Welcome to National Park Quiz #9, which is last (but not least) in the series.
Three guys meet in a Sausalito waterfront bar. After two beers apiece, the stories are flying thick and fast.
“One time while Diane and I were in South Dakota," says Jim, "I went to sleep in a National Park and woke up in a National Monument.”
“That’s nothing,” says John. “One time when Sylvia and I were backpacking, we went to sleep in a National Monument and woke up the next morning in a National Park.”
“I can top that,” says Jeremy. “One time while Judy and I were staying with some friends, we went to sleep next to a National Memorial, and when we woke up it was gone.”
“I believe you two guys are joshing me,” says Jim.
“I think you two guys are pulling my leg,” says John.
“I think you two guys are just talking to hear the wind blow,” says Jeremy.
“I don’t know if any of you guys are telling the truth,” says the bartender, “but I do know that all of you could be.”
How does the bartender know that all three of these guys could be telling the truth?
If you can supply a plausible explanation before midnight today (12:00 p.m. EST) you will be eligible for Traveler’s National Park Week prize drawing and a chance to win a National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map for the national park of your choice.
Answers and a list of readers who answered correctly will be posted in tomorrow's Traveler.
No cheating!
If we catch you engaged in sneakery of any sort, we will make you polish the brass fixtures and sort the monogrammed towels in the executive washroom here at Traveler headquarters.
Comments
Thank you for the points and the upgrade!
Caprice, the first of the three explanations you submitted is certainly plausible. The second is a real s-t-r-e-t-c-h, but not inconceivable. The third doesn't work, so that's the one you need to revisit.
Please accept my apologies for the delay in replying. It's a lazy Sunday afternoon here, and I just overlooked your answer in my haste to retire to my Lay-Z-Boy for a nap. I'm still a bit foggy, but plan to fix that with a cup of Newman's Own (Extra Bold).
You're welcome, toothdoctor. I trust that I am forgiven now for the Bedford Blunder?
Your scenario #3 is an incredibly inventive explanation, JanetInKY, but it's not plausible. A replica or representation of a thing is not the thing itself. Genuine National Memorials only, please.
KevinM, here's what you need to do: Put explanation #2 in the form of a declarative sentence. Put explanation #3 in the form of a declarative sentence. Put explanation #1 in the nearest dumpster and close the lid tightly.
Ranger Dave, you are two-thirds of the way there. You nailed #2 and #3, which are actually the two more difficult ones, but you need to toss out #1 and start afresh. Go for a simple explanation. That is, don't overthink it. Good luck.
Outstanding recovery, Ranger Dave. You're in. Gold Star Pass with 250 points credit toward Platinum upgrade. BTW, I do know that you guys are out there working on Sunday afternoons while some of us Olde Parze are asleep in our Lay-Z-Boys. Thank you for your service, and I really mean that. In my own defense, I really needed that nap. As Kurt can attest, my first post of the day on this website was made at 4:59 a.m.