Oops. For some reason page 21 wasn't shown at the top of the thread and I missed the questions posed on it, so ignore my snarky opening remark. That's what I get for trying to be clever.Has it occurred to you that no one is attempting to discover what the object the men have is?
Is the object a piece of furniture?
Is the object intended for use inside the apartment the men are delivering it to?
Is the object perishable?
Is the object edible?
Is the object alive?
Is the object inanimate?
Is the object man-made?
Is the object supernatural?
Is the object fictional?
Questions about the men:
Are the men physically obstructed from reaching the appropriate apartment?
Are the men prevented from reaching the apartment due to some social convention (such as a taboo)?
Is the appropriate apartment quarantined for some reason?
Did the men know they would encounter this difficulty before arriving in the building?
In the original wording of the question the men are described as swearing after they knock on the doors.
Does this mean they are uttering profanities?
Does it mean they are making some sort of promise or vow?
Do the men skip the other doors by their own choice?
Do the men want to knock on the other apartment doors?
Are the men able to knock on the other apartment doors?
Is the door of the appropriate apartment a "second door"?
And last:
Is the time period in which the question takes place relevant to the answer?
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Is the item they are delivering
(a) Very heavy MAYBE
(b) Very bulky YES
(c) Too big to go in the lift YES
(d) Too big to go up the stairs MAYBE
(e) Very fragile NO
(f) Time constrained i.e. must be delivered quickly or something will happen to it, e.g. it's an ice-sculpture and will melt. NO
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Has it occurred to you that no one is attempting to discover what the object the men have is? YES!
Is the object a piece of furniture? YES
Is the object intended for use inside the apartment the men are delivering it to? YES
Is the object perishable? NO
Is the object edible? NO
Is the object alive? NO
Is the object inanimate? YES
Is the object man-made? YES
Is the object supernatural? NO
Is the object fictional? NO
Questions about the men:
Are the men physically obstructed from reaching the appropriate apartment? CLARIFY
Are the men prevented from reaching the apartment due to some social convention (such as a taboo)? NO
Is the appropriate apartment quarantined for some reason? NO
Did the men know they would encounter this difficulty before arriving in the building? NO
In the original wording of the question the men are described as swearing after they knock on the doors. THAT'S RIGHT
Does this mean they are uttering profanities? YES
Does it mean they are making some sort of promise or vow? NO
Do the men skip the other doors by their own choice? YES
Do the men want to knock on the other apartment doors? NO
Are the men able to knock on the other apartment doors? YES
Is the door of the appropriate apartment a "second door"? IRRELEVANT
And last:
Is the time period in which the question takes place relevant to the answer? ONLY IN A VAGUE WAY WHICH PROBABLY WON'T HELP
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Originally posted by nickhawkerAre the men knocking on every second door as these door lead to appartments all one one side of a building? NOT BECAUSE OF THAT
Are the men knocking on every second door as these door lead to appartments all one one side of a building?
If so, is said object outside that side of the building?
If so, is said object outside that side of the building NO
Originally posted by The PlumberYea my take on that is "Hey at least we know what they've got. Now why the hell are they only knocking on half these doors?"
Well, that explains almost nothing....
(By the way, most apartment buildings have elevators big enough to accomodate most - if not all - couches.)