Inspired by Bunthorne's logic puzzles, and by a recent real-life conversation with my kids, I offer the following. One parent (P) tells three children (A, B, and C) to empty the laundry hamper. The following conversation unfolds:
P: I do not know whether the laundry hamper is emptied.
A: I do not know whether the laundry hamper is emptied.
B: I do not know whether the laundry hamper is emptied.
C: I do not know whether the laundry hamper is emptied.
P: I now know whether the laundry hamper is emptied.
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I think you forgot to mention that one of the kids always lies, one always tells the truth, and one sometimes lies and sometimes tells the truth. :)
I love this series of logic puzzles.
But what I love more is your line:
"The following conversation unfolds:"
It would be a grime to mince words here...and be wishy washy about the never ending cycle of puns one can spin.
Although, maybe it's a good thing your kids won't fold under pressure.
Oh, dry up. All I hear is static...
Oh, Sarah, Sarah, Sarah.
Don't you know some men have a pressing need to iron out their thoughts in such a way? I hate to de-pleat my ars-enal in self-defense of a dryer form of humor, but I don't want you thinking of us in dis-stain.
Batter up.
Despite Sarah's efforts to hamper the Duck's pun cycle, I have to come clean: you can't deter gents from puns any more than you can fight the Tide by the Shout-ing.
I still think you're just spinning.
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