Please excuse the delay in my reply; the Sphinx has been vacationing. A very nice performance. I'll be sure to update the Hall of Fame page. >thats about all im gonna get. the two sonnet ones are ridiculous >and that syllogism is totally out of my reach. *sigh* Everybody complains about the sonnets; I showed them to the Grand High Emir of Sikkim, who thought they were absolutely transparent. Of course, he's lived high on a mountain in Tibet for the past twenty years drinking nothing but ambrosia and eating nothing but Analogy Pills. Anyway, I have included a "solving hint" for the sonnet questions: SOLVING THE SONNETS 1. Write down all of the words, neatly, in black ink, on a large sheet of foolscap, leaving enough space in between words so you may... 2. ...cut them all out on their own slip of paper and then... 3. ...toss them all into the air, letting them land on the ground wherever the wind carries them, so you may... 4. ... then arrange the words in fourteen rows on the ground. Be sure that each row rhymes and has the proper metre. !!! You have solved the Riddle of the Sphinx. :) Queriously yours, The Sphinx: Ghoul of Gaza, Terror of Thebes, Horror of Heliopolis, etc. Now with a franchise of delicious coffee stands throughout the Nile Delta!