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Do you have a card? (Posted on 2008-05-12)

You find yourself half way between Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro; about as far from Mexico City as from Moscow.

Albert Einstein waits to the left, ready to explain his theory of relativity. A short distance to your right James Watt hopes to recount his development of the steam engine to you. John Steinbeck and Isaac Bashevis Singer crouch over you, vying for your attention.

Your surroundings are conventional and functional. One aspect stands out: A piece of furniture - represented in 2 or 3 specimens in the typical home - recurs here hundreds of times.

What are the two common names for this item of furniture?

Submitted by FrankM

Rating: 2.3333 (3 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

A bookshelf or bookcase.

You are in a library.

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Subject	Author	Date
Considering the figurative sense of card .....	K Sengupta	2008-12-21 02:15:02
Puzzle Solution	K Sengupta	2008-12-21 02:13:43
Answer	K Sengupta	2008-12-18 06:54:38
Caboose	ed bottemiller	2008-05-13 17:32:34
Solution(s)	Dej Mar	2008-05-13 07:40:19
Explanation	FrankM	2008-05-13 05:05:53
Section Selection (spoiler?)	Steve Herman	2008-05-13 00:10:05
Was something missed?	brianjn	2008-05-12 23:53:06
re: At first glance... (spoiler?)	brianjn	2008-05-12 21:14:29
A thought	brianjn	2008-05-12 21:08:24
I have one of these (spoiler)	Brian Smith	2008-05-12 21:06:05
At first glance... (spoiler?)	Charlie	2008-05-12 15:39:33

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