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From: showard@udenva.UUCP (Mr. Blore)
Newsgroups: net.puzzle
Subject: Re: puzzle
Message-ID: <1126@udenva.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Feb-86 17:43:21 EST
Article-I.D.: udenva.1126
Posted: Fri Feb 14 17:43:21 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 17-Feb-86 05:47:42 EST
References: <1644@hound.UUCP>
Reply-To: showard@udenva.UUCP (Mr. Blore)
Organization: Karmic Research Center and Kama Sutra Hot Tub
Lines: 28
Keywords: Didn't we cover this chestnut fairly recently?????
Summary: I can do it with NO questions

In article <1644@hound.UUCP> 5125kaf@hound.UUCP (K.FRIEDMAN) writes:
>
>     You are staggering down a road ready to give up on life
>when you come to a fork in the road where there are two people
>standing. You have heard about this place. One of the roads goes
>straight to a hospital and the other to a alligator-infested
>swamp. One of these people always tells the truth and the other
>always lies. You can ask either person one question and only
>one question in order to determine which way the hospital is.
>What would be the question and to whom would you ask it?
>How would this question help you to determine which way to go?
>
>                          ** GOOD LUCK **
>
>
>
>                                          Barry Friedman
>                                          ihnp4!houxm!hound!5125kaf

No questions need be asked.  Simply injure or poison one or both of the
people at the crossroads and follow him or them to the hospital.  BTW, 
if I'm ready to give up on life why do I want a hospital?

"I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus's garden in the shade."
-- 
Mr. Blore, the DJ who would not die
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