Lateral: The Printer

[lexprod]

Here's my fist attempt at a lateral.


A man printed something, then he had to move.
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[Zag]

Are "a man" and "he" in referring to the same being?

May we call the man "Bob"?

By "printed something," does that mean that the man used an ink-jet or laser printer? Does it mean he wrote on some paper, using individual letters rather than cursive? Does it mean he used a printing tool/technique to create multiple copies of some image (i.e. offset printing, wood block printing, or silk screening)? Does it mean paid someone to make copies of something?

[Hitchhiker]

Did he "move" as in:
"make some motion?" (waving his arm, etc.)
Or "change location" (he was on the couch and he had to get up and go sit on a chair, etc.)
Or "change his place of residence"?

[lexprod]

Are "a man" and "he" in referring to the same being? yes

May we call the man "Bob"? sure

By "printed something,"...
Does it mean he used a printing tool/technique to create multiple copies of some image (i.e. offset printing, wood block printing, or silk screening)? yes

Did he "move" as in:
Or "change his place of residence"? yes

Others are all no.
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[Zag]

Did Bob print something on paper?
Did he use offset printing?
Wood block printing?
Silk screening?
Is it significant what he printed?
Is it the words (that is, the ideas represented by the words) that was significant?
Is it an image or images that was important?
Was it a book?

[referee]

Would Ann have to move, had she printed the same thing?
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[Chaz]

Was Bob breaking the law?
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[lexprod]

Did Bob print something on paper? Yes
Did he use offset printing? No
Wood block printing? No
Silk screening? No
Is it significant what he printed? Yes
Is it the words (that is, the ideas represented by the words) that was significant? No
Is it an image or images that was important? Yes
Was it a book? No


Would Ann have to move, had she printed the same thing? Yes

Was Bob breaking the law? Yes
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[ralphmerridew]

Was it counterfeit money?

[Zag]

I was going to guess an image of Allah until you said that it was against the law. I'll wait an see your response to rm's guess before I work on it anymore, because that's all I can think of.

[lexprod]

ralphmerridew's guess is correct, and the rest of the story is probably clear from there

I do like your idea Zag, would've made the story a lot more interesting
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