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Although I think Tom got it.
The answer is SABERTOOTH SALMON
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Bend S
Lincoln ABE
right R
and blow one's horn? TOOT
Hard H
hymn heads off pSALM (remove first letter)
working ON
with old swimmer
SABERTOOTH SALMON[^]
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Darn! I got the first bit "Saber" and took a punt on the lines of Sabertooth Tiger but no way could I make Tiger stretch to six letters unless I Pooh-ed it to make TIGGER but that was miles off. I didn't see the "tooth" bit anyway, so I left it as "saber" and moved on to some work instead.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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Tom Lawton[^], New Zealand.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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But he never answered how could he be the one to got it? You mean if he where here he would have answered it?
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Tom merely has to vote. By not posting the solution he's giving the rest of us an opportunity. You'll also find he sometimes responds with another clue for the same answer; his way of confirming he already knows the solution. The second clue can help see it from a different angle. Neither the original clue or his alternative seldom helps me, however.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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But Tom never showed up on March 5 CCC's
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That doesn't mean he didn't email DD privately...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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That doesn't count
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Why not?
Because he didn't share it with everybody else and spoil their fun?
Why do you think I don't answer them very often any more? I was getting complaints!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Why do you think I don't answer them very often any more? I was getting complaints!
That's no maybe. You, Tom, and the others were too quick posting solutions. Since you all backed off and sat on the fence, chewing cheroots, and spittin' on the dirt by our boots I was able to solve one, and only one, answer and solution. That was my Horace Rumpole moment, solving the Penge Bungalow Murder.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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That's why I stopped, in a way. Unfair to monopolise something, so I just try to ensure that DD can't win two days in a row....:EvilLaughSmiley:
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Against bars, against tables, against doors, against chairs, against floors, against ugly people...
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and in some cases mean. My ex would be a prime example.
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Mike Hankey wrote: and in some cases mean. My ex would be a prime example.
That could drive you to drink!
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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What do you mean could?
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Binary
Octal
Decimal
Duodecimal
Hexadecimal
Dewey Decimal
All your base are belong to us.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Don't forget the wonderfully named Sexagesimal[^].
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Good one, in every base.
Veni, vidi, vici.
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So then every woman is a 10?
This space intentionally left blank.
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There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who do not.
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So, what about the remaining 10?
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