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Wefigure (Wefigure)
New member Username: Wefigure
Post Number: 4 Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 2:27 pm: |      |
Tom can buy one and Alex can buy five. How many can Andy buy? |
Indianforce (Indianforce)
New member Username: Indianforce
Post Number: 144 Registered: 4-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 5:11 pm: |      |
Tom, Alex and Andy - all Human? Adult? Male? Are the three related? Do they know each other? The thing they are buying - tangible object? A service? A non-tangible commodity ( Insurance policy, etc.)? Are one and five quantities, or are they numbered objects (eg. horses)? |
Elfer (Elfer)
New member Username: Elfer
Post Number: 3 Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 9:41 pm: |      |
Ten. Andy is Andrew Jackson, etc. |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 1511 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:13 pm: |      |
Except that Jackson is on the Twenty, Jefferson is on the Two and Hamilton is on the Ten. Is currency referred to in any way? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 1512 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:17 pm: |      |
Oh, wait, I see. If the thing in question costs two dollars... |
Elfer (Elfer)
New member Username: Elfer
Post Number: 4 Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 12:36 am: |      |
Yep. I figured that it either referred to actual people on currency or something encoded into the letters in their names. Couldn't find the latter, so double checked on the Googs for the former (Don't know your money people off by heart). |
Pikachizzle (Pikachizzle)
New member Username: Pikachizzle
Post Number: 397 Registered: 5-2009
| | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 2:34 am: |      |
Wow, early $p01LL. |
Wefigure (Wefigure)
New member Username: Wefigure
Post Number: 5 Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 9:02 pm: |      |
Ten. Andy is Andrew Jackson, etc. Yes! Congrats to Elfer et al. (Wow, you folks are good. [This was my first puzzle]) |