On Valentine's Day in 1996, there was a snail (his name is Herb) at the bottom of an empty well that is 30 feet tall. The well had run dry, but it had slippery, moss covered walls. So, during the day (he woke up at 6am), Herb was able to climb 3 feet up, but while he slept at night (he went to sleep at 10pm), he slipped back down 2 feet.
On what date did Herb get out of the well?
(In reply to
re(2): Alternative Solution by lovejoy)
If the riddle has such a twist, it is rather deceptive, as the language clearly is intended to communicate that the snail is inside the well at the bottom. If we allow such semantic "twists", the use of logic in solving the riddle is made subordinate to having some sort of "inside knowledge", which, obviously, makes the riddle a poor one at best.