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A riddle
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John Hale
Yarn Weaver
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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?
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R Sweets
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Jun-14-2005 09:34
Here is one more. What is unusual about this paragraph taken from "Gatsby"?
Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "
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Blaise Joshua
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Jun-14-2005 09:41
There are no Es in the paragraph, E being the most common letter in English.
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ctown28
Huntsman
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Jun-14-2005 12:10
The man has hiccups, the bartender scared them away by pulling a gun on him.
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ctown28
Huntsman
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Jun-14-2005 12:16
A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins, and they were not adopted. How could this be so?
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MarcusAndrew
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Jun-14-2005 15:53
the brothers are two of a set of triplets?
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ctown28
Huntsman
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Jun-14-2005 23:01
You got it Marcus
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LilRach
Well-Connected
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Jun-15-2005 07:34
Blaise, ctown, I was going to say the same thing.
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ctown28
Huntsman
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Jun-15-2005 22:19
One day Kerry celebrated her birthday. Two days later her older twin brother, Terry, celebrated his birthday. How is this possible?
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James_Lee
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Jun-16-2005 01:08
kerry has two brothers, those two being twins
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MarcusAndrew
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Jun-16-2005 04:44
They were born just before and after midnight on the 28th of February? It its a leap year, they'll celebrate their birthdays on the 28th of February and 1st of March as usual, but it'll be officially two days apart!
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