The worlds first riddle!

[size=8]midnight

sugar and spice
jack and jill
piss and moan[/size]

[size=8]SHEEP
From lightest to heaviest, call them a, b, c, d, e.

a+b=16
a+c=18
c+e=26
d+e=27

Therefore,
c=b+2
d=c+1=b+3
e=a+8
and
a+d=19 (since a+c=18 and d=c+1)
b+e=24 (since c+e=26 and c=b+2)

We've used up:
a+b (16)
a+c (18)
a+d (19)
and
d+e (27)
c+e (26)
b+e (24)

Therefore, either a+e=20 or b+c=20,
and either a+e=23 or c+d=23

Since a+e is even (2a+8), c+d=23

c+d=23 implies c=11 and d=12
Which means a=7, b=9, e=15.

Therefore, the sheep weigh (in increasing order) 7, 9, 11, 12, 15[/size]

Shari, your song ?'Brandy (You're A Fine Girl )'

Sure has some fine words. However, I still prefer a well rounded, mature Sherry.

Mark, I could not come up with an answer for the last one on your list, are you sure P & M is the answer?
It seems a bit risqué to me.



HEAD / ACHE



CHOICE x 3




1. GLANCE
2.
3. GLANCE
4. GLANCE
5. GLANCE

Very good Mark. I have assessed your answer and I find it to be concise! Precisely what I had deduced.

Try, It was Shari's list. I just provided the only obvious answer. She was a navy girl, after all.

[size=8]splitting headache
triple choice, three choices
take a second glance[/size]

Brandy is one of my favorite songs!

I used to hang out with a girl named Brandy in the Navy. So, it was Shari and Brandy. We always said well knock you out at night but youll remember us in the morning. Referring to the alcohol pun. Kinda stupid but it worked.

Sounds like you worked for the ?'press gang'. How romantic, a life on the ocean. Shari, regale us with tales of adventure and discovery.


sprinG
summEr
autumN
winTer


3. OUT
2. OUT
1. OUT


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A Gent for every season???
Eyebrows up?



Well, I never went on a boat or left the US. Thats a lot of the reason why I got out. It was fun though. I wouldnt do anything different. If I had a chance to go back in (which I wouldnt) I would try to get stationed overseas.

[size=8]raised eyebrows
a man for all seasons[/size]

Shari wrote, "Well, I never went on a boat or left the US."

You must have joined the Swiss navy by mistake.
BTW ?'boats' are what you go fishing in. The navy has ?'ships'. Scccheeese!


S
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DANUBE



Symphon_

Aye Aye Master Chief Petty Officer Try!!

Wonderfully restrained.


EMPLOY___T



Another 1

[size=8]sold down the river
unfinished symphony
one after another[/size]

Good morning peep's, and a special good morning to Shari, the only one who has to work on a lazy Sunday. Good for you girl, you put me to shame.


Shari:

S
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Whats up with that?


REVIRD TAES
Back Seat Driver



Mark:

SHEEP
From lightest to heaviest, call them a, b, c, d, e.

a+b=16
a+c=18
c+e=26
d+e=27

Therefore,
c=b+2
d=c+1=b+3
e=a+8
and
a+d=19 (since a+c=18 and d=c+1)
b+e=24 (since c+e=26 and c=b+2)

We've used up:
a+b (16)
a+c (18)
a+d (19)
and
d+e (27)
c+e (26)
b+e (24)

Therefore, either a+e=20 or b+c=20,
and either a+e=23 or c+d=23

Since a+e is even (2a+8), c+d=23

c+d=23 implies c=11 and d=12
Which means a=7, b=9, e=15.

Therefore, the sheep weigh (in increasing order) 7, 9, 11, 12, 15

HEAD / ACHE
splitting headache

CHOICE x 3
triple choice, three choices /multiple choice


1. GLANCE
2.
3. GLANCE
4. GLANCE
5. GLANCE
take a second glance /without

…….v……
N I G H T
…. ^….

midnight

sprinG
summEr
autumN
winTer
a man for all seasons



s
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b
e
y
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raised eyebrows



S
O
L
DANUBE
sold down the river

Symphon_
unfinished symphony


Another 1
one after another

An enviable result Mark, have a Sherry on me. :wink:




You are in charge of a land locked naval depot, your paint inventory consists of 60 gallons of blue, 40 gallons of red, and 30 gallons of yellow. To make purple paint you mix equals parts of blue and red. To make orange paint you mix equal parts of red and yellow. To make green paint you mix equal parts of blue and yellow. Purple paint sells for $6 a gallon, orange for $20, and green for $9. There is a fixed disposal charge for every unused gallon.

How much of each of purple, orange, and green paint should you mix to maximize profits if the disposal cost is:

(a) $4 per gallon
(b) $6 per gallon



13579 vs. U

Even though I am at work its still a lazy Sunday. I dont do much more than I have to on days like today. Its cold outside and cuddly warm in here.

One after another
Men out of work/job/employment

Cuddly and warm you say, I will be right over with the coffee and chocolate bagels.


PETS A



T_RN

U Turn
A Backwards step.


Ill put my slippers and jammys on and we will listen to Van Morrison and play poker.

[size=8]the odds are against you
a step backwards
no u-turn[/size]

Now you are talking babe, lets hear it for Van:

When it's not always raining there'll be days like this
When there's no one complaining there'll be days like this
When everything falls into place like the flick of a switch
Well my mama told me there'll be days like this

When you don't need to worry there'll be days like this
When no one's in a hurry there'll be days like this
When you don't get betrayed by that old judas kiss
Oh my mama told me there'll be days like this

When you don't need an answer there'll be days like this
When you don't meet a chancer there'll be days like this
When all the parts of the puzzle start to look like they f it
Then I must remember there'll be days like this

When everyone is up front and they're not playing tricks
When you don't have no freeloaders out to get their kicks
When it's nobody's business the way that you wanna live
I just have to remember there'll be days like this

When no one steps on my dreams there'll be days like this
When people understand what I mean there'll be days like this
When you ring out the changes of how everything is
Well my mama told me there'll be days like this

Oh my mama told me
There'll be days like this
Oh my mama told me
There'll be days like this
Oh my mama told me
There'll be days like this
Oh my mama told me
There'll be days like this

Is that the game where you have to shout ?'snap' and when you lose you have to shed an item of clothing? I prefer; No-limit Texas hold'em. Throw another log on the fire.

Good start Mark, let the difficult times roll.


ENOOCCLUNTEERSS


WR__ING