Monday, October 08, 2007
For Friday
Lately, I've become addicted to logic problems from a book entitled England's Best Logic Problems,102 Logic Puzzles Imported From England. Here's one I came across yesterday:
Three Men in Five Boats
The Malt Shovel is a rather nice pub on the bank of Ringworth Broad, one of the Norfolk Broads; it's much favoured by the sailing fraternity, and the last time I was there five sailing dinghies tied up at the pub's landing stage, crewed by three men and two women and each also carrying a dog. From the clues below, can you work out the name of each dingy, the name of the person sailing it, and the name and breed of the dog on board?
NB: Men are Colin Beatty, Edmund Drake and Gavin Fisher, and women are Gillian Hood and Moira Nelson.
Dinghies are Dolphin, Goblin, Nomad, Rebecca, and Wild Goose.
Dogs are named Boodie, Fido, Joey, Prince, and Sparky and are a bulldog, corgi, fox terrier, labrador, and whippet.
1. Boodie the whippet was a passenger in the dinghy sailed by one of the men.
2. Gillian Hood's dinghy was called the Dolphin; while I was chatting to her, her dog played with the fox terrier.
3. Edmund Drake's canine companion was a corgi.
4. Gavin Fisher's dog was called Prince.
5. The Nomad wasn't Colin Beatty's dinghy, and Joey wasn't the labrador.
6. Fido travelled in the Goblin, which wasn't Moira Nelson's sailing dinghy.
7. It was the bulldog that arrived at the Malt Shovel with the man on the Wild Goose.
Three Men in Five Boats
The Malt Shovel is a rather nice pub on the bank of Ringworth Broad, one of the Norfolk Broads; it's much favoured by the sailing fraternity, and the last time I was there five sailing dinghies tied up at the pub's landing stage, crewed by three men and two women and each also carrying a dog. From the clues below, can you work out the name of each dingy, the name of the person sailing it, and the name and breed of the dog on board?
NB: Men are Colin Beatty, Edmund Drake and Gavin Fisher, and women are Gillian Hood and Moira Nelson.
Dinghies are Dolphin, Goblin, Nomad, Rebecca, and Wild Goose.
Dogs are named Boodie, Fido, Joey, Prince, and Sparky and are a bulldog, corgi, fox terrier, labrador, and whippet.
1. Boodie the whippet was a passenger in the dinghy sailed by one of the men.
2. Gillian Hood's dinghy was called the Dolphin; while I was chatting to her, her dog played with the fox terrier.
3. Edmund Drake's canine companion was a corgi.
4. Gavin Fisher's dog was called Prince.
5. The Nomad wasn't Colin Beatty's dinghy, and Joey wasn't the labrador.
6. Fido travelled in the Goblin, which wasn't Moira Nelson's sailing dinghy.
7. It was the bulldog that arrived at the Malt Shovel with the man on the Wild Goose.
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Friday, September 28, 2007
UN Secretary General or Star Wars Character?
You've scored 91%!
You're either a complete Star Wars nerd or a complete United Nations history nerd. I don't know which is worse. Take your pick.
UN Secretary General or Star Wars character?
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You're either a complete Star Wars nerd or a complete United Nations history nerd...or a really good guesser!!
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Thursday, November 30, 2006
Does this mean I'm a geek?
You paid attention during 100% of high school!
85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get scores that high! Good show, old chap!
Do you deserve your high school diploma?
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
What American accent do you have?
| What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. | |
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| The West | |
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| Philadelphia | |
| The Northeast | |
| The Inland North | |
| The South | |
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If the answer you got was way, way off what it should be, well, there's probably a reason for that, but we can't figure it out now.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?
What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?
You will perish of fits. Repeat this to yourself: "Things can work out even if I don't get my way. Things can work out even...."
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Hat Tip to Melanie.
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
Jetsetting
I travel a lot. I never realized how much unitl a co-worker asked where I was jetsetting off to for the weekend. Reflection revealed that I had visited France, Rome, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Virginia, Pittsburgh, Denver, Alabama, and Oregon in the past year. Guess that does qualify me as a jetsetter (sounds so exotic!)
All total, I've visted 39 states and the District of Columbia. Looks like I need to plan a trip to the South....
where have you been?
Thanks to Thursday for the map.
All total, I've visted 39 states and the District of Columbia. Looks like I need to plan a trip to the South....
where have you been?
Thanks to Thursday for the map.
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Thursday, April 27, 2006
Not a nerd!
I found this over at Some Have Hats and being a sucker for such quizes, I promptly took the test. I found out that I am NOT A NERD. In fact, 91% of quiz takers scored more nerdy than I am. So, what's the opposite of nerd?
Your nerdiness is:
Definitely not nerdy, you are probably cool.
That's right - I'm cool!
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