I know mechanical milking was mentioned above, but does it have anything to do with mechanical milking?
Is it anything to do with cows producing more milk when you play music for them?
reply to Fretful_Porpentine:
Is the scientific advance regularly used in milk production today? No.
If no, was it regularly used in the past? No
Was Charles famous for any reason connected to cows and / or milk? No
Could any person with a similar level of fame have drunk the milk without significantly changing the nature and newsworthiness of the event? Or did it have to be Charles, specifically? Charles added to the event in a way others could not. I think he increased the newsworthiness.
reply to Peter_Morris:
If not a performer, was he involved with the performing arts in another capacity?
For example, writer, director, producer? No
Was he a writer other than for performing arts?
For example, novelist or journalist. No
Was he an artist? No
Was he a politician? No
Was he a scientist? A mathematician? Did he create some revolutionary piece of technology? No to all.
Was he the first person to achieve some remarkable feat? Yes
Was it in aviation? Yes
Was he a religious figure? No
A military figure? No
reply to Folly:
I know mechanical milking was mentioned above, but does it have anything to do with mechanical milking?No
reply to SurrenderDorothy:
Is it anything to do with cows producing more milk when you play music for them? No
Was it Charles Lindbergh?
Was the location of the cow at any time important? At the time of milking?
Was the location of Charles important?
Did this have anything to do with the space program?
Is the drinking of milk directly connected to aviation?
Was it directly connected to his remarkable feat mentioned above?
Did Charles desire a glass of milk after a long flight?
Was it the first milk transported by aircraft?
Was it the first cow transported by aircraft?
Yes
Reply to Ana_Byrd:
Was the location of the cow at any time important? Yes At the time of milking? Yes
Was the location of Charles important? No.
Did this have anything to do with the space program?
No
Did Charles get fresh milk from a cow on one side of the ocean and drink it on the other side?
Is Elm Farm Ollie in the house?
reply to Peter_Morris:
Is the drinking of milk directly connected to aviation? Yes
Was it directly connected to his remarkable feat mentioned above? No
Did Charles desire a glass of milk after a long flight? No
Was it the first milk transported by aircraft? No
Was it the first cow transported by aircraft Yes
OK, so did he fly a cow across the ocean or something and drink its milk?
I call “next” when this is solved. We are pretty close here, I presume.
I think we have solved this. Elm Farm Ollie was the first cow on a plane and the first cow to be milked on a plane. And Charles Lindburgh received and drank a glass of her plane (plain?) milk.
This puzzle is also kind of funny because the Day I posted this riddle, panache45put the event in the “Today in History” thread. I has been looking for something interesting to post there and came across this silly story. I decided it might better make a LTP and try it here, only to discover a little while later that panache45 had posted about the same thing in the other thread. Sorry Mahaloth, I did not want to give the exact date 1930 because it was right there at the top of the History thread!
Thanks for all who played. Guessing “aviation” and “Lindburgh” were the keys.
I’ve never heard of any of this! I’ll double check my puzzle and post it when I can! Love it!
A bouncer at a party once actually brought people together, but did so in a way unintended. How?
Does “bouncer” refer to the typical meaning (i.e., a guard who kicks rowdy people out)?
Yes, though “kicking rowdy people out” is not the only job bouncers do. At least as I understand it.