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2010 Puzzlers


03-15 PUZZLER: The Stupid Puzzler was No Laughing Matter
What do the words in a list have in common with one another?
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03-08 PUZZLER: A Loud Bang and a Breakdown
Driving down the highway, a guy hears a loud bang. He's limps to a mechanic who estimates $2,500 in body work. What was wrong?
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03-01 PUZZLER: A Case of Chicken Soup
Ray is delivering chicken soup to his ill sister. Why wasn't he concerned about the soup spilling?
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02-22 PUZZLER: Vinnie Goombatz and the 247 Arm Wrestlers
Vinnie is setting up a arm wrestling tournament. If 247 people signed up, how many bouts will there have to be in order to determine one winner?
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02-15 PUZZLER: Revolt of the Lab Rats
For the annual Car Talk Banquet, Bugsy procures 13 bottles of wine. One bottle contains a deadly poison. With the help of four lab rats, how can they determine which one contains the fatal potion?
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02-08 PUZZLER: Painting by Numbers
A painter tries to remember a prospective customer's phone number with some familiar reminders. But when he tries to reconstruct the number, he makes a mistake. What was it and why?
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02-01 PUZZLER: Manny the Miracle Worker
Grandma comes into the shop with her aging Lincoln Town Car complaining of reduced mileage and a rough engine. Immediately after learning she drives on dirt roads, Manny diagnoses the problem. What did he learn?
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01-25 PUZZLER: Uncharted Waters
How did the sailor, alone and miles out on the ocean, find a substitute for a feeler gauge?
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01-18 PUZZLER: A Tale of Two Cars
Ray's cousin Vinnie bought two American-made cars at an auction. One was made in the early 60ￂﾒs and the other was manufactured in the mid 70ￂﾒs. He bet Ray that Ray wouldn't be able to tell which one was which. What were the cars?
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01-11 PUZZLER: Tommy's Tomatoes
Tommy has harvested 100 pounds of tomatoes, and he and the tomoatoes weigh 248 pounds. After a week in the sun drying out, what would the scale read?
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01-04 PUZZLER: High Speed Chase
How could Ned tell that the yellow convertible he was chasing was the wrong car?
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12-28 PUZZLER: Matchstick Mathematics
Use 16 matchsticks to remake an equation using Roman numerals to equal 4.
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