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(Message started by: Iceman on Mar 24th, 2008, 11:31am)
Title: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 24th, 2008, 11:31am
John and Timothy are friends who enjoy poker and riddles. One day John finds out what was the secret for Timothy’s recent success, as they played last few games for serious money. It was ace up his sleeve, or king in his other sleeve depending on the situation. He didn’t cheat always, rather recently, because he owes money to loan shark, and was afraid that John will say no to him.

John says that he understands, and that he’ll allow him to keep the money he acquired by cheating, but only if he finds Lucas somewhere in their town. He says that it’s a newly named place, so he won’t find it on the map, and that he has two days to find it. So what John wants Timothy to do exactly, is to find this place, and deliver a package there to Pueblo. Pueblo is a well known goodhearted bloke in this place, and John has some business with him. John gives him vague directions, and so Timothy gets lost looking for this place, as he wants to preserve their friendship. At one moment, he steps out of his car to ask the storeowner whether he knows where Lucas is, but no such luck. He returns to the car and was about to leave when it hits him, and soon he realizes that he’s already there. What happened?  
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by denis on Mar 24th, 2008, 11:39am
[hide]The name Lucas is the Latin form of the name Loukas, which is roughly translated into English as the common name Luke. So maybe Timothy was at a store called Luke's[/hide]

or

[hide]Lucas is spanish for "crazy". So maybe Timothy  was at a store called "Crazy Pueblo" or the "Crazy Store" or something like that. Or perhaps he was right next to the asylum[/hide]

or

[hide]Lu is short for Louis or Lou. Maybe he was at a store called Louis Cass", "Lou Cass", "Lou Kiss", or "Louis Kiss"[/hide]
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 24th, 2008, 11:50am
Good try. But it isn’t a store, it’s a place.  
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Grimbal on Mar 24th, 2008, 12:36pm
His GPS shows the car to be in the only place that hasn't a name, like a white spot in the forest of names.  That has to bee Lucas.

Or what he heard as Lucas was instead "look ass", meaning "look behind you".  He turns around and see the sign "Puelblo's".
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 24th, 2008, 2:21pm
Not bad but not good enough.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by denis on Mar 24th, 2008, 3:09pm
[hide]Lucas is Timothy's car. Pueblo is Timothy. (Timothy is well known in his own car for he is the one most often there). The package that John prepared is destined for Timothy.

Either it contains the rest of the money that Timothy owes to the loanshark. (But John wants to have a little fun at Timothy's expense and therefore sends Timothy on a wild goose chase around town with fake names and fake places).

Or

The package was a bomb which exploded just before Timothy got to the car. The bomb was to eliminate Timothy for having cheated against John.

Its hard to tell from the context if John is a good natured fellow or a unforgiving type.
[/hide]
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by lopsidation on Mar 24th, 2008, 3:33pm
Did he
[hideb]hear both Lucas and Pueblo correctly?[/hideb]
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 25th, 2008, 4:58am
No winner yet, and Denis is right about one thing.

Btw, [hide]an answer needs to be polished a bit, and that’ll do[/hide].




on 03/24/08 at 15:33:59, lopsidation wrote:
Did he
[hideb]hear both Lucas and Pueblo correctly?[/hideb]

He sure did.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by denis on Mar 25th, 2008, 9:28am
[hide]Maybe Timothy was in the car when bomb explodes?In this case Lucas alludes to heaven and Pueblo the big guy in the heavens[/hide]
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 25th, 2008, 10:49am
No bomb.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 26th, 2008, 9:02am
[hide]When I said that an answer needs to be polished a bit, I meant plural, that is, answers, actually. The intended answer, and the most appropriate one, will do. [/hide]  
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by denis on Mar 26th, 2008, 9:14am
Timothy looks at the package and sees that the full address and postage stamps are prominently displayed. He also notices a postal service available in the store. He need only bring the package to postal counter.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 26th, 2008, 9:17am
The package is irrelevant regarding Timothy’s revelation.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by JiNbOtAk on Mar 26th, 2008, 9:54pm
It would not fair for me to actually give an answer here, so I would just be content saying that the package should be delivered to somewhere in [hide]Texas[/hide]. Where exactly ? Lucas of course !!  :P
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 27th, 2008, 5:10pm
Yep, that's a fine clue JiNbOtAk.  ;)
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by gotit on Mar 28th, 2008, 7:29am
Has it got something to do with this

[hide]http://www.lucastexas.us/[/hide]
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 28th, 2008, 7:37am

on 03/28/08 at 07:29:35, gotit wrote:
Has it got something to do with this

[hide]http://www.lucastexas.us/[/hide]

Not really.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Master of Everything 42 on Mar 28th, 2008, 5:29pm
I found that too, but i couldn't find anything.

I deserve a ovation too!
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 28th, 2008, 5:42pm
If you red most of my riddles, then there just might be a little [hide]twist[/hide].   :P
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Master of Everything 42 on Mar 28th, 2008, 5:45pm
well if lucas is in the town, then he found Lucas, so he realized he was there

And that wasn't an ovation
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 29th, 2008, 11:57am

on 03/28/08 at 17:45:37, Master of Everything 42 wrote:
well if lucas is in the town, then he found Lucas, so he realized he was there

Good try. Not the intended answer though.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 29th, 2008, 12:01pm
Btw, don’t you guys ever use [hide]atlas[/hide]? I seldom do myself, much to my shame.  :-[
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Master of Everything 42 on Mar 29th, 2008, 1:17pm
he realized that lucas was in kansas...
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 29th, 2008, 1:23pm
No. This place was in [hide]Texas[/hide].  
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Master of Everything 42 on Mar 29th, 2008, 5:40pm
My atlas said it was in Kansas

[hide]BTW, i got Atlas on speed dial, but after he was grushed by the earth, i havent been calling him much. AND i am too lazy to take him off .[/hide]
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by denis on Mar 30th, 2008, 5:37pm
[hide]Lucas or Loco (spanish) = Crazy or Wacko (english). Timothy found himself in Waco, Texas or Loco, Texas when he realized the double meaning[/hide]
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by JiNbOtAk on Mar 30th, 2008, 8:14pm
Well, given Icey's twisted mind, Lucas could a [hide]ragaman[/hide], eh ?
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by denis on Mar 30th, 2008, 9:09pm

on 03/30/08 at 20:14:36, JiNbOtAk wrote:
Well, given Icey's twisted mind, Lucas could a [hide]ragaman[/hide], eh ?


[hide]ragaman[/hide]  ???

You lost me there. Never heard of that before...
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 31st, 2008, 3:35am
Fine answers, but now I’m looking for the intended answer only. Btw, don’t add or reduce letters.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 31st, 2008, 3:37am
........and it is one word, not two.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by gotit on Mar 31st, 2008, 4:23am
[hide]When he comes back to the car, he is already frustated and decides to open the package. When he does that he sees that the package contains a lot of money with the following note from John:

"Congrats Timothy. Lucas and Pueblo were just fake names that I used to test you. Anyways, since you have solved the riddle, the money is yours."[/hide]
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 31st, 2008, 4:32am
Curiosity didn’t kill the cat, eh Gotit? Not the intended answer though. Pueblo wasn’t fake name.  ;)
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by denis on Mar 31st, 2008, 11:01am
Timothy was in the town where Route 87 meets Route 287 in the north part of Texas. (The town is North of Amarillo).

The town's name aptly describes Timothy. And the town to the east of that one on route 83 (with the river bearing the same name) aptly describes his citizenship.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 31st, 2008, 11:13am
I wonder if this riddle is worthy of the suspense JiNbOtAk, but play it your way.  ;)
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by denis on Mar 31st, 2008, 11:38am
[hide]He was in Dumas, Texas[/hide]
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Mar 31st, 2008, 11:52am
No.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Aryabhatta on Mar 31st, 2008, 12:42pm
[hide] Sacul [/hide]
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by JiNbOtAk on Mar 31st, 2008, 5:56pm

on 03/30/08 at 21:09:05, denis wrote:
You lost me there. Never heard of that before...


Err, it's and anagram for [hide]anagram[/hide]. Guess that's why I never post riddles.  :-/



on 03/31/08 at 12:42:37, Aryabhatta wrote:
[hide] Sacul [/hide]


( Me in Icey's voice ) You got it Aryabhatta !!   :P
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by iono on Apr 1st, 2008, 6:29pm
Peublos is at the Lucas's house?
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Iceman on Apr 2nd, 2008, 4:31am

on 03/31/08 at 12:42:37, Aryabhatta wrote:
[hide] Sacul [/hide]

Yup.
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by Master of Everything 42 on Apr 2nd, 2008, 2:26pm
Is his name Nagamar?

[hide]http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Wand_of_Nagamar[/hide]

Sorry, but i cant link, im not THAT uber-1337
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by iono on Apr 2nd, 2008, 8:46pm

on 04/02/08 at 04:31:12, Iceman wrote:
Yup.

what's sacul?
Title: Re: Friends 2
Post by JiNbOtAk on Apr 2nd, 2008, 11:28pm

on 04/02/08 at 20:46:17, iono wrote:
what's sacul?


Where (http://texas.hometownlocator.com/TX/Nacogdoches/Sacul.cfm) would be a better question.


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