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What is as tall as a house,' s7 N$ b" x" L$ c( K% M9 U
And round as a cup,/ M" o! b" \8 I
And all the king's horses could not draw it up ?       What is it ?' A1 Q" J7 H$ ]  G9 S. [. @
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What is full of holes,) Z" Q3 F2 ]7 `) N
But can still hold water ?                                      What is it ?0 b9 ?+ }$ m- y( g5 R1 N
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- |4 t4 R0 P$ r% v  r, H+ {( H8 }2 ]I always fly, but never rest,! ^3 F- ]' I& ^
I can be heard, but never seen,# K8 M7 g. {4 I  o
I can be soft or strong,
* S+ u- R, \$ S) w" hNo one has control over that,
( n& n. L$ ?% Y+ n6 `, [2 ]I can change the temperature in a snap.                What am I ?
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I have no face, but everyone knows me,* ?& s/ ]6 ^. Q. Y, b, `0 V% m
I grow stronger and large as I age,3 P7 k, s/ T( k/ F/ k
And I am impossible to track,
% g' S/ t+ s6 F7 [1 n# h  Q3 XI feed off the innocent,5 k) N, u! k, r& K0 v, V
And my followers are weak,
: O4 L4 s" d9 I5 f/ k" Z+ b2 U- AI ruin friendships, relationships and jobs.                 What am I ?
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0 l! b, W& |8 c* {9 I# ?I have a hundred legs, but cannot stand,
6 B1 F0 z) ~( D5 X* }I have a long neck, but no head,
5 k: [/ p' q. w9 ?8 {7 F6 g: ZI can see, and I'm neat and tidy
/ s8 L( \" }  iAs can be.                                                         What am I ?& c) q: ?9 H2 z5 c3 |. p3 Y

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I start with a letter e," _7 q* |( b: M5 V& f
I end with the letter e,
+ y2 n6 ~7 B1 Y8 a: {I contain only one letter,7 g  N9 ~; O9 G1 b/ @. p6 ?
Yey I am not the letter e.                                   What am I ?
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I start with a letter e,# ]3 Z7 k4 ~( N, Q9 L1 O4 m
I end with the letter e,
1 ^2 u& _, [% r8 \+ l- @I contain only one letter,, q* h6 Z& I2 {5 @( ^
Yey I am not the letter e.                                   What am I ?
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9 ?+ z' z1 g# h- k. I9 y, g. CAfter 3 minutes .... I guess it is "envelope" ..... :cool::cool::cool:6 u! O- x4 v  u. K
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0 J& Q0 ?5 E) R0 o6 w  K. KOthers seem difficult ;03: ... more time on thinking over !!!
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;16:;16: Well, thanks your good work and share !!! ;16:;16:

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What is full of holes,* G/ d8 u9 x, ~5 U$ [5 \( X
But can still hold water ?                                      What is it ?
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4 T; x2 }* Z3 _1 I2 L( s* W+ SIs it sponge ??
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you are really smart, the no.2 and no.6 you guess are right! keep it up.
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to tell you the true, I'm working on one now, my friends give me a week to crack this mind scrambler, maybe you guys can help me out of this:# W* p2 x1 m" P  i3 A) A4 T

1 {" j+ Q6 e5 H3 l( II am a word of ten letters,6 g5 r7 s  A$ r' e: s) C2 c
My 1, 2, 8, is rainy,
: e$ x  r# Z; B7 d* jMy 1, 5, 6, 7, is part of a bird's body,
/ D( t$ r; v0 p0 \" EMy 8, 9, 10, is a weight,
, s9 h- l$ u: j0 VMy 1, 2, 3, 4, is a spring,9 a" T6 M# [) k  F1 |' l6 y
My 7, 5, 4, 8, is a golden surface,
# k) T6 a" ^& q! F9 tMy 10, 9, 8, 2, is a short letter,
9 o/ w1 x+ B; F3 m0 ^  B3 PMy whole is a celebrated warrior.              Who am I ?        ;72:;72:

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I am a word of ten letters,
- M+ r1 M8 L1 H, T5 ?7 Q. }4 G0 l* X6 M1) My 1, 2, 8, is rainy,
# ?. r  T% ]# m* |. \# ~, N2) My 1, 5, 6, 7, is part of a bird's body,1 P6 t9 z1 G! }# e) h) Z
3) My 8, 9, 10, is a weight,
/ ^, F  Z$ A" X# T0 ^  h4)My 1, 2, 3, 4, is a spring,+ M9 ^' b7 S& s/ [+ y1 f
5) My 7, 5, 4, 8, is a golden surface,0 |5 _0 v6 w$ g8 D/ D  ^0 t
6) My 10, 9, 8, 2, is a short letter,
' q! h3 v/ z' w) A. i4 M7) My whole is a celebrated warrior.              Who am I ?        
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:cool::cool::cool:
3 r: C, k' o0 |& i+ L4 MMy guess :
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4) ?
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; \  U$ k9 t8 p3 ~+ ]8 d' S) k) a6) memo/note
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7) we??ington
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:cool::cool: then .... I guess the answer may be "Wellington"
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0 I/ ~! K( V* q1 r" z4) well (most difficult if from this direction)3 i. a) q+ g: L" J5 E
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Haha .... we have a nice day !!!!
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- J. g  U0 D6 ]# _' t7 X) h  P6 ~* WI can be heard, but never seen,5 P6 K# l/ {# y6 g! z
I can be soft or strong,
: a& u9 ?8 O0 FNo one has control over that,: R' |& R4 }3 j& m" v4 |! G
I can change the temperature in a snap.                What am I ?

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And the answer for no. 5 "sweeper" ???
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Originally posted by cano at 2004-9-16 09:07 AM:( h) x, p8 l, f* N6 l

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1) wet
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5) ?
3 O2 ?6 Y. h& k1 ?2 ^* s% f8 G2 i6) memo/note
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7) we??ington$ i, y- n6 o* a
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:cool::cool: then .... I guess the answer may be "Wellington"
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3 _- _8 L; K; Y) D* C9 M4) well ...

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* N2 u; B* ?/ T$ Dyes, the answer is Wellington, the last line of the puzzle mentoined the celebrated warrior was General Wellington the Duke who had defeated the French Emperor Napoleon in the battle of Waterloo.4 B' Z% ~! D, U% X/ l
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Originally posted by cano at 2004-9-16 11:12 AM:$ G3 T6 k, }' ^+ x0 w, s; _

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Is the answer for no.3 "Air-flow" ??0 f5 x( y7 C/ q6 e* I: s- q, g

* |/ P2 m7 m5 W7 ?8 W. l, rAnd the answer for no. 5 "sweeper" ???
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Quite difficult ..... any hints on No. 1,& 4 (and 3, 5 if I get wrong)  ...

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No.3  is  "wind" and No.5 is  "sweeper" or "broom" & p. K& D' k5 j" _: K& ^+ \1 y

0 J$ w% V* s& ]$ Q2 \, T# @% B& mYou summit the correct answers back to back, good work.3 k3 v1 e9 X% R4 k5 {

6 m5 h' U. g$ {4 i0 BFor No.1------you may focus from the ground and go under for the height.
. C/ G( o3 {2 _8 z. }1 g- P     No.5..... it is a abstructional thing, just consider it ruins friendships and all that, .......the wind comes from the hollow cave.....
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" i+ ^2 ?. G2 eI am the black child of a white father,4 F  H. w& a+ c0 b; ]
A wingless bird flying even to the cloud of heaven,
, C: V, W& Y) N- `4 Q% P' JI give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me,
" c% A8 F% |( g, u: gEven though there is no cause of grief,
8 @9 a8 ?6 |$ K% \And at once on my birth I am dissolved into air.                 What am I ?
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I do not see, I do not hear, I do not touch, but I do feel,  [' ~; h) |9 f4 e! D/ I$ k5 y' ]
I am hard, I am soft, I live, but I do not,
; M  u; o6 O$ m. jI am a quilt of snow on reddish clay.                                 What am I ?
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* P, `0 A9 M: ?) `9 o) S- b. cAssuming that the vowels are A, E, I, O and U,
0 X- x3 ]# V  u; V7 CName a six letter word that has no vowels.                        What is lt ?
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What is opened when it is closed,
* q2 a8 h( l# j1 Q: Q; ]4 wAnd closed when it is opened ?                                            What is it ?
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What is so fragile that when you say its name you break it ?
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6 s) v! l( ~. w, x0 S& BThough everyone sees straight through me,
+ c' v  a$ A) b1 ?. i$ OI don't stop until the day you die.                                       What am I ?9 g/ }1 K( O/ L

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  G; c2 I# k: n  h; C" s5 lI have no face, but everyone knows me,
& o1 C4 K% ?( YI grow stronger and large as I age,$ g/ ~" L+ `- P, r% t+ l: B; @
And I am impossible to track,
, h0 F4 t7 ?! R/ K5 e7 i2 b% E8 E' iI feed off the innocent,6 I/ K' B: P% f+ |! ^7 {% D
And my followers are weak,! J! V$ l8 h! K2 ^1 Z: Z; C  Z" E
I ruin friendships, relationships and jobs.                 What am I ?
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     No.4..... it is a abstructional thing, just consider it ruins friendships and all that, .......the wind comes from the hollow cave .... x  z- l4 P- s8 c( a9 H4 \

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Is the answer for No. 4 "jealous" or "selfish" or in Chinese "自大" ???1 h3 x" b$ _) x5 o

, O: w) K, l& L9 P2 Z+ V( `For no. 1 ..... no idea !!!- R( ]8 r" k: r: v

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3 n8 e$ G* w- r/ Z) ?) B1 mI am the black child of a white father,
6 C! \5 j: i- S. AA wingless bird flying even to the cloud of heaven,
" g4 O( Z* h0 H# [I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me,+ y: m' G/ g. _8 \2 H
Even though there is no cause of grief,
7 E. E, p9 ~" G. t4 c6 w/ c" p% lAnd at once on my birth I am dissolved into air.                 What am I ?# Q- {! o1 R" f
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, U, u! o4 i* T3 `. s$ OIs the answer for no. 1 "polluted air from car" ??& {9 C% r0 C6 P+ D3 [

" S  a7 O+ p+ x: HFor no. 2, ....... no idea so far !!!  ;74:;74:;74:
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7 s/ q: c, I: F$ l6 j% s  D2 FFor no. 3, I have tested on three letter word --- it is "cry" or "try"
1 a* {/ M6 j9 ?5 q4 y( n.... for 6 letter word ... :o;:o;:o;( c/ y1 q( d! y% _
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For no. 4 .... I have met (in IQ tets) ... but forgot the answer .... haha !!
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2 ]* P  A! t2 \* f/ t5 SIs the answer for no. 6 "time" ??

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Originally posted by cano at 2004-9-17 10:43 AM:
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; P. [  u8 b! G  H% g$ uFor no. 1 ..... no idea !!!
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No.4 ------ rumour/gossip+ i1 W% [( Q, G: L2 F' t' D" J

, I- z) A& l6 G3 P% J5 g1 C( qFor No.1, as you know, ancient people fetched water, mostly got it from underground, the place they fetched water is called ____.4 _0 R& S$ }  d; [/ n4 U: _/ D
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Originally posted by cano at 2004-9-17 11:01 AM:/ y  A$ s% p; c4 J
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- q. k: Z' R, [9 y7 iIs the answer for no. 1 "polluted air from car" ??
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For no. 2, ....... no idea so far !!!  ;74:;74:;74:0 x  Z2 Z# D# }
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For no. 3, I have tested on three letter word --- it is "cry" or ...

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, M2 M! h/ ?8 _( bNo.1, the answer I should say, is " smoke"
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No.2 is one of the human body part.
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No.3 , the six letter word start with "r" and end with "m"; ]6 M/ f& {3 P0 ?- b1 X
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No.4, if you want to go from shore to shore, you need this.% r& z1 E' ]" `0 }6 d( o7 d

1 B' ?8 w8 G7 y3 j6 Y) DNo.5,  "silence" is the answer.$ `: O+ p1 q( O' J. r$ H+ ?

6 r: f1 q) R! I: h5 e7 g8 O. ?No.6 is one of the human body action, you can see everyone doing this but yourself.
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4 I5 m$ N1 t( x" MI guess having enough clues for this time, hopefully, you crack all of them.
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For No.1, as you know, ancient people fetched water, mostly got it from underground, the place they fetched water is called ____., f5 D% ]5 P/ R' T) n) v0 X- H' w
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( W/ ^1 O1 S; I7 B1 G' T; l0 DAnd round as a cup,- g8 j; Y6 u2 W% E
And all the king's horses could not draw it up ?       What is it ?

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