The Case of the Carpet Conundrum The Popp family is searching for new carpeting and has been researching all the sales. Sodah has found a sale for $1.72 per square foot, while his wife Lollie has discovered a price of $5.31 square yard. They agree that they like both patterns, and the quality seems similar, […]
Author: Larry Campbell
Pesky Puzzler – Oct 2, 2023
The Case of the Carpet Conundrum The Popp family is searching for new carpeting and has been researching all the sales. Sodah has found a sale for $1.72 per square foot, while his wife Lollie has discovered a price of $5.31 square yard. They agree that they like both patterns, and the quality seems similar, […]
That Should Work!
A lady went to a doctor’s office where she was seen by a Doctor. A few minutes into the examination, screeching could be heard from the room, and then the lady burst out of the room as if running for her life. After much effort a nurse finally managed to calm her down enough […]
Birthday Fun – and GIVEAWAY; Aug ’23 – July ’24
BACKGROUND Every year since 2014 we’ve sent out birthday cards and I normally pick a new design each summer for the whole next year. But this year, we’re going to gather up all our leftovers from previous years and use them. A different card at random for each active* subscriber whose birthday we know (and […]
Summary & Solutions: Mar/Apr ’23 BTs
REMINDERS: Answers in red. Solvers (submitted/correct) in blue. (Forgive any omissions, but feel free to inform.) Comments in green. For further elaboration on solutions, please feel free to ask! Submitters of at least one correct solution: Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale, Anita Dixon, Kurt Killion Mary’s mother had three daughters. The first two were named April […]
Birthday-in-Pi Results
Here are some results (so far) of the Birthday-in-Pi adventures: One result at 6002 (mine!?! :-)) One result at 8657 Three results in the 12,000s. One result in 15,000s. One result in 30,000s. One result in 40,000s. And three folks whose birthdays were not in the first million digits. 🙁 I swore we also got […]
SPRING ’23 Brain Teasers
NOTE: Newest BTs in red, Bonuses in blue, comments in green, updates in purple. For reminders on ways to submit answers, see below. Mary’s mother had three daughters. The first two were named April and May. What was the name of the third daughter? A cheetah was clocked running 550 feet in 10 seconds. About how […]
Summary & Solutions: Jan/Feb ’23 BTs
REMINDERS: Answers in red. Solvers (submitted/correct) in blue. (Forgive any omissions, but feel free to inform.) Comments in green. For further elaboration on solutions, please feel free to ask! Submitters of at least one correct solution: Kurt Killion, Kathy Gordon, Rita Barger, Amy Ragsdale What was special numerically about the first day of 2023? (Possible […]
