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My Hair is like his hair
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P.s sorry about the different layout................dunno how that came about, but it won't put you off will it?
*Gullsworth*
My Hair is like his hair
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Buzzer said:
THREE MINUTES PAST TEN ON THE EVENING OF THE TWENTY FIFTH OF THE MONTH OF MAY IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND SIX WAS THE LAST TIME THE LEGEND THAT IS KNOWN AS LORD BRACKNELL LAST GUIDED THE POOR DIM PEOPLE LEFT FLOUNDERING ON THE GOD FORSAKEN THREAD KNOWN ONLY AS 1+1=2........WE PRAY HE MAY RETURN SAFELY TO ASSIST THESE SAD,FRIGHTENED AND LONELY INDIVIDUALS TO REACH A SAFE PASSAGE TO GEEKDOM!
*Gullsworth*
My Hair is like his hair
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*Gullsworth* said:
*Gullsworth* said:
I KNEW you couldn't resist the LURE of the ABACUS
Right.................
37 576 681 324 381 331 646 231 689 548 629 392 438 010 920 792 533 117 931 316 655 544 515 344 401 833 735 095 418 183 974 156 299 248 510 959 616
37 576 681 324 381 331 646 231 689 548 629 392 438 010 920 792 533 117 931 316 655 544 515 344 401 833 735 095 418 183 974 156 299 248 510 959 616
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37 576 681 324 381 331 646 231 689 548 629 392 438 010 920 792 533 117 931 316 655 544 515 344 401 833 735 095 418 183 974 156 299 248 510 959 616
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Barrel of Fun
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Hiney said:I KNEW you couldn't resist the LURE of the ABACUS
Right.................
37 576 681 324 381 331 646 231 689 548 629 392 438 010 920 792 533 117 931 316 655 544 515 344 401 833 735 095 418 183 974 156 299 248 510 959 616
37 576 681 324 381 331 646 231 689 548 629 392 438 010 920 792 533 117 931 316 655 544 515 344 401 833 735 095 418 183 974 156 299 248 510 959 616
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37 576 681 324 381 331 646 231 689 548 629 392 438 010 920 792 533 117 931 316 655 544 515 344 401 833 735 095 418 183 974 156 299 248 510 959 616
= ? ? ? ?
74 153 362 648 762 663 292 463 379 097 258 784 876 021 841 485 066 235 862 633 311 089 030 688 803 667 470 190 836 367 948 312 598 497 021 919 232
99.9% certain that is right, but I haven't got time to check it over...
74 153 362 648 762 663 292 463 379 097 258 784 876 021 841 485 066 235 862 633 311 089 030 688 803 667 470 190 836 367 948 312 598 497 021 919 232
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74 153 362 648 762 663 292 463 379 097 258 784 876 021 841 485 066 235 862 633 311 089 030 688 803 667 470 190 836 367 948 312 598 497 021 919 232
= ? ? ? ?
Moshe Gariani
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- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,156
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Moshe... you were sold a dummy by BoF 
The correct answer was, is and should have been...
37,576,681,324,381,331,646,231,689,548,
629,392,438,010,920,782,533,117,931,316,
655,544,515,344,401,833,735,095,419,183,
974,156,299,248,510,959,616
+
37,576,681,324,381,331,646,231,689,548,
629,392,438,010,920,782,533,117,931,316,
655,544,515,344,401,833,735,095,419,183,
974,156,299,248,510,959,616
=
75,153,362,648,762,663,292,463,379,097,
258,784,876,021,841,565,066,235,862,633,
311,089,030,688,803,667,470,190,838,367,
948,312,598,497,021,919,232
Perhaps you would like to correct your submission - to keep this thread on the straight and narrow ?
The correct answer was, is and should have been...
37,576,681,324,381,331,646,231,689,548,
629,392,438,010,920,782,533,117,931,316,
655,544,515,344,401,833,735,095,419,183,
974,156,299,248,510,959,616
+
37,576,681,324,381,331,646,231,689,548,
629,392,438,010,920,782,533,117,931,316,
655,544,515,344,401,833,735,095,419,183,
974,156,299,248,510,959,616
=
75,153,362,648,762,663,292,463,379,097,
258,784,876,021,841,565,066,235,862,633,
311,089,030,688,803,667,470,190,838,367,
948,312,598,497,021,919,232
Perhaps you would like to correct your submission - to keep this thread on the straight and narrow ?
Moshe Gariani
Well-known member
- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,156
Titanic said:Moshe... you were sold a dummy by BoF
The correct answer was, is and should have been...
37,576,681,324,381,331,646,231,689,548,
629,392,438,010,920,782,533,117,931,316,
655,544,515,344,401,833,735,095,419,183,
974,156,299,248,510,959,616
+
37,576,681,324,381,331,646,231,689,548,
629,392,438,010,920,782,533,117,931,316,
655,544,515,344,401,833,735,095,419,183,
974,156,299,248,510,959,616
=
75,153,362,648,762,663,292,463,379,097,
258,784,876,021,841,565,066,235,862,633,
311,089,030,688,803,667,470,190,838,367,
948,312,598,497,021,919,232
Perhaps you would like to correct your submission - to keep this thread on the straight and narrow ?
so I've got to go through all that palaver again because BoF can't add up? back in a few minutes
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
Sorry 
I will try harder, next time. If there is a next time...
Moshe Gariani
Well-known member
- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,156
150 306 725 297 525 326 584 926 758 184 517 569 752 043 683 130 132 471 725 266 622 178 061 377 606 334 940 381 676 735 896 625 196 994 043 838 464
that's definitely right
150 306 725 297 525 326 584 926 758 184 517 569 752 043 683 130 132 471 725 266 622 178 061 377 606 334 940 381 676 735 896 625 196 994 043 838 464
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150 306 725 297 525 326 584 926 758 184 517 569 752 043 683 130 132 471 725 266 622 178 061 377 606 334 940 381 676 735 896 625 196 994 043 838 464
=
that's definitely right
150 306 725 297 525 326 584 926 758 184 517 569 752 043 683 130 132 471 725 266 622 178 061 377 606 334 940 381 676 735 896 625 196 994 043 838 464
+
150 306 725 297 525 326 584 926 758 184 517 569 752 043 683 130 132 471 725 266 622 178 061 377 606 334 940 381 676 735 896 625 196 994 043 838 464
=
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
Moshe Gariani said:
300 613 450 595 050 653 169 853 516 369 035 139 504 087 366 260 264 943 450 533 244 356 122 755 212 669 880 763 353 471 793 250 393 988 087 676 928
300 613 450 595 050 653 169 853 516 369 035 139 504 087 366 260 264 943 450 533 244 356 122 755 212 669 880 763 353 471 793 250 393 988 087 676 928
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300 613 450 595 050 653 169 853 516 369 035 139 504 087 366 260 264 943 450 533 244 356 122 755 212 669 880 763 353 471 793 250 393 988 087 676 928
= ? ?
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
Barrel of Fun said:300 613 450 595 050 653 169 853 516 369 035 139 504 087 366 260 264 943 450 533 244 356 122 755 212 669 880 763 353 471 793 250 393 988 087 676 928
300 613 450 595 050 653 169 853 516 369 035 139 504 087 366 260 264 943 450 533 244 356 122 755 212 669 880 763 353 471 793 250 393 988 087 676 928
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300 613 450 595 050 653 169 853 516 369 035 139 504 087 366 260 264 943 450 533 244 356 122 755 212 669 880 763 353 471 793 250 393 988 087 676 928
= ? ?
601,226,901,190,101,306,339,707,032,738,070,279,008,174,732,520,529,886,901,066,488,712,245,510,425,339,761,526,706,943,586,500,787,976,175,353,856
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601,226,901,190,101,306,339,707,032,738,070,279,008,174,732,520,529,886,901,066,488,712,245,510,425,339,761,526,706,943,586,500,787,976,175,353,856
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601,226,901,190,101,306,339,707,032,738,070,279,008,174,732,520,529,886,901,066,488,712,245,510,425,339,761,526,706,943,586,500,787,976,175,353,856
=
Barrel of Fun said:300 613 450 595 050 653 169 853 516 369 035 139 504 087 366 260 264 943 450 533 244 356 122 755 212 669 880 763 353 471 793 250 393 988 087 676 928
Oh dear Bof, you've slipped a couple of wrong 'uns into that answer, both of which have led Buzzer astray
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Barrel of Fun
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Titanic said:Oh dear Bof, you've slipped a couple of wrong 'uns into that answer, both of which have led Buzzer astray
Are you sure? I think I may retire from this thread...
I haven't got the energy to do it on paper... Much quicker in the (failing) mind.I do apologise 1+1'er's.
Barrel of Fun said:Are you sure? I think I may retire from this thread...
I do apologise 1+1'er's.
Yes I'm sure... the correct answer is
300 613 450 595 050 653 169 853 516 389 035 139 504 087 366 260 264 943 450 533 244 356 122 755 214 669 880 763 353 471 793 250 393 988 087 676 928
In the immortal words of David Soul: Don't give up on us baby! It's still worth one more try.
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Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
I am positive that should be a six and I have that as a two? 
Which in turn makes Buzzer's answer (corrected for BoF's indiscretions):
601,226,901,190,101,306,339,707,032,778,
070,279,008,174,732,520,529,886,901,066,
488,712,245,510,429,339,761,526,706,943,
586,500,787,976,175,353,856
So, anyone fancy...
601,226,901,190,101,306,339,707,032,778,
070,279,008,174,732,520,529,886,901,066,
488,712,245,510,429,339,761,526,706,943,
586,500,787,976,175,353,856
+
601,226,901,190,101,306,339,707,032,778,
070,279,008,174,732,520,529,886,901,066,
488,712,245,510,429,339,761,526,706,943,
586,500,787,976,175,353,856
=
?
601,226,901,190,101,306,339,707,032,778,
070,279,008,174,732,520,529,886,901,066,
488,712,245,510,429,339,761,526,706,943,
586,500,787,976,175,353,856
So, anyone fancy...
601,226,901,190,101,306,339,707,032,778,
070,279,008,174,732,520,529,886,901,066,
488,712,245,510,429,339,761,526,706,943,
586,500,787,976,175,353,856
+
601,226,901,190,101,306,339,707,032,778,
070,279,008,174,732,520,529,886,901,066,
488,712,245,510,429,339,761,526,706,943,
586,500,787,976,175,353,856
=
?
Barrel of Fun said:I am positive that should be a six and I have that as a two?
Sorry - a typo on my behalf... it should be 214.