A James Bond Mystery
A James Bond Mystery
Inspired by @DEEM's amazing Grandpa Puzzles, I decided to make my own (ran out of ideas for the title so I just picked James Bond)
So, one day you meet the famous James Bond and since you are a huge fan, you asked him the things that he liked and didn't like. Surprisingly, he said this :
I like to lead, but I don't like the number 2
I like bears, but I don't like knights
I like to be mean, but for some odd reason, I don't like the sun
I like to lie to others, but I don't like to be frank
So, what is the reason behind his liking and disliking of random things?
Note :
Will give more examples as hints in the future
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Well, that wasn't intended really :D
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– Kevin L
Sep 15 '18 at 6:52
4 Answers
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James Bond likes
Homographs
and dislikes
Homophones
Because
lead, bears, mean, lie - are all homographs, while 2 (to), knights (nights), sun (son) and frank (Frank) are homophones. Homographs have multiple meanings, and James Bond likes them because he doesn't like to be frank :)
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Well, you are right but are you sure your explanation is correct :)
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– Kevin L
Sep 14 '18 at 8:14
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Lol, you're missing something small yet quite big :D
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– Kevin L
Sep 14 '18 at 8:46
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Yes, you are stretching very far away and your hunch is correct :D
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– Kevin L
Sep 14 '18 at 8:59
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Gonna give u a small hint : Don't forget to check meanings...what can I possibly be talking about?
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– Kevin L
Sep 14 '18 at 9:01
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@KevinL Does your refusal have something to do with rot(Ubzbalzf if Ubzbcubarf)
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– F.Carette
Sep 14 '18 at 9:25
Another try. I think James Bond likes
Words that can be anagrammed that is not a plural?
Proof
lead -> deal,bears -> saber,mean -> name,lie -> lei (lei: a Polynesian garland of flowers) number two,knights,frank can't be anagrammed, sun -> nus but nus is a plural
lead -> deal
bears -> saber
mean -> name
lie -> lei
number two
knights
frank
sun -> nus
nus
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Unfortunately, incorrect :D
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– Kevin L
Sep 14 '18 at 7:56
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@KevinL Please add more words that disqualify this rule. (Lol, noticed my rep is 2,018)
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– u_ndefined
Sep 14 '18 at 7:58
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Will do :D Nice reputation (will upvote so that it becomes 2023 lol) :)
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– Kevin L
Sep 14 '18 at 7:59
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Still not the answer :)
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– Kevin L
Sep 14 '18 at 8:38
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What about "tow"?
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– Acccumulation
Sep 14 '18 at 17:07
Possibly
He likes words that have 2 (or more) meanings/ambiguity.
Lead, bear, mean and lie all have more than 1 meaning
The number 2, knights, sun and frank(?) are all concrete concepts
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Close but not correct :D
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– Kevin L
Sep 14 '18 at 8:14
I think he likes
Friends and enemies, allies and foes
But not
help or fights, wars or conflicts
That's because he likes
words with two vowels next to each other
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Welcome T Dude! nice answer!
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– SteveV
Sep 14 '18 at 15:57
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Interesting answer but unfortunately incorrect :D
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– Kevin L
Sep 15 '18 at 6:53
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If Cashbee's answer is correct, I would like to point out that (rot13) yrnq - ryrzrag Co naq yrq ner ubzbcubarf fb ur fubhyqa'g yvxr yrnq.
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– Keeta
Sep 14 '18 at 14:40