[Sir Thursday]

Frookenhauer, on Mar 18 2009, 01:30 AM, said:

That'll do for me std...Your Math-fu is good enough for me...even though the answer on the back of the packet of matches said 3

Strad...I thought you were being sensitive today, so I thought it best to apologise so you don't go back to your bed and rage at all the lambs in your hayloft...I'm just saying.

Oh wait, I see my mistake. When he gets off the train in the morning, he sets his watch to be 5 minutes slow. So when the evening train leaves, it's 5 minutes after it's supposed to leave, not 5 minutes before. That makes 10 minutes difference, which makes my answer match the correct one.

I guess the irony is that if he hadn't changed his watch, it would have given the right time when he got off the train. I think if you say that he set his watch on the Station Clock in the morning, it adds a hidden twist, because you can neglect all the calculations - the answer is in the question .

Sir Thursday

[Sir Thursday]

Right, here's a logic puzzle.

You find yourself stranded on an island inhabited by 4 different tribes: The Truthtellers (who always tell the truth), The Liars (who always lie), The Pretenders (who make one true statement for every two false ones) and the Prevaricators (who make two true statements for every false one).

You find yourself accosted by 4 people (call them P,Q,R and S). From the following statements, your task is to distinguish which tribe each of them belongs to (note that it is not necessarily the case that you have met one from each tribe):

Inhabitant P:
1. I am a Pretender.
2. R’s second statement is false.
3. Q is not a Prevaricator.

Inhabitant Q:
1. S is a Liar.
2. R’s second statement is true.
3. P’s second statement is true.

Inhabitant R:
1. Q’s second statement is true.
2. P’s first statement is false.
3. Q is a Prevaricator.

Inhabitant S:
1. I am a Truthteller.
2. P is a Pretender.
3. Q’s third statement is true.


Sir Thursday

This post has been edited by Sir Thursday: 18 March 2009 - 02:05 AM

[frookenhauer]

Its far too late to work on this tonight my good man...My mush is brain.

[Impirion]

Hey, I resent that suggestion Frookie. Now I am gonna have to go all brain mush riddler on you as vengeance

I currently have limited posting times, so wasn't on before you guys usurped my rightful position as riddle master

Imp

This post has been edited by Impirion: 18 March 2009 - 09:46 AM

[Impirion]

I have got P and S as Liars, Q as a Prevaricator and R as a Truthteller....

[Grimjust Bearegular]

I think my brain just exploded...

[Impirion]

Oh come on it wasn't that bad! It was easy compared to that silly A and B get told sum and product thing....

[Hinter]

Am I correct in thinking Imp and STD are neighbours? You guys must have some wild parties

[frookenhauer]

Seconded! ROFL! Good one Hinter. I think they're housemates or something.

[Impirion]

It's not my fault if STD doesn't drink and spends his evenings occupied by thinking up hard riddles for you guys

[Hinter]

@Imp - can you have a sneaky peek in his exercise book and PM us all the answers then...put us out of our misery!

[frookenhauer]

Oh no you don't!

The fun in the riddle is in the answering of it.

Knowing the answer to a riddle is just cheap...Godammit!

[Hinter]

Well, the answer must be Wolverine!

[Sir Thursday]

Impirion, on Mar 18 2009, 10:50 AM, said:

I have got P and S as Liars, Q as a Prevaricator and R as a Truthteller....

Correct.


Imp and I are neighbours during term time...but it's not currently term time. And yes, the parties are wild* .




*well, they involve the occasional game of Risk. That's wild, right? Right?!...

This post has been edited by Sir Thursday: 18 March 2009 - 02:04 PM

[Hinter]

Sir Thursday, on Mar 18 2009, 02:04 PM, said:

Impirion, on Mar 18 2009, 10:50 AM, said:

I have got P and S as Liars, Q as a Prevaricator and R as a Truthteller....

Correct.


Imp and I are neighbours during term time...but it's not currently term time. And yes, the parties are wild* .




*well, they involve the occasional game of Risk. That's wild, right? Right?!...

Just spat coffee over my keyboard!

[frookenhauer]

It sure is STD!

[Impirion]

Right so I guess it's my turn to do a riddle...

Who/What goes on 3 legs when young, 2 when adult and 4 when old?

He doesn't mention the Boggle and the Chess? Shame on you STD, shame!

This post has been edited by Impirion: 18 March 2009 - 02:47 PM

[Impirion]

Btw Hinter, I believe he just keeps the riddles in his head, cracking them out when the time comes, so I am afraid I can't help you there.... although I can call on the formidable resources of other friends to write a program to do the answers to all his silly logic stuff

[Hinter]

Have you got that the right way round? I know the answer if its 4-2-3...

This post has been edited by Hinter: 18 March 2009 - 02:51 PM

[frookenhauer]

yup its a man!