Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Session 11 Logic Puzzle

For your edification at home, here was this week's puzzle.  Formatting errors are intentional.


INTERCEPT//23123-122//ABD-3995
PARTIAL MESSAGE

TO: ALEXEI ROMANOV
FROM: [UNKNOWN SENDER]
DATE: 31 DECEMBER 3069
SUBJECT: FWD: RE: RE: FWD: RE: RE: FUTURE OPS

Alexei--

Don’t know if you’re still at this address, but your operation is before Eric’s.

> On 29 DECEMBER 3069,  said:
>
> Eric is leading OPERATION SARNA.
>
>
>> On 29 DECEMBER 3069, said:
>>
>> Wait, so who is leading OPERATION SARNA then?
>>
>>
>>> On 29 DECEMBER 3069, said:
>>>
>>>
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>>>>> is taking place in May of 3074, not OPERATION SARNA.  Jessica >>>>> is leading one, and I don’t remember who is leading the other, >>>>> but its the Fresno op.  Look it  up.
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>>>>>> No, Jessica is leading the Colorado Springs operation.  We’ve >>>>>> been over this before!
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>>>>>>>> OPERATION NBC will be completed before Wayne’s team has even >>>>>>>> completed training.  If it weren’t, we wouldn’t be able to
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>>>>> OK, now I’m really, really, really confused about the timeline.
>>>>> Is the 3070 or the 3074 op in Denver?  I know they’re both in
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>>>>>>> is leading OPERATION MECHSTEAL, not Wayne!  Unless you’re
>>>>>>> planning to make some bass-ackwards change.  Like that never
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>>>>>>>> OPERATION NBC isn’t even in Montana.  Doofus.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Geez, guys.  This is the team we’re kick the WoB >>>>>>>>>>>>>> offworld with?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Look, this is very simple.  There are five ops >>>>>>>>>>>>>> planned: The Gilgultch op, the 3072 op, OPERATION HPG, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jessica’s op, and the Horsehead op.
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>>>>> Let’s pretend, unlike you, I know operational procedures from >>>>> my own ass.
>>>>>
>>>>> No, Alexei won’t be available for Gilgultch.  We’ve been over
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>>>>>> Fortunately, OPERATION NBC happens before OPERATION MECHSTEAL.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Way to go, ace.  You sorted each column >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> separately.  A fat lot of good that table does us.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 31 OCTOBER 3069, said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s the summary for operations over the next few years
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DATE LEADER CITY NAME
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FEB 3070 ALEXEI COLORADO SPRINGS BIOWEAP
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> JUN 3071 BETH DENVER HPG
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> APR 3072 ERIC FRESNO, CA MECHSTEAL
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SEP 3073 JESSICA GILGULTCH, WY NBC
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAY 3074 WAYNE HORSEHEAD, MO SARNA

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