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Smugglin' Sam
Doc Jim and the police were investigating a drug smuggler who was staying at a local hotel. Unfortunately, when they arrived, the suspect, Smugglin' Sam, had already left. Luckily for them, he had left a list of the places where he was staying.
"According to his list," began the Captain, "he will be in Paris for two weeks, then Naples, then Athens, London, Palestine, and finally Moscow. He sure knows how to disguise himself. His girlfriend said he just recently bought a ten-gallon hat! Well, tonight I'll have my men fly out to France to get him. We'll search every hotel there, but we'll find him."
"Unfortunately," said Doc, "Your men will be flying in the wrong direction to catch ol' Sam."
Where was Sam hiding?
"According to his list," began the Captain, "he will be in Paris for two weeks, then Naples, then Athens, London, Palestine, and finally Moscow. He sure knows how to disguise himself. His girlfriend said he just recently bought a ten-gallon hat! Well, tonight I'll have my men fly out to France to get him. We'll search every hotel there, but we'll find him."
"Unfortunately," said Doc, "Your men will be flying in the wrong direction to catch ol' Sam."
Where was Sam hiding?
Hint
You can't fly into Palestine.Answer
Texas.Doc knew that, because Sam wrote Palestine instead of Israel, that he wasn't planning a transatlantic flight - but a continental one: Paris, Naples, Athens, London, Palestine, and Moscow are all cities in Texas.
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Great teaser. The hat was the clue that gave me the answer!
Texas! Home Sweet Home.
Thats where I hang MY ten gallon hat.
Thats where I hang MY ten gallon hat.
Hey i read that in a book
easy, good job
that was hard but pretty fun
GREAT TEASER!!!!!
LOL...not to hard, since I've been to most of the towns....yes I am a Texan...nice teaser...good to see the Lone Star State in a teaser...
It was in an old Encyclopedia Brown mystery book, fun to read for the first time, not as much on the second go
easy answer with the ten gallon hat, but cute. Loved it
ha ha ha! really fun but the ten gallon hat gave it away.Also i knew paris was a city in texas thx to watchin TV
I am an east coast girl so i did not know that. Good one
I didn't know all those cities were in Texas.. but got the answer from the ten gallon hat! Fun Teaser!
all my exes live in texas Doodoodoo thats why i hang my hat in tennessee sry i just like that song but i know the answer woohooo im happy i feel smart
Yay I got it right but I live in Texas so that could be why...
Nice try, but too bad thats in a book, not only is that not fair, its ILLEGAL Books are copywrited
Got me. My geographical knowledge is appalling so i didn't stand a chance.
wow that was hard
It's easy to figure out if u know that there's such a city as Paris, Texas. It was pretty good though!
My dad was born in Palestine not Israel ....Those dam Israelians stole Palestinian's land
btw...really that Paris, Naples, Athens, London, Palestine, and Moscow are all cities in Texas.....that cool
PS: nice riddle....good one
Just incase u wondering im half palestinian and half brazilian
btw...really that Paris, Naples, Athens, London, Palestine, and Moscow are all cities in Texas.....that cool
PS: nice riddle....good one
Just incase u wondering im half palestinian and half brazilian
That was good and funny
You gotta love Texas!
You gotta love Texas!
nice one
I loved this one, but that's really because I'm a Texas native. I love my state!!! Yeehaw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool
T for Texas,way to go.
I second that YEEHAAAAAA!!!
I did not know that! Coolness!
i got the answer but what's weird is that i got it a different way i thought since it said "his girlfriend said he recently bought a ten gallon hat" and i automaticly thought of texas.
exemplary teaser i thot, it was simple enough to make you confused your self, yet challenging enough to make you think. very very good!! i praise you highly, and yes, i got it, but only because of the 10 gallon hat thing, still good.
Great teaser!!! Glad to see TX mentioned!!! "oh, the yellow rose of Texas..." sry, a little TX pride
good one
got it at the ten gallon hat. when he said palestine i got suspicous. Great teaser.
Great one I actually didn't know those cities were in Texas so of course I was stumped. But loved it any way
good one. but the country isreal is infact called Palestine which would mean that it doesn't matter if he had said isreal or not, well at least to me.
I like it, good job!
WoWeRZ... i aM So PRouD oF MiSeLF... i ACTuaLLY uNDeRSTooD THe aNSWeR 2 DaT 1... BaBii STePZ... BaBii STePZ... LoLeRZ!!
Yippie ie oh, cowboy...
Yippie ie oh, cowboy...
I have my roll back! I knew that from a cartoon! Ironic isn't it!
Very clever!
you hecka stole that from encyclopedia brown!
oh well it was fun anyway
oh well it was fun anyway
Cool.
One can, however, travel to Palestine. While it is a city in Texas, it is also an area in the middle East, and some may wish to say Palestine rather than Israel. In this case though, the 10 gallon hat made it obvious that he intended to travel to Texas. I just felt that your hint was off base.
One can, however, travel to Palestine. While it is a city in Texas, it is also an area in the middle East, and some may wish to say Palestine rather than Israel. In this case though, the 10 gallon hat made it obvious that he intended to travel to Texas. I just felt that your hint was off base.
Don't most consider the Gaza strip and West Bank to be Palestine?
A better hint might have been:
"He didn't name a middle east city, instead Sam said Palestine. All other destinations named were cities. Could Palestine be a city somewhere other than the middle East?"
A better hint might have been:
"He didn't name a middle east city, instead Sam said Palestine. All other destinations named were cities. Could Palestine be a city somewhere other than the middle East?"
I am very embarassed! I live in East Texas, about 2 hours at the most from Paris and Palestine, and I went to elementary school in London (although it was renamed New London after the school explosion).....and I missed it...oops!
true palestine is considered the people living in the Gaza and west banks
Great teaser! Very well thought out!
damn im frum ohio and i only knew there was a paris,texas frum watching reruns of boy meets worldlol
this one stumped me, even with the hint. guess l need to get around more...
Great teaser!
Great teaser!
Got it wrong. Very fun though!
oh wow! i really liked this one.
Encyclopedia ripoff. I read the book like 20 times. Jeez, show some originality.
lol good teaser. i didn't totally get it, but then i was like, wait, isn't Paris a city in Texas? and i only knew that from an episode of Hannah Montana. lol (i'm from NJ, not familiar w/ Texan cities)
good teaser, even though I thought the location was Las Vegas. But, that became iffy b/c of the Palestine clue.
So, I was all wrong, but good teaser and fun.
So, I was all wrong, but good teaser and fun.
Oh Texas.
Pardon the ignorance guys but what's about the hat that gave it away?
Texas' cities are so cray.
I got it in five seconds flat. Fun nonetheless, even though not original.
Another geographical tidbit for my fellow location lovers- In Australia, there are places called Misery Bay, Cape Tribulation, Lake Disappointment and Endless Loop Road.
Another geographical tidbit for my fellow location lovers- In Australia, there are places called Misery Bay, Cape Tribulation, Lake Disappointment and Endless Loop Road.
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