Riddles

Turtle · 10-07-2006

Riddle me this:
How can you identify a dogwood tree?

Mercedes Benzene · 10-08-2006

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How can you identify a dogwood tree?

By its bark?

Turtle · 10-08-2006

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Originally Posted by Mercedes Benzene

By its bark?

That's right!

InfiniteNow · 10-10-2006

Mr. Moody grumbles about bad time-keeping trains from morning till night!.

On one particular morning he was quiet justified.

His train left on time for the one hour journey, to Clarksville, and it arrived 5 minutes late.

However, Mr. Moody 's watch showed it to be 3 minutes early, so he adjusted his watch by putting it forward 3 minutes.

His watch kept time during the day, and on the return journey in the evening the train started on time, according to his watch, and arrived on time, according to the station clock.

If the train travelled 25 percent faster on the return journey than it did on the morning journey, was the station clock fast or slow, and by how much?

Turtle · 10-10-2006

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Originally Posted by InfiniteNow

Mr. Moody grumbles about bad time-keeping trains from morning till night!.

On one particular morning he was quiet justified.

His train left on time for the one hour journey, to Clarksville, and it arrived 5 minutes late.

However, Mr. Moody 's watch showed it to be 3 minutes early, so he adjusted his watch by putting it forward 3 minutes.

His watch kept time during the day, and on the return journey in the evening the train started on time, according to his watch, and arrived on time, according to the station clock.

If the train travelled 25 percent faster on the return journey than it did on the morning journey, was the station clock fast or slow, and by how much?

Which station clock? The one in Clarkesville, or the other one?

Jay-qu · 10-10-2006

assuming that the journey is supposed to take 55 mins, if the return journey takes 45 mins the clock would be 10 mins fast (without an relativistic corrections

) ?

hmm.. that was my initial guess, but then on closer insection I think its a little more complicated, I tried some algebra and came up with 22.5 slow and 32.5 fast

back to the drawing board methinks!

InfiniteNow · 10-11-2006

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Originally Posted by Turtle

Which station clock? The one in Clarkesville, or the other one?

The two time pieces mentioned are the station clock in Clarksville and the watch on the wrist of Mr. Moody...

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Originally Posted by Jay-qu

back to the drawing board methinks!

Excellent!

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Originally Posted by The Monkees

Take the last train to clarksville,
And Ill meet you at the station.
You can be be there by four thirty,
cause I made your reservation.
Dont be slow, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!

cause Im leavin in the morning
And I must see you again
Well have one more night together
til the morning brings my train.
And I must go, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
And I dont know if Im ever coming home.

Take the last train to clarksville.
Ill be waiting at the station.
Well have time for coffee flavored kisses
And a bit of conversation.
Oh... oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!

Take the last train to clarksville,
Now I must hang up the phone.
I cant hear you in this noisy
Railroad station all alone.
Im feelin low. oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
And I dont know if Im ever coming home.

Turtle · 10-11-2006

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Originally Posted by InfiniteNow

The two time pieces mentioned are the station clock in Clarksville and the watch on the wrist of Mr. Moody...

As written, the riddle mentions Moody's watch, a station clock in Clarksville (the first destination) and a station clock in the station he returns to from Clarksville. So, we have 3 timepieces here and I ask again which station clock does the riddle refer to?