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Who Is Clever Enough?

A Brain Teasing Puzzle

October 29, 2006 3:03:16 PM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums
Ok floks. I admit I may have gone overboard with the "riddle" posts. But I figure I can run a couple a week for ha ha's

Answer the following with paerts of the body (no slang permitted).

EXAMPLE: Heard in congress while voting.
ANSWER: Eyes & nose

1) A strong box.
2) Two baby cows.
3) A shellfish.
4) Two measures.
5) Two places of worship.
6) Scholars.
7) Part of a shoe.
8) What every builder must have.
9) Something made by whips.
10) What the soldier carries.

Any or all people. Good luck!
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Reply #1 October 29, 2006 4:21:31 PM
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1) Chest
2) Calves
3) Muscle
4) Feet
5) Temples
6) Brains?
7) Heels
8) (blue/finger) Prints?
9) (eye) Lash
10) Arms
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Reply #2 October 29, 2006 4:34:32 PM
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Good going PJ!  I bow to your insightfulness!
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Reply #3 October 29, 2006 4:35:39 PM
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Nice job PJ!

No cigar on #'s 6 & 8 though.

Remaining:

6) Scholars.
8) What every builder must have.

Good luck!
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Reply #4 October 29, 2006 5:21:41 PM
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#8 could be hammer. It's one of the tiny bones in the inner ear. I don't know if that's slang or it's official name.
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Reply #5 October 29, 2006 7:26:26 PM
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#8 could be hammer. It's one of the tiny bones in the inner ear. I don't know if that's slang or it's official name.


Your very close PJ. Perhaps it would be easier if ther question were:

What every carpenter uses.
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Reply #6 October 29, 2006 7:42:46 PM
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8) nails?
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Reply #7 October 29, 2006 7:43:14 PM
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6) pupil
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Reply #8 October 30, 2006 7:36:30 AM
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Good going Sean!

I'll give you #6 as pupil is not per se a body part, but rather a componant of the eye (or the lack there of, as the pupil is really a hole). I had "arms" in mind, but I like pupil.

Congrats to Sean and PJ

BONUS QUESTION: What is the largest living organism on the earth today?
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Reply #9 October 30, 2006 8:58:52 AM
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It is a fungus, but I dont remember where. It is supposed to stretch for miles and miles.
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Reply #10 October 30, 2006 9:24:22 AM
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What is the largest living organism on the earth today?

i'll go with the coral in the sea. or perhaps a sponge.
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Reply #11 October 30, 2006 9:47:26 AM
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It is a fungus, but I dont remember where. It is supposed to stretch for miles and miles.


Are you thinking of "mycelium" Doc? Nice thinking here

Still not what I had in mind.

i'll go with the coral in the sea. or perhaps a sponge.


Good trys here Sean, but coral is made of many tiny colinized organisms, same with spounges

HINT: I am not an animal, nor a fungi, and I'm quite magestic.
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Reply #12 October 30, 2006 11:00:30 AM
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Define largest. Are you talking mass or weight?
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Reply #13 October 30, 2006 11:08:48 AM
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and I'm quite magestic.


purple mountains? lol

seriously,,got me stumped...let me go with ...ummmmm....

whale!
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Reply #14 October 30, 2006 11:21:53 AM
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Define largest. Are you talking mass or weight?


Mass and volume Doc. These guys are huge and heavy. Also fairly dense.

purple mountains? lol


Getting closer Sean.

HINTS: I am not an animal, nor a fungi, and I'm quite magestic. I only live in about 75 localities on the planat, and reside between 4500-8000 feet above sea level. The oldest of my kind is about 3500 years old.
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Reply #15 October 30, 2006 11:22:56 AM
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General Sherman.
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Reply #16 October 30, 2006 12:23:41 PM
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The oldest of my kind is about 3500 years old.


jews? palestinians? lol


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Reply #17 October 30, 2006 1:53:20 PM
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HINTS: I am not an animal, nor a fungi, and I'm quite magestic. I only live in about 75 localities on the planat, and reside between 4500-8000 feet above sea level. The oldest of my kind is about 3500 years old.

Also, I am not a human (animal).
I am local only to the western Sierras.
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Reply #18 October 30, 2006 6:01:15 PM
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Ut-oh.

Have we come to a stand-still?
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Reply #19 October 30, 2006 7:08:12 PM
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Have we come to a stand-still?


No, did you want specifics, or species? I already gave specifics.
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Reply #20 October 30, 2006 9:47:26 PM
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I'm sorry Doc, I dont see the answer posted?
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Reply #21 October 31, 2006 10:59:54 AM
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Ok, I guess I'm just going to have to come out with it...

I am a Giant Sequoia Redwood tree.

This one must have been a bit tough. I imagine many people have never seen one of these guys. For me, I stub my toe on them every day.
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Reply #22 October 31, 2006 11:26:31 AM
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wow,,,but i'm not sure that's correct xythe...after you posted the answer, i did some googling and came up with this WWW Link
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Reply #23 October 31, 2006 12:41:28 PM
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You know what Sean, it seems as both you and the Doc may be right.

I'm very sorry Doc. Now I see whay you asked in terms of mass. We would be hard pressed to measure the mass of this fungus. I was also aware of other funguses that are like the one Sean posted a link to. I'm giving you the double bonus and Sean gets the bonus. Me, I get the consolation prize and an education.

I hope this dosn't ruin the credibility of my riddle posts
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Reply #24 October 31, 2006 1:00:14 PM
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Grr...damn...I knew that one...big ol' redwoods...largest plants in existence. You also have your acres of fungi...and your blue whale as the largest animal.

Yeah, I'm a nerd...
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Reply #25 October 31, 2006 2:10:05 PM
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Yeah, I'm a nerd...


It's not nerdy Zoo, I studied science in college as well. Science is the study of reality and isn't really subject to the same inconsistancies you find in politics, economics, and the like.
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