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(Message started by: Iceman on Aug 24th, 2008, 11:09am)
Title: Rookie
Post by Iceman on Aug 24th, 2008, 11:09am
It is a fair day and Tomas is patrolling the streets together with his rookie partner Timothy. They stop by the shop and Tomas gets out of the car to get the sandwiches. When he returns, he says that he can prove, w/o asking anybody anything, that someone was on this spot, probably parked, for more than 10 minutes. Timothy says: you’re full of it. Tomas replies: you want to bet for $50? Timothy says: you’re on! Soon after Tomas wins the bet. How did he win?  
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by Grimbal on Aug 24th, 2008, 11:41am
A1 please!

uh... sorry  :-/

OK.  There is a parking ticket lying on the floor.
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by Iceman on Aug 25th, 2008, 2:15am
No parking tickets because it is not forbidden to park there.
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by Grimbal on Aug 25th, 2008, 3:16am
A parking fine, then?
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by Iceman on Aug 25th, 2008, 6:58am
No other policemen are involved here, so no.
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by Grimbal on Aug 25th, 2008, 7:04am
Or the obvious:
There is about 20 cm of snow everywhere, except for a rectangular car-sized spot that is free of snow.

Or he bought a post card in the shop representing that very shop 60 years ago, and it clearly shows a car parked in front of the shop.
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by JohanC on Aug 25th, 2008, 9:05am
- (rain instead of snow?) The road is wet except for the spot where the car stood?

- There is a fresh oil leakage visible? (Or water from the airco?)

- They needed one hour to find a free parking spot, having past the shop several times without any luck?

- There was evidence of a dog marking his territory?
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by Grimbal on Aug 25th, 2008, 9:46am
Or he mentions that it took him more than 10 minutes to buy the sandwich.
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by Iceman on Aug 25th, 2008, 10:56am

on 08/25/08 at 07:04:36, Grimbal wrote:
Or the obvious:
There is about 20 cm of snow everywhere, except for a rectangular car-sized spot that is free of snow.

There was no snow. It was summertime.



on 08/25/08 at 07:04:36, Grimbal wrote:
Or he bought a post card in the shop representing that very shop 60 years ago, and it clearly shows a car parked in front of the shop.

Not bad, but that is not the case here.


on 08/25/08 at 09:05:41, JohanC wrote:
- (rain instead of snow?) The road is wet except for the spot where the car stood?

It wasn't raining that day.



on 08/25/08 at 09:05:41, JohanC wrote:
- There is a fresh oil leakage visible? (Or water from the airco?)

- They needed one hour to find a free parking spot, having past the shop several times without any luck?

- There was evidence of a dog marking his territory?

No to all of the three guesses.



on 08/25/08 at 09:46:58, Grimbal wrote:
Or he mentions that it took him more than 10 minutes to buy the sandwich.

No. He returned fast to the car.
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by tt612r on Aug 25th, 2008, 1:02pm
there were chery blosoms on the ground, with one area having less or none
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by Iceman on Aug 25th, 2008, 2:20pm
Your answer is valid although I thought of cigarette butts myself.
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by iono on Aug 25th, 2008, 8:02pm
Hello! back from vacation, anyone miss me? ;D
anyway, thats a lot of cigarette butts.

uhhhh, theres time left in the parking meter?
Title: Re: Rookie
Post by JiNbOtAk on Aug 28th, 2008, 3:26am

on 08/25/08 at 14:20:42, Iceman wrote:
Your answer is valid although I thought of cigarette butts myself.


Shucks, missed my chance !! Icey, I AM starting to think like you, cause when I read your riddles, I was imagining cigarette butts as well. Or maybe because I'm trying to quit smoking, and I can only think about cigs every hour or so.  :-/


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