Is the someone else a human?
(I don’t know why Discus is only quoting Chronos and not @Fiendish_Astronaut, who was answering Chronos.)
After someone else lets go, is there any problem with one of these professionals letting go second?
Is the profession religious?
Is the thing being held another person?
Does the holding involve hugging?
Is the holding shaking hands?
Is it a phone call? Like, if you work at a suicide-prevention hotline, maybe you’re told to never hang up first?
No to all
Yes
Don’t know
No
Yes
No
No
Not relevant
Yes
No
Is the hugging being done to comfort someone who is distraught?
Wait a moment… The holding does involve hugging, but it’s not relevant if what’s being held is a person? That seems… incongruous, to me.
Is the thing being held always alive?
Is the thing being held sometimes alive?
Is it always an animal?
Is it sometimes an animal?
OK, let’s drill deeper into this.
Is it referring to something being held by a member of the profession?
Is it something that might be held by a member of the profession?
Do they always use their hands for this?
Do they sometimes use their hands for this?
Is the professional a member of an organization?
Does the gender of the professional matter?
Are the professionals getting paid for their service of hugging, or is this free of charge?
Are there more than one of these people hugging at the same time?
I think I know it. I’ll spoiler tag it to let others keep guessing. Is it workers (characters) at Disneyland/Disneyworld? I’m betting they’re told to not let go first.
@Rebo’s answer is correct! Good work!
If you or @Chronos want to continue playing shall I answer your questions?
Let’s at least see answers to the currently-outstanding questions.
Hah! I read Rebo’s spoilered answer. Good job @Rebo!
Great puzzle
No
Yes
No
Yes
Sorry if my answers were vague to this line of questioning before but we’ve now established the holding refers to hugging; hands are involved but they aren’t doing all of the holding so the wording mattered.
Yes
No
They are paid, but not per hug
Not usually but maybe sometimes I suppose.
OK, I read the spoiler, too. Let’s call this one done.
I have one that should go very quickly. It is from my real life and made some friends laugh over the holidays.
My gf has the Pittsburgh Steelers schedule refrigerator magnet hanging in our kitchen. She has their schedule hanging up on the bulletin board of her office at home. She has their schedule on her phone as well.
Why?
I take it your gf is not a fan of the Steelers but has the schedule up for another reason?
Are you a Steelers fan?
Is someone else in the household a Steelers fan?
Does she or anyone else in the household work for the Steelers?
Or for a business that serves the Steelers?
Or a business that is close by and affected by supporter traffic?
This’ll be quick.
Are you asking why she has the schedule in multiple places (as opposed to just relying on one of them); or asking why she needs/wants the schedule at all?
ETA: does she need the schedule because of traffic concerns?
This is correct.
That was quick – you replied while I was editing. Did you see the edit?
No, she does not.