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05-10-2006, 04:18 PM
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Okay, we'll try ONE more time! 
In ancient Ireland, a king had two sons, each of whom wanted to inherit the kindom. The king decreed that each should be put in a separate rowboat about one mile from shore and told to row in. The first to touch the shore would inherit the kingdom. The elder and stronger son rowed more quickly and was about to touch the shore with the younger son some 20 yards behind him and farther out to sea. However, the younger son was declared the winner and inherited the kingdom. How?
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05-10-2006, 04:22 PM
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the older one died? |
05-10-2006, 04:24 PM
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The older one died? Nope. 
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05-10-2006, 04:28 PM
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the older son hit the wrong shore? |
05-10-2006, 04:48 PM
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The older son went over a waterfall. |
05-10-2006, 05:15 PM
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The younger son realized he was in shallow water, or on a sandbar and jumped out of the boat.
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05-10-2006, 05:23 PM
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the older son hit the wrong shore? Nope.
The older son went over a waterfall. Nope.
The younger son realized he was in shallow water, or on a sandbar and jumped out of the boat. And nope.
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05-10-2006, 06:26 PM
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The younger son threw something that hit the shore before his brother was able to touch the shore? |
05-10-2006, 06:37 PM
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I think a hot babe rowed by and the big brother took off after her without touching the shore. |
05-10-2006, 10:17 PM
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Did the elder son ever touch shore? |
05-10-2006, 10:29 PM
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Does the fact that they were from Ireland have any bearing?
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05-10-2006, 11:39 PM
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The younger son threw something that hit the shore before his brother was able to touch the shore? Yes. But what?
I think a hot babe rowed by and the big brother took off after her without touching the shore. 
Did the elder son ever touch shore? Unknown.
Does the fact that they were from Ireland have any bearing? No, not really.
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05-10-2006, 11:45 PM
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He chopped off his hand and threw it ashore.
(I'm going back to reading my Stephen King book now, thankyouverymuch)
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05-10-2006, 11:52 PM
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He chopped off his hand and threw it ashore.
DING, DING, DING!
This is actually the myth behind the flag of Ulster, Ireland, the "Red Hand of Ulster." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Ulster
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05-10-2006, 11:58 PM
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I won and I was totally joking.
I think you need to send that book to Amy, Melanie. On second thought, DON"T.
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05-11-2006, 12:03 AM
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Hey, at least I'm not asking impossible questions like which would you choose - to eat sewage or raw cat's innards or something gross like that!
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05-11-2006, 12:05 AM
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That is true!
I like these puzzles. I can win them. It's those logic ones that Aisla puts out that I can't wrap my brain around.
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05-11-2006, 12:06 AM
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Oh yeah, I should credit my daughter who got my warped mind on the right track. 
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05-11-2006, 08:03 AM
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06-13-2006, 04:23 PM
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The kid probably didn't have much trouble with criminals during his reign. "Hey," the would-be wrongdoers thought, "if that's what he's willing to do to himself . . . " | |
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