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Post by Hermione on May 1, 2006 14:30:24 GMT -5
Let's see, I still owe one from Luthien's riddle, don't I?
Hm, okay, let me give an easy one so some one else gets it quickly:
What has hands without fingers, a face without eyes, counts without speaking, and runs folks' lives?
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Post by veela on May 1, 2006 22:34:05 GMT -5
A clock
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Post by Hermione on May 2, 2006 0:39:16 GMT -5
Lol, that went fast. Alright, what's yours?
Celora -a werewolf?
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celora
Second Year, First Semester
Advocate of Gryffindor
Me venir mon doux!
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Post by celora on May 2, 2006 6:53:09 GMT -5
nope - remember, it's a joke  (like, one that a nine year old would tell ) |
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Post by veela on May 2, 2006 13:09:10 GMT -5
After teaching his class all about roman numerals (X = 10, IX=9 and so on) the teacher asked his class to draw a single continuous line and turn IX into 6. The only stipulation the teacher made was that the pen could not be lifted from the paper until the line was complete.
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Post by Hermione on May 2, 2006 18:12:22 GMT -5
Query: when the teacher drew "IX" were there the bordering lines across the top and bottom?
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Post by luthienfrost on May 3, 2006 0:14:16 GMT -5
put a horizontal line through the middle of the IX and then turn it upside down.
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Post by veela on May 4, 2006 0:48:47 GMT -5
What do you mean Hermoine?
No Luthien.
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Post by Hermione on May 4, 2006 16:35:21 GMT -5
Roman numerals are often contained within two bordering lines, across the very tops of the lines/letters/numerals, and across the bottoms, connecting all the symbols in one number. It's the way they distinguished the beginings and endings of numbers when there were long lists of them.
So did the teacher leave those lines off, or were they present?
Because if they WEREN'T there, then the kids could just draw an "S" in front of the IX. It's trickier if they were there, though.
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Post by frizzer on May 4, 2006 18:25:18 GMT -5
Lost again
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Post by veela on May 4, 2006 19:44:24 GMT -5
You got it Hermione. It didn't say anything in the riddle about the bordering lines but that is supposed to be the answer: stick an S in fron of the IX to make SIX.
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Post by Hermione on May 4, 2006 23:20:09 GMT -5
....
You were supposed to tell me I was WRONG.
Now I have to come up with a riddle again!
Argh!
I will send a small rare to anyone who can get me off this hook!
Help! Please!
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justthisguy
Third Year, Second Semester
Gryffindor Giver of Gifts
the answer is 42!
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Post by justthisguy on May 11, 2006 18:22:50 GMT -5
Ok Hermi, you are of the hook . . . .
a brain teaser . . . . .
If OLLIE amounts to 31,770 and ELSIE is worth just 197 less, what value should you place on LESLIE?
hehehehe
JTG
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Post by rind on May 11, 2006 18:47:01 GMT -5
317,537
that was definately a thinker!
lol whats up man! long time no hear!
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justthisguy
Third Year, Second Semester
Gryffindor Giver of Gifts
the answer is 42!
Posts: 478
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Post by justthisguy on May 12, 2006 23:34:14 GMT -5
rind . . . . grrrrrrr!! will have to think of a harder one.
Hermi- putpocet somebody the silver, I have too durned many!
jtg
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Post by Hermione on Jun 17, 2006 4:50:31 GMT -5
Well, I did that awhile back, but we haven't had a riddle in FAR too long.  So here's a quick one to get us going again: What repeats itself while only ever going forward? (There are two answers I'd accept) |
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Visaru
Third Year, Second Semester
Clan Medic
My kingdom for a beer!!!
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Post by Visaru on Jun 17, 2006 9:27:26 GMT -5
a clock?
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Visaru
Third Year, Second Semester
Clan Medic
My kingdom for a beer!!!
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Post by Visaru on Jun 17, 2006 9:27:56 GMT -5
or an escalator?
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Post by Hermione on Jun 18, 2006 1:57:09 GMT -5
You know, I was looking for time or history, but both of those work, so I say you got it (and it's my riddle so I CAN so declare!  ). Your turn to come up with a riddle! |
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Visaru
Third Year, Second Semester
Clan Medic
My kingdom for a beer!!!
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Post by Visaru on Jun 18, 2006 7:13:14 GMT -5
Oh nooooo!!! Im so bad at these things!!!  well, heres a lame one, someone tell me what this is: 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 |
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(like, one that a nine year old would tell 
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