As yet, I understand nothing. But I do know that a riddle constructed by Phil will have been carefully constructed.PhilW wrote:Several member of TPF attend a port tasting with special rules on who may drink what. As a consequence of these rules:
DRT + AHB are allowed to drink the Croft together
DRT + JDAW are allowed to drink the Taylor together
PHILW is allowed to drink the Fonseca by himself
JDAW + AHB are allowed to drink the Warre together
Only one person at the tasting is allowed to drink water
By determining the rules of the tasting, propose another attendee and what he/she would be allowed to drink either on their own or together with others.
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no.AHB wrote:CMAG is allowed to drink Noval by himself
No, you can't make RAYC drink it, even if he attended only AHB + DRT could drink it together.AHB wrote:RAYC can drink Cruz on his own
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I could drink Graham with Owen. This is while you're all messing around answering this riddle. We'll be next door.
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Oh no, I love these kind of puzzles. And all my Graham has gone.djewesbury wrote:I could drink Graham with Owen. This is while you're all messing around answering this riddle. We'll be next door.

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Cookie and Conky could drink Royal Oporto.
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Don't lie to me. I can tell when you lie to me. What were those boxes I saw the men loading into the garage?LGTrotter wrote:And all my Graham has gone.![]()
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I thought you meant the bottle of '85 I finished off last night. I may have a nip of Graham left in the cupboard...djewesbury wrote:Don't lie to me. I can tell when you lie to me. What were those boxes I saw the men loading into the garage?LGTrotter wrote:And all my Graham has gone.![]()
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Some things, I am not allowed to tell you. (Apple-semicolon.)LGTrotter wrote:I thought you meant the bottle of '85 I finished off last night. I may have a nip of Graham left in the cupboard...djewesbury wrote:Don't lie to me. I can tell when you lie to me. What were those boxes I saw the men loading into the garage?LGTrotter wrote:And all my Graham has gone.![]()
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! I believe I can fly! I believe I can touch the sky!Some things, I am not allowed to tell you. (Apple-semicolon.)LGTrotter wrote:I thought you meant the bottle of '85 I finished off last night. I may have a nip of Graham left in the cupboard...djewesbury wrote:Don't lie to me. I can tell when you lie to me. What were those boxes I saw the men loading into the garage?LGTrotter wrote:And all my Graham has gone.![]()
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Those are beautiful ellipses son.
Has anybody guessed yet?
JDAW and DRT up a tree, drinking NN 63...
Has anybody guessed yet?
JDAW and DRT up a tree, drinking NN 63...
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K, I, S, S, I, N, G. I think is how the rhyme ends.djewesbury wrote: Has anybody guessed yet?
JDAW and DRT up a tree, drinking NN 63...
OK my rules would be;
And anybody else could drink what they liked, so Daniel and Glen could drink Warre, Fonseca, Taylor and Croft.PhilW wrote:DRT + AHB are allowed to drink the Croft together
DRT + JDAW are allowed to drink the Taylor together
PHILW is allowed to drink the Fonseca by himself
JDAW + AHB are allowed to drink the Warre together
Only one person at the tasting is allowed to drink water
But I suppose this is too radical a solution.
Now you're just saying that to make me blush.djewesbury wrote:Those are beautiful ellipses son.
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I'm not really helping am I? Go on, say it, I can take it.
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Neither of us are. But there's nobody else here. So what are we to do? Maybe we should go to the Shadowlands.LGTrotter wrote:I'm not really helping am I? Go on, say it, I can take it.
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No, neither individually nor together.djewesbury wrote:Cookie and Conky could drink Royal Oporto.
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LGTrotter can have the Hutcheson 1970 all to himself?
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Glad to see you're with us, Derek, and not on the dark side!
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At cinema with SCP-DFS and her mother.
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djewesbury wrote:Glad to see you're with us, Derek, and not on the dark side!
Oh no, he's clearly on the dark side.DRT wrote:Hutcheson 1970
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New quiz. Which film is JDAW watching with Mrs W and his mother-in-law?jdaw1 wrote:At cinema with SCP-DFS and her mother.
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Now now, we must figure out Phil's question. I'm just bad at it.djewesbury wrote:New quiz. Which film is JDAW watching with Mrs W and his mother-in-law?jdaw1 wrote:At cinema with SCP-DFS and her mother.
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He may not. LGTrotter would not be allowed to drink the Hutcheson by himself, nor with anyone else!DRT wrote:LGTrotter can have the Hutcheson 1970 all to himself?
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Is LGTrotter allowed to drink Adams?
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No.djewesbury wrote:Is LGTrotter allowed to drink Adams?
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Whew! The integrity of the puzzle has been bolstered.PhilW wrote:He may not. LGTrotter would not be allowed to drink the Hutcheson by himself, nor with anyone else!DRT wrote:LGTrotter can have the Hutcheson 1970 all to himself?
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I think we need a clue.
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Is LGTrotter allowed to drink Burmester?
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QuitterDRT wrote:I think we need a clue.
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RAYC and WS1 can share a bottle of Dow?
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Can LGTrotter have a Cálem?
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In case anyone was wondering, adding up the numeric values of the letters in the initials and the name of the Port to attempt to find a pattern appears to be a fruitless exercise.
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THRA and RAYC can share a Sandeman?
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Can LGTrotter drink Dalva?
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Do BMHR and CMAG share Cockburn? {snigger}
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Can LGTrotter drink Eufemia?
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Behave!DRT wrote:Do BMHR and CMAG share Cockburn? {snigger}
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Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir.djewesbury wrote:Behave!DRT wrote:Do BMHR and CMAG share Cockburn? {snigger}
Can DJ neck a Graham?
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no.djewesbury wrote:Is LGTrotter allowed to drink Burmester?
no.DRT wrote:RAYC and WS1 can share a bottle of Dow?
no.djewesbury wrote:Can LGTrotter have a Cálem?
no.DRT wrote:THRA and RAYC can share a Sandeman?
no.djewesbury wrote:Can LGTrotter drink Dalva?
no.DRT wrote:Do BMHR and CMAG share Cockburn? {snigger}
ok...DRT wrote:I think we need a clue.
Not everything about your approach is wrong.DRT wrote:In case anyone was wondering, adding up the numeric values of the letters in the initials and the name of the Port to attempt to find a pattern appears to be a fruitless exercise.
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I'm not going to any tasting Phil's organising.
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{taps fingers on desk waiting for someone to guess}
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Is LGTrotter allowed Fonseca Guimaraens?
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DJ is allowed Dow to himself?
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This can't be about initials as Phil doesn't know Owen's initials and didn't use his own in the original question.
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Is LGTrotter allowed Graham's Malvedos Crusted?
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But he typed his owndjewesbury wrote:This can't be about initials as Phil doesn't know Owen's initials and didn't use his own in the original question.

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We need another clue, principally because none of us have a clue.
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Yes exactly, which I think is cheating a little. Presumably what I can drink has to be worked out using my full handle too.DRT wrote:But he typed his owndjewesbury wrote:This can't be about initials as Phil doesn't know Owen's initials and didn't use his own in the original question.handle in capital letters for some reason. My calculations were based on what Phil typed in the initial question.
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+1.DRT wrote:We need another clue, principally because none of us have a clue.
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Probably. What is the numeric value of your handle divided by pi and multiplied by infinity? Is it the cube root of Morgan?djewesbury wrote:Yes exactly, which I think is cheating a little. Presumably what I can drink has to be worked out using my full handle too.DRT wrote:But he typed his owndjewesbury wrote:This can't be about initials as Phil doesn't know Owen's initials and didn't use his own in the original question.handle in capital letters for some reason. My calculations were based on what Phil typed in the initial question.
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You forgot to take away the number Phil first thought of.DRT wrote:Probably. What is the numeric value of your handle divided by pi and multiplied by infinity? Is it the cube root of Morgan?djewesbury wrote:Yes exactly, which I think is cheating a little. Presumably what I can drink has to be worked out using my full handle too.DRT wrote:But he typed his owndjewesbury wrote:This can't be about initials as Phil doesn't know Owen's initials and didn't use his own in the original question.handle in capital letters for some reason. My calculations were based on what Phil typed in the initial question.
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Was your card! the Seven of Clubs?
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