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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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Professor Woo
Professor Woo

Sep-1-2005 20:45

A very valid answer Lady Emerald, but not the "classic" answer.

For the traditional answer, they most definately played together.


Steve Long
Steve Long

Sep-1-2005 21:05

They were playing blackjack (or slots, or roulette etc.) ?

A lie? or perhaps Viagra. lol

Professor Woo
Professor Woo

Sep-2-2005 00:19

Well done Mr. Long,
Yes, "a lie" is the answer to my original riddle.

However, the intended answer to the classic riddle is still not guessed. Seeing both Emerald's and Steve's answers, the riddle should specify that the four jolly men were the only people who sat down to play. And that they played together.

Steve, Out of curiosity I noticed you put a question mark after your guess for "a lie." This concerns me slightly, because I've always felt that when one guesses the correct answer to a "good" riddle, it should feel like an epiphany, where there is no doubt that the answer fits. So, I'm wondering, what part about the answer leaves you questioning it's validity. ... Or am I reading way too much into an idle question mark? (P.S. I got a chuckle out of the Viagra answer. )

Steve Long
Steve Long

Sep-2-2005 04:41

I was pretty sure on the lie, but I always second guess myself, hence the question mark.

As for the 4 jolly men, I think I know what it is--they were a band in a bar or other venue playing instruments. This came to me at 3 AM while lying in bed, so I guess it could be an epiphany, or maybe clouded thought.

Lady Emerald Devon
Lady Emerald Devon
Nomad

Sep-2-2005 05:43

Nice Steve Long.

LilRach
LilRach
Well-Connected

Oct-21-2005 08:35

Grabs a shovel and unburies this wonderful thread...

Now that all the hardwork is done, I need a glass of lemonade.

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Oct-21-2005 11:05

The dead body of Cecil Breath was found at the bottom of the cliff. He was clothed in heavy hiking boots, mitts, several light jackets, and thick woolen trousers. Sid Shady recounted, "I returned to camp early to make dinner for the hunting party when I saw Cecil and Twyla Light arguing. They had been dating for several years and frequently had heated discussions. I didn't want to intrude so I hid behind a tree. Suddenly Cecil picked up a rock and delivered a fatal blow to Twyla's head. Just then Cecil saw me. He was so startled he turned and ran. He obviously forgot about the cliff and fell to his death." When the lab checked the rock that supposedly killed Twyla, it found Cecil's fingerprints on it. Shadow immediately ordered the arrest of Sid Shady. Why?

LastTrain
LastTrain

Oct-21-2005 12:20

Cecil was wearing mitts. His fingerprint could only have gotten on the rock if Shady planted it there after the fact.

Sherlock H0lmes
Sherlock H0lmes
Well-Connected

Oct-21-2005 12:23

How can someone with mitts on leave fingerprints?

Sid Shady must've planted the evidence on the rock (I assume posthumously) and then put the mitts on and pushed him off. The guy certainly didn't pick up a rock with his bare hands, kill someone, then put on his mitts while fleeing.

Blaise Joshua
Blaise Joshua

Oct-21-2005 13:24

I don't quite follow this one ...

Does that mean that Sid Shady killed Twyla Light and Cecil Breath and framed Cecil by planting his fingerprints on the rock?

If that's the case, does that mean that Sid Shady planted the prints, THEN put Cecil's mitts back on, THEN pushed his body over the cliff?

Unless Sid tricked Cecil into handling the rock while he was still alive, which seems unlikely if it was actually the rock that killed Twyla. "Umm ... do me a favour Cecil ... you wouldn't just pick up that blood covered rock for a minute would you? No, with your mitts off, stupid!"

Either Sid's an idiot or there's something else going on here : o )

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