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Post by griffman on Mar 1, 2007 8:52:23 GMT -5
Names Riddle
"Last week it was the 70th birthday party of my uncle. It was good to meet up with some of my relatives again, particularly my brother, Bert, and sister-in-law, Lena. Auntie Tina put on a splendid buffet supper with the help of my half-cousin Flo, and at the end of the evening we had the pleasure of drinking a toast to the health of my uncle. What is his name?"
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aule
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Post by aule on Mar 1, 2007 16:53:15 GMT -5
I havn't got a clue, I'd guess it has something to do with the relatives and their names (cuz half cousin Flo is somewhat strange both in relation to you and in name) but I don't see it ... Yet  |
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Post by Hallelujah on Mar 6, 2007 19:43:46 GMT -5
I haven't got a clue on this one either. :???2:
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Post by Night Ω Wolfe on Mar 6, 2007 22:19:32 GMT -5
I think you have been the first to stump us... so answer?
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Post by griffman on Mar 7, 2007 10:47:47 GMT -5
Should I wait for AREA and Aule to say whether or not they are going to answer? I can give a hint if everyone else wants another chance..
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Post by aule on Mar 7, 2007 10:58:40 GMT -5
well, if your waiting for me, I'd say it counts as a stump, I have no idea what your uncle's name is but i'll take a wild guess
uuhm, Tom, I'd say you have an uncle tom
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Post by griffman on Mar 7, 2007 11:09:27 GMT -5
Tom is not correct, I guess we can call it a stump.
It's uncle Len (as in Leonard)..
Each name had letters only used from their relation, Auntie Tina, half-cousin Flo, brother Bert, and sister-in-law Lena. So, it is possible to find Uncle Len.
I'm actually quite surprised this one stumped. I thought the other one was harder, but I guess this wasn't exactly easy either... what do we do now?
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Post by Night Ω Wolfe on Mar 7, 2007 11:15:33 GMT -5
Wow I wouldn't have made that connection in a million years... very clever!!
So the way I had it was if you stump everyone you get the same amount of points as the riddle is worth, since we are just doing 10 points now for every riddle you just earned yourself 10 points and can go again. So give us a new one.....
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Post by AREA666 on Mar 7, 2007 12:29:46 GMT -5
I semi remember seeing that kind of riddle in highschool, but I would not have figured it out. It reminds me to much of the word problems that are on IQ tests that have a bunch of names and you have to figure out who is tallest or something, I always cringe at those kinds for some reason.
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Post by Hallelujah on Mar 7, 2007 12:36:16 GMT -5
I would never have guessed that one. Good one Griffman!
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Post by aule on Mar 7, 2007 14:32:10 GMT -5
yup very nice, would never have guessed that but I prefer math riddles |
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Well, if I could remember I would tell you. 
