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Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
Yesterday you were walking down the street and overheard a person having a conversation with another. This is what you heard:
"There is too much space between rose and and and and and crown."
Your task is twofold!
1. How should this sentence be properly punctuated?
2. What occupations from the given list did the two people have?
Architect, Policeman, Tax Collector, Carpenter, IT Technician, Gardener, Waiter, Jeweler, Musician, Ambulance Officer, Nurse, Sign-writer, Publican, Engineer, Author.
"There is too much space between rose and and and and and crown."
Your task is twofold!
1. How should this sentence be properly punctuated?
2. What occupations from the given list did the two people have?
Architect, Policeman, Tax Collector, Carpenter, IT Technician, Gardener, Waiter, Jeweler, Musician, Ambulance Officer, Nurse, Sign-writer, Publican, Engineer, Author.
Answer
1. "There is too much space between 'Rose' and '&' and '&' and 'Crown'."2. The Occupations: Publican of the 'Rose & Crown' hotel, speaking to the sign-writer.
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