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« Reply #60 on: September 26, 2010, 01:13:42 PM »
It's rather more well-hidden than that, Kiwi. :P
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Re: The New Riddle Game
« Reply #61 on: September 26, 2010, 01:23:27 PM »
Well, i stared, and my eyes hurt and went blurry and it looked like the paragraph formed an illustration of larger letters...


but it's not that. they don't make any coherent lettering or words. :P


it's not anythimng to do with punctuation or grammar is it?
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« Reply #62 on: September 26, 2010, 11:49:12 PM »
there aren't any j's or q's?? lol thats a sad observation but could be worth something :P

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« Reply #63 on: September 27, 2010, 02:38:13 AM »
Fraggle you're on the right lines.
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« Reply #64 on: September 27, 2010, 03:38:38 AM »
If you are able to understand this riddle, congratulations! You may be completely stumped by what seems to be a long paragraph that drones on for ever and ever. Can you see what is going on? Go away and ponder it for a while, next time you have a free moment. Think carefully, of all the possible things that may be happening - a good trick is to stare at all the words in this paragraph until you spot the hidden meaning. New ideas may well pop into your head all the time, one more crazy than the others. But one idea will be the right one - don't be discouraged if you take a while to get it! Be creative when you are going over the possible meanings in your head; too many people take one look at this and give up because they spent much, much less time than they could have. Longer times than a minute are necessary of course!

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« Reply #65 on: September 27, 2010, 03:56:52 AM »
 :roflol: :roflol: :roflol: Read the paragraph first.


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Re: The New Riddle Game
« Reply #66 on: September 27, 2010, 04:34:21 AM »
Well found Kiwi!!

You can go next.

Actually, you missed a word, the full message reads:

"Congratulations! You can go next. But don't be too much longer."
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Re: The New Riddle Game
« Reply #67 on: September 27, 2010, 09:42:08 AM »
Well found Kiwi!!

You can go next.

Actually, you missed a word, the full message reads:

"Congratulations! You can go next. But don't be too much longer."


And exactly WHAT sensible algorithm determines that word selection, pray tell??  :toughguy:

So I can pull hundreds of "sensible answers" out of that text by choosing random words from within that ordering and have been just as "right," right?


E.g.

Go away, think carefully, stare at one more crazy than the others. don't take the possible meanings, take one look at this and give up.

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« Reply #68 on: September 27, 2010, 01:14:30 PM »
Highlight each word after a punctuation mark. IT was a code used in World War 2 among other things.
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Re: The New Riddle Game
« Reply #69 on: September 27, 2010, 02:45:40 PM »
Highlight each word after a punctuation mark. IT was a code used in World War 2 among other things.

See now that makes sense!

Nice one!

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Re: The New Riddle Game
« Reply #70 on: September 27, 2010, 09:42:13 PM »
If you are able to understand this riddle, congratulations! You may be completely stumped by what seems to be a long paragraph that drones on for ever and ever. Can you see what is going on? Go away and ponder it for a while, next time you have a free moment. Think carefully, of all the possible things that may be happening - a good trick is to stare at all the words in this paragraph until you spot the hidden meaning. New ideas may well pop into your head all the time, one more crazy than the others. But one idea will be the right one - don't be discouraged if you take a while to get it! Be creative when you are going over the possible meanings in your head; too many people take one look at this and give up because they spent much, much less time than they could have. Longer times than a minute are necessary of course!

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Re: The New Riddle Game
« Reply #71 on: September 29, 2010, 12:19:51 PM »

What word comes next?

Sierra Golf Bravo Tango Delta India Delta ... ? ...



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Re: The New Riddle Game
« Reply #72 on: September 29, 2010, 03:42:44 PM »

What word comes next?

Sierra Golf Bravo Tango Delta India Delta ... ? ...



Hmmmm.....

S G B T D I D ... ??

Where have I seen that sequence before?...


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Perhaps:

Sidewinder Gephyrophobia Bloodgulch Timberland Danger_Canyon Icefields Death_Island ... ?


I'll say India comes next!

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« Reply #73 on: September 29, 2010, 04:12:12 PM »
If that's not it, then it would be an amazing coincidence!
                                                           
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Re: The New Riddle Game
« Reply #74 on: September 29, 2010, 04:30:04 PM »

You got it Mxy!

I think I actually did the same riddle a year ago, but I didn't think anyone would remember.   Thought using the phoenetic alphabet might make it harder, guess not!!



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