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John Hale
John Hale
Yarn Weaver

Dec-8-2004 01:45

Hello all.
I'm fairly new to Sleuth and I thought I might share a little hobby of mine with you all. Here's something for that sad moment when the mysteries of the day are all done.

Thousands lay up gold within this house,
but no man made it.
Spears past counting guard this house,
but no man wards it.
What is it?

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Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Sep-8-2006 20:06

Is the "message" something that would cause any normal person to shoot her under similar circumstances? [That depends on how you define "normal". I would say, no.]

Is the sign something that the average person would find randomly and think "hey, that's a sign!"? [Yes, but not in the way you are probably thinking.]

Was he angry with his wife? [Yes] If so, was he angry before he saw the sign? [No] Or did the sign infuriate him? [Yes]

Was he attempting to kill her by shooting her? [Yes] Would he have reasonable cause to do so under a court of law? [Absolutely not]

Serges
Serges
Vigilante

Sep-8-2006 21:31

Remind me... the sign was inside the car, right? But not on or in the dashboard? Was it in plain sight? Could people outside the car see the sign as well? Did the wife see it?

Was there a discernable amount of time between his seeing the sign and his shooting his wife? Or was it more of a knee-jerk reaction?

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Sep-8-2006 21:38

Remind me... the sign was inside the car, right? [Yes]
But not on or in the dashboard? [Correct]
Was it in plain sight? [Yes]
Could people outside the car see the sign as well? [Yes]
Did the wife see it? [Yes]

Was there a discernable amount of time between his seeing the sign and his shooting his wife? [No] Or was it more of a knee-jerk reaction? [Yes]

Serges
Serges
Vigilante

Sep-8-2006 22:23

Was the sign intended to be viewed outside the car, but actually inside, like a Baby on Board sign?

Did his wife put the sign in the car?

Was the sign actually part of the car in any way?

Are there any other relevant people in this riddle?

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Sep-9-2006 05:14

Was the sign intended to be viewed outside the car, but actually inside, like a Baby on Board sign? [No]

Did his wife put the sign in the car? [No, the wife did not put the sign in the car.]

Was the sign actually part of the car in any way? [No]

Are there any other relevant people in this riddle? [No]

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Sep-9-2006 05:58

I need more sleep:

Are there any other relevant people in this riddle? [Sort of]

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Sep-9-2006 10:15

Did the sign convey that she had been unfaithful to him?

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Sep-9-2006 10:17

Did the sign convey that she had been unfaithful to him? [Yes, now what was the sign?]]

Serges
Serges
Vigilante

Sep-9-2006 13:24

Was it an object belonging to the "other man"? The wife? The husband?

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Sep-9-2006 13:36

Was it an object belonging to the "other man"? [No]
The wife? [I don't know if I would describe it as _belonging_ to the wife]
The husband? [No]

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