Elitist | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:21 pm  Did he step on the newspaper? NO Did he write on the newspaper? NO Did he touch the newspaper? NO Did he run over the newspaper? NO |
Juju2bigdog | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:21 pm  Hi Gu. Okay, we have Hostess all softened up on this one. You afternoon folks, have at it. Az should be on here any minute. we better hurry up and solve it.
[Do you need a hint?] |
Elitist | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:21 pm  Did he throw up on the newspaper? NO |
Guruchaz | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:22 pm  Did he accidentally drop his housekey on the newspaper? NO |
Elitist | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:23 pm  Did he give the newspaper away? NO Was there a newspaper there when his mom got up? YES |
Guruchaz | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:25 pm  Yep, Juju, I usually catch these puzzles in mid solve. Az has been on fire lately. |
Juju2bigdog | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:25 pm  did he drop an article of clothing on the newspaper? close |
Elitist | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:26 pm  Was the newspaper changed in any way? NO Was the newspaper moved in any way? NO Was the newspaper touched by anyone? NO Was the newspaper touched by anything? YES |
Juju2bigdog | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:28 pm  His mother knew he had been in late because he accidentally dropped something on top of the newspaper which would not have been on the doorstep it he had come in at 1 a.m.? YES |
Guruchaz | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:28 pm  ouch Gotta run for un momento! Be back in about 20 min. Good luck! |
Elitist | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:31 pm  Did something fall out of his pocket and land on the paper? NO Was it a coin? NO |
Elitist | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:38 pm  Did he take off his shoes and something fell on the newspaper? YES Such as his shoe? DING DING DING! YES! ANSWER: He dropped his boots on the morning paper! Or his sock? Or dirt or sand in his shoe? |
Elitist | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:38 pm  Was it something he brought home from the party that landed on the newspaper? |
Juju2bigdog | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 06:26 pm  LOL, my computer crashed right after I posted my last question, and then I went to dinner. Probably wouldn't have guessed shoe before Elite did, though. Newamush must be pulling his hair out if he is watching us plod away on these puzzles. Congrats, Elite.
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Elitist | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 06:51 pm  That was definitely painful. I think I need a brain check to make sure it is all there. The only way we got the answer was to ask all possible questions till we stumbled on the right one. |
Juju2bigdog | Monday, January 29, 2001 - 08:50 pm  Yeah, Spam and New just made it look easy. |