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Fri 24/08/01 at 00:02
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Since you all seem so intelligent here is a quick puzzle.

Move one digit in the following equation to make it true:

101-102=1
Sun 26/08/01 at 12:53
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Clearly TIM-MAY!! spends far too much time in drinking establishments....

Didn't think anyone would get that so well done.

Your turn. :-)
Sun 26/08/01 at 12:50
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FantasyMeister wrote:
> 20,1,18,4,13,6,10,15,?
>
> Which number should replace the '?'


Aha! It's '2' - from the numbers on a dart board.
Sun 26/08/01 at 12:46
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FantasyMeister wrote:
> OK, then Mr. I'll Delete FM's Name, try this one:
>
> 20,1,18,4,13,6,10,15,?
>
> Clue: Non Mathematical Sequence.
>
> Which number should replace the '?'


I know what the sequence is from, I just can't remember what comes next.
Sun 26/08/01 at 11:13
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Ow, my brain hurts!
Sun 26/08/01 at 11:10
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FantasyMeister wrote:
> OK, then Mr. I'll Delete FM's Name, try this
> one:


There were loads of names at the top from 'reply with quotes' I was just tidying it up......


20,1,18,4,13,6,10,15,?


hmmm. Not easy. Might require some general knowledge, in whihc case I'm stuffed. Must think.....
Sun 26/08/01 at 10:56
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OK, then Mr. I'll Delete FM's Name, try this one:

20,1,18,4,13,6,10,15,?

Clue: Non Mathematical Sequence.

Which number should replace the '?'
Sun 26/08/01 at 10:52
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Somebody-who-I-accidentally-deleted-the-name-of wrote:

>The answer was E (They are
> all the initial letters of the Continents).


I don't like that one. The term 'sequence' suggests to me there is an underlying pattern to it, otherwise you could just have them in any order...

...maybe I'm just thinking too mathematically here.
Sat 25/08/01 at 17:14
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Gaming Boy wrote:
> Okay, here's another one:

A flood occurs in a caravan site,
> covering everything in water. When the water receeds, the caravan
> site is just an empty field.

Why?



ANSWER

Everything in the caravan site was washed away!

Duh! Nobody ever thinks of the obvious.
Sat 25/08/01 at 17:12
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How the hell were we going to get that?
Sat 25/08/01 at 14:59
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Gaming Boy wrote:
> FantasyMeister wrote:
> Which letter comes next in this
> sequence:

A,A,A,A,?

Clue: The
> answer isn't A

Well
> ,let me go through the possible answers:
B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J,
> K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

hmmmm...

The answer was E (They are all the initial letters of the Continents).

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