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Many fears disappear when we become adults, but some fears are never outgrown. Five friends recently discovered that they were all, to some extent, afraid of the dark. None sleep in total darkness; each prefer to have a different light on all night. With further discussion, each also admitted that he or she performs a different nightly routine before retiring. Can you discover each person's full name, the light he or she keeps on at night, and each person's habitual practice before bedtime?
Friends: Donald, Gretchen, John, Dawn, Stephanie
Last names: Upgraff, Foster, Weatherton, Buchanan, Young
Routines: Closes closet door, checks locks, put a phone by the bed, pulls down the shades, and looks under the bed
Lights: Desk lamp, hall light, night-light, overhead light, computer screen
1. Either Donald or Stephanie admitted with some embarrassment that he or she always checks under the bed before getting in it.
2. The person who double checks all the house locks sleeps with either the Winnie-the-Pooh night-light or a desk lamp on.
3. The five people are: Gretchen, Dawn, Buchanan, the person who sleeps with his or her computer screen lit, and the person who always keeps a phone near the bed for security.
4. Weatherton (who isn't Dawn) and the person who sleeps with a night-light are members of the opposite sex.
5. Neither John nor Stephanie sleeps with the hall light on.
6. Dawn isn't the person who pulls down the shades at night.
7. The person who sleeps with the overhead light on (who is surnamed either Foster or Young) doesn't find it necessary to keep a phone by the bed.
8. Mr. Upgraff routinely closes the door to his closet, lest the creepy things that lurk within emerge while he sleeps.
9. Buchanan doesn't sleep with the Winnie-the-Pooh night-light.
10. Young sleeps with either a desk light or the overhead light lit.
Friends: Donald, Gretchen, John, Dawn, Stephanie
Last names: Upgraff, Foster, Weatherton, Buchanan, Young
Routines: Closes closet door, checks locks, put a phone by the bed, pulls down the shades, and looks under the bed
Lights: Desk lamp, hall light, night-light, overhead light, computer screen
1. Either Donald or Stephanie admitted with some embarrassment that he or she always checks under the bed before getting in it.
2. The person who double checks all the house locks sleeps with either the Winnie-the-Pooh night-light or a desk lamp on.
3. The five people are: Gretchen, Dawn, Buchanan, the person who sleeps with his or her computer screen lit, and the person who always keeps a phone near the bed for security.
4. Weatherton (who isn't Dawn) and the person who sleeps with a night-light are members of the opposite sex.
5. Neither John nor Stephanie sleeps with the hall light on.
6. Dawn isn't the person who pulls down the shades at night.
7. The person who sleeps with the overhead light on (who is surnamed either Foster or Young) doesn't find it necessary to keep a phone by the bed.
8. Mr. Upgraff routinely closes the door to his closet, lest the creepy things that lurk within emerge while he sleeps.
9. Buchanan doesn't sleep with the Winnie-the-Pooh night-light.
10. Young sleeps with either a desk light or the overhead light lit.
Hint
John and Donald are male; Gretchen, Dawn and Stepanie are female.Answer
Donald Weatherton, hall light, phoneGretchen Young, overhead light, shades
John Upgraff, computer screen, closet
Dawn Foster, night-light, locks
Stephanie Buchanan, desk lamp, checks under bed
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WOW! This was a great one my eyes are and my hand hurts from writing, I know I could have used the calculator, but whaat fun would that be? well to me at least Keep up the great work,loved it
ummm, I totally screwed that up! fun, but unforgiving, for sure
What great fun!!!!
Took me four tries to get it!
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Took me four tries to get it!
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um..i got It!
okie dokie
that was a good easy one
fun and easily do-able. I liked it. Neat topic, too by the way!
I finally got it after five ardous tries! I had begun to believe they were all lying and in the dark about what they were doing.
Nicely done!! Actually had to pay attention on this one! Thoroughly enjoyed myself!!
FUN FUN FUN
This one stumped me. Good and challenging. Keep it up!
Good job. I knew the sex clue would be critical.
A little easy....good topic though.
What an awesome teaser
Great Job! Just thing I needed to wake me up this morning. I was stuck till I reread clue 4. Kudos!
Nice puzzle. I stared at the puzzle for about 15 minutes until my brain made the first connection (Dawn-locks). After that it was smooth sailing. well-written
I see two more solutions:
John Upgraff, Closet, Night-Light
Donald Buchanan, Under Bed, Hall
Stephanie Weatherton, Screen, Phone
Gretchen (Young/Foster), Shades, Overhead
Dawn (Foster/Young), Locks, Desk
Maybe I'm missing something, but those appear to work.
John Upgraff, Closet, Night-Light
Donald Buchanan, Under Bed, Hall
Stephanie Weatherton, Screen, Phone
Gretchen (Young/Foster), Shades, Overhead
Dawn (Foster/Young), Locks, Desk
Maybe I'm missing something, but those appear to work.
It was fun and simple! Liked it
Mage, your solution contradicts clue 3. The person who has the computer screen on and the one who keeps the phone by the bed are different.
Well, this definitely stretched my brain, but it was fun (and gratifying to finally work it out!) I also like the story, though the environmentalist in me is screaming
Really fun!!
could u pls send me the solution
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