Brain Teasers

[Jangar]

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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[Ade]

[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.)

[Jangar]

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

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[dudette]

A C E N R T[/B][/align]

(050507)

Trance
...

[Jangar]

Trance
...

Surely you can find more than that :p

[dudette]

canter.... nectar?

[Jangar]

canter.... nectar?

Keep 'em comming

They don't have canter in their answer which is weird...

3 more to go

[Curio]

Can only think of one more - recant.
Wonder what the other 2 are.
:mmm:

[nataliiie]

Cretan (proper noun, native of Crete)
Centra (plural of Centrum)

... but perhaps both are not common enough as English words

[Jangar]

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