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Truth To Tell

As you journey through the black-and-white world of logic puzzles, you arrive at the inn in the town of YinYang.

The denizens of this town either tell only the truth or only lies.

Fortunately, each citizen wears a cap with an embroidered “L” if he’s a liar or a “T” if he’s a truth-teller.

Unfortunately, today is laundry day, and all the caps are in the wash.

You approach a table at which four men are seated and ask “Which of you is a truth-teller?”

Here are their answers:

Rube – “More than one”

Sy – “At least two”

Leo – “Fewer than four”

Jim – “Exactly three”

Who (if anyone) is telling the truth?

Who (if anyone) is lying?

How do you know?

(from a puzzle magazine)