[gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

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[gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby gregoryuconn » Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:51 am

For most people, it would be incredibly unlucky. However, for Lulu, it was incredibly lucky. Why?
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby Sundowner » Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:57 pm

it = something Lulu did? turn of actions or consequences of her actions? something that just happened to her? without her having an active part in it? something that happened to a lot of people at the same time? but Lulu the only one being lucky in that? a famous event?
Was "it" worse in general? but for Lulu it could have been even worse, was she not lucky?
Did Lulu lose something? find something?
A medical diagnosis relevant?
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby gregoryuconn » Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:40 pm

it = something Lulu did? turn of actions or consequences of her actions? See next question something that just happened to her? Yes without her having an active part in it? But she had an active part in it, I would say something that happened to a lot of people at the same time? Yope, explore but Lulu the only one being lucky in that? As far as I know a famous event? No, but a famous event is relevant
Was "it" worse in general? Yes but for Lulu it could have been even worse, was she not lucky? Worse than what? Rephrase please. May need to do some exploring first.
Did Lulu lose something? find something? No to both
A medical diagnosis relevant? No, possibly for svv
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby Mimino » Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:32 am

Did Lulu benefit from it? benefit in comparison to others? suffer less than others?
A famous event: politics? sports? entertainment? arts? an anniversary?
Did this happen in our era?
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby gregoryuconn » Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:36 am

Did Lulu benefit from it? See next question benefit in comparison to others? suffer less than others? Yes to both, in a way
A famous event: politics? In some way, in the sense that many things are in some way political, yes. But it's not primarily political I would say. sports? entertainment? arts? No to these. an anniversary? Anniversaries are relevant too.
Did this happen in our era? Yes
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby TDGperson » Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:33 pm

Is Lulu a real person? The champion from League of Legends?
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby gregoryuconn » Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:36 pm

Is Lulu a real person? According to an article on the internet, there is a real person this happened to (though her name isn't Lulu.) The champion from League of Legends? No.
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby AlbatrossLover » Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:54 pm

Does "it" have something to do with a war? A natural disaster? A crime? Did it affect people in a specific area? People who had something in common?

Is it considered unlucky for most people because it's dangerous? Deadly? Something potentially life-changing? Did she avoid the part most people consider unlucky? Benefit from it?
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby gregoryuconn » Mon Apr 12, 2021 1:33 am

Does "it" have something to do with a war? "It" isn't a war but I'd say it's war-adjacent. A natural disaster? No. A crime? A crime is relevant. Did it affect people in a specific area? People who had something in common? Yes to both, but also more broad.

Is it considered unlucky for most people because it's dangerous? Deadly? No to both. Something potentially life-changing? This is a tricky question. I'll say yope. Did she avoid the part most people consider unlucky? No. Benefit from it? Yope.
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby CoffeeBean » Wed Apr 14, 2021 3:00 pm

Is the nature of the relevant crime important? If so, was it theft? Murder or homicide? Fraud? Assault?
Was Lulu instantly lucky, as in something happened and she realized right then and there that she had been lucky?
Or was it more of a drawn-out realization, as in Lulu and several others all buying one company's stock at the same time, Lulu sells her stock after a small gain and the others hold onto theirs hoping for greater gains but the stock suddenly tanks and Lulu is the only "lucky" one in the group?

When Lulu experiences the event or process that causes her to be considered lucky, is she among other people? Or is she alone? Does anyone have to inform Lulu that she's lucky or does she realize it without being told?
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby trebor » Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:15 am

Is Lulu a perpetrator of the crime? A victim of it? Is she aware of the crime?

Does she benefit from the thing because she's on an opposite side to it from most people? Is her job relevant? If so, does she work in insurance? Gambling/betting? Police work? Is she a writer? Does she gain renown because of the event? Because of the crime?

Does this take place in the 21st century? 20th? 19th? etc? Does Lulu exist at the same time the other events of the puzzle occur?

Are we looking for separate events, one being war-adjacent and another being a crime? Are they the same event? Are they separate components of the same thing? Or, like, linked by some over-arching event? Or causally related?
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby gregoryuconn » Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:31 am

Is the nature of the relevant crime important? Yes If so, was it theft? Well, they stole something in a way, but there's a term which would be more accurate Murder or homicide? Murder is involved too, but there's a more specific term which would be better still. Fraud? Not specifically, but I believe the criminals committed this as well at some point. Assault? Probably could be considered this too, but again, there's a much more accurate term than any of those.
Was Lulu instantly lucky, as in something happened and she realized right then and there that she had been lucky? No, possible FA.
Or was it more of a drawn-out realization, as in Lulu and several others all buying one company's stock at the same time, Lulu sells her stock after a small gain and the others hold onto theirs hoping for greater gains but the stock suddenly tanks and Lulu is the only "lucky" one in the group? It would certainly have taken Lulu time to realize how lucky she was, but not in this way or for this reason.

When Lulu experiences the event or process that causes her to be considered lucky, is she among other people? Many other people experienced the same event at more or less the same time. But Lulu was (AFAIK) the only one to experience it and be lucky. Or is she alone? Could you clarify what you mean by "alone" please? Does anyone have to inform Lulu that she's lucky or does she realize it without being told? She would have been told some relevant information at some point but once given that, could likely figure out she was lucky without being told that specifically.
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby AlbatrossLover » Sun Apr 18, 2021 9:32 pm

I think you missed Trebor's questions.

Is terrorism relevant? An insurrection? Invasion?
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby trebor » Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:39 pm

In addition to my previous questions, is a terrorist act involved?
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby gregoryuconn » Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:40 pm

Is Lulu a perpetrator of the crime? A victim of it? No to both Is she aware of the crime? Not at the time it takes place but at some point

Does she benefit from the thing because she's on an opposite side to it from most people? No Is her job relevant? No, possible FA If so, does she work in insurance? Gambling/betting? Police work? Is she a writer? Does she gain renown because of the event? Because of the crime? No to rest

Does this take place in the 21st century? 20th? 19th? etc? Does Lulu exist at the same time the other events of the puzzle occur?

Are we looking for separate events, one being war-adjacent and another being a crime? It is the same event Are they the same event? Are they separate components of the same thing? Or, like, linked by some over-arching event? Or causally related? The crime was war-adjacent, i.e. was causally related to war

Is terrorism relevant? Yes An insurrection? No Invasion? I believe some contemporary sources described it as such but DOYD/svv I guess

In addition to my previous questions, is a terrorist act involved? Yes

IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION: In addition to the event we have been discussing, there is another relevant event that I believe previous questions established existed but nobody has explored. This event is not a terror attack, war-adjacent, or any of those things but is related to that event. As noted by prior questions, this other event is not in any way famous but is what the "it" in the puzzle statement is referring to, not the well-known event you have been asking questions about the last few posts. In other words "it" is certainly related to the famous event/terror attack/war adjacent event, but "it" is not that event itself.
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby AlbatrossLover » Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:53 pm

Is 9/11 relevant? Does "it" happen as a direct consequence of the famous event? Does it involve the friends/relatives/loved ones of the victims of the terror attack? Does "it" happen shortly after the famous event (ie within the same year)?
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby gregoryuconn » Fri Jun 04, 2021 10:08 pm

Is 9/11 relevant? Yes, that is the famous event Does "it" happen as a direct consequence of the famous event? No Does it involve the friends/relatives/loved ones of the victims of the terror attack? No, but OTRT. Does "it" happen shortly after the famous event In some cases (ie within the same year)? Would be more immediate than that if so.[
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby AlbatrossLover » Sat Jun 05, 2021 2:37 am

Is "it" a single event? Something that has happened multiple times? Are 9/11 first responders relevant? Memorial events relevant?
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Re: [gregoryuconn] Lucky Lulu

Postby trebor » Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:12 am

I don't think this got answered when I asked a similar question earlier, but has Lulu been born yet when the 9/11 attacks happen? When the other event happens?

Is "it" something that happened multiple times? To a different person each time? Could it happen to a person more than once? Does it happen to people who belong to a certain demographic? Is Lulu's age relevant? Her ethnicity? Religion? I got a potential FA when I asked about her job, so is she a student? Does she have a relevant hobby?

Did "it" happen at all before 9/11? Does it involve security in any way? Perhaps at airports? Does it involve IDs? Government documents? Being selected for jury duty? Receiving a ticket/fine? Being late for something? Being stuck in traffic? Getting bumped from a flight? Can it only happen around the time of a terrorist attack? Or other tragedy? Being solicited for donations?

The number of people "it" happened to: dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? Millions? Only people in New York? Only Americans?
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