Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Dr. L.:
Well at least it wasn't vampires. <VBG>
I hope that this is the one you ment. There are a lot of lying ones
lately. :)
Sue
In order to establish meaningful dialogue with the inhabitants,
it would be helpful to know who is speaking truthfully and who
is not. With this in mind, Apollo, perplexed after his meeting
with three Hyperboreans, decides on a slightly different tack.
He approaches three more inhabitants and directs his attention
to one of them, hoping for a more lucid response this time.
The three are known to be a Sororean, who always speaks
truthfully; a Nororean, who always speaks falsely; and a
Midrorean, who makes statements that are alternately true
and false, but in which order is not known.
Apollo, much to his consternation, receives this response:
A: 1. I am not the Sororean.
2. B is not the Nororean.
3. C is not the Midrorean.
Can you determine which of the three is the Sororean, which
is the Nororean and which is the Midrorean?*
One To Answer For Three - From statement 1, A must be the
Midrorean. The statement would be false if made by the Sororean
and true if made by the Nororean, neither of which would be
possible.
Since statement 1 is truthful, and made by the Midrorean,
statement 2 is false; B is the Nororean. Statement 3 is
truthful and C must be the Sororean.
>
> Hi - you have me really laughing! I didn't know about this Martian one,
> the one I read was somepeople from Upper, Lower, and Mid-Somewhere. I
> have one question and another answer and to tell you the truth I don't
> know if I would even get it! Too hard for me, reminds me of the pre-law
> test logic questions. Martians indeed! Isn't that another thread on
> this list! LOL. L.
>
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