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Post by AntiArbitrator on Oct 2, 2012 18:54:08 GMT -5
Start with the word 'FETED', and then each time, change a letter to make a new word. You need to continue this process until you reach the word 'MINOR'. You must do this in five (5) turns. Good luck. FETED _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ MINOR FETED METED
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Oct 2, 2012 18:59:09 GMT -5
Timmy and Spoonie are major league baseball players. For the first half of the season, Timmy batted .250, while Spoonie batted .300. For the second half of the season, Timmy batted .375 and Spoonie batted .400. So how is it possible that Timmy has the better record for the entire season?
Spoonie keeled over before the season ended.
Timmy paid the statistician to juggle the figures.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Oct 2, 2012 19:57:29 GMT -5
Each of the clues below describes the name of a breakfast cereal. Can you name that cereal? 1. Chocolate gravel (2) 2. Magician's illusions 3. Maize dandruff (2) 4. A rabbit's foot and a 4 leaf clover (2) 5. British farewells 6. A hockey player's hits 7. Little kid shirts 8. Apple rings (2) 1. COCOA PEBBLES 2. TRIX 3. CORN FLAKES/CRAZY FLAKES 4. LUCKY CHARMS 5. CHERRIOS 6. GOLDEN GOALS 7. HALFSIES 8. FROOT LOOPS/FRUIT LOOPS |
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Post by Aeryn on Oct 2, 2012 20:06:10 GMT -5
You have a fox, a chicken and a sack of grain. You must cross a river with only one of them at a time. If you leave the fox with the chicken he will eat it; if you leave the chicken with the grain he will eat it. How can you get all three across safely?
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Post by Aeryn on Oct 2, 2012 20:07:21 GMT -5
An Arab sheikh tells his two sons to race their camels to a distant city to see who will inherit his fortune. The one whose camel is slower will win. The brothers, after wandering aimlessly for days, ask a wise man for advise. After hearing the advice they jump on the camels and race as fast as they can to the city. What does the wise man say?
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Post by taltos on Oct 3, 2012 20:04:25 GMT -5
(REDEALING) ![]() Geraldine The others are correct.  |
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Post by taltos on Oct 3, 2012 20:12:08 GMT -5
1. COCOA PEBBLES 2. TRIX 3. CORN FLAKES/CRAZY FLAKES 4. LUCKY CHARMS 5. CHERRIOS 6. GOLDEN GOALS
7. HALFSIES8. FROOT LOOPS/FRUIT LOOPS Are 6 & 7 actual cereal names? They should all be fairly popular cereals, though the names may not be spelt the same as the clue answer is pronounced. |
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Post by taltos on Oct 3, 2012 20:14:31 GMT -5
Which word is suggested by: "Midday starting block last of the Mohicans second in command bottom of the barrel second guess at wit's end beginning of the end starting line early years"? Not even close to the answer I have, but I'd be interested to know how you came up with that.  Remember I said you have to answer the puzzle in pieces, not as a whole. |
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Post by taltos on Oct 3, 2012 20:24:40 GMT -5
You have a fox, a chicken and a sack of grain. You must cross a river with only one of them at a time. If you leave the fox with the chicken he will eat it; if you leave the chicken with the grain he will eat it. How can you get all three across safely? - Take the chicken across, return with an empty boat. [Fox / Grain ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chicken] - Take the grain across, return with the chicken and leave it where you started. - Take the fox across, return with the empty boat. [Chicken ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fox / Grain] - Take the chicken across. Done. I know the answer to the horse race one, so I'll leave for someone else to figure out. |
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Post by taltos on Oct 3, 2012 20:34:52 GMT -5
Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. mu____ds (rodents)
2. fro____g (young lice)
3. con____s (flightless bird)
4. ta____le (flying mammals)
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Post by taltos on Oct 3, 2012 20:35:18 GMT -5
Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).
1) This is a canine's mother.
2) This is currently not there.
3) This is when pain is required.
4) This is a long time for a boar.
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Post by taltos on Oct 3, 2012 20:36:03 GMT -5
Complete the words so that the last 2 letters of the first word are the first 2 letters of the second word, and the last 2 letters of the second word are the first 2 letters of the third word, etc. The last 2 letters of the tenth word are the first 2 letters of the first word, thus completing the circle.
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Post by avp60685 on Oct 4, 2012 11:21:29 GMT -5
Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).
1) This is a canine's mother.=Dog+Ma=Dogma
2) This is currently not there.
3) This is when pain is required.
4) This is a long time for a boar.
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Oct 6, 2012 12:04:16 GMT -5
Timmy and Spoonie are major league baseball players. For the first half of the season, Timmy batted .250, while Spoonie batted .300. For the second half of the season, Timmy batted .375 and Spoonie batted .400. So how is it possible that Timmy has the better record for the entire season?
Spoonie keeled over before the season ended.
Timmy paid the statistician to juggle the figures.
I hate brain teasers 'cause they make my brain ache.One of these is close. I need more specifics. Here's another. Four matchsticks make a square, which has four 90-degree angles. How can the same four matchsticks, without being bent or broken (why does that make me think of "Life Unexpected"?), make 16 90-degree angles? |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Oct 6, 2012 13:51:38 GMT -5
Complete the words so that the last 2 letters of the first word are the first 2 letters of the second word, and the last 2 letters of the second word are the first 2 letters of the third word, etc. The last 2 letters of the tenth word are the first 2 letters of the first word, thus completing the circle. _ _ D U _ _ _ _ B A _ _ _ _ M P _ _ _ _ N G _ _ _ _ I R _ _ _ _ P I _ _ _ _ E A _ _ _ _ R I _ _ _ _ J U _ _ _ _ O L _ _
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Oct 6, 2012 14:13:14 GMT -5
1. COCOA PEBBLES 2. TRIX 3. CORN FLAKES/CRAZY FLAKES 4. LUCKY CHARMS 5. CHERRIOS 6. GOLDEN GOALS
7. HALFSIES8. FROOT LOOPS/FRUIT LOOPS Are 6 & 7 actual cereal names? They should all be fairly popular cereals, though the names may not be spelt the same as the clue answer is pronounced. Thanks, Taltos. (Questionable cereals for 6 and 7 are by Quaker, but I doubted they were correct.) 6. Chex7. I give up. |
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Post by taltos on Oct 6, 2012 15:07:19 GMT -5
Thanks, Taltos. (Questionable cereals for 6 and 7 are by Quaker, but I doubted they were correct.) 6. Chex7. I give up. Hmm, we must not have those in Canada... never heard of them. Chex is correct. Halfsies = Wheaties (wee tees)   for the connected words |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Oct 6, 2012 15:14:08 GMT -5
Hmm, we must not have those in Canada... never heard of them. Chex is correct. Halfsies = Wheaties (wee tees) ![]() ![]() for the connected words Thank you. Wee tees  I would never have gotten that, but it makes sense. |
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Post by taltos on Oct 6, 2012 15:14:11 GMT -5
Here's another. Four matchsticks make a square, which has four 90-degree angles. How can the same four matchsticks, without being bent or broken (why does that make me think of "Life Unexpected"?), make 16 90-degree angles? 4 crosses make 16 90-degree angles: __@__ll ______ ll ========== @__ll ______ ll __ll ______ ll __ll ______ ll @========== __ll ______ ll _________ @ |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Oct 6, 2012 15:31:57 GMT -5
Not even close to the answer I have, but I'd be interested to know how you came up with that. Remember I said you have to answer the puzzle in pieces, not as a whole. I thought maybe they were the names of race horses.  IDIOM |
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Post by taltos on Oct 6, 2012 18:24:58 GMT -5
Nope.
Hint: The answer is 10 letters in length, one word. You need to solve the puzzle in chunks; there is not an overall theme or something linking the words.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Oct 8, 2012 17:49:15 GMT -5
Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word. Example: di____ve (a defeat) Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.) 1. mu____ds (rodents) 2. fro____g (young lice) 3. con____s (flightless bird) 4. ta____le (flying mammals)
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Oct 13, 2012 10:18:11 GMT -5
Here's another. Four matchsticks make a square, which has four 90-degree angles. How can the same four matchsticks, without being bent or broken (why does that make me think of "Life Unexpected"?), make 16 90-degree angles? 4 crosses make 16 90-degree angles: __@__ll ______ ll ========== @__ll ______ ll __ll ______ ll __ll ______ ll @========== __ll ______ ll _________ @I was afraid that was too easy. One hint was that you can't use a third dimension, but technically that does. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Oct 13, 2012 10:19:08 GMT -5
Timmy played more games than Spoonie so his true average is higher.
Spoonie keeled over before the season ended.
Timmy paid the statistician to juggle the figures.
I hate brain teasers 'cause they make my brain ache. Still waiting. There is an answer. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Oct 20, 2012 11:08:05 GMT -5
The previous one has not been answered.
And here is a new one.
Mumford and Sons Attorneys moved into a new office and had a new sign put up. One of the partners looked at the sign and complained that it didn't look right. In the sentence he spoke, the word "and" was used five times in a row. What did he say?
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Post by mercurytheatre on Oct 20, 2012 12:55:37 GMT -5
Mumford and Mumford and Mumford and Mumford and Mumford and Mumford. Hiya Brain  |
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Post by taltos on Oct 20, 2012 15:21:11 GMT -5
He said: "It says 'Mumford and & and & and Sons' "
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Oct 22, 2012 10:17:30 GMT -5
Mumford and Mumford and Mumford and Mumford and Mumford and Mumford. Hiya Brain ![]() I didn't say "and" was used five times. He said: "It says 'Mumford and & and & and Sons' " Taltos is closer but you have to use the word "and", not the &. The solution in the version I know has one other condition: the word "and" is in the sign. Once. |
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Post by avp60685 on Oct 24, 2012 9:59:21 GMT -5
I am confused so what is left to solve?
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Post by taltos on Oct 24, 2012 21:31:43 GMT -5
1380, 1405, 1414, 1419 (#3), 1420 (#2-4) & 1434
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