Amazing Conundrum spots
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Amazing Conundrum spots
How did you solve the conundrum, Charlie?
No teacher at my school can spell BALALAIKA, only me
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Re: Amazing Conundrum spots
Tbf the clock started about half a second after the board turned over.
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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Re: Amazing Conundrum spots
Thought the topic title was a plural and we only saw one. The video was more numbers weighted.
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Re: Amazing Conundrum spots
It's quite an easy conundrum if you know the word, like CATAMARAN there just aren't many ways to arrange those letters.Rhys Benjamin wrote:How did you solve the conundrum, Charlie?
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Wow, that's some research you did. Which method did you use?Rhys Benjamin wrote:No teacher at my school can spell BALALAIKA, only me
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Re: Amazing Conundrum spots
JAMBALAYA was in the same category: if you know the word it's a trivial spot.Charlie Reams wrote:It's quite an easy conundrum if you know the word, like CATAMARAN there just aren't many ways to arrange those letters.Rhys Benjamin wrote:How did you solve the conundrum, Charlie?
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The "grab-it-off-the-TV" method.Lesley Hines wrote:Wow, that's some research you did. Which method did you use?Rhys Benjamin wrote:No teacher at my school can spell BALALAIKA, only me
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Seriously though, it would be quite interesting to know how many of them could spell BALALAIKA. I think you should ask them all and report back with the results. I reckon most of them would actually get it right.Rhys Benjamin wrote:No teacher at my school can spell BALALAIKA, only me