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Post by InsertBrainHere on Dec 31, 2011 12:04:31 GMT -5
I have several since it took a while for me to get here.
So some of these may be outdated. I saved the others from the other boards somewhere and I'll post when I find them.
What holiday does this represent?
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You are American and have six American coins totalling $1.15. A vending machine will only take exact change (in American coins) and the product you want costs 95 cents. No combination of coins that you have will allow you to buy the product. What are your six coins?
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Post by mercurytheatre on Dec 31, 2011 20:49:57 GMT -5
The Ides of March?  ? |
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Post by mercurytheatre on Dec 31, 2011 20:51:34 GMT -5
4 quarters ....a dime....and a nickel....?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jan 1, 2012 16:41:22 GMT -5
4 quarters ....a dime....and a nickel....? That does work, but it's actually harder than that. I left out a couple of details. The original version actually had two men at a vending machine. One asks the other can you give me change for a dollar. The other says no, so four quarters won't work. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jan 1, 2012 16:43:02 GMT -5
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Post by taltos on Jan 1, 2012 18:22:45 GMT -5
What holiday does this represent? ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Christmas (No L = Noel) What has rivers but no water, forests but no trees, cities but no buildings? |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jan 7, 2012 12:57:25 GMT -5
What holiday does this represent? ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Christmas (No L = Noel) Right. Didn't work and I don't know how to get it to work. |
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Post by mercurytheatre on Jan 7, 2012 14:12:04 GMT -5
Man o man....that Taltos knows everything.....does she not? :heart: Be well   |
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Post by hammies revenge on Jan 7, 2012 20:29:01 GMT -5
What has rivers but no water, forests but no trees, cities but no buildings? The only water in the forest is the river ... wait no, wrong question. Oh right, a map!  |
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Post by taltos on Jan 8, 2012 15:11:41 GMT -5
^ Correct (and a DW reference too! ![]() ) For InsertBrainHere's math riddle, is the answer 'The 12 Days Of Christmas'? |
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Post by taltos on Jan 8, 2012 15:34:12 GMT -5
A man worked at a high security institution. The man tried to log into his computer and the computer denied the password. He then remembered that the passwords to the computers were reset every month for security reasons. He called his boss for his new password.
The man said, "Boss, my old password is out of date."
The boss said, "Yes, it is. The new password is different, but if you listen closely you will be able to figure out the new one. Your new password has the same amount of letters as the old one, and four of the letters are the same."
The man then logged into his computer with no trouble. What was the new password? What was his old?
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Post by mercurytheatre on Jan 14, 2012 8:48:50 GMT -5
Sorry....my 9's were cooked..... Give me a few more weeks.... |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jan 14, 2012 12:19:07 GMT -5
^ Correct (and a DW reference too! ![]() ) For InsertBrainHere's math riddle, is the answer 'The 12 Days Of Christmas'? That is correct. Anyone want to try my others? |
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Post by mercurytheatre on Jan 14, 2012 12:22:23 GMT -5
Working on them Greetings IBH |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jan 15, 2012 14:45:30 GMT -5
I'm going to add two. One nobody ever solved on the CW thread. The other is this one, which is new today:
A man decided to visit all 48 contiguous states on vacation. He planned to do this in his car, starting from his home state of Delaware. Each time he left a state, he would not re-enter that state until all 48 states had been visited. His best friend said he would meet him in the last state, because it was his favorite state. But the first man had not told his friend anything about the order in which he would visit the states. How did the friend know which state to meet the man in?
And here's the old one, slightly modified:
A man drove past a billboard on the way to work each morning. On that billboard, on both sides so it could be seen from either direction, was the temperature in Fahrenheit on the left and in Celsius on the right. One blustery Fall day, the man noticed it was unusually warm. He looked at the temperatures on the billboard and said, "That is warm for Fall." Severe weather rolled through the area, and it was even windier, with snow flurries, when he left work that afternoon. The man was, however, very shocked at the change in the temperature. It had been so warm that morning, and he was unprepared. He rushed to his car and turned on the heat full blast. As he passed the billboard, he was amazed at the temperature change, until he noticed the Celsius temperature displayed was the same as it had been that morning. What was wrong with the billboard?
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Post by Watchtower on Jan 15, 2012 16:21:37 GMT -5
A man worked at a high security institution. The man tried to log into his computer and the computer denied the password. He then remembered that the passwords to the computers were reset every month for security reasons. He called his boss for his new password. The man said, "Boss, my old password is out of date." The boss said, "Yes, it is. The new password is different, but if you listen closely you will be able to figure out the new one. Your new password has the same amount of letters as the old one, and four of the letters are the same." The man then logged into his computer with no trouble. What was the new password? What was his old? Old password: out of date New password: different |
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Post by taltos on Jan 15, 2012 16:50:22 GMT -5
Old password: out of date New password: different Correct |
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Post by taltos on Jan 15, 2012 17:01:03 GMT -5
I'm going to add two. One nobody ever solved on the CW thread. The other is this one, which is new today: A man decided to visit all 48 contiguous states on vacation. He planned to do this in his car, starting from his home state of Delaware. Each time he left a state, he would not re-enter that state until all 48 states had been visited. His best friend said he would meet him in the last state, because it was his favorite state. But the first man had not told his friend anything about the order in which he would visit the states. How did the friend know which state to meet the man in? They met in Arizona? (the 'last' (contiguous) state to join the Union) |
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Post by mercurytheatre on Jan 20, 2012 0:36:57 GMT -5
*bows to taltos*
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jan 21, 2012 13:41:23 GMT -5
I'm going to add two. One nobody ever solved on the CW thread. The other is this one, which is new today: A man decided to visit all 48 contiguous states on vacation. He planned to do this in his car, starting from his home state of Delaware. Each time he left a state, he would not re-enter that state until all 48 states had been visited. His best friend said he would meet him in the last state, because it was his favorite state. But the first man had not told his friend anything about the order in which he would visit the states. How did the friend know which state to meet the man in? They met in Arizona? (the 'last' (contiguous) state to join the Union) The rules say you can only visit a state once, and you can travel only by road. If you finish in Arizona you've either forgotten at least one state or visited a state twice. |
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Post by Watchtower on Jan 21, 2012 16:52:35 GMT -5
I'm going to add two. One nobody ever solved on the CW thread. The other is this one, which is new today: A man decided to visit all 48 contiguous states on vacation. He planned to do this in his car, starting from his home state of Delaware. Each time he left a state, he would not re-enter that state until all 48 states had been visited. His best friend said he would meet him in the last state, because it was his favorite state. But the first man had not told his friend anything about the order in which he would visit the states. How did the friend know which state to meet the man in? Delaware? Because that's his home state? |
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Post by taltos on Jan 22, 2012 7:07:07 GMT -5
Assuming it's the last state he visits before starting duplications (& he's not making any side trips into Canada), it has to be Maine. Otherwise you would dead end there as it only has a single bordering state.
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Post by taltos on Jan 22, 2012 7:13:37 GMT -5
I left out a couple of details. The original version actually had two men at a vending machine. One asks the other can you give me change for a dollar. The other says no, so four quarters won't work. And since no one has solved this one in several weeks, I'll take a stab at it. .50 .25 .10 (x4) And while you *can* make .95 from those coins, vending machines do not accept fifty cent pieces, so you would still not be able to buy the item. |
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Post by taltos on Jan 22, 2012 7:15:30 GMT -5
Where would your rather be: Trapped in a burning room, in a room closing in on itself, in a room with ten skilled assassins, or in a room with six lions that haven't eaten in four years?
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A man comes to the border of Mexico on a bike with two bags of sand.
He shows border patrol his papers. They check his bags and they're full of sand. They let him go across the border.
The next day he comes back to the border on a bike with two bags of sand. He shows border patrol his papers. They check his bags and they're full of sand. They let him across the border.
This happens for a few days. What was he smuggling?
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 22, 2012 14:09:19 GMT -5
I have never solved one of these, but here's my guesses.
The lions - since they should be dead.
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Post by taltos on Jan 22, 2012 14:48:48 GMT -5
I have never solved one of these, but here's my guesses. The lions - since they should be dead.Correct ______________________________________________________ Incorrect |
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Post by hammies revenge on Jan 22, 2012 16:39:53 GMT -5
Can you smuggle bikes?  |
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Post by taltos on Jan 22, 2012 18:17:50 GMT -5
Can you smuggle bikes? Yes, that would be correct. |
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Post by taltos on Jan 22, 2012 18:18:42 GMT -5
A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said "twelve." The member replied "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said "six." The member replied "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said "ten" and the man replied "five." but he was not let in. What should have he said?
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 22, 2012 18:30:23 GMT -5
A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said "twelve." The member replied "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said "six." The member replied "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said "ten" and the man replied "five." but he was not let in. What should have he said?________________________________________________________ There was an Olympic Boxer who had a doctor brother, but the doctor had no brothers. How is this possible? The boxer was a girl. |
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