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Post by InsertBrainHere on Feb 18, 2012 13:14:41 GMT -5
Is anyone going to try mine?
I didn't ask a question but there's a hint about what's strange.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Feb 18, 2012 14:50:16 GMT -5
I don't get how you know the mother dog's name. ![]() Okay, here's a new one. Were I to use a monosyllabic, Anglo-Saxon word that sits atop the 'no say' list, my guess is nothing would change in your existence. You might develop an opinion, have a passing thought, or even choose to be outraged. But, and it's a big but, the choice would be yours. It would not be imposed on you by the word. The word would be, like Kansas once morosely whined, "Dust in the Wind." And yet, we live in a culture that recoils in terror at the word. On broadcast television, the phobia regarding the word has reached the point where even the letter is, in certain instances, no longer acceptable. It has become a subversive letter. According to our network censors, it is generally up to no good. We have been warned. It is being watched! Which brings me to my belabored point. I believe that words by themselves are actually quite impotent. They hardly rise above being noise. Ideas, however--grouping together words in ways that are clever, inane and/or insidious, are dangerous. History proves the wrong idea at the right time can do unbelievable damage. Bad ideas are what the culture should guard against. Which is why I get spooked watching ox News. Is it the 'B' word? |
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Post by taltos on Feb 18, 2012 23:23:42 GMT -5
Is anyone going to try mine? I didn't ask a question but there's a hint about what's strange. There are no 'F's in the paragraph. |
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Post by taltos on Feb 18, 2012 23:24:57 GMT -5
As a burglar is taking something from a house, he accidentally bumps a clock, which falls to the floor, breaks and stops. However, the next morning the police are not able to determine what time the robbery took place. Why not?
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Feb 19, 2012 0:05:38 GMT -5
As a burglar is taking something from a house, he accidentally bumps a clock, which falls to the floor, breaks and stops. However, the next morning the police are not able to determine what time the robbery took place. Why not? Was it a digital clock and the display went blank? |
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Post by taltos on Feb 19, 2012 0:10:31 GMT -5
Correct
A worm is at the bottom of a well 40 yards deep. It can crawl upwards at the rate of four yards in one day, but at night, it slips back three yards. At this rate, how long will it take the worm to crawl out of the well?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Feb 19, 2012 14:17:33 GMT -5
Is anyone going to try mine? I didn't ask a question but there's a hint about what's strange. There are no 'F's in the paragraph. That's right. My first thought was that that's what the writer did but when I used CTRL-F to check there were a bunch of f's. |
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Post by avp60685 on Feb 20, 2012 13:21:25 GMT -5
would it be 8 days for the worm to crawl out?
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Post by taltos on Feb 21, 2012 19:59:58 GMT -5
Nope, much longer.
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Post by mazeman on Feb 21, 2012 20:19:39 GMT -5
41 days?  4 feet up in 12 hours of daylight, 3 feet down in 12 hours of night (1 foot a day) 40 days to get to the top.... plus 1 day to get to the well wall? |
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Post by taltos on Feb 21, 2012 21:03:26 GMT -5
Closer, but still not right.
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Post by avp60685 on Feb 22, 2012 8:34:30 GMT -5
45 days?
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Post by mazeman on Feb 22, 2012 13:00:45 GMT -5
Closer, but still not right. 42 days? Another day to get over the edge of the top? |
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Post by taltos on Feb 22, 2012 15:24:42 GMT -5
You guys are going the wrong way. The answer is less than 40.
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Post by avp60685 on Feb 23, 2012 13:08:52 GMT -5
38 days?
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Post by taltos on Feb 23, 2012 14:50:47 GMT -5
No, but very close.
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Post by avp60685 on Feb 23, 2012 15:03:32 GMT -5
39 days?
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Post by davidhayes1956 on Feb 23, 2012 15:12:07 GMT -5
... A worm is at the bottom of a well 40 yards deep. It can crawl upwards at the rate of four yards in one day, but at night, it slips back three yards. At this rate, how long will it take the worm to crawl out of the well? One yard a day equals 36 yards in the first 36 days then he gets to the top edge of the well climbing the last 4 yards on the 37th day. Hopefully he doesn't stop at the edge and slip back the 3 yards or it will take the worm another day. |
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Post by taltos on Feb 23, 2012 15:19:10 GMT -5
No, to you both.
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Post by davidhayes1956 on Feb 23, 2012 15:22:01 GMT -5
Sorry. I instantly knew I was wrong then went back to modify my post but wasn't quick enough! Thought you were offline Taltos.
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Post by taltos on Feb 23, 2012 15:24:18 GMT -5
I was logged out of the boards, but I have my bookmarks set for email notification.  37 days is the correct answer.  That took a lot of guesses to get! |
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Post by taltos on Feb 23, 2012 15:27:23 GMT -5
New riddles (a few of them are more like word games, but I think that's okay):
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How much dirt is in a hole that is 3 ft deep, and 6 inches in diameter?
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A woman shoots her husband.
Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes.
Finally, she hangs him.
But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together.
How can this be..?
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Each of the clues make up a type of flower, for example "small container + to allow" would be "vial + let", or "violet."
Can you figure out these five?
1. an implement + flesh around mouth
2. foppish + a large carnivorous wildcat
3. to wed + a soft yellow element
4. a false statement + be deficient in
5. indicates an alternative + child
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In each sentence the name of a tree is hidden. The willow is hiding in the first sentence. Can you find the others?
1. I will owe you a favor if you drive me to the airport.
2. I am afraid of going up in elevators.
3. Drinking cocoa keeps me warm on long winter nights.
4. I hope the map leads us to buried treasure.
5. "Eat another bonbon," said our charming hostess.
6. Nepal may be the most interesting place I have ever visited.
7. Remember to fold the map, please.
8. I feel many lumps in this mattress.
9. Word processing is not as useful as pens and paper for creative brainstorming.
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Larry's father has five sons named Ten, Twenty, Thirty, Forty...What would be the name of the fifth?
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Post by davidhayes1956 on Feb 23, 2012 15:34:35 GMT -5
There is no dirt in the hole, just around it ... or it wouldn't be a hole.
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Post by taltos on Feb 23, 2012 15:35:52 GMT -5
Correct  |
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Post by davidhayes1956 on Feb 23, 2012 15:36:36 GMT -5
"3. to wed + a soft yellow element" I think of sulpher and suffer. Close but not close enough.
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Post by davidhayes1956 on Feb 23, 2012 15:40:37 GMT -5
Larry is the name of the fifth son.
The #8 tree is Elm.
I'd look for more but I have an appointment soon.
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Post by avp60685 on Feb 23, 2012 15:41:31 GMT -5
3. marry+gold =marigold
4. lie+lack=liliac
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Post by taltos on Feb 23, 2012 16:16:23 GMT -5
You are both correct in both of your answers.  |
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Post by avp60685 on Feb 23, 2012 16:18:53 GMT -5
Thank you
in the second set of puzzles
3. oak
9. aspen
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Feb 23, 2012 16:51:36 GMT -5
flowers:
1. tulip
2. dandelion
edit: 5. orchid
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