C-DTRH08 (Feb 15, 2022)
Puzzle
“Seen once in July and twice in August, the answer should be rather close to home.”
Knowledge | 1 Word
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: The months themselves. Please do not root through all the receipts.
Clue 2: What letter appears in once in 'July' and twice in 'August'?
Clue 3: And this sounds like what word?
Answer and Explanation
Answer: You
Explanation: The letter U pops up once in July, and twice in August.
Summary of Receipt
224 locates the Tumtum tree, at which Nobody gives them another note challenging them to a riddle competition. If they win this one, they'll get the prize of the chess match, which they can then use to help Mr. Toad repair his Hall. It's just that the riddle is pretty tough.
Transcript
[BRANCH] PALM BEACH
[SERVER] EMPLOYEE NO. 224
[DATE] 2/15/22
[INDEX ID] DTRH08
[SECURITY] CAFE
We have found the Tumtum Tree! It was a very twisty and turny adventure, but we found it at last! And upon finding the Tumtum Tree, you will simply never believe this, but there was another note! Yes! A note! And I am sure you know who this note was written by… Nobody! Of course! It would seem that devious and tricky Mr. Nobody challenged us to a riddle contest!! And if we win, this is what the note from Nobody said, this is what it said if we win, he will give us the prize for the winner of the Chess Match, which we can use to give to Mr. Toad so he can fix up Toad Hall! Then everyone will be happy!
…Of course, we need to first solve his very, very tricky riddle. I will put the riddle here:
“I hate to be blunt, but each must pay their own way. It might be rough, or even coarse, but that is the course if you plan not to croak, you must try to see things ym yaw, of course.”
I am entirely unsure what it could mean! I think it might have something to do with the words coarse/course. And somehow, it needs to be backward? If we are to see it, “sih yaw.” But other than that, I am truly stumped! I don’t think No. 422 or No. 161 have any ideas either, but we will solve this riddle! I simply know we can!
Though I am perhaps a little bit worried that this riddle will end up being a little, well, how should I say this, I should say this like this; things in Wonderland are not so very sensical. So perhaps we need to find the logic in the illogic. Thankfully I am very good at this as I have played Complexico’s game before, and that is very similar to this. I wonder if Mr. Nobody is actually the fiendish Elder Complexico?!? I do not think Complexico has a body under his head.