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Offline Highlander

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Brain Teasers
« on: November 26, 2006, 21:22:35 PM »
Only really, really sad members with nothing better to do with their time should even consider reading further.

I was give a game by a so called friend some years ago - it hasn't been out of the box but the following are examples contained therein in.

Be warned it may drive you bonkers so I apologise in advance.

Q. They are firmly nailed, but they move just fine
They're kept quite busy all the time

What are they ?

Q. Sonny was a horrible worker. He was lazy, never showed up for work on time and always caused trouble. His boss told him "I wish we had 10 employees like you Sonny.

Why ?

Q. It can help solve aproblem
   Set the sound high or low
   But if it's not cut correctly
   To the bin it will go.

What is it ?

Q. There was a man who was 30 years old in 1970 but was only 20 years old in 1980.

How is this possible ?

Q. Arrange three 2's in a mathematical equation (use any matematical symbols necessary except other numbers) so that the result is 16

If this proves popular I will post more. But I warn you all there are loads of them.

Kind regards to all...

JOHN
« Last Edit: November 26, 2006, 22:16:53 PM by Highlander »



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Re: Brain Teasers
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2017, 10:07:03 AM »
What is the answer to

Q. Sonny was a horrible worker. He was lazy, never showed up for work on time and always caused trouble. His boss told him "I wish we had 10 employees like you Sonny.

Why ?

Offline JohnF

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Re: Brain Teasers
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2017, 10:20:01 AM »
What an odd first post...

JF

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Re: Brain Teasers
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2017, 10:23:40 AM »

Q. Arrange three 2's in a mathematical equation (use any matematical symbols necessary except other numbers) so that the result is 16
(2 + 2)2 = 16

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Re: Brain Teasers
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2017, 10:28:28 AM »
Didn't you post these very same questions about 10 years ago H ?

Offline Scunner

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Re: Brain Teasers
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2017, 10:28:34 AM »
What an odd first post...

JF

Haha Great admins think alike :D

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Re: Brain Teasers
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2017, 10:29:05 AM »
What an odd first post...

JF

Tastes a bit Spammy to me.   ;)

Somebody's into spiritualism. Katie King was the name given by Spiritualists in the 1870s to what they believed to be a materialized spirit.

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Re: Brain Teasers
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2017, 10:31:18 AM »
What an odd first post...

JF

Haha Great admins think alike :D

Are we in for some sport or will it be a straightforward spammer?

JF

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Re: Brain Teasers
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2017, 10:36:43 AM »
In for the long game I reckon

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Re: Brain Teasers
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2017, 10:38:33 AM »
What is the answer to

Q. Sonny was a horrible worker. He was lazy, never showed up for work on time and always caused trouble. His boss told him "I wish we had 10 employees like you Sonny.

Why ?

Advicewanttoknow - I can barely remember 20.06 last night far less November 26 2006   ;)  ;)  ;)




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