A factory owner leaves his place of business, walks two miles south,
and sees one of his employees.  He then walks two miles west, two
miles north, and finds himself back at the factory.

How tall was the employee?

16 responses total.

It matters what the owner had for lunch, unless I 
overlooked something.

Insificiant data.

Don't you call Data insignificant!  He nearly runs
the whole Enterprise!

I did not call Data (with a capital D) insignificant.
I did not even call him insufficient.
I mearly said that the data given was insufficient to solve the problem.
Sorry about the typo of insufficient though.

White

Really?  I thought orange.

No, its all white.

The question is about the height of the employee, not the race.

We know that, but the light is brighter here under the lamp. But,
I'll venture - 1 meter.

No!  Come hither, under the Pagfa tree!

Yeah, probably about a meter.

Unless of course they're Tolkien-style elves, in which case
they're taller than the employer.

I've got it!

He's as tall as he is long when he's laying down.

Apparently the question has been answered satisfactory (#s 9,11).
What else would you like to know? 

Is it proper to discuss Proust on a first date?

Yes, but I suggest you keep it short around the factory.

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