The Fox, Goose and Sack of Corn

[Rabbitz]

A man went on a trip with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn.

He came upon a stream which he had to cross and found a tiny boat to use to cross the stream. He could only take himself and one other - the fox, the goose, or the corn - one at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn.

How does he get all safely over the stream?

[big john]

A man went on a trip with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn.

He came upon a stream which he had to cross and found a tiny boat to use to cross the stream. He could only take himself and one other - the fox, the goose, or the corn - one at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn.

How does he get all safely over the stream?

Shoot the fox. (Why the hell would you have a fox?) Cook and eat the goose. Throw the corn in the boat and get out of there.

[big john]

------Or----- Take the goose across in the boat. Then go back and get the fox. Take the goose back across and get the corn.
Leave the goose behind and bring the corn over. Leave the corn with the fox. Then go back and get the goose.
But my first solution takes less time, and you get to eat a goose and snuff out a fox.

[lime rickie]

------Or----- Take the goose across in the boat. Then go back and get the fox. Take the goose back across and get the corn.
Leave the goose behind and bring the corn over. Leave the corn with the fox. Then go back and get the goose.
But my first solution takes less time, and you get to eat a goose and snuff out a fox.

Smart!

[Rabbitz]

------Or----- Take the goose across in the boat. Then go back and get the fox. Take the goose back across and get the corn.
Leave the goose behind and bring the corn over. Leave the corn with the fox. Then go back and get the goose.
But my first solution takes less time, and you get to eat a goose and snuff out a fox.

We have a winner...

Are there foxes in the America's? Are they native or introduced?

[big john]

------Or----- Take the goose across in the boat. Then go back and get the fox. Take the goose back across and get the corn.
Leave the goose behind and bring the corn over. Leave the corn with the fox. Then go back and get the goose.
But my first solution takes less time, and you get to eat a goose and snuff out a fox.

We have a winner...

Are there foxes in the America's? Are they native or introduced?

There are foxes in the US. We've had them in our neighborhood. Some are native, some where introduced during colonial
times, and some are crossbreeds.

[Rabbitz]

They're all introduced here and they wreak havoc.

Dirty, smelly vicious animals. Some states have a bounty on them.

Because of the recent drought many moved into urban areas - then morons started feeding them. There were a few cases of people trying to pat them and getting bitten.

[SeattleParrotHead]

They're (foxes) all introduced here and they wreak havoc.
Dirty, smelly vicious animals. Some states have a bounty on them.
Because of the recent drought many moved into urban areas - then morons started feeding them. There were a few cases of people trying to pat them and getting bitten.

Kinda like Mongooses (Mongeese?) in Hawaii.... all the tourists say "oh look at the cute little critter!" and feed them and try to get a picture of them while the locals say "damn, there's another one!" and shoot 'em. They are considered an "invasive species" even though they were intentionally introduced into Hawaii in the 1880s for the purpose of controlling the rat populations that were damaging sugar cane crops. To the disappointment of plantation owners, the mongoose is diurnal (i.e. active during the daytime) and rats are nocturnal (active at night). As a result, the mongoose has had little, if any, impact on rat populations on sugar plantations or elsewhere on the islands. To make it worse, they are especially fond of Nene (the endangered Hawaii state bird) eggs.