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Duncan
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The Pathfinder
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posted November 07, 2007 10:55 AM |
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Okie, Kooka's style a new page flap...
Riddle:
Two men and a woman were found dead on a dinner table with still plenty of foods around. Nothing unusual in that dining room, in fact it looked very neat. However the room next door was a complete mess. The dining room faced the backyard of the house through a window. Some plants were found in the backyard a little bit disorganized, which made the surface far from flat. What had happened in that house?
Attempts so far:
Did their bodies have any external damage (cuts, bruises, burns, etc)? -- No
Did they die from asphyxia? -- No
Did they die from poisoning? -- Yes
Were poisonous mushrooms involved? -- Irrelevant
Was it the dead people that caused the disturbance in the garden? -- Yes
Was the kitchen the other room that was a mess. -- Irrelevant
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But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it.
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Binabik
Responsible
Legendary Hero
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posted November 07, 2007 10:59 AM |
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It's almost TOO obvious, but it hasn't been asked. Did they accidently eat something poisonous from the garden?
Did someone give them something poisonous from the garden?
Was the mess in the next room relevant?
Was there signs of anyone else being there?
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Duncan
Famous Hero
The Pathfinder
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posted November 07, 2007 11:16 AM |
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Whoohah, here comes the Riddle Master!! 
Did they accidently eat something poisonous from the garden? -- No (they didn't eat the poison and the poison is irrelevant from where it came)
Did someone give them something poisonous from the garden? -- Yes and No. Yes for "someone" and No for "the garden."
Was the mess in the next room relevant? -- Yes
Was there signs of anyone else being there? -- Yes!!
Remember the question is "what had happened" so it includes motive etc, not just how they died 
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But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it.
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Binabik
Responsible
Legendary Hero
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posted November 07, 2007 11:24 AM |
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Two men and a woman died. Is there a second woman?
Was there some sort of love triangle going on?
Did the second woman poison them?
Is the mess in the other room and the upset plants outside because they were looking for an antidote?
Were the dead people looking for something else?
Was the unknown person looking for something?
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Duncan
Famous Hero
The Pathfinder
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posted November 07, 2007 11:51 AM |
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*gasp* You're drifting away man... 
Two men and a woman died. Is there a second woman? -- I'll be lenient on this one. The genders are irrelevant. You can freely assume the gender of the 4th person. Let's take it from here it's a male.
Was there some sort of love triangle going on? -- No
Did the second woman poison them? -- The 4th person did, so YES to this one.
Is the mess in the other room and the upset plants outside because they were looking for an antidote? -- No 
Were the dead people looking for something else? -- Hmm, this one is difficult to judge. Define "looking" and "something else" (if you're aiming for an object- like an antidote - then it's a No)
Was the unknown person looking for something? -- No
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But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it.
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russ
Promising
Supreme Hero
blah, blah, blah
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posted November 07, 2007 04:13 PM |
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Did someone poison them intentionally?
Wdid someone slip the poison in their food while they were working in the garden?
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Duncan
Famous Hero
The Pathfinder
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posted November 08, 2007 04:18 AM |
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Did someone poison them intentionally? -- I've answered someone (the 4th person) did, but I give a Yes to the "intentionally" part.
Did someone slip the poison in their food while they were working in the garden? -- Yes for slip the poison, Irrelevant for food (it was on their drinks), and No for working in the garden. (It would be rare to ask a question with those only three possible answers pop up altogether )
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But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it.
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Ceres
Supreme Hero
and sweetness
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posted November 08, 2007 06:05 AM |
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So this 4th person poisoned their drinks. Hmm...
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And when the stars fall, I
will lie awake. You're my
shooting star.
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Duncan
Famous Hero
The Pathfinder
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posted November 08, 2007 06:46 AM |
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That's a conclusion. What's the question?
Yes, that's what happened. But whether it's the food or the drinks doesn't matter, the poison just got into them. Dig from the messy room next door and the suspicious garden for the motive.
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But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it.
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roy-algriffin
Supreme Hero
Chocolate ice cream zealot
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posted November 08, 2007 07:18 AM |
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Was the poison made from normal everyday substances or medicines or was it a kind of official poison.
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"Am i a demon? No im a priest of the light! THE BLOODY RED LIGHT"
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Duncan
Famous Hero
The Pathfinder
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posted November 08, 2007 08:26 AM |
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Irrelevant
Need to correct something (let this serves also as a hint):
I earlier said it's irrelevant from where the poison came, what I actually meant was it's irrelevant from what it came, i.e. the substance. From where it came is highly relevant.
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But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it.
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Ceres
Supreme Hero
and sweetness
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posted November 08, 2007 08:33 AM |
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Maybe the poison came from the other messy room.
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And when the stars fall, I
will lie awake. You're my
shooting star.
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kookastar
Honorable
Legendary Hero
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posted November 08, 2007 08:43 AM |
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Was the room messed up buy the 4th person after he poisoned the dead people?
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uhuh
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Binabik
Responsible
Legendary Hero
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posted November 08, 2007 08:49 AM |
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Did the dead people cause the mess in the next room?
Was the mess in the next room caused after the people were poisoned? Kookie just asked that
Was the mess in the room and the garden related?
Was the poison related to the garden? (insecticide, pesticide, etc)
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Ceres
Supreme Hero
and sweetness
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posted November 08, 2007 08:56 AM |
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Are there notable footprints in the messy room and the dinning room? Footprints that the bearer appears to be from the garden outside?
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And when the stars fall, I
will lie awake. You're my
shooting star.
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Duncan
Famous Hero
The Pathfinder
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posted November 08, 2007 09:12 AM |
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Edited by Duncan at 11:51, 08 Nov 2007.
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Was the room messed up by the 4th person after he poisoned the dead people? -- No - for both who caused the mess (see the answer for Bin) and the timeframe.
Did the dead people cause the mess in the next room? -- Yes! Connect this to your earlier question: they were "looking" for something but not an object.
Was the mess in the room and the garden related? -- Both are caused by the dead people, yes. Other than that it's irrelevant.
Was the poison related to the garden? (insecticide, pesticide, etc) -- Again, the substance of the poison is irrelevant.
Are there notable footprints in the messy room and the dinning room? Footprints that the bearer appears to be from the garden outside? -- Irrelevant.
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But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it.
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russ
Promising
Supreme Hero
blah, blah, blah
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posted November 08, 2007 04:04 PM |
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Edited by russ at 16:06, 08 Nov 2007.
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Were they looking for information?
Was the information related to curing the poison?
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Duncan
Famous Hero
The Pathfinder
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posted November 08, 2007 08:35 PM |
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Were they looking for information? -- No.
Was the information related to curing the poison? -- No, they were not aware being poisoned.
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But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it.
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kookastar
Honorable
Legendary Hero
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posted November 08, 2007 08:52 PM |
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Was the 4th person the owner of the house?
Was the poison a boobytrap?
Was it was placed somewhere in the room to catch someone who went in there?
Was all the food around the dead people related to them searching - eg looking in cereal boxes?
Is there a 3rd person?
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uhuh
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roy-algriffin
Supreme Hero
Chocolate ice cream zealot
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posted November 08, 2007 11:48 PM |
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Did the poison cause them to be in a state of mind that caused them to look for something in the next room?
Where they looking for a person ?Did they want to apologize to him/her for something?
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"Am i a demon? No im a priest of the light! THE BLOODY RED LIGHT"
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