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Riddles anyone?
Anybody out there like riddles? This particular kind I'm offering today is of the sort some call "logics." I'll give you a rather bizarre situation, and a question that must be answered based on the facts I have offered. You get to ask me as many questions as you like, but they always have to be of a form that I can answer with a "yes" or a "no." So, for example, you could ask me, "Was the man married?" but you could not ask me, "What was his wife's name?" On the other hand, you could flood me with a list of questions like, "Is his wife's name Abigail?" "Is his wife's name Abby?" "Is his wife's name Adelaide?"... etc.

Here's the first riddle: One morning, a man is driving to work. The radio is on. Suddenly, the man slams on the brakes, turns the car around with a whining screeching of tires drives recklessly back to his home, and kills his wife.

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to tell me what happened while the man was driving that caused his sudden and extreme behavior. I look forward to receiving your questions.

Enjoy!

Mark Springer
Sacramento, CA USA

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Mark
Springer

March 5, 2005

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46839
Re:Riddles anyone?
His extreme behavior has to do with something he heard on the radio?..Maybe he won the lottery,or his wife has,or i dont know..i try to figure out.Interesting riddle.

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March 10, 2005

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46902
Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
Orendaine asked:
His extreme behavior has to do with something he heard on the radio?

Answer: Yes.

Remember you can ask me any question about this, as long as I can answer it with a yes or a no.

Any other questions?


Mark

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Mark
Springer

March 10, 2005

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47115
Re:Riddles anyone?
Did he hear his wifes voice on the radio?
Did he hear his wifes name on the radio?

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March 12, 2005

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47146
Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
Did he hear his wifes voice on the radio? No
Did he hear his wifes name on the radio? Yes

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Mark
Springer

March 13, 2005

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47194
Re:Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
did he hear his wifes and another mans name on the radio?
was his wife cheating on him?


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March 14, 2005

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47224
Re:Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
Was his wifes name mentioned during a radio talk show type thing?


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March 14, 2005

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47269
Re:Re:Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
did he hear his wifes and another mans name on the radio?--no
was his wife cheating on him?--unknown


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Mark
Springer

March 15, 2005

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47270
Re:Re:Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
did he hear his wifes and another mans name on the radio?--no
was his wife cheating on him?--unknown


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Mark
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March 15, 2005

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47272
Re:Re:Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
Was his wifes name mentioned during a radio talk show type thing?

Either answer to this may be misleading. Can you give me a more specific question? Perhaps examples of the kind of "talk show type thing" you mean?

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Mark
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March 15, 2005

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48448
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
did his wife win something off the radio?


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March 29, 2005

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48483
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
Radio murder riddle:

Jill asked, "Did the man's wife win something off the radio?"


Good thinking!

Actually, she may have. The riddle doesn't say exactly. This wouldn't be a critical point. But great question!

Mark
Sacramento, USA

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Mark
Springer

March 30, 2005

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