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Capergirl · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2003 1:43 pm Post subject: Brain Teasers

F U N E M?
S, V F M
F U N E X?
S, V F X
OK, L F M N X

Wink

Capergirl · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2003 1:44 pm Post subject: For the Latin experts...

Caesar adsum jam forti,
Brutus et erat:
Caesar sic in omnibus,
Brutus sic in hat.

Wolf · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 1245 Location: Middle Earth

ANSWER SPOILERS DON'T READ BEFORE GUESSING!

"Caesar had some jam for tea."
"Brutus ate a rat."
"Casar sick in omnibus."
"Brutus sick in hat."

The first one's beyond me. I must only have half a brain.

Capergirl · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2003 1:53 pm Post subject:

Very good, young Wolf. Very Happy

The other one is easy...read aloud. Wink

Wolf · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 1245 Location: Middle Earth

"Have you any ham"
"Yes, we have ham"
"Have you any eggs?"
"Okay, I'll have ham and eggs. "

Capergirl · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2003 1:58 pm Post subject: One for the Maritimers...

Wolf, Gerard, et al...this one's for you guys. Say the following with your best "Newfie" accent:

m r ducks
m r not ducks
o s a r
cedar wings?
whale oil beef hooked, m r ducks!

Laughing

Capergirl · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2003 1:59 pm Post subject:

Wolf · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 1245 Location: Middle Earth

"Them are ducks." (They are ducks, spoken in Newfie)
"Them are not ducks." (They are not ducks.)
"Oh, yes they are."
"See their wings?"
"Well, I'll be f*****, them are ducks." (Oh, my they are ducks after all.)

Capergirl · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2003 2:04 pm Post subject:

OK, Wolf, you're on the ball today. Anyone else have some brain teasers for the English "experts" here? Very Happy

dyak · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 630

Ok, this one keeps coming up in class.

How do you explain or elicit 'tacky' and 'cheesy' well?

Steiner · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 573 Location: Hunan China

Well, Dyak, I don't know. First you have to teach good taste, which, unfortunately, seems to be instinctual.

A famous one:

Dozey doats n lamzey doats
N lidl lamzey divy,
A kiddle edivy to. Wooden u?

And I've messed it all up spelling-wise, but oh well.

Wolf · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 1245 Location: Middle Earth

FGT · Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 762 Location: Turkey

Q: Constantinople is a very long word - how many letters in it?

A: 2 !!

Capergirl · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2003 4:29 pm Post subject:

OK, smarties, try these: Very Happy

3 B M
7 W of the W
12 S of the Z
13: U for S
26 L in the A
52 C in a D
64 S on a C B
90 D in a R A
366 D in a L Y
1 P in a P T
5 T on a F
18 H on a G C
88 K on a P
32: F P of W in F
9 L of a C

FGT · Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 762 Location: Turkey

Thanks Capergirl!

7 W of the W ? Should it be 7 D of the W or am I being dense?

I've cracked all bar three (the numbers 13, 1 and 32). Here are three more for you:

22 P on a FP
21 S on a D
12 I in a F