Bastard hard puzzle - only 2% will solve it
Jul 19th 2013, 6:18 am
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Bastard hard puzzle - only 2% will solve it
My colleague gave me this puzzle. He took 17 minutes, his wife took 10.
It took me approx. 90 minutes.
Tell us how long it took you, no cheating and don't put the answer on this thread for now please
The Englishman lives in the red house.
The Swede keeps dogs.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is just to the left of the white one.
The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
The Pall Mall smoker keeps birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhills.
The man in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who keeps cats.
The man who smokes Blue Masters drinks bier.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the Dunhill smoker.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who drinks water.
The question to be answered is: Who keeps fish?
It took me approx. 90 minutes.
Tell us how long it took you, no cheating and don't put the answer on this thread for now please
The Englishman lives in the red house.
The Swede keeps dogs.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is just to the left of the white one.
The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
The Pall Mall smoker keeps birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhills.
The man in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who keeps cats.
The man who smokes Blue Masters drinks bier.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the Dunhill smoker.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who drinks water.
The question to be answered is: Who keeps fish?
Jul 19th 2013, 6:44 am
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Re: Bastard hard puzzle - only 2% will solve it
Before I start trying to work this out do I have to know about smokes to get the answer?
Jul 19th 2013, 6:47 am
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Re: Bastard hard puzzle - only 2% will solve it
My colleague gave me this puzzle. He took 17 minutes, his wife took 10.
It took me approx. 90 minutes.
Tell us how long it took you, no cheating and don't put the answer on this thread for now please
The Englishman lives in the red house.
The Swede keeps dogs.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is just to the left of the white one.
The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
The Pall Mall smoker keeps birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhills.
The man in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who keeps cats.
The man who smokes Blue Masters drinks bier.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the Dunhill smoker.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who drinks water.
The question to be answered is: Who keeps fish?
It took me approx. 90 minutes.
Tell us how long it took you, no cheating and don't put the answer on this thread for now please
The Englishman lives in the red house.
The Swede keeps dogs.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is just to the left of the white one.
The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
The Pall Mall smoker keeps birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhills.
The man in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who keeps cats.
The man who smokes Blue Masters drinks bier.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the Dunhill smoker.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who drinks water.
The question to be answered is: Who keeps fish?
Jul 19th 2013, 7:18 am
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Jul 19th 2013, 8:09 am
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Re: Bastard hard puzzle - only 2% will solve it
My colleague gave me this puzzle. He took 17 minutes, his wife took 10.
It took me approx. 90 minutes.
Tell us how long it took you, no cheating and don't put the answer on this thread for now please
The Englishman lives in the red house.
The Swede keeps dogs.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is just to the left of the white one.
The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
The Pall Mall smoker keeps birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhills.
The man in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who keeps cats.
The man who smokes Blue Masters drinks bier.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the Dunhill smoker.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who drinks water.
The question to be answered is: Who keeps fish?
It took me approx. 90 minutes.
Tell us how long it took you, no cheating and don't put the answer on this thread for now please
The Englishman lives in the red house.
The Swede keeps dogs.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is just to the left of the white one.
The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
The Pall Mall smoker keeps birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhills.
The man in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who keeps cats.
The man who smokes Blue Masters drinks bier.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the Dunhill smoker.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who drinks water.
The question to be answered is: Who keeps fish?
Jul 19th 2013, 8:13 am
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Jul 19th 2013, 8:19 am
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Re: Bastard hard puzzle - only 2% will solve it
Took me 3 mins. (roughly - read it twice and the answer was obvious 
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Jul 19th 2013, 8:24 am
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Jul 19th 2013, 8:31 am
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Jul 19th 2013, 9:03 am
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Re: Bastard hard puzzle - only 2% will solve it
sort of reminds me of this one:
Dave had $2.50, which he gives to Steve, who gives all of his money to Nick, who now has $10.30. Gavin also gave Nick $2 of his money, but still has $1.20 left of his own money.
Who is the biggest tightarse?
Dave had $2.50, which he gives to Steve, who gives all of his money to Nick, who now has $10.30. Gavin also gave Nick $2 of his money, but still has $1.20 left of his own money.
Who is the biggest tightarse?
Jul 19th 2013, 9:04 am
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Re: Bastard hard puzzle - only 2% will solve it
They all smoke too much.