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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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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Dec-12-2004 07:08

Bryola correct!!! Roberta, although already answered the answer was a minister, but a judge would be correct too.

Here is another:
It was a hot, muggy, overcast day. Shadow was waiting on the lawn when Sid Shady came out of his house wearing a pair of shorts and a wrist watch. "There was a robbery in town about two hours ago," said Shadow. "Apparently, the robber fits your description." Shady laughed as he laid back on the hood of his pickup truck. "This truck and I just returned from Pine Ridge about 10 minutes ago. That is over 500 kilometers away in case you didn't know. You can call the cousin I was visiting and he'll verify my story." Shadow looked at his watch and said, "It's 4 PM now, what time did you leave Pine Ridge?" Shady glanced at his watch and said "I guess it must have been about 7 AM." "You are obviously lying," replied Shadow. Why?

Lomine
Lomine

Dec-12-2004 07:49

Another answer to the Lie Town/Truth Town one is to ask "What would the other guy say if I asked him the way to Lie Town?"

I have a book of those puzzles somewhere, and they get a lot more complicated than that.

And jstkdn - if he'd just finished a long trip on a hot day, his hood would fry him wearing shorts.

Majandra Belial
Majandra Belial

Dec-12-2004 12:39

Here's something paraphrased from my old One Minute Mysteries:

Delia, a cellist with the local Philharmonic, was found dead in her mangled Ferrari last night. She appeared to be on her way to a nearby hospital. The 45 mm hole through her expensive black sheath dress explained why. Arthur, the self-proclaimed grease-monkey conductor, says she was not scheduled to play at all that day, and might not have shown up if she was. Bailey, the heartbroken, shy violinist, says they were planning on playing with the orchestra after meeting for lunch, but she never showed up. Cynthia, the aloof, upstaged pianist, mentions there was an informal rehearsal last night, and that they were meeting up for cocktails afterward, but never came.

Who killed Delia? What gave the culprit away?

Bryola
Bryola
Well-Connected

Dec-12-2004 12:47

Cynthia killed her. As Arthur said, she was not scheduled to play that day, so why would Delia be expected at the rehearsal at all?

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Dec-12-2004 15:48

Correct Lomine!!!

Shady was introducing his invetion to a 'Birds Unlimited' convention. He explained that he developed special insulation for high powered electrical lines. This insulation is guaranteed to save thousands of birds who unwittingly land on the lines and are electrocuted each year. Shady claimed that with all the birds saved, the annual mosquito problem would practically disappear. As Shady was appealing for donations, Captain Frank, an avid bird lovel, stood up and told Shady to peddle his line elsewhere. What was wrong with Shady's claim?

docapi
docapi

Dec-12-2004 16:03

A boat?

He was a midget- too short to reach higher that the 8th floor button

Daytime?

docapi
docapi

Dec-12-2004 16:04

Please ignore my previous post- I was on the wrong page.

Majandra Belial
Majandra Belial

Dec-12-2004 16:54

Those aren't power lines; they're telephone lines. And aren't power lines underground?

Jojo
Jojo
Old Shoe

Dec-12-2004 17:00

Man, I knew that one too Majandra Belial!

Majandra Belial
Majandra Belial

Dec-12-2004 17:06

Yayy! I got one! I got one!
Now, would anyone else like to take a guess at mine? (About 7 posts previous - I want to wait for a few more guesses before I answer it.)

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