A logic problem?
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silverfoxcc

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8,478 posts

176 months

Wednesday 28th October 2015
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Just seen this on another forum. I cannot make anything of it


Tom and Mary go shopping,tom has no money no credit cards/debit/ nothing his pockets are empty.He does not enter any shops but waits outside.

Mary does all the shopping and Mary carries all the shopping. Tom carries all the other shopping.

So what does Tom have as regards all the other shopping.?


chibbard

1,554 posts

291 months

Wednesday 28th October 2015
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I'd guess he has Mary's debt!!

Jonboy_t

5,038 posts

214 months

Wednesday 28th October 2015
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Click and collect?

Wacky Racer

41,406 posts

278 months

Wednesday 28th October 2015
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silverfoxcc said:
Just seen this on another forum. I cannot make anything of it


Tom and Mary go shopping,tom has no money no credit cards/debit/ nothing his pockets are empty.He does not enter any shops but waits outside.

Mary does all the shopping and Mary carries all the shopping. Tom carries all the other shopping.

So what does Tom have as regards all the other shopping.?

Nothing.

Mary's got it all.

ps Tom's a lazy workshy bd, and if I was Mary I'd kick him in the bks.

anonymous-user

85 months

Wednesday 28th October 2015
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Either
He has everything they bought before he was pickpocketed.
or
He's a chauffeur and carries what she bought earlier

Muntu

7,687 posts

230 months

Wednesday 28th October 2015
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silverfoxcc said:
He does not enter any shops but waits outside.
He earns tips like any good waiter should. He then gets his Mrs to buy him beer with his earnings. He carries this home?

backwoodsman

2,508 posts

160 months

Wednesday 28th October 2015
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He already bought his shopping, thus spending all his money.

MoelyCrio

2,502 posts

213 months

Wednesday 28th October 2015
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If Mary carries all the shopping then there can be none left for anybody else.

JagerT

455 posts

138 months

Wednesday 28th October 2015
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Toms a car ,his pockets are door pockets ?

silverfoxcc

Original Poster:

8,478 posts

176 months

Thursday 29th October 2015
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Just checked to original site

Backwoodsman is correct......thanks

ManFromDelmonte

2,744 posts

211 months

Thursday 29th October 2015
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That's not a proper logic problem as there are loads of viable right answers.

He could have had an Ocado delivery to the side of the road which he carried home etc.

In short, it's bks and I'm annoyed.

anonymous-user

85 months

Thursday 29th October 2015
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Preferred JagerT's one, that's lateral thinking. Tweaking the question slightly it could be made a cracking logic question with that as an answer.
To have just run out of money is a bit lame really.
Love these sorts of puzzles. There's a great one about which switch does which light bulb and another about which colour hats are worn but I can't bloody remember them!!

Alex@POD

6,454 posts

246 months

Thursday 29th October 2015
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silverfoxcc said:
Just checked to original site

Backwoodsman is correct......thanks
Is that the original wording of the question? If so it's really badly worded, how can he "go" shopping without cash, but already be carrying what he spent all his money on? If I go shopping I don't walk around with what I bought last week...

DannyScene

8,321 posts

186 months

Thursday 29th October 2015
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Alex@POD said:
silverfoxcc said:
Just checked to original site

Backwoodsman is correct......thanks
Is that the original wording of the question? If so it's really badly worded, how can he "go" shopping without cash, but already be carrying what he spent all his money on? If I go shopping I don't walk around with what I bought last week...
Yeah, it's the worst example of a logic based question I've ever seen

anonymous-user

85 months

Thursday 29th October 2015
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OP you've missed something out when you adapted/pasted it on here so can we have the unedited original please so we can compare and then all laugh at you?

leglessAlex

7,493 posts

172 months

Thursday 29th October 2015
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V6Pushfit said:
OP you've missed something out when you adapted/pasted it on here so can we have the unedited original please so we can compare and then all laugh at you?
You seem to know, why didn't you post it?

I would but a quick Google search throws up nothing, I don't know exactly what I'm looking for.

anonymous-user

85 months

Thursday 29th October 2015
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leglessAlex said:
You seem to know, why didn't you post it?

I would but a quick Google search throws up nothing, I don't know exactly what I'm looking for.
Details are changed so I can't find it.

OK OP here's the deal:
Post the original and we WONT laugh, howzaboutthatthen?

Troubleatmill

10,210 posts

190 months

Thursday 29th October 2015
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Tom will be a dog.

silverfoxcc

Original Poster:

8,478 posts

176 months

Thursday 29th October 2015
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V6
As promised



Hi All can I put before you a puzzle this is not a trick question only read what is written as regards clues.

Tom and Mary go shopping,tom has no money no credit cards/debit/ nothing his pockets are empty.He does not enter any shops but waits outside.

Mary does all the shopping and Mary carries all the shopping. Tom carries all the other shopping.

So what does Tom have as regards all the other shopping.



Apart from the bit between Hi...and...Clues nothing hasbeen missed out. So Can i laugh at you please?

anonymous-user

85 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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silverfoxcc said:
V6
As promised



Hi All can I put before you a puzzle this is not a trick question only read what is written as regards clues.

Tom and Mary go shopping,tom has no money no credit cards/debit/ nothing his pockets are empty.He does not enter any shops but waits outside.

Mary does all the shopping and Mary carries all the shopping. Tom carries all the other shopping.

So what does Tom have as regards all the other shopping.



Apart from the bit between Hi...and...Clues nothing hasbeen missed out. So Can i laugh at you please?
Not really as its a piss poor logic problem. When you originally said 'you couldn't make anything of it' we didn't (but should have twigged) that at that point you knew the answer and still didn't get it!!!!
Well no one gets it. It's crap. Now fk off and annoy someone else please.