My contractor has questionable methods












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I hired a contractor to build one simple thing! How hard could it be?! He claimed to have completed the job 3 times, but all I heard was this lame excuse:




I went out west to take a test



But he called me dumb as rust



So, I called a ride to take me



But the fishing was a bust



At my lake home destination, I did find with punctuation...



An alien invasion




He started to babble about french airplanes, but I kicked him out before he wasted any more of my time.



What was my contractor supposed to build?






riddle knowledge







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  • $begingroup$
    Is this long enough to be tagged with story?
    $endgroup$
    – arbitrahj
    6 hours ago






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    No, this isn't really a story: A story should still have the fundamentals of basic story structure. This just sets up the riddle. Story isn't necessarily about length either.
    $endgroup$
    – North
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @North makes sense, thanks
    $endgroup$
    – arbitrahj
    5 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Essentially, a story puzzle needs to follow some sort of plot: an exposition, a conflict, rising action, etc. The puzzle is the story, which is the important part.
    $endgroup$
    – North
    5 hours ago
















3












$begingroup$


I hired a contractor to build one simple thing! How hard could it be?! He claimed to have completed the job 3 times, but all I heard was this lame excuse:




I went out west to take a test



But he called me dumb as rust



So, I called a ride to take me



But the fishing was a bust



At my lake home destination, I did find with punctuation...



An alien invasion




He started to babble about french airplanes, but I kicked him out before he wasted any more of my time.



What was my contractor supposed to build?






riddle knowledge







share|improve this question











$endgroup$












  • $begingroup$
    Is this long enough to be tagged with story?
    $endgroup$
    – arbitrahj
    6 hours ago






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    No, this isn't really a story: A story should still have the fundamentals of basic story structure. This just sets up the riddle. Story isn't necessarily about length either.
    $endgroup$
    – North
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @North makes sense, thanks
    $endgroup$
    – arbitrahj
    5 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Essentially, a story puzzle needs to follow some sort of plot: an exposition, a conflict, rising action, etc. The puzzle is the story, which is the important part.
    $endgroup$
    – North
    5 hours ago














3












3








3





$begingroup$


I hired a contractor to build one simple thing! How hard could it be?! He claimed to have completed the job 3 times, but all I heard was this lame excuse:




I went out west to take a test



But he called me dumb as rust



So, I called a ride to take me



But the fishing was a bust



At my lake home destination, I did find with punctuation...



An alien invasion




He started to babble about french airplanes, but I kicked him out before he wasted any more of my time.



What was my contractor supposed to build?






riddle knowledge







share|improve this question











$endgroup$




I hired a contractor to build one simple thing! How hard could it be?! He claimed to have completed the job 3 times, but all I heard was this lame excuse:




I went out west to take a test



But he called me dumb as rust



So, I called a ride to take me



But the fishing was a bust



At my lake home destination, I did find with punctuation...



An alien invasion




He started to babble about french airplanes, but I kicked him out before he wasted any more of my time.



What was my contractor supposed to build?






riddle knowledge




riddle knowledge






share|improve this question















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  • $begingroup$
    Is this long enough to be tagged with story?
    $endgroup$
    – arbitrahj
    6 hours ago






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    No, this isn't really a story: A story should still have the fundamentals of basic story structure. This just sets up the riddle. Story isn't necessarily about length either.
    $endgroup$
    – North
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @North makes sense, thanks
    $endgroup$
    – arbitrahj
    5 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Essentially, a story puzzle needs to follow some sort of plot: an exposition, a conflict, rising action, etc. The puzzle is the story, which is the important part.
    $endgroup$
    – North
    5 hours ago


















  • $begingroup$
    Is this long enough to be tagged with story?
    $endgroup$
    – arbitrahj
    6 hours ago






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    No, this isn't really a story: A story should still have the fundamentals of basic story structure. This just sets up the riddle. Story isn't necessarily about length either.
    $endgroup$
    – North
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @North makes sense, thanks
    $endgroup$
    – arbitrahj
    5 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Essentially, a story puzzle needs to follow some sort of plot: an exposition, a conflict, rising action, etc. The puzzle is the story, which is the important part.
    $endgroup$
    – North
    5 hours ago
















$begingroup$
Is this long enough to be tagged with story?
$endgroup$
– arbitrahj
6 hours ago




$begingroup$
Is this long enough to be tagged with story?
$endgroup$
– arbitrahj
6 hours ago




2




2




$begingroup$
No, this isn't really a story: A story should still have the fundamentals of basic story structure. This just sets up the riddle. Story isn't necessarily about length either.
$endgroup$
– North
5 hours ago






$begingroup$
No, this isn't really a story: A story should still have the fundamentals of basic story structure. This just sets up the riddle. Story isn't necessarily about length either.
$endgroup$
– North
5 hours ago














$begingroup$
@North makes sense, thanks
$endgroup$
– arbitrahj
5 hours ago




$begingroup$
@North makes sense, thanks
$endgroup$
– arbitrahj
5 hours ago












$begingroup$
Essentially, a story puzzle needs to follow some sort of plot: an exposition, a conflict, rising action, etc. The puzzle is the story, which is the important part.
$endgroup$
– North
5 hours ago




$begingroup$
Essentially, a story puzzle needs to follow some sort of plot: an exposition, a conflict, rising action, etc. The puzzle is the story, which is the important part.
$endgroup$
– North
5 hours ago










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Was it




an ENTERTAINMENT CABINET?




because




went out west => WENT - W => ENT

… rust maybe umber? => ER

… ride maybe train? somehow loses R => TAIN

lakehome (CABIN) + alien (ET) => CABINET







share|improve this answer









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  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Close! The answer uses a few more hints from the story and is less of a cryptic stretch. It is also self-confirming.
    $endgroup$
    – arbitrahj
    3 hours ago











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Was it




an ENTERTAINMENT CABINET?




because




went out west => WENT - W => ENT

… rust maybe umber? => ER

… ride maybe train? somehow loses R => TAIN

lakehome (CABIN) + alien (ET) => CABINET







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$begingroup$

Was it




an ENTERTAINMENT CABINET?




because




went out west => WENT - W => ENT

… rust maybe umber? => ER

… ride maybe train? somehow loses R => TAIN

lakehome (CABIN) + alien (ET) => CABINET







share|improve this answer









$endgroup$









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    $begingroup$
    Close! The answer uses a few more hints from the story and is less of a cryptic stretch. It is also self-confirming.
    $endgroup$
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    3 hours ago














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$begingroup$

Was it




an ENTERTAINMENT CABINET?




because




went out west => WENT - W => ENT

… rust maybe umber? => ER

… ride maybe train? somehow loses R => TAIN

lakehome (CABIN) + alien (ET) => CABINET







share|improve this answer









$endgroup$



Was it




an ENTERTAINMENT CABINET?




because




went out west => WENT - W => ENT

… rust maybe umber? => ER

… ride maybe train? somehow loses R => TAIN

lakehome (CABIN) + alien (ET) => CABINET








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