[ExI] Intermittent liar puzzle #3

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Today is Jan 2nd and He lies on Jan 2nd.
This takes place in a leap year, so 365 days from now is Jan 1st, and we
already know Jan 1st isn't his lying day.


On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 11:26 PM, Adrian Tymes <atymes at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since I've answered the others, figured I might as
> well contribute one of my own.
>
> Jamal's religion requires him to lie to outsiders on
> one specific day of each year, and tell the truth to
> outsiders at all other times.  You are an outsider,
> and you do not know what his schedule is, but you
> do know that the day does not change from year to
> year.  You know that, for example, if he lies to you
> on any January 1st, he will lie to you on every
> January 1st, although you have already determined
> that January 1st is not his lying day.
>
> That is, you did not know his schedule until just
> now, when he told you that he will lie 365 days from
> now.  What day is it now, and what day will he lie?
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