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From news@axion.bt.co.uk Thu May 25 23:50:49 1989
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From: news@axion.bt.co.uk (News Administrator)
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Subject: If you cant beat them, join them.
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Organisation: British Telecom Research Labs, Martlesham Heath, IPSWICH UK
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'm as sick of riddles in this group as anyone, but since they won't go away
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here is an attempt to stem the flow by out-riddling the riddlers.
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What follows is a document that came into my possession some years ago.
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Apologies if it's not new, but then it cant be any worse than some of the
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ancient riddles recently observed here.
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Apologies also to those readers whose native language is not English as some
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of the colloquillisms may not be familiar.
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This test does not measure your intelligence, your fluency with words and
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certainly not your mathematical ability. It will, however, give you some
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gauge of your mental flexibility. Few people will solve more than half the
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25 answers at the first attempt. Many, however, report getting answers long
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after the test has been set aside, particularly at unexpected moments when
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minds are relaxed. Some report solving questions over a period of several days.
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From: pyoung@puppis.axion.bt.co.uk (peter young)
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Path: puppis!pyoung
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Instructions: Each question below contains the initials of words that will
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make it correct. Find the missing words.
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Example: 16 = O in the P Answer: Ounces in the Pound
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1. 26 = L of the A 14. 3 = B M (S H T R)
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2. 7 = D of the W 15. 4 = Q in a G
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3. 1001 = A N 16. 24 = H in a D
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4. 12 = S of the Z 17. 1 = W on a U
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5. 54 = C in a D (with Js) 18. 5 = D in a Z C
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6. 9 = P in the S S 19. 57 = H V
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7. 85 = P K 20. 11 = P in a F T
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8. 13 = S on the A F 21. 1000 W that a P is W
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9. 32 = D F at which W F 22. 29 = D in F in a L Y
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10. 18 = H on a G C 23. 64 = S on a C B
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11. 90 = D in a R A 24. 40 = D and N of the G F
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12. 200 = P for P G in M 25. 76 = T in the B P
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13. 7 = S on a F P P
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If you're lucky I'll send the answers in a week or two.
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Now can we have our jokes back please:-)
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+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| Pete Young E-Mail :pyoung@axion.bt.co.uk |
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| Organisation :British Telecom Research Labs |
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| BTRL, Rm G44, SSTF, Martlesham Heath, IPSWICH IP5 7RE |
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| Phone : +44 473 645054 |
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+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| "What's that you're writing with Dr. Finlay? |
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| "It's an anal thermometer Janet, some bum's walked awa wi ma pen" |
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