Re: Riddles (was: Lateral Thinking)

From: Dale Johnstone (DaleJohnstone@email.com)
Date: Wed Jan 03 2001 - 09:30:59 MST


----- Original Message -----
From: "Damien Broderick" <d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 3:54 AM
Subject: Re: Riddles (was: Lateral Thinking)

> At 04:45 PM 1/01/01 -0000, Dale wrote:
>
> > There are two locked boxes, an old and younger brother;
> > The keys to each, are inside the other;
> >
> > To cheer up the ozzy, I leave a copy of 'The Spike';
> > Of which you're free to use, in any way you like;
> >
> > To keep him smiling, I promise no meta-tricks;
> > No Eliezer Yudkowsky's, xgl's, or tooth picks;
> >
> > Now all that remains, is for me to ask;
> > How do I open each box, and complete the task?
>
> My natural modesty prevented me from answering this at once, and also I
> dislike the idea of people, even relatives, wiping their arses on sheets
> torn from my book.
>
> Damien Broderick

Hehe. Glad to see your sense of humour has returned. You had me worried
there!

..and no, wiping your arse on torn pages of The Spike is not the correct
solution, at least not to this problem anyway. :)

Dale Johnstone.



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