wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (04/26/84)
Here is an OLD one Each of the seven members of the Bird Fanciers' Club of Little Wool is the namesake of the bird owned by one of the others. Three of them have birds which are darker than their owners' feathered namesakes. Mr. Crow's bird's human namesake is married: indeed, Mr. Dove and Mr. Canary are the only bachelors. The raven's owner is Mr. Gull's wife's sister's husband. The crow is detested by his master's fiancee. Mr. Raven's bird's human namesake is the owner of the Canary. The parrot's owner's feathered namesake is owned by the human namesake of Mr. Crow's bird. Who owns the starling? T. C. Wheeler
rwp@hogpc.UUCP (R.PAUL) (04/27/84)
[] The following puzzle was posted by T.C. Wheeler: Here is an OLD one Each of the seven members of the Bird Fanciers' Club of Little Wool is the namesake of the bird owned by one of the others. Three of them have birds which are darker than their owners' feathered namesakes. Mr. Crow's bird's human namesake is married: indeed, Mr. Dove and Mr. Canary are the only bachelors. The raven's owner is Mr. Gull's wife's sister's husband. The crow is detested by his master's fiancee. Mr. Raven's bird's human namesake is the owner of the Canary. The parrot's owner's feathered namesake is owned by the human namesake of Mr. Crow's bird. Who owns the starling? My answer (rot13) follows: Ze. Thyy bjaf gur fgneyvat. Gur bjaref bs gur oveqf ner nf sbyybjf: Ze. Ze. Ze. Ze. Ze. Ze. Ze. Fgneyvat Pebj Thyy Pnanel Qbir Enira Cneebg -------- -------- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- cneebg thyy fgneyvat pebj pnanel qbir enira Rick Paul AT&T Information Systems Lincroft, New Jersey ihnp4!hogpc!rwp