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wu :: forums    riddles    what am i (Moderators: towr, Grimbal, ThudnBlunder, Eigenray, william wu, SMQ, Icarus)    What city am I? « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: What city am I?  (Read 706 times) Leo Broukhis Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 459 What city am I?   « on: Jun 23rd, 2003, 3:21pm » Quote Modify I am a city in the USA, but I am also a monk inside of a musical instrument. What city am I?         IP Logged Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Boldly going where even angels fear to tread.     Gender: Posts: 4863 Re: What city am I?   « Reply #1 on: Jun 23rd, 2003, 3:52pm » Quote Modify Not sure which city, but with a description like that it ought to be in California. IP Logged "Pi goes on and on and on ... And e is just as cursed. I wonder: Which is larger When their digits are reversed? " - Anonymous Leo Broukhis Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 459 Re: What city am I?   « Reply #2 on: Jun 23rd, 2003, 4:29pm » Quote Modify No, it's not in California, and it is one word. And it is a city, not a small town. IP Logged Leo Broukhis Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 459 Re: What city am I?   « Reply #3 on: Jul 1st, 2003, 4:08pm » Quote Modify A hint: if the name of the musical instrument is INSTRUMENT, and the name of the monk is MONK, the city name is something like INSTRUMONKMENT.     Another hint: there are too many words for musical instruments of the world, but much fewer words for monks of religions of the world. IP Logged maryl Guest Re: What city am I?   « Reply #4 on: Jul 2nd, 2003, 8:31am » Quote Modify Remove Is this some obscure musical instrument or a common one? I looked thru lists of US cities and can't find one that resembles an instrument in it's name, I'm sure I am missing something. IP Logged Leo Broukhis Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 459 Re: What city am I?   « Reply #5 on: Jul 2nd, 2003, 5:28pm » Quote Modify The instrument is quite common, I've seen it in musical stores. I'd think it is hard to recognize a word that is split apart, so focus on a word for monk first. IP Logged Leo Broukhis Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 459 Re: What city am I?   « Reply #6 on: Jul 4th, 2003, 12:20pm » Quote Modify A hint: the city in question is the seat of the eponymous county. IP Logged tohuvabohu Junior Member     Gender: Posts: 102 Re: What city am I?   « Reply #7 on: Jul 4th, 2003, 2:21pm » Quote Modify Oh, I almost got it. If only Ocala Marion, Florida were Ocala Marina IP Logged Leo Broukhis Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 459 Re: What city am I?   « Reply #8 on: Jul 4th, 2003, 2:35pm » Quote Modify Almost! But it is one word. IP Logged mistysakura Junior Member     Gender: Posts: 121 Re: What city am I?   « Reply #9 on: Jul 4th, 2003, 6:28pm » Quote Modify Is it a city that non-Americans would have heard of? IP Logged Leo Broukhis Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 459 Re: What city am I?   « Reply #10 on: Jul 4th, 2003, 9:35pm » Quote Modify on Jul 4th, 2003, 6:28pm, mistysakura wrote: Is it a city that non-Americans would have heard of?   Its population is less than 100 thousand, so ... IP Logged tohuvabohu Junior Member     Gender: Posts: 102 Re: What city am I?   « Reply #11 on: Jul 5th, 2003, 7:26am » Quote Modify ABCDEFGHI got it now. IP Logged Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium   - hard => what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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