It was a great puzzle.
OK, I’ll start.
The object that says “i am a willow tree”:
Is it in your family room?
Is it in your living room?
Is it in your bathroom?
Kitchen?
Hallway?
Dining room?
Is “I am a willow tree”:
engraved?
on a label?
written directly on the object?
in English?
in any way connected to the poem?
Is the willow tree line on
a book?
a knickknack?
a coffee mug?
a picture of a willow tree?
an object with a reference to a person named Willow?
a children’s toy or game?
**Answering Mahaloth: **
The object that says “i am a willow tree”:
Is it in your family room? No
Is it in your living room? No
Is it in your bathroom? No
Kitchen? Yes
Hallway? No
Dining room? No
Is “I am a willow tree”:
engraved? No
on a label? Yes
written directly on the object? No
in English? No
in any way connected to the poem? No
Answering Biotop:
Is the willow tree line on
a book?
a knickknack?
a coffee mug?
a picture of a willow tree?
an object with a reference to a person named Willow?
a children’s toy or game?
No to all above
**On a label, in the kitchen. Foreign language.
**
Is the item(most likely):
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on the table?
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in the fridge?
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in the pantry?
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a food item?
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a condiment/sauce (like pepper or Sriracha)
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in the freezer?
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a non-food item?
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a pot or pan?
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an appliance?
Language:
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Spanish?
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French?
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German?
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any Asian language?
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any other European language?
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any African language?
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a real human language that is spoken today?
Is the label on
a can, jar or bottle of food?
a cleaning product?
Kitchenware?
Appliance?
Is the “willow tree” part of, or totally, a brand name?
If not, is the “I am a Willow Tree” an accurate self description?
Are there graphics on the label?
Is the “IAAWT” advertising?
Answering Mahaloth:
On a label, in the kitchen. Foreign language.
Is the item(most likely):
- on the table? No
- in the fridge? No
- in the pantry? Yes
- a food item? Yes
- a condiment/sauce (like pepper or Sriracha) Yes
- in the freezer? No
- a non-food item? No
- a pot or pan? No
- an appliance? No
Language:
- Spanish? Yes
(other answers removed as not required)
Answering Biotop:
Is the label on
a can, jar or bottle of food? Yes
a cleaning product? No
Kitchenware? No
Appliance? No
Is the “willow tree” part of, or totally, a brand name? No
If not, is the “I am a Willow Tree” an accurate self description? No
Are there graphics on the label? Not in this case, but there could be
Is the “IAAWT” advertising? No
To render it accurately in Spanish isn’t the word “un” missing? Because otherwise it just means “I am Willow”.
Tell that to Ritchie Valens.
My high school Spanish knowledge should have kicked in earlier. Good job **Mahaloth ** for asking the right questions.
“In English?” was indeed the key question. Well done **Mahaloth **and Bayaker.
Here’s another one:
A man walks in to a bar. He pulls back a chair and adjusts the position of the table nearby, and opens one of the windows. He performs one more action and leaves the bar. The other patrons of the bar are happy with this, even though subsequently the man is punished for having opened the window. Why?
Wait, so the answer was ‘soy sauce’?
Yes, ‘soy sauce’ means ‘I am a willow tree’ in Spanish, or something CEFPP*.
- close enough for puzzle purposes
Bar = drinking establishment?
Do the other customers know the man?
Do they agree with his eventual punishment?
Did the man open the window…
for safety reasons?
to let something out?
to let something in?
to allow people to see out?
to allow people to see in?
for weather related reasons?
for the benefit of the people in the bar?
for any reason having to do with sports?
for a nefarious reason?
to prepare for something that was about to happen?
Did opening the window put anyone in danger, at least potentially?
Was the bar inside a fixed structure, or a vehicle?
Was the bar several floors above the ground?
Did the man move the table closer to or farther away from the window?
Did the man’s last action involve climbing up onto the table?
Did someone else climb up onto the table?
Replying to kk_fusion:
Bar = drinking establishment? Yes
Do the other customers know the man? Don’t know- probably some of them do?
Do they agree with his eventual punishment? Yes
Replying to Biotop:
Did the man open the window…
for safety reasons? No
to let something out? Yes
to let something in? No
to allow people to see out? No
to allow people to see in? No
for weather related reasons? No
for the benefit of the people in the bar? No
for any reason having to do with sports? Yes
for a nefarious reason? No
to prepare for something that was about to happen? Yes