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to quote "Requiem for a Dream"...

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Yes he did!! Congrats irongambit! WINNER! :thumbsupsmileyanim:

Here we go:

If a man and a half can eat a cake and half in a minute and a half, allowing the same situation, how many men would it take to eat sixty cakes in thirty minutes? :whistling:

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The guy from the "I Beat Anorexia" shirt and that skinny Kobiyashi kid that wins the Nathan's Coney hotdog eating championship every year could easily pound down 30 cakes each.

Unfortunately to eat the cakes in 30 minutes, they would need Bea Arthur's help as well.

Three hungry lumberjacks.

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Unfortunately to eat the cakes in 30 minutes, they would need Bea Arthur's help as well.

Three hungry lumberjacks.

Goal Texas! Great work....again! :D WINNER!

It's three.

Right, trying to mix them up here. Here's a nice lazy afternoon one - no maths, just eggs:

Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never eat a penguin's egg. Why not?

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I'll want everyone that wants to play to be able to, so I'll answer this one and then sit out for the next few - I love brain teasers and puzzles if you can't already tell ;)

...they won't eat the eggs because if you think EMS shipping prices and customs delays are bad from China and Taiwan, try shipping penguin eggs from the Antarctic to the Arctic. Forget about tracking numbers

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I'll want everyone that wants to play to be able to, so I'll answer this one and then sit out for the next few - I love brain teasers and puzzles if you can't already tell ;)

...they won't eat the eggs because if you think EMS shipping prices and customs delays are bad from China and Taiwan, try shipping penguin eggs from the Antarctic to the Arctic. Forget about tracking numbers

And you've got a new Narikaa watch coming to prove it! :D Don't feel you have to sit anything out - everyone is welcome to take a punt at any time, and if they don't want to, well, tough nuts to them! I'm happy to keep knocking these out until everyone is thoroughly bored. :lol:

Of course you're right - the EMS prices are horrendous. Fedex just quoted US$202 for 1kg from Iceland to Argentina. And, of course, easy-peasy penguins live in the Antarctic not the Arctic.

( :yeah: OT: I have had a little Chinese EMS arrival today! :yeah: )

This is a bit different:

What is the product of the following series? (And why?)

(x-a) x (x- b ) x (x-c) x (x-d)......(x-z)

:g:;)

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And you've got a new Narikaa watch coming to prove it! :D Don't feel you have to sit anything out - everyone is welcome to take a punt at any time, and if they don't want to, well, tough nuts to them! I'm happy to keep knocking these out until everyone is thoroughly bored. :lol:

Of course you're right - the EMS prices are horrendous. Fedex just quoted US$202 for 1kg from Iceland to Argentina. And, of course, easy-peasy penguins live in the Antarctic not the Arctic.

( :yeah: OT: I have had a little Chinese EMS arrival today! :yeah: )

This is a bit different:

What is the product of the following series? (And why?)

(x-a) x (x- b ) x (x-c) x (x-d)......(x-z)

:g:;)

Zero, because x-x=0

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Jeez - quality bump! I hadn't noticed. :blush:

Yes - that was exactly right Pugwash! Because x-x = 0 the answer will always be zero! (Belated) WINNER! :thumbsupsmileyanim:

Here we go - this shouldn't take too long to settle one way or the other....

There is a train one km long, travelling at a rate of one km per minute through a tunnel which is one km long. How long will it take the train to pass completely through the tunnel?

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2 minutes!

He shoots....he scores! Yes, the answer is two minutes. WINNER @JTB! :thumbsupsmileyanim:

Aye, Ken - you only seem to come back for the algebra ones! :doh:

Right...here's the 'fast money round' ;) It'll probably take me longer to type than to get. But it's topical (Australian / NZ VC medal sold yesterday)...

Captain Frank and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories. Arthur Bragg offered one about how his grandfather led a battalion against a German division during World War I. Through brillian manoeuvres he defeated them and captured valuable territory. After the battle he was presented with a sword bearing the inscription: "To Captain Bragg for Bravery, Daring and Leadership. World War One. From the Men of Battalion 8." Captain Frank looked at Arthur and said, "you don't really expect anyone to believe that bullshit do you?" What's wrong with the story? :o

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is the problem. How did they know there would be a second? ;)

JTB

You don't need me to tell you that you got that right! :clap: Quick fire answers, asthmatic question delivery! :lol:

WINNER!

Right this is back in 'annoying' territory, in the sense that there are lots of plausible answers, but one good one on the card. Use your imagination and humour.... ;)

Sam whistled a tune as he turned his taxi off the motorway and headed into the heart of the city. In the distance he could see a man flagging him down. Bill climbed into the taxi clutching a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of wine. "And where are we going my good man?" Inquired Sam. "I'll be having the time of my life at 312 Ocean Drive," replied a cheery Bill. Sam said nothing as he drove off in the direction of 312 Ocean Drive. "I'll tell you what," began Bill, "I won't be too long so you can swing by in a couple of hours and pick me up." At that point Sam stopped his taxi, pulled out a gun and shot Bill between the eyes. Dead. Since Sam and Bill had never met or even knew each other's names, what could be Sam's motive for killing him? :blink:

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Ok that looks like a limerick to me....

Integral z-squared dz

from 1 to the cube root of 3

times the cosine

of three pi over 9

equals the log of the cube root of e

Ken

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