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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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Majandra Belial
Majandra Belial

Dec-19-2004 18:43

And yes, cfmdec, you are right. (Are mine too easy?)

cfmdec
cfmdec

Dec-19-2004 20:27

I don't think yours are easy, Majandra. They just go with this site theme well. Information gathering and spotting out of place items are probably things we are all good at, that's part of what draws us to the game. These word play riddles I'll likely never solve. :)

Majandra Belial
Majandra Belial

Dec-20-2004 12:08

(Phew.) Thus reassured, I present to y'all another riddle.

Dr. March was called to eminent numismatist Lord August's mansion by his nephew. He arrived to find the older man, who apparently had just returned from a dinner party, dead on the floor. A bullet hole spoiled the lapel of his formal tailcoat.

Dr. March bent carefully to examine the body. The blood had only just begun to soak through, almost obscuring the tiny gold glint showing just behind the rose boutonniere. He stood back up and put a hand on the distraught young man's shoulder, leading him into the kitchen for some tea.

As he rummaged in cupboards, shaking several unmarked canisters in the search of Earl Grey, Dr. March asked if the old man had a will. The nephew said yes, describing a few items of note, including an invaluable gold Croesus that his uncle kept hidden somewhere.

Suddenly, Dr. March paused. He had just finished juggling a particularly large canister off a shelf, which he opened and set on the counter. "Check the flower, would you?"

The nephew gasped suddenly and ran out of the room, returning a few minutes later with the tiny gold coin.

Dr. March punched the murderer in the face.

What gave the nephew away?

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Dec-20-2004 12:21

Jstkdn-

A: If you add 2 hours to 11 o'clock, you you get 1 o'clock.

Alternate answer, if you add 2 to 11 you get 1 baker's dozen.



Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Dec-20-2004 12:24

Majandra-

OK, this probably isn't right since it only makes a marginal amount of sense but:

Since they were in the kitchen, with the cabinets open, the nephew should have thought Dr March said "check the flour" instead of "check the flower". Since he didn't he was obviously looking for the coin on the body?

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Dec-20-2004 12:26

Jstkdn,

An alternate answer for the black dog/town riddle:

The driver was going in reverse. Never said anything about the car's reverse lights.

Majandra Belial
Majandra Belial

Dec-20-2004 14:12

(Droop.) Mine are too easy.

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Dec-20-2004 14:38

Heh, there are a lot of people who read these boards. Between all of us, somebody is bound to figure most riddles out.

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Dec-20-2004 14:48

But on this game, cheating should not be allowed. :)

Correct Ben. I like you alternate answer on the dog story. :)

Another:
While reading an article on slaughterhouses, Mrs. Shady fell asleep and dreamt she was a chicken on a large farm. She dreamt that a farmer caught her and put her nec on the chopping block. Just as his axe was descending Mr. Shady walked into the room and touched the back of her neck to awaken her. The shock was so great she died instantly. Is there anything wrong with this story?

Anyone whom already knows this riddle is not allowed to answer. Also looking up the answer is not allowed. So there. :)

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Dec-20-2004 14:49

And this coming from someone that could only answer only answer a few of the little job questions, without looking them up online. :)

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