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#1 2006-02-26 01:34:07
- ganesh
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Travelling puzzle
"All right now, Alfred, pay attention! I'll repeat the puzzle one more time.
'As I was going to St.Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits;
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?'
It's really not very hard if you give it a little thought."
Character is who you are when no one is looking.
#2 2006-02-26 02:20:57
- darthradius
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Re: Travelling puzzle
Who's alfred?...
and only "I" was going to St. Ives, so....ONE
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
-Bertrand Russell
#3 2006-03-03 21:39:18
- Zach
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Re: Travelling puzzle
No kits, cats, sacks nor any wives were going to St. Ives.
Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.