Situation Puzzles
Justin Pinnow
According to the FAQ, there are some puzzles in the archives that are
called "situation puzzles". However, when I browse the categories of
puzzles that I can choose from, that isn't one of them.
I read in the FAQ that the keeper of "situation puzzles" is Jed Hartman.
Does he keep a seperate list or something?
Thanks for your help. :)
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Justin Pinnow jpi...@umich.edu
Chris Cole
Justin Pinnow wrote:
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> According to the FAQ, there are some puzzles in the archives that are
> called "situation puzzles". However, when I browse the categories of
> puzzles that I can choose from, that isn't one of them.
>
> I read in the FAQ that the keeper of "situation puzzles" is Jed Hartman.
> Does he keep a seperate list or something?
This list is in the rec.puzzles archive entry "situation.puzzles".
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indy
Justin Pinnow <jpi...@umich.edu> wrote:
>According to the FAQ, there are some puzzles in the archives that are
>called "situation puzzles". However, when I browse the categories of
>puzzles that I can choose from, that isn't one of them.
The "situation puzzles" are most widely known as; Lateral Thinking
Puzzles. Since there are about a Jillion of these out there, the
archives most likely can only list a few examples. Most book stores
have several books full of these. I have a few of them myself.
Ponder this: The music stopped. She died. Why? ....................
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indy wrote:
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> Justin Pinnow <jpi...@umich.edu> wrote:
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> >According to the FAQ, there are some puzzles in the archives that are
> >called "situation puzzles". However, when I browse the categories of
> >puzzles that I can choose from, that isn't one of them.
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> The "situation puzzles" are most widely known as; Lateral Thinking
> Puzzles. Since there are about a Jillion of these out there, the
> archives most likely can only list a few examples. Most book stores
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The end of Swan Lake perhaps?
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Daniel P. B. Smith
Let me add this one, even though it's just a joke, not a genuine puzzle...
A computer programmer was found dead in a shower, having starved to death,
clutching a huge shampoo bottle in his hand. How come?
Because the directions on the bottle said: "Lather, rinse, repeat."
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Daniel P. B. Smith
dpbs...@world.std.com
Purple Toad Publishing
Since we're doing these, lemme add two my dad gave me when I was
10... he offered me 10 bucks if I could figure them in a week... evil
scum.
:)
1) A man is dead in a room with 53 bicycles in it. Why?
2) A man is found in an empty room, hung to death. The celing is too
high to jump to. How?
They're easy now that I'm much older, but I'm sure someone will
boggle over em. :)
Mark Johnson
Mike Naylor
dpbs...@world.std.com (Daniel P. B. Smith) wrote:
>A computer programmer was found dead in a shower, having starved to death,
>clutching a huge shampoo bottle in his hand. How come?
He was stuck in an infinite loop. The bottle said, "Lather, rinse, repeat."
>Because the directions on the bottle said: "Lather, rinse, repeat."
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>Daniel P. B. Smith
>dpbs...@world.std.com
Mike Naylor - Play 5 X 5 Poker at http://www.serve.com/games/
R Potvin
Purple Toad Publishing wrote:
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> Since we're doing these, lemme add two my dad gave me when I was 10... he offered me 10 bucks if I could figure them in a week... evil scum.
> :)
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> 1) A man is dead in a room with 53 bicycles in it. Why?
He exhausted himself trying to inflate 106 tires?
> 2) A man is found in an empty room, hung to death. The celing is too high to jump to. How?
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He used the chandelier?
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> They're easy now that I'm much older, but I'm sure someone will
> boggle over em. :)
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> Mark Johnson
Howamidoingsofar?
R.