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Werebear · Daedalian Member

Well, the number should help. He's been given one above/one below scenarios, which should help, since that information didn't _HAVE_ to be given him, the way he asked... he just has to think outside the box and realize not is all what it appears to be.... it's like the guy dead on the street next to a plate and a mint... you have to realize the plate is a printing plate, and the mint is a building, not a small breath freshener.

CrystyB · Misunderstood Guy

sorry that i misled you. Kd is a she if i read this thread right...

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

Does that mean, by Werebear's comment, that the 'bicycles' are not actually bicycles (by that I mean they don't have 2 wheels and handlebars)?

Ooh ooh... 53... pack of cards?

^_^ It's the best idea I had...

[edited to say 'Yes, I am a she... thanky CrystyB']

[This message has been edited by Kd (edited 04-21-2003 11:20 AM).]

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

Kd is a she all right, a young one at that, although I think she'll be quite a hottie when she is older.

Yeah Kd, you're almost there ...

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

VinnyQ, whaddaya mean 'she'll be quite a hottie when she's older'? Don't you think I'm gorgeous now? I'm not that young, really, I'm almost 16... anyway...

So, I take it that if this guy had just the standard pack of cards (being 52) then he would've been OK, but the extra 53rd card got him killed... so it was a fake? Or was he using it to cheat, and someone found him out?

The Cruciverbalist · Lucrative Britches

Yep. It was the cheating one.

OK, next lateral. A man is found dead on the sidewalk. Next to his body is a mint, a plate, and a shell. How and why was he killed?

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Um... Seriously. - Homestar Runner

There needs to be a better word for weird. - Strong Sad

Hitchhiker · Finally got a ride.

Congratulations, Kd! Jolly good show.

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

haha Cruciverbalist, no more lateral. Let's find other ways to kick her a$$.

The Cruciverbalist · Lucrative Britches

Aw, man. Oh well. Here's the answer: The mint was the U.S. Mint, the plate was a printing plate, and the shell was from a rifle. The man was a counterfeiter, and he was shot by a security guard while trying to steal the plate.

Let's see... How about Tic? It's like Tic-Tac-Toe, but you only need to get one in a row. I go first.

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

Hey, I did good! Damn, it took me long enough... ^_^ I think the comments about me possibly not being able to get it cos I'm English threw me somewhat, but it doesn't matter now.

Cruciverbalist, LOL but I'm not falling for that one, unless you let me start...

Right, so you guys better find something else you can be superior at, or maybe you just want to play a game. Fine with me. Let's go!

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

ok, what number am I thinking of?

The Cruciverbalist · Lucrative Britches

Eleventy-blue.

Werebear · Daedalian Member

(The Cruciverbalist, I assume your 'puzzle' was a joke, unless you didn't read reply 40...)

The Cruciverbalist · Lucrative Britches

Um, I saw that. Really. I was just, er, testing you, to see if, um, er...

HEY LOOK! SOMETHING DISTRACTING!

~runs off~

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Um... Seriously. - Homestar Runner

There needs to be a better word for weird. - Strong Sad

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

Is the number 42? ^_^

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

Okay, is it higher or lower than 42? And when anyone guesses a number, you have to say whether the actual number is higher or lower than their guess, as punishment for sneaking off into Off Topic, you naughty boy. ^_^ luv ya really Vin.

[This message has been edited by Kd (edited 04-21-2003 02:29 PM).]

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

oh, ok.

Higher.

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

higher

CrystyB · Misunderstood Guy

And for kick-@$$ #3, I'd like you to find out where's the hint i gave you for that lateral...

(this might make you kick yourself when you do get it Ecstatic Happiness

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[This message has been edited by CrystyB (edited 04-22-2003 01:02 AM).]

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

CrystyB, I found it... that was just _too_ sneaky...

And I am kicking myself for not trying that earlier.

VinnyQ... is the number 666?

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

higher.

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

Hmmm.... are we talkin over 1000 here? Tell me the number of digits, hon.

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

4 digits.

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

Uhm... 1234

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

lol, I guessed that you would guess that.

Higher.

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

Ok, here's a hint. It's the 1000th number in a number series.

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

That didn't help me really...

Uhm... *thinks of nuber series* This could take a while...

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

Okay, so... number series...

n squared?
n to the power of anything?
n +/- anything?
Fibbonnaci[sp?]?
triangular numbers?

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

n squared? NO
n to the power of anything? NO
n +/- anything? NO
Fibbonnaci[sp?]? NO
triangular numbers? NO

forget about the series, just keep doing your higher and lower thing.

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

Okie.... 2525.

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

higher! up! up!

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

6500.

*tries go higher, but can't reach

*

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

keep going, up!

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

*sings* Climb every mountain...

8000

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

ha ha!

Lower.

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

7000.

VinnyQ · Vi Ni Kiu

Higher, you're getting close.

Sorry to take so long to get back to you, babe. I was in Baltimore all day yesterday bs'sing with ISPs sales reps.

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

It's Okay, honey. I'm currently running round like a headless chicken because the UK/US time difference means I missed 3 of the MAS Mini Hunt Puzzles, and my team is losing so very very much.

Right... 7500.