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You are wrong. Saying 'the bulb' implies nothing about amount. EDIT: so we are to assume this is one of those saloons with only one light bulb?

Well, this is certainly the best answer yet. It may work, but I think bringing a program or OS to life by executing it to function is a bit of a stretch. It is not commonly stated that a program is living when it is running.

Sorry, no. That just makes the 4th line redundant. Check out my hint on post #4.

I would like this answer if the riddle specified that only this 1 bulb lit the area. The room I'm in right now has a lot of bulbs. It also doesn't specify time of day. I know it's logical to have a light bulb on at night, but there are plenty of reasons for them being on during daytime, dawn or dusk.

This too, is a good answer, and thanks for the explanation, those are great. 'Riddle' though, like all the previous answers falls short on line 4. Check out my hint on post #18.

My guess is:

With both death and an execution the result of both 'awaiting' and 'coming to' are definitely death, not life, no matter how you spin it.

Well, the flashing part is not a rule, so that's out. In other words, there's no signal. For your second assumption, consider this: perhaps you never entered Virtual World. So you killed someone and the cops came and arrested you in your chair. Therefore you cannot prove you entered Virtual World. This situation can also be explained by entering Virtual World and not being able to get out (assuming the game is glitchy and your words aren't triggering the game to end). With both cases as possibilities, you cannot be sure you are either in or out.

I read through all the posts for this and I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned this. In the solution: The cow is still looking left! If it were looking right we would not be able to see its head because it would be on the other side of its body. So, I propose that the only correct answer would be to remove the 2 matchsticks for its head and infer that it is looking right and not decapitated. EDIT: OK, I see the semantics game here, but still, in the solution the cow is looking left to see the right side of my monitor, or whatever it's looking at. This justification is too cumbersome, in my opinion.

LOL! Maybe, if you replace 'dream' with 'sit' and 'see' with 'eat'

Edit: Oh, I figured someone solved this already so I'll spoiler this:

is it..

This hint may give it all away or it may mean absolutely nothing, I can't tell

Anybody want to give this one more shot? If not, I'll post the answer tonight.

Actually I'm really big into alternate space films and novels. The Matrix is good, but the sequels are awful. I recommend Dark City and Ghost in the Shell (the films that the Matrix ripped off and were actually better in the first place) I was thinking about the matrix in relation to this, but you can prove that you're in the matrix. This is more like Existenz, also a recommendation, in which players are stuck in a virtual game within a virtual game, etc.. and can never be sure what's what. I think Miss Piggy helps more than Descartes with this one

A blonde goes into an Appliance store and notices a great deal that will only last for this week. She says to the clerk, "I would like to buy this television." The clerk answers, "Sorry, we don't sell to blondes." Infuriated, the blonde walks out. The next day she puts on a brunette wig and goes in. She asks for the same TV on sale and the clerk again replies: "Sorry, we don't sell to blondes." Now angrier and a bit confused, the blonde storms out. Just before the week is up, she decides that she has to have that television and completely changes her appearance with makeup, color contact lenses, a different and very believable brunette wig, etc... She even talks in a different voice. She then she goes into the Appliance store and says, "I want to buy this TV!" The clerk answers, "Sorry, we don't sell to blondes." The woman rips off her wig in rage, throws it on the ground and screams: "How could you possibly have known that I was a blonde?" "Because this is a microwave..."

FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees RE: Christmas Party DATE: December 1 RE: Christmas Party I'm happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23, starting at noon in the banquet room at Luigi's Open Pit Barbecue. No-host bar, but plenty of eggnog! We'll have a small band playing traditional carols...feel free to sing along. And don't be surprised if our CEO shows up dressed as Santa Claus! A Christmas tree will be lit at 1:00 P.M. Exchange of gifts among employees can be done at that time, however, no gift should be over $10.00 to make the giving of gifts easy for everyone's pockets. This gathering is only for employees! A special announcement will be made by our CEO at that time! Merry Christmas to you and your family. ******************** FROM: Patty Lewis, Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: December 2 RE: Holiday Party In no way was yesterday's memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees. We recognize that Chanukah is an important holiday which often coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year. However, from now on we're calling it our "Holiday Party." The same policy applies to employees who are celebrating Kwanzaa at this time. There will be no Christmas tree present. No Christmas carols sung. We will have other type of music for your enjoyment. Happy now? Happy Holidays to you and your family. Patty ***************** FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: December 3 RE: Holiday Party Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table ... you didn't sign your name. I'm happy to accommodate this request, but if I put a sign on a table that reads, "AA Only"; you wouldn't be anonymous anymore. How am I supposed to handle this? Somebody? Forget about the gifts exchange - no gift exchanges are allowed since the union members feel that $10.00 is too much money and executives believe $10.00 is very little for a gift. NO GIFT EXCHANGES WILL BE ALLOWED. ******************** FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: December 7 RE: Holiday Party What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20 begins the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees' beliefs. Perhaps Luigi's can hold off on serving your meal until the end of the party-the days are so short this time of year-or else package everything for take home in little foil swans. Will that work? Meanwhile, I've arranged for members of Overeaters Anonymous to sit farthest from the dessert buffet and pregnant women will get the table closest to the restrooms. Gays are allowed to sit with each other. Lesbians do not have to sit with Gay men, each will have their own table. Yes, there will be flower arrangement for the Gay men's table. To the person asking permission to cross dress, no cross dressing allowed though. We will have booster seats for short people. Low-fat food will be available for those on a diet. We cannot control the salt used in the food - we suggest for those people with high blood problems to taste first. There will be fresh fruits as dessert for Diabetics, the restaurant cannot supply "No Sugar" desserts. Sorry! Did I miss anything? Patty ****************** FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: December 8 RE: Holiday Party So December 22 marks the Winter Solstice...what do you expect me to do, a tap-dance on your heads? Fire regulations at Luigi's prohibit the burning of sage by our "earth-based Goddess-worshiping" employees, but we'll try to accommodate your shamanic drumming circle during the band's breaks. Okay??? Patty ***************** FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: December 9 RE: Holiday Party People, people, nothing sinister was intended by having our CEO dress up like Santa Claus! Even if the anagram of "Santa" does happen to be "Satan," there is no evil connotation to our own "little man in a red suit." It's a tradition, folks, like sugar shock at Halloween or family feuds over the thanksgiving turkey or broken hearts on Valentine's Day. Could we lighten up? Please????????? Also the company has changed their mind in announcing the special announcement at the gathering. You will get a notification in the mail sent to your home. ************************ FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All #%&$**@ Employees DATE: December 10 RE: The %#*&^%@*%^Holiday Party I have no #%&*@*^ idea what the announcement is all about. What the %#&^!@ do I care...I KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO GET!!!!!!!!!!!! You change your address now and your are dead!!!!!!!!!!!! No more changes of address will be allowed in my office. Try to come in and change your address, I will have you hung from the ceiling in the warehouse!!!!!!!!!!! Vegetarians!?!?!? I've had it with you people!!! We're going to keep this party at Luigi's Open Pit Barbecue whether you like it or not, so you can sit quietly at the table furthest from the "grill of death," as you so quaintly put it, and you'll get your #$%^&*! salad bar, including hydroponic tomatoes. But you know, they have feelings, too. Tomatoes scream when you slice them. I've heard them scream. I'm hearing them scream right now! HA! I hope you all have a rotten holiday! ******************* FROM: Terri Bishop, Acting Human Resources Director DATE: December 14 RE: Patty Lewis and Holiday Party I'm sure I speak for all of us in wishing Patty Lewis a speedy recovery from her stress-related illness and I'll continue to forward your cards to her at the sanitarium. In the meantime, management has decided to cancel our Holiday Party and give everyone the afternoon of the 23rd off with full pay. Happy Holidays!

Chinese Proverbs (warning, some of these may offend, they are meant in good fun) * Man who run in front of car get tired. * Man who run behind car get exhausted. * Foolish man give wife grand piano, wise man give wife upright organ. * Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok. * Man with one chopstick go hungry. * Man who scratch butt should not bite fingernails. * Man who eat many prunes get good run for money. * Baseball is wrong: man with four balls cannot walk. * Panties not best thing on earth! but next to best thing on earth. * War does not determine who is right, war determine who is left. * Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cat house. * Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night. * It take many nails to build crib, but one screw to fill it. * Man who drive like hell, bound to get there. * Man who stand on toilet is high on pot. * Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement. * Man who fish in other man's well often catch crabs. * Man who fart in church sit in own pew. * Crowded elevator smell different to midget.

Thanks buddy. I think I've at least mastered posting

I dunno. It's the same as 'is it cold in here?' or 'can you juice this orange for me?'

LOLZ! I've always loved this joke. I'm glad to see someone else does too!

I think your turkeys are done

Wouldn't the bear's wish turn him into a female though?

HAHA! Too funny man! I was just thinking about this and came to the conclusion that you could never be certain and I was wondering if anyone could prove the opposite. Responding to bonanova's idea about seeing your body in Virtual World: there would be no 'other' or 'real' body to see because reality would contain all things real and Virtual World would contain all things replicating real things, so only one's virtual body would exist in Virtual World. One's real body would be sitting in the chair in reality while one's virtual body explores Virtual World.