Puzzle 14: Party Boy

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Party Boy

A teenage boy returned home from a party very late and silently crept upstairs to his bedroom. No one saw or heard him arrive. Next morning when his mother asked him what time he had arrived home, he replied, "About one o'clock."


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Archive through January 29, 2001 25   01/29 03:28pm

Elitist

Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:21 pm Click here to edit this post

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 Click here to edit this post

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 Click here to edit this post

Did he throw up on the newspaper? NO

Guruchaz

Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:22 pm Click here to edit this post

Did he accidentally drop his housekey on the newspaper? NO

Elitist

Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:23 pm Click here to edit this post

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 Click here to edit this post

Yep, Juju, I usually catch these puzzles in mid solve. Az has been on fire lately.

Juju2bigdog

Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:25 pm Click here to edit this post

did he drop an article of clothing on the newspaper? close

Elitist

Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:26 pm Click here to edit this post

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 Click here to edit this post

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 Click here to edit this post

ouch

Gotta run for un momento!

Be back in about 20 min. Good luck!

Elitist

Monday, January 29, 2001 - 03:31 pm Click here to edit this post

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 Click here to edit this post

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 Click here to edit this post

Was it something he brought home from the party that landed on the newspaper?

Juju2bigdog

Monday, January 29, 2001 - 06:26 pm Click here to edit this post

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.

Elitist

Monday, January 29, 2001 - 06:51 pm Click here to edit this post

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 Click here to edit this post

Yeah, Spam and New just made it look easy.