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alien2
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Jimmy is of average height & he is traveling in a train, as his tall brother forgot his suitcase, so he is bringing it back to him. They will meet at the railroad station, where he will give him his suitcase & then return home right away. But Jimmy has put a spare suit of his in the suitcase, which his brother doesn't need, and it is identical to the suit Jimmy is wearing. Why?
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« Reply #1 on: Jun 29th, 2007, 1:10pm » |
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Maybe the tall brother works at a laundary station and Jimmy is just bringing his suit to get dry cleaned!!!
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Re: Suit
« Reply #2 on: Jun 29th, 2007, 1:34pm » |
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Maybe Jimmy is the train operator and the suit is his uniform, he is giving it to his brothr for similar reason put forward by Sameer?
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Re: Suit
« Reply #3 on: Jun 29th, 2007, 2:10pm » |
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Suppose Jimmy lives in New York and his tall brother lives in Los Angeles. Jimmy has a fear of flying. By the time Jimmy gets to Los Angeles train station, he will need a change of clothing. By packing his spare suit in his brother's suitcase, Jimmy need not bring two suitcases with him on his trip.
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Re: Suit
« Reply #4 on: Jun 29th, 2007, 2:51pm » |
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on Jun 29th, 2007, 1:10pm, Sameer wrote:| Maybe the tall brother works at a laundary station and Jimmy is just bringing his suit to get dry cleaned!!! |
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I meant that the suit is identical in all respects, so it doesn't need to be cleaned.
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Re: Suit
« Reply #5 on: Jun 29th, 2007, 2:56pm » |
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Is Jimmy's brother a tailor?
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Re: Suit
« Reply #6 on: Jun 29th, 2007, 3:18pm » |
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No.
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Re: Suit
« Reply #7 on: Jun 29th, 2007, 3:36pm » |
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Will the suit be returned to Jimmy?
Is it for someone other than Jimmy's brother/Jimmy himself? Perhaps he got a suit for his brother's partner or his son, who is the same size as Jimmy is.
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Re: Suit
« Reply #8 on: Jun 30th, 2007, 6:09am » |
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on Jun 29th, 2007, 3:36pm, Archae wrote:| Will the suit be returned to Jimmy? |
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I am not entirely sure, but still I don't think so.
on Jun 29th, 2007, 3:36pm, Archae wrote:
Is it for someone other than Jimmy's brother/Jimmy himself? Perhaps he got a suit for his brother's partner or his son, who is the same size as Jimmy is. |
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You are right about one thing: the suit is not for his brother.
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Re: Suit
« Reply #9 on: Jun 30th, 2007, 6:39am » |
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Is it a business suit, or another type of suit?
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Re: Suit
« Reply #10 on: Jun 30th, 2007, 7:27am » |
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It is just a suit he usually wears.
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« Reply #11 on: Jun 30th, 2007, 1:23pm » |
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Maybe Jimmy wants to give his brother the opportunity to return the favor.
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« Reply #12 on: Jun 30th, 2007, 1:27pm » |
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No. Think of all that has been said in the riddle. I haven't mentioned certain things just so one can admire the view. 
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Re: Suit
« Reply #13 on: Jun 30th, 2007, 1:52pm » |
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"My dear brother, should I decease before you do, this is the suit I want to be buried in."
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Jimmy is a little retarded. When he saw the brother's suit all alone in the big suitcase, he thought it could use some company.
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Jimmy and his brother need to wear an identical suit for some performance. He lends one suit as a model for the tailor.
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« Reply #14 on: Jun 30th, 2007, 3:28pm » |
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Nope.
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« Reply #15 on: Jun 30th, 2007, 3:33pm » |
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Jimmy commited a crime in which his face was masked but his suit was distinctive so now he is setting up his brother to be found with the suit and caught instead of himself? Or to confuse the cops by giving them two suspects to track instead of one to give him better odds of getting away with it?
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Re: Suit
« Reply #16 on: Jun 30th, 2007, 3:53pm » |
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Jimmy likes to have spare clothes at his brother's house so that when he visits them for vacation if he forgets some things he can readily find it there... sounds like a nice way to travel light
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Re: Suit
« Reply #17 on: Jul 1st, 2007, 6:16am » |
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on Jun 30th, 2007, 3:53pm, Sameer wrote:| Jimmy likes to have spare clothes at his brother's house so that when he visits them for vacation if he forgets some things he can readily find it there... sounds like a nice way to travel light |
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Nah.
on Jun 30th, 2007, 3:33pm, ima1trkpny wrote:| Jimmy commited a crime in which his face was masked but his suit was distinctive so now he is setting up his brother to be found with the suit and caught instead of himself? Or to confuse the cops by giving them two suspects to track instead of one to give him better odds of getting away with it? |
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No but you are on the right track.
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Re: Suit
« Reply #18 on: Jul 2nd, 2007, 2:09am » |
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He had a blind date, and he wanted to have a way out, just in case his date turned out to be a cross between Frankenstein and the ugly stepsister.
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Re: Suit
« Reply #19 on: Jul 2nd, 2007, 12:53pm » |
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No date.
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« Reply #20 on: Jul 2nd, 2007, 3:30pm » |
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He has a deaf date? Or a mute date? Because if she is blind, why should he care about what suit he wears?
Uh... it is late, I am going to sleep.
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« Reply #21 on: Jul 2nd, 2007, 5:02pm » |
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Is the fact that the suit is identical to the one he is wearing significant? Could Jimmy have packed a different color suit of his in this scenario?
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Re: Suit
« Reply #22 on: Jul 2nd, 2007, 5:51pm » |
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on Jul 2nd, 2007, 5:02pm, denis wrote:| Is the fact that the suit is identical to the one he is wearing significant? |
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Yes.
on Jul 2nd, 2007, 5:02pm, denis wrote:| Could Jimmy have packed a different color suit of his in this scenario? |
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I suppose he could, but it is better this way.
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Re: Suit
« Reply #23 on: Jul 2nd, 2007, 6:18pm » |
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Here's the clue: Jimmy has also put a canteen in the suitcase.
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Re: Suit
« Reply #24 on: Jul 2nd, 2007, 10:34pm » |
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Does the train cross an international border where there is a customs search?
Does Jimmy work for he train company?
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