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Brain Teasers - Jangar - 06-12-2005
dudette Wrote:Tom said food I if spicy really like I gingerly don't know...
"I really don't know if I like spicy food", said Tom gingerly
:thumbs:
Susan is two-thirds her sister SallyÂ’s age. In six years, she will be five-sixths SallyÂ’s age. Two years ago, she was half her sisterÂ’s age.
How old are they now?
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Brain Teasers - Ade - 07-12-2005
Jangar Wrote:[B]Susan is two-thirds her sister SallyÂ’s age. In six years, she will be five-sixths SallyÂ’s age. Two years ago, she was half her sisterÂ’s age.
4 and 6.
You don't need that superfluous information in the middle, either! (In six years, she will be five-sixths SallyÂ’s age.)
Brain Teasers - Jangar - 08-12-2005
Ade Wrote:4 and 6.
You don't need that superfluous information in the middle, either! (In six years, she will be five-sixths SallyÂ’s age.)
:thumbs:
Maybe they were trying to distract us ?
ALPHABET SOUP
How many common English words can you make from the letters below, using all six letters once in each word?
A C E N R T
How many common English words can you make from the letters below, using all six letters once in each word?
A C E N R T
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Brain Teasers - dudette - 08-12-2005
Jangar Wrote:A C E N R T[/B][/align]
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Trance
...
Brain Teasers - Jangar - 08-12-2005
dudette Wrote:Trance
...
Surely you can find more than that :p
Brain Teasers - dudette - 09-12-2005
canter.... nectar?
Brain Teasers - Jangar - 09-12-2005
dudette Wrote:canter.... nectar?
Keep 'em comming
They don't have canter in their answer which is weird...
3 more to go
Brain Teasers - Curio - 10-12-2005
Can only think of one more - recant.
Wonder what the other 2 are.
:mmm:
Brain Teasers - nataliiie - 10-12-2005
Cretan (proper noun, native of Crete)
Centra (plural of Centrum)
... but perhaps both are not common enough as English words
Brain Teasers - Jangar - 11-12-2005
Well done everyone :thumbs:
I am now going to take a 3 week break from this thread while we move and get settled in.
See you all next year