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#1 2005-03-19 07:49:46
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Puzzles
Since you are working on the puzzles section of the site, will you be accepting any puzzles submitted by anybody on the board?
School is practice for the future. Practice makes perfect. But - nobody's perfect, so why practice?
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#2 2005-03-19 10:19:31
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Re: Puzzles
If they are good ones, sure!
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#3 2005-03-20 01:33:51
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Re: Puzzles
Heehee......I have a lot of them.
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#4 2005-03-20 13:17:32
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That's great ... let's see some, then.
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#5 2005-03-21 09:16:04
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Re: Puzzles
But before I start....can I ask something first? Do you accept puzzles like the sort of when you're asked a question and you need to find a way around it - like the man with the chicken, corn and fox?
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#6 2005-03-21 09:34:06
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Yep, because figuring out those sort of puzzles needs logical thinking.
So long as there is a solution available somewhere (just a matter of honor that every puzzle has to be solvable!)
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#7 2005-03-22 08:15:47
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Hah, yeah! Imagine if someone came up to you asking for asolution to a puzzle they couldn't do? And there wasn't an answer you could give them? Heehehehe.........April fool's day soon...............
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#8 2005-03-22 08:21:22
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Oh NOOO!
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#9 2005-03-22 08:24:42
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MUHAHAHAHAHAHA! I know what I'm going to do.............
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#10 2005-03-22 08:29:09
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Can you do private messages on this board? I mean, if I'm sending in a puzlle, I don't want anyone else to see it since it wouldn't be fair if someone else sees it and then it will be spoiled.
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#11 2005-03-22 09:41:17
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Post them into the "Members Only" section, and I can then take a copy of the solution and then delete it off the forum.
Hey, Rora, you should use an Avatar - find a small image that you want to appear next to your name (up to 60x60 pixel) and upload it from your Profile under Personality.
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#12 2005-04-01 04:22:16
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Yes, I am aware of that. I have loads of pictures but I can't find one small enough.
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#13 2005-04-01 04:38:47
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Oh, and I didn't leave this board for weeks just because I lost interest. I was in London.
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#14 2005-04-01 11:40:06
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Oh, cool. London. Do anything interesting?
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#15 2005-04-02 05:13:15
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Not really. I mean, everyone does the same thing there, don't they? See the palace, Downing street, blah blah blah. Though I have to say that the best bit was trafalgar square.
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#16 2005-04-04 04:18:56
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And I found an avatar......YIPPEE!
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#17 2005-04-04 09:23:22
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I like it!
And more puzzles, please 
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#18 2005-04-04 20:44:03
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Surely! That one I gave you before - I must say it was the best one, so try not to expect something as good as that.
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#19 2005-04-04 21:16:21
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Well, try them out on me.
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#20 2005-04-05 12:01:19
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Pft. You may have a butterfly. But, my Avatar's a Ferret. Fearness!
Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
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#21 2005-04-05 12:09:35
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Uh, oh, Zachs back!
And how are you my tunnel-running friend?
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#22 2005-04-05 12:27:58
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I'm doing good! Been on holiday to math, wasn't interesting. Good cheese, but nothing too bad. How's life with you then?
Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
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#23 2005-04-05 12:33:23
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Re: Puzzles
So math DOES exist, then ... I though it was just a fantasy land.
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#24 2005-04-05 12:34:39
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Yes! It does! It's not really that great though. It's got a nice Fish and Chips shop. Hm.. Curry Sauce.
Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
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#25 2005-04-07 03:54:13
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You may have a ferret, Zach. However, the elegant, gallant butterfly will always outshine you.
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