No to all.
When assembled, did the toothpicks form a square?
Other four-sided shape?
Did the toothpicks end up next to each other in a single plane?
Are the assembled toothpicks all parallel to each other?
Are any perpendicular to another toothpick?
Why did little Eddie send four toothpicks and some string to the Quaker Oats Company?
reply to Folly:
When assembled, did the toothpicks form a square? The toothpicks were not four sides of a square.
Other four-sided shape? **The toothpicks were not meant as sides of a shape. They were functional. **
Did the toothpicks end up next to each other in a single plane? No
Are the assembled toothpicks all parallel to each other? Yes.
Are any perpendicular to another toothpick? No
Was the string tied to the toothpicks?
Wrapped around the toothpicks?
Did the string hold the toothpicks in place?
Did a Quaker ad of the time reference toothpicks?
Was Eddie referencing a Quaker ad character?
Was Eddie concerned about the Quaker?
Were the toothpicks & string intended to support something?
So all the toothpicks are parallel to each other, but not in the same plane…
Do the strings create a square shape or other four-sided shape when tied to the toothpicks?
Does the assembly have to do with playing a game?
Is it meant to be a ‘hoop’ or something akin to a soccer goal?
Does it create something that you would throw something through?
I guess I’ve been assuming that little Eddie was a child, but is that true?
reply to Cheesesteak:
Was the string tied to the toothpicks? Yes, or at least it would be when assembled properly.
Wrapped around the toothpicks? No. Though I guess you could rope the string once around a each toothpick…
Did the string hold the toothpicks in place? No
Did a Quaker ad of the time reference toothpicks? No
Was Eddie referencing a Quaker ad character? No
No to all.
reply to Folly:
So all the toothpicks are parallel to each other, but not in the same plane… Each toothpick is parallel to any other toothpick once the creation is complete.
Do the strings create a square shape or other four-sided shape when tied to the toothpicks? Yes
Does the assembly have to do with playing a game? No
Is it meant to be a ‘hoop’ or something akin to a soccer goal? No
Does it create something that you would throw something through? No
I guess I’ve been assuming that little Eddie was a child, but is that true? Yes, Eddie is a child.
Were the toothpicks and string already bound together?
Were they intended to help oats grow?
Did Quaker Oats suffer some kind of setback prior to Eddie’s offering?
OK, now I think I know (almost) all the details.
Were the toothpicks and string already bound together? OK, this detail I don’t know. But I think Biotop already said no.
Were they intended to help oats grow? No
Did Quaker Oats suffer some kind of setback prior to Eddie’s offering? No
Was the assembly decorative or functional?
Did Eddie believe the item was requested by Quaker?
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** reply to Cheesesteak**:
Was the assembly decorative or functional? I am not sure. I think probably functional but I don’t know what the kid was thinking. Maybe both.
Did Eddie believe the item was requested by Quaker? No
Was the device intended to relate to a particular product of Quaker’s? Oats? Cereal? Other?
Did it relate to the production of products, equipment or people working at the company?
Was the delivery intended for a particular person working at Quaker?
Was Eddie linked to Quaker in any way other than this delivery?
Was the device intended to relate to a particular product of Quaker’s? Oats? Cereal? Other? No, but you could maybe make an argument for “other”?
Did it relate to the production of products, equipment or people working at the company? No
Was the delivery intended for a particular person working at Quaker? No
Was Eddie linked to Quaker in any way other than this delivery? I’m going to say yes, I guess?
Eddie sent this to Quaker Oats because he wanted someone at QO to assemble the toothpick & string device.
Eddie sent it to QO because he wanted QO to benefit from the device.
Eddie sent it because he wanted to benefit personally from QO assembling and using the device.
Eddie personally knew or had contact with someone at QO, and that is why he sent the stuff.
N/m
reply to Cheesesteak:
Eddie sent this to Quaker Oats because he wanted someone at QO to assemble the toothpick & string device. Yes
Eddie sent it to QO because he wanted QO to benefit from the device. No
Eddie sent it because he wanted to benefit personally from QO assembling and using the device. Yes. Though “benefit” is a strong word
Eddie personally knew or had contact with someone at QO, and that is why he sent the stuff. No
What an odd story this must be…
Did Eddie want or expect to get the assembly back from QO?
Did Eddie expect QO to send the assembly to someone else once assembled?
To somewhere else after assembly?
Did Eddie expect QO to keep the assembly?
Did Eddie expect QO to use the assembly?
Did QO actually assemble it?
Did Eddie get the “benefit” that he wanted?
reply to Folly:
What an odd story this must be…
Did Eddie want or expect to get the assembly back from QO? No
Did Eddie expect QO to send the assembly to someone else once assembled? Probably. It is only a guess what a child was thinking.
To somewhere else after assembly? Yes
Did Eddie expect QO to keep the assembly? No
Did Eddie expect QO to use the assembly? Yes, but not for QO, for Eddie.
Did QO actually assemble it? No.
Did Eddie get the “benefit” that he wanted? No.