The Wolf
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Post by The Wolf on Oct 14, 2018 23:50:41 GMT -5
Many people focus on the vague distance of how far is too far to walk. But it is different for everyone and it is a big guessing game, so why are we so focused on trying to define a discrete distance based on ability which we do not have enough information to decipher. Sure there is a distance of 10 miles in the book, too far to walk but that is unromantic number.
Why does it have to be a subjective distance? I mean come on! This is a puzzle and the answer should be puzzle like. The answer to the riddle that describes the distance "not far but too far to walk" is what will propel us to the next clue.
The answer is so much more fun when you answer the riddle by using the words in the poem. Just my opinion...
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Post by zaphod73491 on Oct 15, 2018 0:40:37 GMT -5
Hi Wolf: NF, BTFTW is in my opinion the hardest clue in the Chase. Opinion: it's not a distance, it's a logic riddle.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 8:32:46 GMT -5
Many people focus on the vague distance of how far is too far to walk. But it is different for everyone and it is a big guessing game, so why are we so focused on trying to define a discrete distance based on ability which we do not have enough information to decipher. Sure there is a distance of 10 miles in the book, too far to walk but that is unromantic number. Why does it have to be a subjective distance? I mean come on! This is a puzzle and the answer should be puzzle like. The answer to the riddle that describes the distance "not far but too far to walk" is what will propel us to the next clue. The answer is so much more fun when you answer the riddle by using the words in the poem. Just my opinion... I think we do have a distance. But too far to walk and not far. In what I mean is when you take the canyon down that's not far on the canyon,but if you are walking far distances then your walking to far meaning but too far to walk. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 9:07:03 GMT -5
Hi Wolf: NF, BTFTW is in my opinion the hardest clue in the Chase. Opinion: it's not a distance, it's a logic riddle. " in a word" possibly, HIKE |
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Post by goldwatch on Oct 15, 2018 10:38:59 GMT -5
Hi Wolf: NF, BTFTW is in my opinion the hardest clue in the Chase. Opinion: it's not a distance, it's a logic riddle. A dose of imagination may apply, also, in my opinion. At least, to get us to the logic. |
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Post by Bownarrow on Oct 15, 2018 14:35:06 GMT -5
This line requires no interpreting at all in the context of my understanding of "ATIITCD".
It's meaning is literal.
There is no need to come up with a numerical figure of the distance involved.
The only thing that matters is understanding where you are once the distance to be covered has been traveled.
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Post by zaphod73491 on Oct 15, 2018 20:30:54 GMT -5
The Wolf is exactly right to ask why NF,BTFTW must be some subjective distance, much less the 10 miles mentioned at the beginning of TFTW (information NOT found in the poem, btw). It's a riddle to be solved, just like WWWH (though quite a bit harder in my opinion). It's why no one got past solving 2 clues for so long. It's unconventional.
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Post by zaphod73491 on Oct 15, 2018 20:33:29 GMT -5
Hi Wolf: NF, BTFTW is in my opinion the hardest clue in the Chase. Opinion: it's not a distance, it's a logic riddle. " in a word" possibly, HIKE Did you know that Forrest didn't originate that "In a word ... yes" comment? He borrowed it from a searcher who posted those same 4 words a year earlier. |
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Post by The Wolf on Oct 15, 2018 22:49:54 GMT -5
" in a word" possibly, HIKE Did you know that Forrest didn't originate that "In a word ... yes" comment? He borrowed it from a searcher who posted those same 4 words a year earlier. Were those words yours Zap? |
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Post by zaphod73491 on Oct 16, 2018 0:02:50 GMT -5
Hi Wolf: no, no, not mine. Way before my time. Look on Richard's site back in I think May 2013? Post by Babylon Slim.
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Post by astree on Oct 16, 2018 5:40:44 GMT -5
Hi Wolf: no, no, not mine. Way before my time. Look on Richard's site back in I think May 2013? Post by Babylon Slim. I dont understand the context. “In a word, (insert a word here)” is a common phrase. I thoughtl Forrest was just latching onto it (because he saw he was able to use it in a tricky way). Is it possible that a searcher also used the phrase without Forrest seeing it? |
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Post by lookinup on Oct 16, 2018 6:15:49 GMT -5
Question: "Is the blaze one single object?" - Scout Around
Answer: "in a word yes" - FF
In a w o r d = crossword puzzle?
Wasn't there a poster who once went by the name..... "Scout Around?"
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Post by Jenny on Oct 16, 2018 6:43:42 GMT -5
Question: "Is the blaze one single object?" - Scout Around
Answer: "in a word yes" - FF In a w o r d = crossword puzzle? Wasn't there a poster who once went by the name..... "Scout Around?"
Yes.... Scout Around is a name used by a poster...and who asked the Question. |
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Post by heidini on Oct 16, 2018 7:56:47 GMT -5
Question: "Is the blaze one single object?" - Scout Around
Answer: "in a word yes" - FF
In a w o r d = crossword puzzle?
Wasn't there a poster who once went by the name..... "Scout Around?"
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Post by heidini on Oct 16, 2018 8:02:35 GMT -5
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