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Post by Cutter on Mar 16, 2011 0:50:18 GMT -5
General Custer is surrounded by Indians and he's the only white man left.
He finds an old lamp in front of him and rubs it. Out pops a genie. The genie grants Custer one wish, with a catch. He says, "Whatever you wish for, each Indian will get two of the same thing."
Custer ponders a while and thinks:"If I get a bow and arrow they get two. If I get a rifle they get two!" He then rubs the bottle again and out pops the genie. "Well," the genie asks "have you made up your mind?"
What did Custer ask for to help him get away?
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Post by strange on Mar 17, 2011 18:29:35 GMT -5
General Custer is surrounded by Indians and he's the only white man left. He finds an old lamp in front of him and rubs it. Out pops a genie. The genie grants Custer one wish, with a catch. He says, "Whatever you wish for, each Indian will get two of the same thing." Custer ponders a while and thinks:"If I get a bow and arrow they get two. If I get a rifle they get two!" He then rubs the bottle again and out pops the genie. "Well," the genie asks "have you made up your mind?" What did Custer ask for to help him get away? Firstly, Happy Birthday Cutter! You pose a fantastic brain teaser. Casualties to himself. If the Indians get twpo of everything he asks, then he might very well annihilate 1200 indians if he wished 600 of his own soldiers to die. That would ice out the bulk of the Indians, finis the war, and assuming that his total force (massacred and unmassacred) were somewhere in the vicinity of 7-800 men, Custer could wish his own men dead at six hundred and he'll still be alive with 1 or 2 hundred. |
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Post by Cutter on Mar 17, 2011 22:24:21 GMT -5
Sir Strange,
Go raibh maith agat as mian mo lá breithe.
The Custer conundrum isn't that complicated. Just think, what if you had one of, you'd wish your enemy had two of?
Happy Saint Patrick's Day.
PS, and it ain't balls.
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Post by tbw on Mar 18, 2011 8:22:43 GMT -5
Happy belated birthday Cutter.
answer:: One arrow in one eye.
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Post by Cutter on Mar 18, 2011 21:12:22 GMT -5
Thanks TWB and Sir Strange, b-days ain't what they used to be, but always welcome well wishes from comrades.
The best answer was a glass eye, remembering anything was possible. Also, a "Wooden Leg", which I found most appropriate.
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Post by stumblingbear on Apr 9, 2011 13:49:52 GMT -5
Happy Birthday Cutter, great puzzle!  |
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Post by joewiggs on Apr 10, 2011 10:01:51 GMT -5
The Indians placed great emphasis on their manner of dress before going into battle whenever possible. it was important to them to look their best if,perchance, they were pushed across the other dimension, to recognize as a great warrior. This cultural preference was even transposed upon their enemies at times often leading them to the wrong conclusions. for example, one warrior help to strip on soldier of his fine cloths and, in doing so, assumed that this fallen trooper was the soldier "leader." Whom did the warrior identify?
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