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"A puzzle for yous all..."

My first is in biscuit but never in cake
My second's in awesome but not in great
My third is in mother but not seen in dad
My fourth is in sunny but never in sad
My fifth is a vowel found in water not creek
My sixth is found only in one day of the week
My seventh's two of three that you learn when you're young
My eighth's not in song but it's there when it's sung
My ninth's in eleven and twelve, not thirteen
My tenth is in island and river, not stream
My eleventh's in precious and secret and paste
My twelfth is in phantom and spectre and haste
My whole stalks the night in a quiet dreamlike state
With no memories the next day of being out late

Ok then,

draw out a 3x3 grid (like 0's and X's)
Fill in the numbers 0-9 so that all columns, rows and diags add to 15

Bit less taxing!

Rosalind wrote:
> but surely the alive guy whose has an open pack doesn't have a
> parachute in, else he'd be dead too.
>
> re-read the Q. He asks whats in the dead guys pack.

very true,
but it wasn't me, the devil made me do it >:)

Gangsta Hamsta wrote:
> A grid one for all those interested.

I can't do that one, I'm on a stats course so I need at least half my attention on the teacher.

:(

> but surely the alive guy whose has an open pack doesn't have a
> parachute in, else he'd be dead too.

re-read the Q. He asks whats in the dead guys pack.

Unbeliever wrote:
> Simon is right!
>
> Sorry for the lateness of the reply but I'm really busy.
>
> see you later.

Yay, I get to keep my head :)

A grid one for all those interested.

At the dinner party, there were 5 people. They each had a meal. Noone ate the same meal. They each had a different number of servings of food. (1-5). Also, each of them had a Bad Habit...
People at the Party: Miss Red, Mr Green, Mr Orange, Miss Yellow, Miss Blue.
Food they ate: Spaghetti, Beef & Vegie Stew, Caesar Salad, Soup, Lamb Roast.
Servings: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.
Bad Habits: One talked very loud at the table, one kept burping at the table, one had a cold and kept sniffing, one was a very messy eater, and one was giving everyone shifty looks. :) Find out what each person ate, how many servings they ate, and what their bad habits were.

Clues:

1. The person that was sniffing constantly, ate four servings of food.
2. Miss Yellow did NOT eat the Beef & Vegie Stew.
3. The Female guest who ate the Spaghetti, helped herself to 2 servings.
4. The Guest who burped throughout the meal (who was not Miss Blue) ate the Soup.
5. Mr Orange ate one less serving than the person who ate the Beef & Vegie Stew.
6. Both Miss Yellow, and the shifty-looking guest when back for more than one serving of food.
7. Mr Green, who did not speak loudly because he was too busy eating, had the Lamb Roast.
8. Mr Orange like food that is messy

Simon is right!

Sorry for the lateness of the reply but I'm really busy.

see you later.

Rosalind wrote:
> I was stumped by the hat one. Good one Si.

thanks, see it's all about looking at the same problem from different perspectives, and having a blind faith that the world is always fair, which I doubt ;)

Simon Says wrote:
> Rosalind wrote:
> 1. Paracute
> 2. He was bald
>
> Bravo *impressed*

*devils advicate*

but surely the alive guy whose has an open pack doesn't have a parachute in, else he'd be dead too.

Drunk Cow wrote:
> Two men are in a desert. They both have packs on. One of the guys is
> dead. The guy who is alive has his pack open, the guy who is dead has
> his pack closed. What is in the pack?
>
>
> Huh huh huh!

Parachutes ;-)