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PostSubject: The Mind-Boggling Game   Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:14 pm
This came from one of my daughter's puzzle books, I thought it's really interesting to play (solve).


William likes apples better than oranges, and vanilla ice cream better than chocolate. He would rather watch a baseball or football game on TV than hockey, enjoys summer and fall more than spring and winter, thinks Newsweek a better magazine than Time, and is convinced that High Noon is a greater Western movie than Destry Rides Again.

Can you explain why William has these preferences?
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:09 pm
I think I know!! William likes double letters? Apples, vanilla.....etc.?
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:40 pm
Yes, Savannah, you got it!! Cheer



How many peaches?

Joy's father brought a paper sack home from the supermarket. It contained a certain number of peaches. Joy took no peaches from the sack, and she left no peaches in the sack. How many peaches were inside the sack?
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:34 am
Okay - I have two theories. GreenSmile

#1. The answer is based on grammar: Joy took no peaches from the sack - she took one. Joy left no peaches in the sack - she left one. So there must have been two peaches.

#2 The answer is also based on grammar: Joy's father bought a dozen peaches. On the way home, he got hungry and ate them ALL. "The sack contained a certain number of peaches" - past tense. They were all gone now. LaughingSmiley2 Joy took no peaches from the sack, 'cause doggonit, Dad ate 'em all! Joy left no peaches in the sack - 'cause doggonit, Dad ate 'em all!! And Dad? He's in bed now, with a terrible stomach ache.

Theory #1 is more plausible, but theory #2 is more fun.
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:54 am
I like #2 theory you gave, Savannah. ROTFL BUT, #1 is the correct one. You're terrific at this, Savannah!! Thumbsup And you thought all the knowlege you have in your brain are useless. GreenSmile
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:54 am
Savannah wrote:
Okay - I have two theories. GreenSmile


Faint2 I could've looked at these for a year and not figured them out. Well done! Applause
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:35 am
Lily wrote:
You're terrific at this, Savannah!! Thumbsup


Thanks.....gotta be good at something! LaughingSmiley2
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:06 pm
Thumbsup


Ok, I have another one:

Below are seven common English words. It's easy to find out what the words are if you perform a simple operation. What must you do?

ZO-ZO

ZOOZ

ZO-N

X-Z

OON

ZCZ

ZO-ZC
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:20 pm
Lily wrote:


What must you do?


Speak Gibberish? batEyes

Okay, okay......I'll keep thinking.
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:03 am
Tilt your head to the right and read downward to read them? GreenSmile

ZO-ZO=ONION

ZOOZ=NOON

ZO-N=ZION

X-Z=NIX

OON=ZOO

ZCZ=NUN

ZO-ZC=UNION
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:45 am
Applause Yay, Rhonda!!
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:58 am
Good job, Rhonda!
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:12 am
Bliss smiley YAY ME!!! YAY ME!!! Bliss smiley
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:56 am
Is it true that day begins with d and ends with e?
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:19 pm
Day, then comes Evening...... Huh?
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:37 pm
Hey Rhonda, that's a good answer. But, it's not the correct answer in the book.
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:40 pm
Lily wrote:
Is it true that day begins with d and ends with e?



LaughingSmiley2 I get it!!

Day begins with D. Ends begins with E . . . Yes, it's true. LaughingSmiley2
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:33 pm
Cheer Yippy for Savannah!! LaughingSmiley2




What time is it when you have a severe toothache?
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:54 pm
Time to see the dentist? GreenSmile
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:57 pm
You're partially correct. I need a specific time. GreenSmile
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:18 pm
Maybe a punny answer? Tooth hurty. LaughingSmiley2
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:35 pm
Yes!! It's 2:30 (tooth hurty) ROTFL
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:36 pm
You're KIDDING!! LaughingSmiley2 I was joking! I thought you wanted something more complicated!
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:40 pm
LaughingSmiley2 Savannah!!

Ok, how about this one:

Three cats are chasing a mouse, what time is it?
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PostSubject: Re: The Mind-Boggling Game   Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:06 am
1:03? (Three after one GreenSmile )
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