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rainy day riddle 4
« on: May 28, 2007, 11:04:28 »
try this

The fiddler and his wife, the piper and his mother, between them ate three half-loaves, three whole loaves and three-quarters of another. If each had an equal share, how many loaves did each eat?
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« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2007, 11:05:18 »
One and three-quarter loaves each. The piper is the son of the fiddler and his wife. There are only three people, not four.
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« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2007, 11:06:58 »
i see you found the page i,m using then i shall have to find some different ones :lol:
your answer is correct
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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2007, 11:08:27 »
:lol: google is my friend!!!
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Rainy riddle 5
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2007, 11:10:55 »
try this then



Take away my first letter and I am unchanged;
       Take away my second letter and I am unchanged;
       Take away all my remaining letters and I am still unchanged!

       What am I?
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let him that hath understanding reckon the number of the beast

He, who laughs last, laughs best. He who laughs at Chuck Norris dies.

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« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2007, 11:12:33 »
postman?
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« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2007, 11:14:50 »
Quote from: "TDi90"
postman?


no fun now everyones brain has woken up  :lol:

yes your correct
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« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2007, 11:15:26 »
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postman?


Or a post box
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« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2007, 11:16:42 »
wohooooooooo that has made my day! wooohooooo \:D/
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« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2007, 11:19:02 »
Or if it was a post man Unemployed.... :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2007, 12:31:00 »
On a related note, can you think of a 5 letter word, 4 letters of which are vowels, and if you take away the last 4 letters it still reads the same?
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« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2007, 13:17:42 »
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On a related note, can you think of a 5 letter word, 4 letters of which are vowels, and if you take away the last 4 letters it still reads the same?


Would it be Queue & Q ?
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« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2007, 14:11:51 »
Indeed it would.
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