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From: gefagan@uokmax.uucp (Geoffrey Edward Fagan)
Newsgroups: rec.games.frp,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Right Way?????
Keywords: Which way??
Message-ID: <1990Feb5.181710.17028@uokmax.uucp>
Date: 5 Feb 90 18:17:10 GMT
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In article <25C9E532.8848@paris.ics.uci.edu> wngai@ics.uci.edu (Wayne Ngai) writes:
>Can anyone of you people out there tell me the answer to the following
>brainteaser???
>
>	Ok, you are in a Jungle and it is getting dark. You must find
>your way out of the jungle.  In the Jungle lived two tribes, one tribe
>is good and always tells the truth while the other tribe is bad and
>alway tells lies.  You are on a dirty path and came upon a Y-intersection.
>Right in front of you is a sign pointing right and reads "This way to
>Safty------->".  Behind the sign is a native, You can only ask him  
>one question with a yes or no Answer to determine if the native is telling the
> truth or lie and determine which way is the right way out of the jungle.
>Remember you are Allow to ask only one question and it must have a yes
>or no anwer.
>
>If you have an answer, please tell me by sending it through e-mail!!
>Thank you!
>
>
>Wayne 
>
>wngai@Paris.ics.uci.edu
> 

Ok, grab the native.  Grab your elephant gun.  Place the business end of the
gun against the skull of the native.  State "I need to know if this path 
leads to safety and I'm gonna take you with me to find out." Finally, ask,
"Do you suggest the left path?"

Geoffrey Fagan (gefagan@uokmax.uucp)