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Post by ken on Aug 29, 2009 17:13:37 GMT -5
Ten pears hanging high, Ten men come passing by, Each took a pear and left nine hanging there. How could that be?
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Post by Chilehead on Aug 30, 2009 12:01:58 GMT -5
They all shared one pear?
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Post by ken on Aug 30, 2009 17:48:58 GMT -5
Not correct.
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Post by Wormopolis on Sept 6, 2009 4:14:45 GMT -5
the nine hanging were men!
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Post by ken on Sept 6, 2009 16:58:46 GMT -5
not correct...
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Post by Wormopolis on Sept 6, 2009 20:37:05 GMT -5
every time a man came by, another pear had started growing to replace the one that the previous man picked?
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Post by ken on Sept 7, 2009 15:47:55 GMT -5
not correct.
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Post by Wormopolis on Sept 10, 2009 3:59:43 GMT -5
they left nine of something else? like money maybe?
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Post by Mazin' on Sept 10, 2009 10:40:33 GMT -5
I've heard this before, I'll wait until everyone else has a go first to be fair.
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Post by ken on Sept 10, 2009 12:56:43 GMT -5
If you heard this before. You can't answer and get a point.
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Post by Chilehead on Sept 11, 2009 0:37:06 GMT -5
But he CAN answer and put this damn thread out of my mysery!
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Post by Osprey on Sept 11, 2009 9:35:56 GMT -5
Ok... two weeks is long enough...
"Each" was the name of the man who took the peach... Notice the riddle doesn't say "Each man took a peach", only that "Each" took a peach. "Each" was his name.
No point for me - I've heard this one before.
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Post by Chilehead on Sept 11, 2009 11:30:15 GMT -5
Geez... Who names their kid Each?
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Post by Osprey on Sept 11, 2009 13:20:48 GMT -5
that's not the point... it's an exercise to think non-linearly.
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Post by ken on Sept 11, 2009 16:10:11 GMT -5
Ok... two weeks is long enough... "Each" was the name of the man who took the peach... Notice the riddle doesn't say "Each man took a peach", only that "Each" took a peach. "Each" was his name. No point for me - I've heard this one before.
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