Mental Nuts-- Can You Crack 'em? - Page 34

infinite monkey · 06-26-2012, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhianne

Is it some kind of insignia a military person of one kind or another might wear on their sleeve or hat?

(Sorry, not good on military terms)

No. And no worries, either am I, and for that, I salute you! Major Depressive! (Please to refer to my general update thread if this makes no sense!)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

A hobo?

No, but thanks for reminding me I have a hobo trunk thawing for dinner.

HINT: BigV was on the right track.

Sundae · 06-26-2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

HINT: BigV was on the right track.

[shame] I looked it up [/shame]
I wouldn't have worked it out.

infinite monkey · 06-26-2012, 02:03 PM

No shame in looking it up if you're not pretending you guessed it, silly girl.

Gravdigr · 06-26-2012, 02:59 PM

The letter 'M'?

infinite monkey · 06-26-2012, 03:02 PM

Nossir.

BigV · 06-26-2012, 03:28 PM

This is a good puzzle. I don't have the answer yet, but it's percolating in my head.

Sundae · 06-27-2012, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

No shame in looking it up if you're not pretending you guessed it, silly girl.

It's called being intellectually lazy

BigV · 06-27-2012, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

It's called being intellectually lazy

So, by extension, since I am actively working on this puzzle, but not solving it, I am not lazy. But my failure means that I'm intellectually inadequate?

Who exactly are you calling stupid?

ZenGum · 06-28-2012, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Decapitate me and all becomes equal. Then truncate me and I become second. Cut me front and back and I become two less than I started.

What am I?

Still thinking about this one.

infinite monkey · 06-28-2012, 07:27 AM

Let me know when y'all want to cry uncle.

footfootfoot · 06-28-2012, 10:09 AM

give me a moment to think about this

footfootfoot · 06-28-2012, 10:21 AM

It has to do with words, not symbols, but I'm stumped at how ALL can contain EQUAL and then become second...

Happy Monkey · 06-28-2012, 01:13 PM

(I cheated.) Unless I missed something in the explanation, I don't think ALL is relevant. I also got hung up on that, which contributed to me looking it up.

infinite monkey · 06-28-2012, 01:25 PM

The puzzle again, for convenience:

Decapitate me and all becomes equal. Then truncate me and I become second. Cut me front and back and I become two less than I started.

What am I?

The official answer from braingle.com:

The word Seven.

seven
even (equal)
eve (2nd person, according to the Bible)
v (Roman numeral five; two less than seven)

ZenGum · 06-29-2012, 06:42 AM

Ahh, I'd figured out the steps, but not the starting point, and had gone down the same blind alley as HM. Nice.

06-26-2012, 02:59 PM	#499
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06-26-2012, 03:28 PM	#501
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	This is a good puzzle. I don't have the answer yet, but it's percolating in my head. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-28-2012, 10:09 AM	#506
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	give me a moment to think about this __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-28-2012, 10:21 AM	#507
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	It has to do with words, not symbols, but I'm stumped at how ALL can contain EQUAL and then become second... __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-28-2012, 01:13 PM	#508
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	(I cheated.) Unless I missed something in the explanation, I don't think ALL is relevant. I also got hung up on that, which contributed to me looking it up. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-26-2012, 02:03 PM	#498
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	No shame in looking it up if you're not pretending you guessed it, silly girl.

06-26-2012, 03:02 PM	#500
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Nossir.

06-28-2012, 07:27 AM	#505
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Let me know when y'all want to cry uncle.

06-28-2012, 01:25 PM	#509
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	The puzzle again, for convenience: Decapitate me and all becomes equal. Then truncate me and I become second. Cut me front and back and I become two less than I started. What am I? The official answer from braingle.com: The word Seven. seven even (equal) eve (2nd person, according to the Bible) v (Roman numeral five; two less than seven)

06-29-2012, 06:42 AM	#510
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Ahh, I'd figured out the steps, but not the starting point, and had gone down the same blind alley as HM. Nice. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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