The Bear

Many years ago, a well known National Geographic photographer got lost while on a project in wilderness. Wandering aimlessly, he gradually became aware that he was being stalked by a bear. Unarmed and in unfamiliar terriory, he only had an old-fashioned Compass to help his escape. Not really knowing what to do, he went West for 5 miles, then turned North for 5 miles and finally East for 5 further miles. Then, to his consternation, he found himself at the same spot where he had started on his 'escape' route.

So what was the colour of the bear?

Was it white because he was at the North Pole Nostromo? Just a guess because of the thought of magnetic influences of the pole coming back to mind from distant science lesson days but I never enjoyed them enough to take too much notice.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by steph_goodrum
Was it white because he was at the North Pole Nostromo? [/quote]

Excellent. In the North Pole, magnetic influences would mean following the compass in 3 (rather than 4) perpendicular directions for the same distance will get you back on the same spot. So the bear WAS white.:)

or possibly a very lost and cold brown one!!:D:D:D

A man in a silver sports car parks outside a hotel painted red, and as a result of so doing became bankrupt. Y?

Are you playing Monopoly by any chance?:D

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by jolliffee
A man in a silver sports car parks outside a hotel painted red, and as a result of so doing became bankrupt. Y?
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The car was really made out of silver, derived from all the man's life savings. While he was inside the hotel, the car got stolen and with it went all his wealth?

I'm with Ray and Sarah on this one;)

Me too, I bet the hotel was in/on Mayfair.

Your too good, yes it was Monopoly [msnsmile2]

Right here is a good un :-

• There are 5 houses that are each a different colour.
• There is a person of a different nationality in each house.
• The 5 owners drink a certain drink. They each smoke a certain brand of cigarettes and also have a certain pet. No owner has the same pet, smokes the same brand of cigarettes nor drinks the same drink.
• The question is. “Who has the fish?”

CLUES

1. The British man lives in the red house.
2. The Swedish man has a dog for a pet.
3. The Danish man drinks tea.
4. The green house is to the left of the white house.
5. The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
6. The person that smokes Pall Mall has a bird.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The person that lives in the middle house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The person that smokes Blend, lives next to the one that has a cat.
11. The person that has a horse lives next to the one that smokes Dunhill.
12. The one that smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to a blue house.
15. The person that smokes Blend, has a neighbour that drinks water.

GOOD LUCK!!!
[msnsmile2]

For those that want the quick answer decode the forth letter from the following sentence to find it. Or dm me for the complete solution.

AbcTdefhghie jklimnos Abcgdefeghirjklmmnoapqrnstu

thats a good one, was beinG to think it was a bit of a trick quEstion untill you sit down with a piece of papeR. If i have got it right and dont want to spoil it for others i will Message the Answer to jollifee aNd it will save anY embarressment if i am wrong


:D

Yes good thinking; if there is a way to put the answer some place on the fori let me know, otherwise a DM will put you out your misery[msncry]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by jolliffee
Right here is a good un :-

• There are 5 houses that are each a different colour.
• There is a person of a different nationality in each house.
• The 5 owners drink a certain drink. They each smoke a certain brand of cigarettes and also have a certain pet. No owner has the same pet, smokes the same brand of cigarettes nor drinks the same drink.
• The question is. “Who has the fish?”

CLUES

1. The British man lives in the red house.
2. The Swedish man has a dog for a pet.
3. The Danish man drinks tea.
4. The green house is to the left of the white house.
5. The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
6. The person that smokes Pall Mall has a bird.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The person that lives in the middle house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The person that smokes Blend, lives next to the one that has a cat.
11. The person that has a horse lives next to the one that smokes Dunhill.
12. The one that smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to a blue house.
15. The person that smokes Blend, has a neighbour that drinks water.

GOOD LUCK!!!
[msnsmile2]
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I think I have got this worked out. I have sent a DM to you, Jolliffe, with what I think is the answer. (I have not mentioned the answer here in case it IS correct and becomes a spoiler for others)Please let me know if it is the correct one.:)

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by steph_goodrum
Me too, I bet the hotel was in/on Mayfair.
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Is this in a British version of the game? I would have said Boardwalk!

Hi Fans or not depending on the misery.

Teresa; you are still right the game is Monopoly; the sports car landing on the square with a big red hotel, when he couldn’t pay, he went bankrupt.

The Fish question has so far been correctly answered by 3 or 4 people now and of course me because I already had the answer.

Are you ready for another, here goes (chuckle).

"Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is."


[msnsmile2]
For those that want the quick answer decode the forth letter from the following sentence to find it. Or dm me for the complete solution.

AbcTdefhghie jklimnos pqrlstuavwxnxyzguAbcadefgghiestu

Dave

there are only two words in the dictionary ending in -gry.
so the third word your asking for must be hungry, as its the third word in its sentence. if its not then i just made myself look a right wally. :D:D

Dave

Well I wouldn't have called you that because its wrong!

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by jolliffee
Well I wouldn't have called you that because its wrong!
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Yep what? Is Sunseeker's answer right or wrong?

Wrong I'm afraid, the answer was a riddle too. Slapped wrist must stop it...

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:
"Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is."[/quote]

I think the answer is Language - thats the third word in 'the English language'

Kevin

My choice as well!;)

I can see I'm going have a struggle to test you lot: Try this

Among the millions of people connected to the Internet, we shall focus on 4 of them:
Martin, Thomas, Jane and Belinda.
Thomas is an exchange student who now lives in Urlsk, Russia.
The person who’s currently looking at www.garden.com uses a Macintosh.
Belinda is 15 years old.
The person from Grepmoor, UK is exploring www.freebsd.org for the newest upgrades to his PC, which runs FreeBSD.
Jane lives in Framesfort, USA.
The Windows NT-user is older than the Windows 95-user.
The 22-year-old searches at www.infoseek.com.
The girl from Webberwocken, Netherlands is currently on chat.yahoo.com.
Neither Thomas nor the 42-year old uses Windows 95. The 16-year-old lives in Grepmoor. The Mac-user has never been to Europe.

How old is Jane?

[msnsmile2]
DM me for the answer or decode the forth char from below
AbcJdefaghinmnoe jklimnos 56741232 years old

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by jolliffee
I can see I'm going have a struggle to test you lot: Try this

Among the millions of people connected to the Internet, we shall focus on 4 of them:
Martin, Thomas, Jane and Belinda.
Thomas is an exchange student who now lives in Urlsk, Russia.
The person who’s currently looking at www.garden.com uses a Macintosh.
Belinda is 15 years old.
The person from Grepmoor, UK is exploring www.freebsd.org for the newest upgrades to his PC, which runs FreeBSD.
Jane lives in Framesfort, USA.
The Windows NT-user is older than the Windows 95-user.
The 22-year-old searches at www.infoseek.com.
The girl from Webberwocken, Netherlands is currently on chat.yahoo.com.
Neither Thomas nor the 42-year old uses Windows 95. The 16-year-old lives in Grepmoor. The Mac-user has never been to Europe.

How old is Jane?

DM me for the answer, I will encode it some how and post below the Q when I have time
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Jolliffee, I have DMed you the possible answer, but I suspect that there might be a catch in this.[msnscared]

I have sent you a message, too.

I have sent you a message too.

I've dm'd you my answer and had your reply. Now awaiting more!

Here goes for a change: If you want the answer DM me; I will add it later so you don't peek

The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why?
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"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a youg girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "

The above passage is taken from the book "Gatsby" written by Ernest Vincent Wright in the late 1930's
[msnsmile2]

The answer can be found by creating it from the forth letter in the following sentence.

Qwenrtyo Qtee dfgikjhs mnbuzxcskjhemnbd

Jolliffee, I have just sent you a DM with the possible answer.

Old Gatsby seems to be causing brain ache so here is an easier one; just for encouragement.

Two legs I have, and this will confound: only at rest do they touch the ground!
What am I?

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by jolliffee

Two legs I have, and this will confound: only at rest do they touch the ground!
What am I?

[/quote]

3 possibilities: A Bird, a Plane........or Superman? :D

Was thinking of a bird myself......

I'm not thinking of a bird, though I admit it nearly qualifies. Not superman either for the same reason.[msnsmile2]

could it be something used on a building site, with a wheel.


Mark

Think you may have it Mark..[msnsmile2]