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Berta's Siblings: A Logic Puzzle - Corrected
December 08, 2003

Yikes, I accidentally posted that last article before it was ripe.  Here is my second attempt, but I've completed the puzzle this time.  Note that some of the original clues have changed.  Whether the old clues are accurate or not will remain a mystery until you solve this puzzle.  I guarantee the accuracy of only the clues in this puzzle.

To refresh your memory, recently someone commented to me that they found it difficult to keep Berta's siblings straight.  Which ones were married and not, and who was older and younger.  As a result, I tried to think about the order that they all go in.  I was surprised in that rather than reciting from memory the order of their ages, I had to think through a little logic puzzle to figure it all out.

Berta's Siblings - Logic Puzzle 2
December 08, 2003

I know you're all disappointed in the early posting of the previous puzzle, so here's a little something to make up for it.

Using the information gleaned on the last puzzle, figure out which of these guys married which of Berta's sisters in what order, and what they do for a living.

Berta's Siblings: A Logic Puzzle
December 05, 2003

Recently someone commented to me that they found it difficult to keep Berta's siblings straight.  Which ones were married and not, and who was older and younger.  As a result, I tried to think about the order that they all go in.  I was surprised in that rather than reciting from memory the order of their ages, I had to think through a little logic puzzle to figure it all out.

In the interests of amusement, I present the puzzle here to answer the question, "Name Berta's siblings from oldest to youngest."

Dumb Internet Ad
December 04, 2003

I was looking at Accuweather to check to see about the snow we're supposed to get through tomorrow and how it will affect our plans to go to New York this weekend, when I encountered this strange banner ad.

The ad does not describe what it is they're selling at all.  It's just a button that says optimistiacally, "You have 1 message waiting for you."  I couldn't think what it would be that they were selling, so I just went ahead and clicked it.