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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?

Nov-7-2005 16:17

I'm not sure if i will be able to explain it, but you have to ask one of them what his brother would answer if you would ask him which way is good one... And they will both point the way to hellfire...So you have to choose another one

You have to travel by a river using a very small boat. There's a place for you and one animal. You have a dog,cat and a mice. But if you leave them without control the cat will eat mice, and the dog will eat cat. What should you do to get on the other side of the river with all of your animals??

Nov-7-2005 17:18

well, the slightly vile answer would be that if there is only space for one on your boat then the cat has to eat the mouse and the dog eat the cat, then you take the dog across and, well, er... strictly speaking...

otherwise, you bring the cat with you because the mouse eats nothing and the dog doesn't eat the mouse.

Nov-7-2005 18:05

ahhh...stupido, that doesn't work...thinks again...

Nov-7-2005 18:10

got it. The man takes the cat across the river, returns for the mouse, takes the mouse across the river, returns with the mouse. Leaves the mouse ashore and takes the dog across. Leaves the dog, comes back with the cat. Leaves the cat, comes back with the mouse. Drops off the mouse, goes back for the cat empty handed. Returns with the cat.

Nov-7-2005 18:13

i got confused writing that, now I look at it.

take cat across. Bring mouse across, take cat back. Take dog across, come back for cat. take cat across.

The first man dies in a haze of confused weariness.

Nov-7-2005 18:20

I am the black child of a white father;
A wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven.
I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me,
and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air.

Nov-8-2005 02:02

cloud?

Nov-8-2005 06:38

trying to complete reda's answer: Rain cloud? :-)

Nov-8-2005 06:39

still doesn't quite fit line three I'm afraid

Nov-8-2005 19:50

"I am the black child of a white father;
A wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven.
I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me,
and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air."

Cigarette smoke?