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10-09-2001, 03:21 PM
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Just some little thoughts...

A Spelling Lesson...

If GH stands for P as in Hiccough
If OUGH stands for O as in Dough
If PHTH stands for T as in Phthisis
If EIGH stands for A as in Neighbour
If TTE stands for T as in Gazette jgs
If EAU stands for O as in Plateau

The right way to spell POTATO should be: GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU

If “GH” stands for “F” as in Rough
If “O” stands for “I” as in Women
If “TION” stands for “SH” as in Solution
: The right way to spell “FISH” should be “GHOTION”

If “TION” stands for “SHUN”, so “GHOTION” spells “FISHIN'”,

(Nope, I don’t know the answer to this, before anyone asks…)

Below are ten statements concerning X, a whole number between 1 and 10 (inclusive). Not all of the statements are true, but not all of them are false either. What number is X?

1. X equals the sum of the statement numbers of the false statements in this list.
2. X is less than the number of false statements in this list, and statement 10 is true.
3. There are exactly three true statements in this list, or statement 1is false, but not both.
4. The previous three statements are all false, or statement 9 is true, or both.
5. Either X is odd, or statement 7 is true, but not both.
6. Exactly two of the odd-numbered statements are false.
7. X is the number of a true statement.
8. The even-numbered statements are either all true or all false.
9. X equals three times the statement number of the first true statement in this list, or statement 4 is false, or both.
10. X is even, or statement 6 is true, or both.

And these are just for fun.

On a bag of Fritos: "You could be a winner! No purchase necessary, details inside."
(The shoplifter special!)
On a bar of Dial soap: "Directions: Use like regular soap."
(And that would be... how?)
On some Swann frozen dinners: "Serving suggestion: Defrost."
(But it's just a suggestion.)
On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert: "Do not turn upside down" (printed on BOTTOM of the box)
(Too late! You lose! I love it: food to PO you.)
On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after heating."
(Ya think? Let's experiment.)
On packaging for a Rowenta iron: "Do not iron clothes on body."
(But wouldn't that save more time? Whose body?)
On Boot's Children's cough medicine: "Do not drive car or operate machinery."
(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we just kept those 5 year olds off those forklifts.)
On Nytol sleep aid: "May cause drowsiness."
(Do I even need to comment?)
On a Korean kitchen knife: "Warning: keep out of children."
(Or pets! What's for dinner? Yes, I typed that properly. Not "keep out of reach of children," but "keep out of children.")
On a string of Chinese-made Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor use only."
(As opposed to use in outer space. Or underground?)
On a Japanese food processor: "Not to be used for the other use."
(Hmm...)
On Sainsbury's peanuts: "Warning: contains nuts."
(Not to mention the nut who wrote the warning.)
On an American Airlines packet of nuts: "Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts."
(DDDUUUHH)
On a Swedish chainsaw: "Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals."
(I so don't want to know.)
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10-09-2001, 03:24 PM
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I love those things from food packets; they're hilarious!
The spelling lesson ones just go to show how barmy the English language is.

I'm not going to attempt the 'X' ones in a hurry!
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10-09-2001, 06:14 PM
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lol...exelent!
hehe, you don't read New Scientist, do you???
they've got loads of stupid warnings in there...eg:
Tuff Stuff carpets from Nataco: "100 per cent undetermined fibre"

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10-09-2001, 06:40 PM
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Not only has my brain been melted, but it has been stomped on and thrown out the window. I love those stupid warnings. I had a list of em a while back, but most of them were covered. My favorite was...
On a Superman Costume "Warning: Wearing suit does not enable you to fly "(I blame the parents for this one...)
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10-09-2001, 08:03 PM
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there's also some notice on BBC faxes/emails that tells you not to read it, and the warning is at the bottom!
(just in case you don't know, by the time to look at the bottom you will probably have read the letter)

i'll have to use one of those on my sig...
my fav: "Product will be hot after heating."
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10-09-2001, 09:10 PM
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a small spelling mistake up there... no, seriously: you put that 'tion' sounded like 'sh' in 'solution', but it doesn't. so 'fish' would actually be 'ghoti'.

i LOVE those warning things. i'd heard a couple before, but a surprisingly high number were new to me...

my mathematical mind just can't stop me from working out X... i shall inform you when i've done it...
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Some more sign thingies:

At a zoo: PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS. If you have
Any suitable food, give it to the Guard on duty.

Doctors office, Rome: SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.

Information booklet about using a hotel air conditioner, Japan:
COOLS AND HEATS: IF YOU WANT CONDITION OF WARM AIR IN YOUR ROOM,
PLEASE CONTROL YOURSELF.

In a Nairobi restaurant: CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE
OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER.

On the grounds of a private school: NO TRESPASSING WITHOUT
PERMISSION.

On a highway: TAKE NOTICE: WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER,
THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE.

In a City restaurant: OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WEEKENDS TOO.

In a cemetery: PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS
FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES.

Hotel elevator, Paris: PLEASE LEAVE YOUR VALUES AT THE FRONT DESK.
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10-11-2001, 05:55 AM
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Here is the solution of the X enigma.

Statements:

1) FALSE
2) TRUE
3) TRUE
4) FALSE
5) TRUE
6) TRUE
7) TRUE
8) FALSE
9) FALSE
10) TRUE

Value of X: 2.

I would show all the steps to find the solution, but it's more brain-melting than the problem itself...
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10-11-2001, 08:23 PM
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aww.. you've spoilt it for me now...
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