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From: Mike the Elder
Subject: Different Type of Puzzle
Date: 2 Jan 2008 10:10:02
Message: <web.477ba838e825fb3ae2b2e7080@news.povray.org>
I've always liked this one:

A cowboy rides into Dodge on Tuesday.  He remains in Dodge for exactly three
days, nine hours and fourteen minutes.  He then rides out of town on Tuesday.
How is this possible?

(If you've heard it, please wait a bit to give the solvers/guessers a chance.)

Jest Regards,
Mike C.


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Different Type of Puzzle
Date: 2 Jan 2008 11:24:08
Message: <nkenn3h24ir9r0e5stqnicfdisli55moft@4ax.com>
On Wed,  2 Jan 2008 10:05:28 EST, "Mike the Elder" <zer### [at] wyanorg>
wrote:

>I've always liked this one:

Groan!
:)

Regards
	Stephen


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From: Xavier Manget
Subject: Re: Different Type of Puzzle
Date: 2 Jan 2008 11:44:37
Message: <477bbf75$1@news.povray.org>

news: web.477ba838e825fb3ae2b2e7080@news.povray.org...
> I've always liked this one:
>
> A cowboy rides into Dodge on Tuesday.  He remains in Dodge for exactly 
> three
> days, nine hours and fourteen minutes.  He then rides out of town on 
> Tuesday.
> How is this possible?
>
> (If you've heard it, please wait a bit to give the solvers/guessers a 
> chance.)
>
> Jest Regards,
> Mike C.
>
>
>

(never heard it, tried to guess)

Is "Tuesday" the name of the horse?

Xavier


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From: Kyle
Subject: Re: Different Type of Puzzle
Date: 2 Jan 2008 11:51:41
Message: <j7gnn3lcto9fadeqcdbhk0iq3qlodkt5nm@4ax.com>
Tuesday is the name of his ride?


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From: Kyle
Subject: Re: Different Type of Puzzle
Date: 2 Jan 2008 11:56:43
Message: <pfgnn350b3ev2h3oar76oum74hcjn73ndj@4ax.com>
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 17:44:59 +0100, "Xavier Manget" <NOS### [at] freefr>
wrote:

>
>(never heard it, tried to guess)
>
>Is "Tuesday" the name of the horse?
>
>Xavier 
>

Dang, you beat me to it.  I had reading-all-other-new-messages-before-posting lag.


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From: Mike the Elder
Subject: Re: Different Type of Puzzle
Date: 2 Jan 2008 12:00:00
Message: <web.477bc28e7a926424e2b2e7080@news.povray.org>
"Xavier Manget" <NOS### [at] freefr> wrote:

> (never heard it, tried to guess)
>
> Is "Tuesday" the name of the horse?
>
> Xavier

Yes.  I like this puzzle because I've seen bright eight-year-olds (and older
folks) figure it out in moments and have also seen administrators who can only
think in terms of complex rule-oriented solutions struggle for hours and
declare that there is no solution.  Like most good puzzles, it's an object
lesson in the value of learning to view problems from more than one
perspective.

Regards and congrats,
Mike C.


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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Different Type of Puzzle
Date: 2 Jan 2008 12:09:04
Message: <477bc530$1@news.povray.org>
Xavier Manget wrote:
> Is "Tuesday" the name of the horse?

"Pretty horse. What's his name?"

"I don't name anything I might have to eat."

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     It's not feature creep if you put it
     at the end and adjust the release date.


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From: Eero Ahonen
Subject: Re: Different Type of Puzzle
Date: 2 Jan 2008 12:09:11
Message: <477bc537$1@news.povray.org>
Kyle wrote:
> Tuesday is the name of his ride?
> 

Luckily not Friday, since he's stuck at some island.

-- 
Eero "Aero" Ahonen
   http://www.zbxt.net
      aer### [at] removethiszbxtnetinvalid


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From: Xavier Manget
Subject: Re: Different Type of Puzzle
Date: 2 Jan 2008 12:13:33
Message: <477bc63d$1@news.povray.org>

j7gnn3lcto9fadeqcdbhk0iq3qlodkt5nm@4ax.com...
> Tuesday is the name of his ride?
>

Yep, and it's travelling at the speed of light too! ;-)

Xavier


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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Different Type of Puzzle
Date: 2 Jan 2008 12:17:15
Message: <477bc71b$1@news.povray.org>
Xavier Manget wrote:
> Yep, and it's travelling at the speed of light too! ;-)

But when he left, the horse was shorter? :-)

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     It's not feature creep if you put it
     at the end and adjust the release date.


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