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The worlds first riddle!

 
 
markr
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 12:48 pm
[size=8]midnight

sugar and spice
jack and jill
piss and moan
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markr
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 01:22 pm
[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
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 01:23 pm
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shari6905
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 01:24 pm
Very good Mark. I have assessed your answer and I find it to be concise! Precisely what I had deduced.
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markr
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 01:32 pm
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
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markr
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 01:33 pm
Brandy is one of my favorite songs!
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shari6905
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 01:37 pm
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.
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 02:09 pm
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shari6905
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 02:13 pm
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.
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markr
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 02:19 pm
[size=8]raised eyebrows
a man for all seasons
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 02:43 pm
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shari6905
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 03:07 pm
Aye Aye Master Chief Petty Officer Try!!
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 03:23 pm
Wonderfully restrained. Laughing


EMPLOY___T



Another 1
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markr
 
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Reply Sat 18 Feb, 2006 07:45 pm
[size=8]sold down the river
unfinished symphony
one after another
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Sun 19 Feb, 2006 09:08 am
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
T
A
H
W + THAT
Whats up with that? Razz


REVIRD TAES
Back Seat Driver Razz



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 Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool

HEAD / ACHE
splitting headache Razz

CHOICE x 3
triple choice, three choices Razz /multiple choice


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

…….v……
N I G H T
…. ^….

midnight Razz

sprinG
summEr
autumN
winTer
a man for all seasons Razz



s
w
o
r
b
e
y
E
raised eyebrows Razz



S
O
L
DANUBE
sold down the river Razz

Symphon_
unfinished symphony Razz


Another 1
one after another Razz

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 Question
(b) $6 per gallon Question



13579 vs. U
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shari6905
 
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Reply Sun 19 Feb, 2006 10:12 am
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
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Sun 19 Feb, 2006 11:52 am
Cuddly and warm you say, I will be right over with the coffee and chocolate bagels.


PETS A



T_RN
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shari6905
 
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Reply Sun 19 Feb, 2006 11:59 am
U Turn
A Backwards step.


Ill put my slippers and jammys on and we will listen to Van Morrison and play poker.
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markr
 
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Reply Sun 19 Feb, 2006 12:52 pm
[size=8]the odds are against you
a step backwards
no u-turn
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Sun 19 Feb, 2006 01:17 pm
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