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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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Kenneth L
Kenneth L

Dec-16-2005 23:17

jstkdn, for your 4 in 1 post

A) time... duh! Its 11 o clock. U add 2 hrs.
ta-da! Its 1 o clock


miroac
miroac

Dec-16-2005 23:58

I haven't read this entire thread, but many of you may really like www.lateralpuzzles.com. It's a pretty sizeable community of folks and forums for lateral puzzle enthusiasts.
Don't let it detract from Sleuth, though.

Rotsby
Rotsby

Feb-13-2006 20:05

A man enters a competition certain that he is going to win first place. He ends up placing third, yet he is very amused at doing so. Why was he amused?

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Feb-14-2006 05:58

Uh he at least got a bronze medal? :)

Greyling
Greyling

Feb-14-2006 06:16

Or maybe he took part in a tickling competition where the winner was the one who could stand being tickled the longest before laughing :D

LilRach
LilRach
Well-Connected

Feb-14-2006 10:45

Or, maybe the competition is a joke competition.

Sam Average
Sam Average

Feb-14-2006 11:19

It was a race, the human race. He was the first to start (be born ou tof this siblings), and so presumed he'd be the first to finish (die), and so when he came in third he was amused for the reason that he'd outlived his siblings... that's too morbid and convoluted to be the right answer.

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Feb-14-2006 14:34

Maybe it was alook alike competition and he was the person they were meant to look like, and he entered and came third, that would be amusing...

Rotsby
Rotsby

Feb-14-2006 17:12

Secret Squirrel takes the cake. He must have had Morrocco helping him. :p

This actually is a true story. Charlie Chaplin entered a look a like contest for himself, and placed third.

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Feb-14-2006 17:18

*bows* no help, heard the Chaplin story but ;) Besides how do you think Elvis still gets a gig now and then! But what's 'Morocco' (besides the place), Rotsby?

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