Answer to Aspidistra
Was he naked while desiring? No
Was it a desire for money? Yes
Sex? No
Status? No
Something somebody else possessed? No
Answer to Aspidistra
Was he naked while desiring? No
Was it a desire for money? Yes
Sex? No
Status? No
Something somebody else possessed? No
Is Kevin’s profession relevant?
His age?
His nationality?
Is he someone that most of us are likely to have heard of?
No to all. Though I bet someone here has heard about Kevin.
Aside: There’s a kitchen I’ve seen where the obligatory “all workers must wash their hands” sign above the sink is in English, Chinese, and Portuguese. I have no idea what market that sign was made for.
Moving on to Biotop’s, I think we want to figure out what “naked desire” means.
Does it mean simply that his desire was obvious to all of the relevant people?
Does it mean a desire for nakedness?
Is Kevin a real-world person?
Is this a real-world event?
Would Kevin be known (enough so that someone here would be likely to have heard of him) if it weren’t for his naked desire?
EDIT: Is Kevin the antecedent for the pronoun (that is, is “his naked desire” “Kevin’s naked desire”)?
reply to Chronos
Does it mean simply that his desire was obvious to all of the relevant people? No
Does it mean a desire for nakedness? No
Is Kevin a real-world person? Yes
Is this a real-world event? Yes
Would Kevin be known (enough so that someone here would be likely to have heard of him) if it weren’t for his naked desire? No
EDIT: Is Kevin the antecedent for the pronoun (that is, is “his naked desire” “Kevin’s naked desire”)? Yes
Does desire in this instance mean the dictionary definition of “a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen?”
Is Desire someone’s name?
Yes. Kevin’s desire would fit that definition.
No
*The trouble with these things is that so often not easy to answer yes or no. Kevin relevantly desired money, but this specific desire wasn’t a desire for money.
Since it’s Biotop…
Is there any word in this puzzle whose meaning, in the context of the puzzle, is different than the meaning that we, the players, are most likely to ascribe to it?
(I’m still a bit wary from “He filled the balloon”)
No. No tricks. ![]()
Aw crap. Just as a warning to others, it is really easy to spoil the answer to this one just by googling ‘naked desire.’ I just wanted to see if it was a well-defined phrase. Anyway, don’t do that.
Yes. Googling gives it away immediately. That should be a big enough hint in and of itself. (I was kind of hoping no one would google “naked desire” because of what else might come up with such a google :eek:.
Is “Naked Desire” the title of a creative work, like a song or a movie?
**No **
Folly,
I have to go to work for several hours. I would love it if you answer any queries for me if you want.
Sure!
Is literal nudity involved in any way?
Is “naked desire” the name of anything tangible?
No, to both.