Four old puzzles #1

On Oct 29, 10:03*pm, James Dow Allen wrote:
On Oct 27, 1:07*pm, ken wrote:



On Oct 26, 10:42*pm, James Dow Allen wrote:

On Oct 26, 4:43*pm, ken wrote:

I solved it (.....pause for applause.....) too.
But I am finding the proof a bit hard to manage.
I'll try a riddle.
Why did the gnu cross the road?
The gnu wished to see a gnu view.

*almost* ken

Two cheers! *(And sorry, ken, that I couldn't say three!)

*almost* J. D. Allen

Alas, my proof is not valid *
There is an error.
Bahhhhh...

ken

Alas! *I'm sorry, Ken, if wrongly I challenged you.
(I was in The Grand City, Webless, and just now
did see your message.)
Full cheers did you deserve, but *I* couldnt give
you three of them and still obey this rule.

I'm not sure that I agree this puzzle is too hard.
Book called _Origin_ by Darwin, yes, did effect my goal:
* * * "Hence it seems to me, as it has to many other ..."
and
* * * "were to build for themselves a thin wall of wax,
* * * they could make ..."
or
* * * "abundance of the individuals of many species all over"

Khayyam did obey in best known Rubaiyat:
* *"Come fill the cup ...
* *"The Bird of Time has but a little way To fly ..."

And more casually,

"I beg thou, Yes?" *"No." *"Please, oh yes?" *"No!" *"Please, oh
please?"
"No ... well, OK, yes." *"Oh, yes!" *"Oh yes!! Oh yes! Oh Yes!"
"Ohhhhh!!!!!!"

James Dow Allen

Two cheers you sent,
I was fully content,
Alas! on review of my text, I found my 'But' following my 'too'

ken wrote in news:631643c6-50ae-411e-9f4a-71306e02e825
@2g2000prl.googlegroups.com:

Light dawns (I hope?)
Scary how many hours I pondered this - and how many rules got despatched.
I agree with a prior message - It has been a struggle in the making of this
reply.
I can't go any further

Sid