SUBJECT>close but no cigar. POSTER>Anirtak EMAIL>Anirtak@sprynet.com DATE>March 13, 1997 at 19:56:38 EMAILNOTICES>no PREVIOUS> NEXT> LINKNAME> LINKURL>

you all missed one important point in solving the problem.
you were correct in guessing that he had already sugared his tea,
but you missed that he sugared it again when he got the "new" cup, thus when he tasted the now too sweet tea he knew that it was the same cup.