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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?

Jan-9-2005 13:33

hot air balloon I say

Jan-9-2005 13:48

Is a set two or four?

Jan-9-2005 13:50

Sorry it took me a while to get back to this, but Moonshh got it right. The second set of tracks had hoofprints closer together, due to its maker being either smaller (donkey vs. stallion) or walking backwards.

The rider on the donkey was sent on ahead to the market. The rider on the stallion rode up to the cliff, then rode backwards to make the second track and cleaned up afterwards.

Jan-9-2005 14:21

Yay!

Jan-11-2005 17:26

A new one:
The owner of the "Soul-Ace Hotel" asked Hardy Pyle to go to the local butcher shop to buy some steaks. The butcher told Hardy that he had 18 steaks varied in quality. Half of the steaks were worth 4 dollars and the other half worth 6 dollars. If the butcher selected the steaks they would be 4 dollars each and if Hardy selected them they would be 6 dollars each. Bearing in mind that the butcher will obviously choose the lower quality steaks, what should Hardy do in order to get the best all-round deal?

Jan-11-2005 17:42

Buy them somewhere else?

Jan-11-2005 18:17

Buy all 18

Jan-11-2005 19:07

Keep the money the owner of the hotel gave him and pocket a quick 20 bucks or so!

Jan-11-2005 19:10

cut a $4 steak and a $6 steak in half, glue them together, and buy 2 $5 steaks, obviously

Jan-11-2005 19:11

No Bryola. You DUCT TAPE them together. :)

"Duct tape is like the force. It has a dark side, a light side, and it holds the universe together."