Sam Loyd’s Cyclopedia of Puzzles

By Alex in Book & Literature, Toys on Jul 25, 2007 at 1:22 am

MathPuzzle has an excellent scan of Sam Loyd‘s [wiki] Cyclopedia of Puzzles, a compendium of math puzzles published in 1914. Link

Can you guess the answer to the Office Boy’s Puzzle above? What does the sign say?


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  1. Trevor
    Jul 25th, 2007 at 6:12 am

    I’ll bite. Trustee’s Room.

  2. Sid Morrison
    Jul 25th, 2007 at 7:36 am

    I’d say it is actually Trustees’ Room (Trustees is plural)

  3. i.b. carrier
    Jul 25th, 2007 at 8:06 am

    Is ‘truss’ even in the vernacular anymore?

    Most (young) people will be scratching their heads wondering how ‘A-frame’ fits.

    My officemate suggested it was a ‘wooden triangle’.

    …we’re dumb

  4. Johnny Cat
    Jul 25th, 2007 at 12:20 pm

    Truss is still in use, an ‘A-frame’ is a style of house.

  5. Joe
    Jul 25th, 2007 at 1:21 pm

    Roof letters room

  6. ted
    Jul 25th, 2007 at 4:11 pm

    Truss is too obscure.

    And what the heck is the “Trustee’s room”?

    And the office boy looks about 40 yrs of age.

  7. bb
    Jul 25th, 2007 at 7:12 pm

    I’m 31 and I got truss off the bat. I don’t think it’s that obscure.

    I think “Trustees’ room” is probably referring to a room for meetings of a corporation’s Board of Trustees.

  8. Ben
    Jul 25th, 2007 at 7:50 pm

    I’m 23 and I got it on the first try too.

  9. Peter
    Jul 26th, 2007 at 8:41 pm

    Same as Ben. I’m 18 and I didn’t have a problem with it.

  10. jima-san!
    Jul 27th, 2007 at 10:02 am

    Heheh, I’d go with TheGoodReverend’s answer, but I think it sounds better as “Triangle Titty Room”…

  11. Alex
    Jul 28th, 2007 at 1:45 am

    Hahahah! Smartasses. :)


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