> > 3) More specifically: were they all shipwrecked on a desert island, starving to death, and agreed
> > that each day, one of them would contribute his arm to make a stew, but the day after Brian and
> > Charles surrendered their arms, they were all rescued, and only now are Brian and Charles
> > demanding that Arthur fulfill his end of the bargain?
> >
> > 4) Am I unbelievably brilliant and insightful, or did I simply encounter a very similar lateral-
> > thinking puzzle a few years ago? (Hint: "yes.") :-)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Iss
> > >
> > > > > Arthur has an arm wrapped up and mails it to Brian. Brian unwraps the arm and examines it, then
> > > > > wraps it up again and mails it to Charles. Charles unwraps it and examines it, then wraps it up again
> > > > > and sends it back to Arthur. Arthur arranges for it to be buried.
> > > > > Explain.
>
> PAUL A!!! QUIT KEEPING US IN SUSPENSE!!!
>
> I know you still come here... Oh, yeah, I bet now you're going to try to tell us that you don't keep UP with threads which are over two years old... Sure, a likely story...
>
> Don "Dredging the Forum for unfinished business again" Monkey

Iss wins.

-Faux "finder of things" Pas