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To: aimhigh

But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you. Are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet, or his enemy's?
He studies the Man In Black now.

Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I'm not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool; you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

But because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals. And criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me. So I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.

But you must have suspected I would have known the powder's origin, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong. So, you could have put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you. So I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard which means you must have studied. And in studying, you must have learned that man is mortal so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.


12 posted on 04/15/2006 11:34:44 AM PDT by bondjamesbond (RICE 2008)
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To: bondjamesbond

You're trying to give away something . . . it won't work.


18 posted on 04/15/2006 11:41:34 AM PDT by 4Godsoloved..Hegave
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To: bondjamesbond

The chalice from the palace
has the pellet with the poison
But the flagon with the dragon
has the brew which is true..

or was it

The Flagon with the dragon
has the pellet with the poison
and the chalice from the palace
has the brew which is true


30 posted on 04/15/2006 12:10:07 PM PDT by joesnuffy
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To: bondjamesbond
so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

I'd rather have a wine in front of me than a frontal lowinomy. Or something like that.

33 posted on 04/15/2006 12:58:14 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: bondjamesbond

inconceivable


34 posted on 04/15/2006 12:58:37 PM PDT by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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To: bondjamesbond

Manny was great in that movie, don'tcha think?


57 posted on 04/15/2006 8:35:50 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: bondjamesbond

You just made my brain explode.


64 posted on 04/16/2006 9:29:57 AM PDT by Lazamataz (THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!!)
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