Whim:
3,19,7,16, 8,
11
I see you got the point.
What is this word
am U ous
AM-BIG-U-OUS
Well, that's clear.
Rap:
not a cricket point--11,
ambiguous
(although it's a little hard to ignore a BIG Whim),
"I did not think Whim was that ?'big' "
no [1.05*(36"-3")=34.65"]
Mark:
Full marks for the homework assignment.
"I used to throw darts in a league"
League: a traditional unit of distance. Derived from an ancient Celtic unit and adopted by the Romans as the leuga, the league became a common unit of measurement throughout western Europe. It was intended to represent, roughly, the distance a person could walk in an hour. The Celtic unit seems to have been rather short (about 1.5 Roman miles, which is roughly 1.4 statute miles or 2275 meters), but the unit grew longer over time. In many cases it was equal to 3 miles, using whatever version of the mile was current. At sea, the league was most often equal to 3 nautical miles, which is 1/20 degree [2], 3.45 statute miles, or exactly 5556 meters. In the U.S. and Britain, standard practice is to define the league to be 3 statute miles (about 4828.03 meters) on land or 3 nautical miles at sea. However, many occurrences of the "league" in English-language works are actually references to the Spanish league (the legua), the Portuguese league (legoa) or the French league (lieue).
That sure is a long throw.
YARDAGE
Since 105% of 33 inches is only 34.65 inches, it would never be enough unless somebody ordered more than she needed.
I don't know what you guys are on, but I want some.
"Sally ordered 5 yards of curtain material"
Sally was short by 6.75 inches.
She needed 180 inches, but the owners gave her only 165 plus 5 percent of that.
Ordered 5 yards = 180 inches, received 33" x 5 = 165" + 5% of 165 " = 8.25" = total of 173.25". Short by 6.75
Pick and mix.
If you multiply 2 by itself 12,345 times, what will you get
MXYEZWNXYZSIIXYAZWXI
If Brazil is east of New York, cross out all the W's and X's. If not, cross out all the A's. If Henry VIII lived in the same century as Columbus, cross out all the Y's. If not, cross out the M's and N's. If Golden Gate Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world, cross out all the S's and E's. If not, cross out all the I's and Z's.
What word do you have left
What am I
(No not me, you cant print that)
I go up and down at the very same time. I exist throughout life on only one side. I am very old and yet may be new. You might see me but I'll never see you....
What is the world's longest official (one word) place name
Punctuate the following sentence ( if you come from OZ go have a beer instead):
Where John had had had Mary had had had had had had had been correct
John was attempting to steal a chicken. When he first saw the bird, he was standing 250 yards due south of it. Both began running at the same time and ran with uniform speeds. The chicken ran due east. Instead of running northeast on a straight line, John ran so that at every instant he was running directly towards the chicken. Assuming that John ran 1 1/3 times faster than the chicken.
How far did the chicken run before it was caught
