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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 23, 2012 23:40:47 GMT -5
Which ones don't belong & why?
Eg. Lily - Jane - Tulip - Rose
Jane does not belong as it's the only one which is not a flower
Tulip also does not belong because it's the only one which is not a girl's name
1. Dodge - Ford - Lincoln - Hoover Hoover is not a car.
2. King - Earl - Knight - Bishop Earl is not a chess piece.
3. Yellow - Green - Dead - Black Dead is not a color.
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We're all nuts .. can you name us?
1. Big country in South America. Brazil nut
2. A pod is my pad. Peanut
3. This came down in Germany. Walnut
4. Confection ingredient. Butternut
6. Gorillas show dominance by beating this. Chestnut
7. May be found in the company of a witch. Hazelnut
Need help with
5. Sneaking a look-on.
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Post by taltos on Mar 24, 2012 1:08:29 GMT -5
For the top one, you have the first set of eliminations correct ![]() , but you also have to eliminate a second set of words. See the example: Lily - Jane - Tulip - Rose (not a flower) Lily - Jane - Tulip - Rose (not a girl's name) Second one: #5 hint - what might you be told not to do while taking a test in school? ETA: #4 is incorrect for the Nut puzzle. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Mar 24, 2012 12:23:51 GMT -5
Oh, good, you're doing more of them.
I have two.
A teacher asked if anyone in her class had a birthday that day. No one did. She asked if anyone in the class had a family member with a birthday. One little girl said yes. Her father and grandfather were both celebrating birthdays that day, and they were the same age. How can this be?
A town that attracted a lot of tourists had a serious pickpocketing problem, so the town put up signs in the worst area warning tourists about the problem. The rate of pickpocketing doubled, so the signs came down. Why?
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 24, 2012 12:52:31 GMT -5
Oh, good, you're doing more of them. I have two. A town that attracted a lot of tourists had a serious pickpocketing problem, so the town put up signs in the worst area warning tourists about the problem. The rate of pickpocketing doubled, so the signs came down. Why? Did the sign say? |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 24, 2012 14:42:16 GMT -5
Oh, good, you're doing more of them. A teacher asked if anyone in her class had a birthday that day. No one did. She asked if anyone in the class had a family member with a birthday. One little girl said yes. Her father and grandfather were both celebrating birthdays that day, and they were the same age. How can this be? Grandpa was practicing incest  or Daddy married grandfather's daughter. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 24, 2012 14:53:51 GMT -5
Some edits.
Which ones don't belong & why?
Eg. Lily - Jane - Tulip - Rose
Jane does not belong as it's the only one which is not a flower
Tulip also does not belong because it's the only one which is not a girl's name
1. Dodge - Ford - Lincoln - Hoover Hoover is not a car. Dodge is not a president.
2. King - Earl - Knight - Bishop Earl is not a chess piece. Bishop is not a royal title or Bishop is a religious title.
3. Yellow - Green - Dead - Black Dead is not a color. Green is healthy or Green is not a color of death.______________________________________________________
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We're all nuts .. can you name us?
1. Big country in South America. Brazil nut
2. A pod is my pad. Peanut
3. This came down in Germany. Walnut
4. Confection ingredient. Butternut Honeynut
6. Gorillas show dominance by beating this. Chestnut
7. May be found in the company of a witch. Hazelnut
Need help with
5. Sneaking a look-on. Pecan
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 24, 2012 16:03:28 GMT -5
Here's a word game while you guys contemplate the other riddles  : A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have their initial sounds switched to form new words. The pairs need only sound the same, not necessarily be spelled the same (power saw & sour paw, horse cart & coarse heart). There may sometimes be one or two connecting words (kick the stone & stick the cone, king of the rats & ring of the cats). Given the following definitions, what are the spoonerisms? 1) overweight dam builder & symptom of a sick flying mammal 2) bottom of the ocean & an insect-bitten dog has this 3) a cooking utensil & a nosy admirer 4) the person in charge of clocks and watches & the result of exposing silent actors to the sun 1) overweight dam builder & symptom of a sick flying mammal fat beaver and bat fever2) bottom of the ocean & an insect-bitten dog has this AVP answered this one with sea floor and flea sore 3) a cooking utensil & a nosy admirer frying pan and prying fan4) the person in charge of clocks and watches & the result of exposing silent actors to the sun time man and mime tan |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 24, 2012 16:29:49 GMT -5
"What's the password?" asked The Voice, with a weasel-like demeanor. Agent X was confused, until he realized he had received a strange postcard weeks before. The crafty spy still needed to enter the underground cellar leading to a new set of gadgets to be used on the next mission, but he was halted by The Voice's presence. What the postcard said might help Agent X find the password The Voice needs to allow the spy into the secret lair. The postcard says this: A relative of mine was expelled.
It was my niece.
Wouldn't you agree?
It was because she joined a band of bikers.
She's doing lots of things wrong.
She always shows a lot of toughness.
P.S.
Isaac Newton:
Near orange bags lying east.
Gets as strange equally slowly. |
What is the password? Explain. First letter of each word following the postscript Isaac Newton. Newton was a member of the Royal Society and a renown scientist. |
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Post by taltos on Mar 24, 2012 19:05:06 GMT -5
Oh, good, you're doing more of them. A teacher asked if anyone in her class had a birthday that day. No one did. She asked if anyone in the class had a family member with a birthday. One little girl said yes. Her father and grandfather were both celebrating birthdays that day, and they were the same age. How can this be? Grandpa was practicing incest ![]() or Daddy married grandfather's daughter. I'm really hoping the father & maternal grandfather's families have wildly different generational gaps, rather than the former...  |
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Post by taltos on Mar 24, 2012 19:13:07 GMT -5
Half incorrect. 'Green' is correct for the other elimination, but you're reasoning is wrong. Think geography.
Still incorrect. Hint: while the answer has 'nut' in it, and there is some debate over what it actually is, it is generally considered a seed or a fruit instead.
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Post by taltos on Mar 24, 2012 19:16:38 GMT -5
The Spoonerisms are correct ![]() You have almost half of it. The P.S. is just the clue for finding the password, but you need to include the Isaac Newton part |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 24, 2012 19:22:19 GMT -5
Half incorrect. 'Green' is correct for the other elimination, but you're reasoning is wrong. Think geography. Still incorrect. Hint: while the answer has 'nut' in it, and there is some debate over what it actually is, it is generally considered a seed or a fruit instead. Thank you for the hints. 3. Yellow - Green - Dead - Black Dead is not a color. Green is healthy or Green is not a color of death. Green is not a sea.4. Confection ingredient. Butternut coconut. |
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Post by taltos on Mar 24, 2012 19:29:38 GMT -5
Was grandfather born in a leap year? You mean he was born on February 29th? That's an interesting theory, but they'd still need to be born in the same year for them both to be the same age, as they would both be affected by the missing birthdays if they were both born on the 29th. |
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Post by taltos on Mar 24, 2012 19:36:06 GMT -5
Thank you for the hints. 3. Yellow - Green - Dead - Black Dead is not a color. Green is healthy or Green is not a color of death. Green is not a sea.4. Confection ingredient. Butternutcoconut. Correct.  |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 24, 2012 20:25:33 GMT -5
Was grandfather born in a leap year? You mean he was born on February 29th? That's an interesting theory, but they'd still need to be born in the same year for them both to be the same age, as they would both be affected by the missing birthdays if they were both born on the 29th. Doh. I should delete my ridiculous response. lol |
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Post by taltos on Mar 25, 2012 3:20:44 GMT -5
Word Ladder - follow the clues to form the word ladder, at each step letters are added, subtracted or rearranged:
The old adage says to do this again.
Add one, make a city of fame way back when.
OY becomes IP and you'll have a nice fall.
Change I to A and you'll catch it all.
Insert an M: make an invention of Chaplin.
Change T to C and with pain you'll be grapplin'.
Replace second with H: a winner for sure!
Lose second to last: you'll want balm for a cure.
Drop the H to make something to go on your head.
Change one and an adage will leave this thing dead.
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Find the names of 5 planets hidden in the following sentences:
1. "What hurts?" asked the doctor. "It's my ear," the patient cried.
2. "Steven, use the screwdriver to build those shelves."
3. Everyone takes a turn during Monopoly.
4. "Cassie, you ran us over with your bicycle!"
5. "Sam, arsenic is poisonous. I read the definition in the dictionary."
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Starting with a one-letter word or abbreviation, add a letter and rearrange the letters to produce the next answer. A clue is given for each.
1. Describing a 180 degree turn
2. Greek's 13th letter
3. e.g. Macadamia, pecan, or acorn
4. Large fish, usually found in small cans
5. Mum's sisters
6. Remove (someone) from position of power
7. Crazy person - or a container for #3!
8. Creatures of Greek mythology: half man and half horse
9. More loyal and devoted
10. Most slovenly or grubby; most earthy or vulgar
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Each of the clues below describe a name of a candy. Can you name that candy? Example: Earth's neighbor = Mars.
1. Quiet giggles from the back of the room
2. Infant child of The Sultan of Swat
3. Cow juice / cowboy clothes
4. Baby chick chirps
5. Male parental unit that plays guitar
6. Galaxy
7. Signs of affection
8. Favorite day for working people
9. Can't hold on to anything
10. Famous swashbuckling trio
11. Sun explosions
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These seemingly "nonsense" words have pairs of opposites in them. For example:
lshoorntg would be "Long /Short" (LshOorNtG). If you've noticed, the letters in the words are always in the same order.
1) Wfateirer
2) Grsokuynd
3) Rpoiocrh
4) Frbeoiezle
5) Ppenecinl
6) Wmaomnan
7) Ldaigrhkt
8) Ounvderer
9) Cdilreatny
10) Riwrgohngt
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Can you identify the following songs and their artists?
1) Refrain from halting, the first person, immediately.
by Female monarch.
2) Multiple timepieces.
by Low temperature, stage production.
3) Unbleached, natural sweetener.
by Perpetual motion of small rocks.
4) Sugary infant, belonging to me.
by Firearms & thorny plants.
5) Refrain, from remaining on your feet, near myself.
by Poisoned insect injection.
[ETA: I just realized whomever made this puzzle gave the lead singer instead of the band. The band could be defined by this: "the organized civil force of a state, concerned with maintenance of law and order"
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Can you find 13 animals hidden in this line?
Pheasantoadderaturtleechareelionewtiger
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 25, 2012 8:35:01 GMT -5
Taltos: Before I start on the nice ones that I awakened to this morning, I want to see if I am on the right track with this one.
There is a word in the English language whose first two letters indicate a male, whose first three letters indicate a female, whose first four letters are a great man, and the whole word is a great woman.
What is the word?
Does it start with
MR
MRS
And Teaser post #184 about the password. "In noble gases" - would part of the answer be AIR?
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 25, 2012 8:52:35 GMT -5
Word Ladder - follow the clues to form the word ladder, at each step letters are added, subtracted or rearranged:
TRY .....The old adage says to do this again.
TROY ..Add one, make a city of fame way back when.
TRIP ...OY becomes IP and you'll have a nice fall.
TRAP ..Change I to A and you'll catch it all.
TRAMP .Insert an M: make an invention of Chaplin.
CRAMP Change T to C and with pain you'll be grapplin'.
CHAMP Replace second with H: a winner for sure!
CHAP ..Lose second to last: you'll want balm for a cure.
CAP ....Drop the H to make something to go on your head.
CAT ....Change one and an adage will leave this thing dead.
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Find the names of 5 planets hidden in the following sentences:
EARTH ....1. "What hurts?" asked the doctor. "It's my ear," the patient cried.
VENUS ...2. "Steven, use the screwdriver to build those shelves."
SATURN .3. Everyone takes a turn during Monopoly.
URANUS ..4. "Cassie, you ran us over with your bicycle!"
MARS ....5. "Sam, arsenic is poisonous. I read the definition in the dictionary."
Thanks for these. They are fun. Time for a coffee break. Maybe someone else will wake up and play.
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Post by taltos on Mar 25, 2012 13:13:20 GMT -5
There is a word in the English language whose first two letters indicate a male, whose first three letters indicate a female, whose first four letters are a great man, and the whole word is a great woman. What is the word? Does it start with MR
MRSWrong track. You'd have a really hard time spelling a longer word with that cluster of letters. 'Air' is not a Noble Gas. The Planet find & Ladder puzzle are correct. ![]() |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Mar 25, 2012 13:13:33 GMT -5
Oh, good, you're doing more of them. A teacher asked if anyone in her class had a birthday that day. No one did. She asked if anyone in the class had a family member with a birthday. One little girl said yes. Her father and grandfather were both celebrating birthdays that day, and they were the same age. How can this be? Grandpa was practicing incest ![]() or Daddy married grandfather's daughter. The second one. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Mar 25, 2012 13:14:18 GMT -5
Oh, good, you're doing more of them. I have two. A town that attracted a lot of tourists had a serious pickpocketing problem, so the town put up signs in the worst area warning tourists about the problem. The rate of pickpocketing doubled, so the signs came down. Why? Did the sign say? No, the sign said: "Warning: pickpockets in this area." |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 25, 2012 13:17:23 GMT -5
Did the sign say? No, the sign said: "Warning: pickpockets in this area." Ok, but I was on the right track. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 25, 2012 14:03:24 GMT -5
There is a word in the English language whose first two letters indicate a male, whose first three letters indicate a female, whose first four letters are a great man, and the whole word is a great woman. What is the word? Does it start with MR
MRSWrong track. You'd have a really hard time spelling a longer word with that cluster of letters. Let's try this again. Don't ask me why I tried to complicate this one. HE
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Post by taltos on Mar 25, 2012 19:24:27 GMT -5
Much better. ;D
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Post by taltos on Mar 25, 2012 22:06:09 GMT -5
Note: I just made a correction to one of the puzzles in this post.  |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 25, 2012 23:12:44 GMT -5
Note: I just made a correction to one of the puzzles in this post. Which post number is it? Difficult for me to tell when I am using my cell phone. |
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Post by taltos on Mar 25, 2012 23:32:24 GMT -5
Post #255 (clicking ' this' should take you to it). The correction is in the second last puzzle (the song & artist one). |
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Post by Lostcause on Mar 25, 2012 23:48:24 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? Answer to the first is: 3. The second, I agree with Anti! |
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Post by Lostcause on Mar 25, 2012 23:51:20 GMT -5
Erh...I seem to have gotten the first page instead of the last when I clicked the subject. Ignore my above responce please!  |
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Post by taltos on Mar 26, 2012 1:00:13 GMT -5
Wouldn't be the first time someone's done that. At least you got the answer correct. |
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