. A little adjustment with punctuation is all that is needed. I haven't a clue about Pete's Puzzle. I gave up on it.
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Post by Pete on Jun 15, 2017 23:09:04 GMT
Any of these on the right track, Pete ? No, sorry. I can confirm it isn't the word 'colon'.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 15, 2017 23:20:09 GMT
Looking at Pete's colon puzzle reminds me of a punctuation puzzle. Can you make sense of the following by just using punctuation marks and capitals (no moving of words): that that is is that that is that that is not is that that is not is that it it is That that is, is that that is. That that is not, is that that is not. Is that it ? It is !
Giving it a try.
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 15, 2017 23:45:52 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 15, 2017 23:51:44 GMT
Well done Bat. Got it in one! YAY !
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 15, 2017 23:55:35 GMT
BATouttaheck --- Those new glasses must have made you think better. (just joshing!)
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 2:14:21 GMT
Any of these on the right track, Pete ? No, sorry. I can confirm it isn't the word 'colon'. Well, that shoots the bottom out of just about everything I've been thinking. That's OK! Not the word "colon." OK, well: the symbol? Let me think on it.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 3:39:18 GMT
If it's the symbol, rather than the word--perhaps an "emoji" symbol?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 16, 2017 3:45:13 GMT
Just for fun I googled: ::::::::? Here's what I found : "No results found for ::::::::? ". Search tips: Ensure words are spelled correctly. <---- I am sure this one was correct ! Try rephrasing keywords or using synonyms. Try less specific keywords. Make your queries as concise as possible. <--- Thought I had ! Other resources that may help you: Get additional search tips by visiting Web Search Help. Dying to see the answer !
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 3:47:03 GMT
Could it mean "average"? In mathematics, four of those dots mean to take the arithmetical mean. For example: 3 :: 11 = 7 Edit: A greater discussion about "double colons."
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