The worlds first riddle!

thoh13 wrote:

etselieks

esmtr
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elnsngths

thoh were these answered?

stuh505 wrote:

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Sleeping in, out and all around with x rated dreams?
stu you have me confused

TTH wrote:

thoh13 wrote:
airet

you are not in it?

thoh you didn't answer this one, do I need to explain it?

Stormwatch wrote:

TTH wrote:
Stormwatch wrote:
cy cy

break in between see why?

I was thinking cyclone.

eeeeeeeeeec

cyclone- now I get it. Cool

ease to see?

markr wrote:

TTH: Mine are puzzles.

Mark now you have me puzzled, care to give a hint?

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markr: positive outlook, yes

TTH: sleeping with x-rated dreams -- no sorry, it is supposed to be "zebra crossing" Very Happy

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Apologies for being late, so much to catch up on.

Another gem: cy cy = cyclone Razz

The short story titled ?'Coconuts', by Ben Ames Williams, appeared in the Saturday Evening Post on October 9, 1926. A day I remember well for other reasons.

The story tells about five men and a monkey who were shipwrecked on an island.

They spent the first night gathering coconuts.

During the night, one man woke up and decided to take his share of the coconuts. He divided them into five piles. One coconut was left over so he gave it to the monkey, then hid his share and went back to sleep.

Soon a second man woke up and did the same thing. After dividing the coconuts into five piles, one coconut was left over which he gave to the monkey. He then hid his share and went back to bed.

The third, fourth, and fifth man followed exactly the same procedure.

The next morning, after they all woke up, they divided the remaining coconuts into five equal shares. This time no coconuts were left over.

No answer was ever given in the original story, and ever since there have been various versions, many with different answers. This will be the definitive result.

What is the smallest number of coconuts there could have been in the original pile Question

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I haven't solved the coconot problem yet, but here's a start...

X % 5 = 1
(8X - 10) % 50 = 10
(64X - 180) % 500 = 100
(512X - 2440) % 5000 = 1000
(4096X - 29520) % 50000 = 10000
(32768X - 336160) % 500000 = 100000
(262144X - 2689280) % 5000000 = 0

The last modulo equation should determine the minimum size of X, I think...so I will find the first solution to that:

262144X - 2689280 = 5000000
X = 29.33227539
X = 2,933,227,539 (integer sized up)

Must be something wrong my logic because its not right

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markr:

syrup Cool

one foot in the grave Cool

Tennessee

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Hey, that's a lot of coconuts; perhaps this will help:

Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime
His sister had another, she paid it for a lime.
She put the lime in the coconut, and drank them both up
She put the lime in the coconut, and drank them both up
She put the lime in the coconut,

Called the doctor, woke him up, and said,
"Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?
I say, Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?"

"Now let me get this straight;
You put the lime in the coconut, you drank them both up
You put the lime in the coconut, you drank them both up
You put the lime in the coconut,

called your doctor, woke him up, and said,
'Doctor, ain't there nothing I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?
I say, Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?'

You put the lime in the coconut, and drink them both down,
You put the lime in the cocount, you're such a silly woman!
Put the lime in the coconut, and drink them both together,
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the morning."

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Stormwatch wrote:

markr:Tennessee

Now I finally get it.

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Why bother with Neopets?

We're not (here).

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Tryagain wrote:

Hey, that's a lot of coconuts; perhaps this will help:

Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime
His sister had another, she paid it for a lime.
She put the lime in the coconut, and drank them both up
She put the lime in the coconut, and drank them both up
She put the lime in the coconut,

Called the doctor, woke him up, and said,
"Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?
I say, Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?"

"Now let me get this straight;
You put the lime in the coconut, you drank them both up
You put the lime in the coconut, you drank them both up
You put the lime in the coconut,

called your doctor, woke him up, and said,
'Doctor, ain't there nothing I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?
I say, Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?'

You put the lime in the coconut, and drink them both down,
You put the lime in the cocount, you're such a silly woman!
Put the lime in the coconut, and drink them both together,
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the morning."

All this time I thought it was "put the lion in the coconut, and drink them all up." Boy! Talk about missed lyrics.

Rap

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Top o'the morning to ya. Just a rideby to see if these are the lyrics Rap was thinking of

(H. Belafonte)

Coconut woman is calling out
And everyday you can hear her shout

Coconut woman is calling out
And everyday you can hear her shout

Get your Coconut water
Man is good for your daughter

Coco got a lot of iron
Make you strong like a lion

Mark wrote, "We're not (here)."

Are you over there?

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Well! Belafonte and Nielsson both start with Harry.

Rap

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thoh13:

esmtr
e = ministry

markr:

poise
intravenous= poison intravenous

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stuh505 wrote:

TTH: sleeping with x-rated dreams -- no sorry, it is supposed to be "zebra crossing"

Where did the "bra" come from? Confused

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TTH wrote, "Where did the "bra" come from?"

I am somewhat surprised you should not know that it came from the ?'Ze'

One day at the zoo,

A bee buzzed and buzzed.

It buzzed around a zebra,

And it zapped the zebra's nose.

Zoom went the zebra,

All around the zoo.

"I don't like buzzing bees!"

said the zebra at the zoo.

MEREPEAT Question

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Tryagain wrote:

TTH wrote, "Where did the "bra" come from?"
I am somewhat surprised you should not know that it came from the ?'Ze'

One day at the zoo,

A bee buzzed and buzzed.

It buzzed around a zebra,

And it zapped the zebra's nose.

Zoom went the zebra,

All around the zoo.

"I don't like buzzing bees!"

said the zebra at the zoo.
MEREPEAT

repeat in me?
Has anyone told you, besides myself, that you are weird and still talk funny? I can't understand you. What does bees, zoos and zebras have to do with anything Laughing

Oh yeah, I still don't understand where the bra came from Confused

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Stormwatch wrote:

thoh13:

esmtr
e = ministry

close but no

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TTH wrote:

thoh13 wrote:
airet

you are not in it?

thoh you didn't answer this one, do I need to explain it?

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MEREPEAT= repeat after me

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Stormwatch:
poise
intravenous= poison intravenous

not quite, but headed in the right direction

thoh13:
esmtr
e

looks like it should be "minstiner ovary"

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markr wrote:

thoh13:
esmtr
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looks like it should be "minstiner ovary"

WTH is minstiner ovary? LOL LOL
mark you know I am just teasing you. Very Happy

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