OT - 6/11/2007 Puzzle

[Ganchrow]

Smile!

• 44.50291 + -88.059818
• 36.602093 + -121.893824
• 31.415931 + -92.412316
• 51.27892 + -2.777177
• 51.018622 + 5.435362
• 48.91669 + 6.913251

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[pico]

wtf is this...i don't even know what are you asking.

[Ganchrow]

wtf is this...i don't even know what are you asking.

It's a puzzle.

The goal is to figure out the answer.

[BigBollocks]

I'm going to begin working on this in earnest tomorrow. I've already got some starting sums and numbers to play around with....

[Ganchrow]

I'm going to begin working on this in earnest tomorrow. I've already got some starting sums and numbers to play around with....

Giood luck. Just remember to think laterally.

Despite the prevalence of numbers in the puzzle, this is not a math-y problem is the least.

[Ganchrow]

<table><tr><td><img src="http://forum.sbrforum.com/image.php?u=1227&amp;dateline=1181276626 "></td> <td>Solved by BigBollocks on Tue Jun 12 at 02:38:47.

BigBollocks's Fortune:
What is the difference between a Turing machine and the modern
computer? It's the same as that between Hillary's ascent of Everest
and the establishment of a Hilton on its peak.
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[BigBollocks]

That one was a lot fun Ganch. I had a feeling that smile intro wasn't for nothing. I'm starting to realize you've got to look from A LOT of angles on these things. I was adding, subtracting, taking square roots, etc. at first lol. Now I've got to figure out how to tell everyone why I'm tired all day tomorrow

[Ganchrow]

That one was a lot fun Ganch. I had a feeling that smile intro wasn't for nothing. I'm starting to realize you've got to look from A LOT of angles on these things. I was adding, subtracting, taking square roots, etc. at first lol. Now I've got to figure out how to tell everyone why I'm tired all day tomorrow

Very, very nice.

Well done.

[imgv94]

I don't get it..

[Ganchrow]

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[BigBollocks]

Thanks Ganch, extremely clever again . It took me until #4 to begin to see a common theme. How you came up with some of those I'll have to inquire on later...

IMGV, as Ganch said there is absolutely no math involved in this one whatsoever. As a matter of fact, a site such as XaXXXXsX might help to meet your needs far more than say an online calculator

[pico]

Thanks Ganch, extremely clever again . It took me until #4 to begin to see a common theme. How you came up with some of those I'll have to inquire on later...

IMGV, as Ganch said there is absolutely no math involved in this one whatsoever. As a matter of fact, a site such as XaXXXXsX might help to meet your needs far more than say an online calculator

don't tell me this is a treasure XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. alright, let me give it a try

[Ganchrow]

<table><tr><td><img src="http://forum.sbrforum.com/image.php?u=4568&amp;dateline=1176777284 "></td> <td>Solved by picoman on Tue Jun 12 at 10:45:45.

picoman's Fortune:
A doctor, an architect, and a computer scientist were arguing
about whose profession was the oldest. In the course of their
arguments, they got all the way back to the Garden of Eden, whereupon
the doctor said, "The medical profession is clearly the oldest, because
Eve was made from Adam's rib, as the story goes, and that was a simply
incredible surgical feat."
&nbsp;The architect did not agree. He said, "But if you look at the
Garden itself, in the beginning there was chaos and void, and out of
that, the Garden and the world were created. So God must have been an
architect."
&nbsp;The computer scientist, who had listened to all of this said,
"Yes, but where do you think the chaos came from?"
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[pico]

ok, figured it out

you're one funny guy

[pico]

#2,#3,#4 was obvious. #1 was pretty good hint, but it does not make the direct assocaition as the others. now i am a bit confused why you put #5, #6? maybe i am not as sophiscated as you

[Ganchrow]

#2,#3,#4 was obvious. #1 was pretty good hint, but it does not make the direct assocaition as the others. now i am a bit confused why you put #5, #6? maybe i am not as sophiscated as you

Numbers 5 and 6 are both associated with the same item as all the rest.

#3 is probably the least applicable, but that one was supposed to be a joke.

[pico]

Numbers 5 and 6 are both associated with the same item as all the rest.

#3 is probably the least applicable, but that one was supposed to be a joke.

ganchrow, once everyone figured out the answers, you need to explain why #5,6 are in there...i don't see how they're associated.

#3 was funny...since i am not an aficionado like you, i thought it is one of those french brands.

[Ganchrow]

<table><tr><td><img src="http://forum.sbrforum.com/image.php?u=684&amp;dateline=1180840707" ></td> <td>Solved by MrX on Tue Jun 12 at 14:23:10.

MrX's Fortune:
I couldn't remember when I had been so disappointed. Except perhaps
the time I found out that M&Ms really *do* melt in your hand ...
&nbsp; -- Peter Oakley
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<table><tr><td><img src="http://bettingtools.sbrforum.com/images/sbrforum-logo.gif"></td> <td>Solved by ivanator on Tue Jun 12 at 15:10:48.

ivanator's Fortune:
MAFIA, n:
&nbsp; Acronym for Mechanized Applications in Forced Insurance
Accounting. An extensive network with many on-line and offshore
subsystems running under OS, DOS, and IOS. MAFIA documentation is
rather scanty, and the MAFIA sales office exhibits that testy
reluctance to bona fide inquiries which is the hallmark of so many DP
operations. From the little that has seeped out, it would appear that
MAFIA operates under a non-standard protocol, OMERTA, a tight-lipped
variant of SNA, in which extended handshakes also perform complex
security functions. The known timesharing aspects of MAFIA point to a
more than usually autocratic operating system. Screen prompts carry an
imperative, nonrefusable weighting (most menus offer simple YES/YES
options, defaulting to YES) that precludes indifference or delay.
Uniquely, all editing under MAFIA is performed centrally, using a
powerful rubout feature capable of erasing files, filors, filees, and
entire nodal aggravations.
&nbsp; -- Stan Kelly-Bootle, "The Devil's DP Dictionary"
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[Ganchrow]

<table><tr><td><img src="http://bettingtools.sbrforum.com/images/sbrforum-logo.gif"></td> <td>Solved by imgv94 on Tue Jun 12 at 16:27:24.

imgv94's Fortune:
Egotist, n.:
&nbsp;A person of low taste, more interested in himself than me.
&nbsp; -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
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[zootiehead]

When do we get the answer and explanation on this one?

[Ganchrow]

When do we get the answer and explanation on this one?

I'll provide another hint:

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[imgv94]

google earth can assist with this answer IMO..