[Sarisberie] _TYPEWR_TER_

[Sarisberie]

“Only The El te have encountered th s affl ct on n ts mutated form.”

[doriana_]

Is the sentence typed? On a typewriter? computer? phone?
Typed by a H/A/M? H/A/F?
Is the i key broken? Is the letter i banned?

[trebor2]

This sounds like a quote from either a sci-fi movie or an academic paper. Am I close with one of those worlds?

Relevant why The and Elite are capitalized? Does this refer to a specific group? The 1%? A genetically altered/superior race of beings? Or perhaps a certain class/race writing about themselves? (Thinking along the realms of sci-fi here.)

COVID relevant? Mutations of a virus?

[Sarisberie]

Is the sentence typed? yes On a typewriter? computer? yes phone? possibly
Typed by a H/A/M? H/A/F? either
Is the i key broken? no Is the letter i banned? no, but explore

[Sarisberie]

This sounds like a quote from either a sci-fi movie or an academic paper. It does, doesn't it? Am I close with one of those worlds? no

Relevant why The and Elite are capitalized? A little, not that important Does this refer to a specific group? yes The 1%? No A genetically altered/ no superior race of beings? Possibly Or perhaps a certain class/race writing about themselves? no but explore (Thinking along the realms of sci-fi here.) not sci-fi

COVID relevant? Mutations of a virus? no

[Biograd1]

Is the "affliction" a biological condition (such as a disease, disability, etc.)? an aspect of one's life circumstance that is forced on you? a state of mind?

Is technology relevant in any way here? technology for communication?

[Sarisberie]

Is the "affliction" a biological condition (such as a disease, this disability, etc.)? an aspect of one's life circumstance that is forced on you? a state of mind?

Is technology relevant in any way here? yes technology for communication? yes

[jondahr]

Is there some technical reason for avoiding the "I"? Something in the spirit of avoiding parenthesis or quotation marks because it can interfere with code? Did the person who typed it avoid the letter on purpose? Or did they actually type it, but it still doesn't appear in the finished sentence?

[JenBurdoo1]

Is the "I" blocked? Could it be used if desired? Do the people preventing it not desire it? Because it indicates individuality?

[Sarisberie]

Is there some technical reason for avoiding the "I"? no Something in the spirit of avoiding parenthesis or quotation marks because it can interfere with code? Did the person who typed it avoid the letter on purpose? Yes - when I (Sarisberie) typed it I avoided the letter on purpose Or did they actually type it, but it still doesn't appear in the finished sentence? no

Is the "I" blocked? no Could it be used if desired? yes Do the people preventing it not desire it? FA Because it indicates individuality? no

[JenBurdoo1]

Is it a joke? A test of some sort for the reader or writer?

[Sarisberie]

Is it a joke? No A test of some sort for the reader or writer? no... or not beyond LTPF-ers trying to find a solution

[GalFisk]

Relevant what is being used to type? If so, typewriter? Computer keyboard? Touch screen? More than one device? Could this as easily happen with another letter? Is something wrong with the device? Is there something icky on the physical location of the "I" key/button?

[Sundowner64]

The Elite = a well-known group of people? citizens of a particular country? do they refer to themselves as The Elite? do they exist in real life? are you a member of them?
As only The Elite experiences the affliction in its mutated form: does everyone else encounter it in its normal (unmutated) form? Is it a very common affliction? do a lot of people encounter it during their life? does the mutation make it worse? easier? just different?
Is the affliction/disease: inherited? infectious? traumatic? physiological? psychic? inevitable? dyslexia relevant?
Is the letter I relevant for The Elite? for the disease?
Would the puzzle also work if you had omitted some other letter?

[Sarisberie]

Relevant what is being used to type? If so, typewriter? no Computer keyboard? likely this Touch screen? poss More than one device? yes Could this as easily happen with another letter? No Is something wrong with the device? no Is there something icky on the physical location of the "I" key/button? no

The Elite = a well-known group of people? almost no one will have heard of them citizens of a particular country? no do they refer to themselves as The Elite? no do they exist in real life? yes are you a member of them? yes
As only The Elite experiences the affliction in its mutated form: does everyone else encounter it in its normal (unmutated) form? No. Most people never experience it at all, but some do. Is it a very common affliction? no do a lot of people encounter it during their life? no, very few... does the mutation make it worse? easier? just different? this, but beware FA
Is the affliction/disease: inherited? no infectious? In its normal form: yes traumatic? yes physiological? yes psychic? no inevitable? no dyslexia relevant? no
Is the letter I relevant for The Elite? yes for the disease? no
Would the puzzle also work if you had omitted some other letter? no

Great questions!

[GalFisk]

Is the letter itself problematic? Its meaning? "I" sounding like "eye"? Like "ay"? Is the small "L" also problematic? The pipe symbol "|"? Any other letter? Or symbol? Do the Elite want to avoid touching it? Pressing it? Reproducing it? Is a game relevant? A dare? A trick?

[Sarisberie]

Is the letter itself problematic? Its meaning? "I" sounding sound is relevant... like "eye"? Like "ay"? ... but not these Is the small "L" also problematic? The pipe symbol "|"? Any other letter? yes Or symbol? Do the Elite want to avoid touching it? Pressing it? Reproducing it? Is a game relevant? yesish A dare? A trick? no to the rest

[GalFisk]

WAG: obfuscating words in order to make someone not understand them relevant? If so, another human? A pet?
Other letters? One? Two? More? Codes relevant? Encryption? QWERTY keyboards relevant? Would this work with alphabetically ordered keyboards?

[Sarisberie]

WAG: obfuscating words in order to make someone not understand them relevant? no If so, another human? A pet?
Other letters? One? Two? More? 7 letters in total Codes relevant? no Encryption? no QWERTY keyboards relevant? no Would this work with alphabetically ordered keyboards? yes, irrel

[Biograd1]

So a game is relevant, but also an infectious disease? Is it a fictitious disease that only occurs within this game?

[Sarisberie]

So a game is relevant, yope but also an infectious disease? yes Is it a fictitious disease that only occurs within this game? no

[Sundowner64]

Do these 7 letters share a particular quality as to how they sound? how they're pronounced? Do they denote vowels (aeiouwy)?
Is one particular language relevant?
Did The Elite for some reason decide not to use the "i"? other letters as well? any of these 7 letters? was the "i" a random choice among these letters?
Is this the game? do they want to make a point? do they want to show that you can communicate without using this letter while still being understood?
Writing systems that write only consonants relevant (like Hebrew)? so as in proving that vowels are not needed for writing?
Does the disease impact the ability to speak? to form vowels? to hear?

[Sarisberie]

Do these 7 letters share a particular quality as to how they sound? how they're pronounced? Relevant, can you reword? Do they denote vowels (aeiouwy)? some do
Is one particular language relevant? English
Did The Elite for some reason decide not to use the "i"? Good Q... yes, but only in certain circumstances. other letters as well? any of these 7 letters? Just the i. was the "i" a random choice among these letters? no
Is this the game? Is what the game? do they want to make a point? do they want to show that you can communicate without using this letter while still being understood? no, BUWT
Writing systems that write only consonants relevant (like Hebrew)? so as in proving that vowels are not needed for writing? no
Does the disease impact the ability to speak? to form vowels? to hear? sometimes hearing

[GalFisk]

Charades relevant? Can the disease cause: hallucinations? Fever? Motor issues? Death? Skin issues? Hearing loss? Ear infections? Is it caused by a virus? Bacterium? Parasite? Is "i": left out? Substituted?

[Sarisberie]

Charades relevant? no Can the disease cause: hallucinations? rarely Fever? yes Motor issues? yes Death? not directly Skin issues? yes Hearing loss? Ear infections? Is it caused by a virus? Bacterium? this Parasite? Is "i": left out? Substituted? this

[Sundowner64]

WAG: is the disease scarlet fever?

[Sarisberie]

WAG: is the disease scarlet fever? no

[Biograd1]

Before I saw that the disease is caused by a bacterium, I was thinking that maybe it's polio and that it's relevant that removing the "I" gives polo, which is a game...

Anyway, is the I in the name of the disease, but when substituted by another letter gives another word? Or an I in another word is substituted by a different letter to give the name of the disease? Is the "mutated" form (which I assume is what you get when changing a letter from the disease to give something else?) also something undesirable to have?

[Sarisberie]

Before I saw that the disease is caused by a bacterium, I was thinking that maybe it's polio and that it's relevant that removing the "I" gives polo, which is a game... cunning... another puzzle there perhaps?

Anyway, is the I in the name of the disease, no but when substituted by another letter gives another word? no but... Or an I in another word is substituted by a different letter to give the name of the disease? yes Is the "mutated" form (which I assume is what you get when changing a letter from the disease to give something else?) yes also something undesirable to have? NO

[GalFisk]

So a desirable thing A, with some letters substituted, become disease B?

[Sarisberie]

So a desirable thing A, with some letters substituted, become disease B? Yope

[GalFisk]

Yope: is thing A desirable? Something one can have? Are some letters substituted in the word for thing A to make thing B? Is thing B a disease?

[trebor2]

Yope: You only substitute one letter, not multiple letters?

Is the game the desirable thing? Is the game a board game? Video game? A sport? A verbal sort of game, without equipment? *The* game? Does the game involve swapping letters? Is it Wordle?

Is the desirable thing something you can own? Is it something tangible?

[BitterLemonCurry]

Stepping in with a weird WAG: Is someone allegedly playing "strep poker" instead of "strip poker"?

[Sarisberie]

************MINI UPDATE/INTERRUPTION****************
There are two things: a desirable thing and an undesirable thing.
(I for one am getting rather confused with the descriptive 'Thing A' and 'Thing B' so I'm dropping those).
The undesirable thing is a disease
The desirable thing is the 'mutated' disease.

Yope: is thing A desirable? Something one can have? Are some letters substituted in the word for thing A to make thing B? yes, one Is thing B a disease? see above

Yope: You only substitute one letter, not multiple letters? correct
Is the game the desirable thing? yope Is the game a board game? Video game? A sport? A verbal sort of game, this without equipment? you need a computer *The* game? DAMN! Does the game involve swapping letters? this one does Is it Wordle? No
Is the desirable thing something you can own? no Is it something tangible? no

Stepping in with a weird WAG: Is someone allegedly playing "strep poker" instead of "strip poker"? My life, this xmas

[doriana_]

Is the "find and replace" function (e.g. in Word or Google Docs) relevant?

[Biograd1]

Is the "mutated" form of the disease something that the average person likely to know exists, even if they don't encounter it? (What I'm really getting at is, could we actually guess this thing by trying to think of diseases that form another word when one letter is changed to an I, or is this something so obscure that it would be essentially random guessing to get it--like for example if the happens to be a character or magic power or something named "cholira" in a particular video game that none of us have heard of)

[Sarisberie]

Is the "find and replace" function (e.g. in Word or Google Docs) relevant? no

Is the "mutated" form of the disease something that the average person likely to know exists, even if they don't encounter it? YES (What I'm really getting at is, could we actually guess this thing by trying to think of diseases that form another word when one letter is changed to an I, YES or is this something so obscure no that it would be essentially random guessing to get it--like for example if the happens to be a character or magic power or something named "cholira" in a particular video game that none of us have heard of)

[GalFisk]

Does the disease affect the: lungs? Digestive system? Blood? Immune system? Skin? Eyes? Ears? Brain? Teeth? Bones? Liver? Pancreas? Kidneys? Nervous system? Metabolism? Do the bacterial normally enter through the mouth? Nose? Skin? Cuts? Wounds? Bites? Eyes?

[Sundowner64]

Does the name of the disease have 7 letters? Does exactly one letter need to be replaced by I? is it a vowel? a consonant?
Is the pleasant thing (the mutated form) something only The Elite has access to? because it is so rare? because no one else cares? is it something tangible? or a more abstract thing, like: love, peace, contemplation?

[Sarisberie]

Does the disease affect the: lungs? no, but it does affect the upper respiratory tract Digestive system? no Blood? no Immune system? yes Skin? yes Eyes? yes Ears? no Brain? no Teeth? no Bones? yes Liver? no Pancreas? no Kidneys? no Nervous system? yes Metabolism? yes, at cellular levelDo the bacterial normally enter through the mouth? usually this Nose? ...and this Skin? Cuts? Wounds? Bites? Eyes? but all are possible

[Sarisberie]

Does the name of the disease have 7 letters? yes Does exactly one letter need to be replaced by I? yes is it a vowel? to save time, it's a Y a consonant?
Is the pleasant thing (the mutated form) something only The Elite has access to? yes because it is so rare? hmmm... I would say 'special,' or 'sought after' are better words than 'rare'. because no one else cares? perhaps, or is unaware is it something tangible? no or a more abstract thing,yes like: love, peace, contemplation? but none of these

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[Sundowner64]

Is it necessary to rearrange the letters in order to finish the puzzle?

[Sarisberie]

Is it necessary to rearrange the letters in order to finish the puzzle? yes

[GalFisk]

Is the bacterium gram-negative? Is the disease a serious one? Does it affect all bones? Bones in the head/face? It it caused by a bacterial toxin? Are the bacteria, when not causing disease, found in/on: food? Skin? Soil? Feces? Homes? Water? Animal(s)? Clothing?

[Sundowner64]

Would writing out the word in mutated form, in fact, end the puzzle?
So, when the puzzle is over, you would "spell it with an i"?
Is The Elite, by its definition, the tiny group of sharp-minded people who ever solved a Sarisberie puzzle?

[Sarisberie]

Is the bacterium gram-negative? gram-positive Is the disease a serious one? yes Does it affect all bones? it can do Bones in the head/face? yes It it caused by a bacterial toxin? yes Are the bacteria, when not causing disease, found in/on: food? IDK Skin? yes Soil? yes Feces? yes Homes? idk Water? yesAnimal(s)? yes Clothing? idk
The most common place is in water.

Would writing out the word in mutated form, in fact, end the puzzle? Assuming the correct "mutation", yes
So, when the puzzle is over, you would "spell it with an I"? possibly (Link interesting but irrel).
Is The Elite, by its definition, the tiny group of sharp-minded people who ever solved a Sarisberie puzzle? Indeed! And also, the great and the good who solve other LTPF-ers' puzzles.

[doriana_]

Is the mutated form the word "SPOILER"? And the disease leprosy?

[trebor2]

That's fantastic, if that's the right answer. Love this puzzle.

[Sarisberie2]

Is the mutated form the word "SPOILER"? yes And the disease leprosy? and yes

*************************************SPOYLER***/***SPOILER**********************

ONLY THE ELITE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS AFFLICTION IN ITS MUTATED FORM.

"SPOYLER" - the anagram of "Leprosy" - is encountered by the LTPF elite whenever they complete a puzzle. The word "SPOILER" is also acceptable

Well done to Sundowner64 and _Doriana for the solution, and thanks to everyone who took part. I really enjoyed this one!

[Sarisberie2]

“Only The El te have encountered th s affl ct on n ts mutated form.”

[Biograd1]

That's probably it... I didn't even think to consider that the letters could be rearranged!

[Sarisberie2]

Is the mutated form the word "SPOILER"? And the disease leprosy?

That's fantastic, if that's the right answer. Love this puzzle.

That's probably it... I didn't even think to consider that the letters could be rearranged!

*****************************************SPOYLER*************************************
Yes!
Well done, everyone.