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| - | **Jar and Donkey** is a pub in Alaska. It was first featured in a short story [[how_people_become_gold_miners|How People Become Gold Miners]], and later appeared to be the location for monthly meetings of the [[prince_ruifa|Trouser Suppliers Guild]]. | + | **Jar and Donkey** is a pub in Alaska. It was first featured in a short story [[how_people_become_gold_miners|How People Become Gold Miners]], and later appeared to be the location for monthly meetings of the [[prince_ruifa|Trousers Suppliers Guild]]. |
| - | The pub is known for its miraculous ability to fit crowds of people in what seems to be very cramped space, and boasts no written menu and the ability to take oral requests, even if it means expending substantial resources in order to fulfill guests' wishes. | + | The pub is known for its miraculous ability to fit crowds of people in what seems to be very cramped space, as well as the ability to take oral requests, even if it means expending substantial resources in order to fulfill guests' wishes. |
| - | ===== The Jar Puzzle ===== | + | One time someone asked for a durian, and a whole expedition was organized to get it to the customer by breakfast. When a whiff of it reached the customer's nostrils, the customer's face changed and she said that actually she was asking for Julian. |
| - | The Jar Puzzle is a question that is written on the menu of the pub. It asks: "What is inside the jar? Guess correctly and win a million dollars!" | + | ===== The Jar Puzzle ===== |
| - | To this day no one has won the prize. [[Scholars]] point out that Jar and Donkey has no menu and, thus, //there is no fork//. | + | The Jar Puzzle is a question that is written on the menu of the pub. It asks: "What is inside the jar? Guess correctly and win a million dollars!" To this day no one has won the prize. [[Scholars]] point out that Jar and Donkey has no menu and, thus, //there is no fork//. |
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