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#114 Bathing

Jan03
by on 2010-01-03 at 00:00
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1.(o wise one! I have searched long for thee, and have eschewed meat and bathing for many months!) [the latter I am wise enough to know... Now ask your question quickly]
2. (I have a perplexing riddle which I cannot solve) [get on with it]
3. (the bath has it in its power to clean me) [indeed it does].oO{why not give it a try, eh?}
4. (the bath cleans, yet, who shall clean the bath?)
5.
6. [I did it last, so it's YOUR TURN next]


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#106 Rule Of Bule

Dec10
by on 2009-12-10 at 00:00
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Thanks to all of you who suggested this awful pun, especially grj.

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1. TRUE and TRUE is TRUE
2.TRUE and FALSE is FALSE / FALSE and TRUE is also FALSE
3. but now BULE decrees
4. FALSE and FALSE is _TRUE_ / it is the _new_law_ and _all_ shall believe it
5. Defy me at your peril for I AM _BULE_
6. It is the only way I can pass my logic exams -- BULEAN LOGIC RULES


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#103 Supplies

Dec01
by on 2009-12-01 at 00:00
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For some reason I kept thinking of Mel Brooks while writing this. Blazing Saddles.

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1. (we'll need plenty of easy-to-carry provisions)
2. (you are in charge of oat meal) [ok boss!]
3. (you, get pasta) [yup]
4. (you're nuts -- and dried fruit) [sure thing]
5. (and you, get me a dried cow, and grind it up) [why's that, boss?]
6. (for powdered milk, you idiot)


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#96 Plate Tectonics

Nov13
by on 2009-11-13 at 00:00
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1. Plate Tectonics -- a romance in 6 epochs / 1. The chase
2. Mutual Awareness
3. First Kiss
4. Earthquakes
5. Did the Earth move? HEAT
6. A Successful Subduction


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#95 Precautions Taken

Nov10
by on 2009-11-10 at 00:00
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so at least if the police find it they’ll know where it came from.

[N.B. for U.S. readers: postcode = zip code]

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1. (wotcher! how are you?) [rather down, today]
2. (I'm sorry to hear it. What's wrong?) [my house was burgled]
3. [no!] (yes! everything I had is gone]
4. (that's awful) [yes, and I took all the precautions]
5. [locks, bolts, alarms]
6. [_and_ I had my postcode etched on every window]


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#99 Remember Remember?

Nov05
by on 2009-11-05 at 00:00
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And you thought sarcasm was the lowest form of wit? I bring you proof that spoonerism is lower.

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1.
2.
3. 21/-
4. 21/-
5. 21/-
6. 21/- (guinea for the pie, mister?)


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#93 Rocket To The Moon

Nov04
by on 2009-11-04 at 00:00
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I’ll say it for you: OUCH!

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1. (hi, what's happening?) [I'm training for my lunar expedition!]
2. (great! how's progress?)
3. [I've got the suit, and I'm working on my moonwalk]
4. (so when is blast off?)
5.
6. [not until the rocket is ready]

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#90 Greens

Oct30
by on 2009-10-30 at 00:00
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1. (now eat your greens!) [awww mum...]
2. (no pudding until you've eaten your greens) [but...]
3. (no "but"s
4.
5.
6. [but _mum_ which ones are green?]

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#91 Contract

Oct27
by on 2009-10-27 at 00:00
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1. LUiGi's PiZZERiA all you can eat -- £10 (yum)
2. (thanks for the great meal, Luigi. Such good value, too.) [you can't leave yet, sir]
3. (but I have to go home) [Sir, you haven't eaten all you can eat]
4. (I have, Luigi, I'm full up) [I think we could force quite a lot more pizza in you, sir]
5. (I don't want any more, I'll be ill) [sir, "want" isn't in question]
6. --gulp [it's "can" and it's in the contract] --flic


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#85 Emoticon Algebra

Oct14
by on 2009-10-14 at 00:00
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I know, I know, it’s not a proper algebra. Anyway, feel free to suggest your own productions in the comments… miosis

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1. love / hatred / indifference
2. envy / Schadenfreude / life
3. boredom / self abuse* / solvent abuse -- *or reading a good book
4. jealousy / infidelity / ménage à trois
5. mitosis / meiosis / unplanned meiosis / miosis
6. spam


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