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Monthly Brainteaser and August’s answer
Last month we posed this problem: An old farmer lay dying. He had twin sons who did not get on with each other so he wanted his estate to remain intact and not be divided between them. Also he was not happy with his sons’ fast pace of life. He therefore gave each son a [...]
Monthly Brainteaser and July’s Answer
Last month we said that an ancient Greek philosopher posed the question: “What is broken if you speak its name?”. Our editor must have misheard because we actually got the riddle from a Christmas cracker. And the answer is – Silence. Hmm. Well, this month try this: An old farmer lay dying. He had twin [...]
Monthly Brainteaser and May’s Answer
Last month we asked what is the longest word you can form from letters on the top row of a standard typewriter keyboard. Well, a few of us who can remember typing our stuff on typewriters came up with the word “typewriter” and felt rather smug. A couple of our colleagues came up with “repertoire” [...]
