Rain Riddle
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Gertie just came from the office of her dear departed aunt's lawyer. She was told that her aunt (who loved language teasers) left her a certain amount of money in US Dollars. The lawyer explained that according to the terms of her aunt's Last Will and Testament, Gertie will get fifty times the original amount bequeathed if she could correctly guess the amount left her by midnight tomorrow. "God, that would be thousands of dollars if you succeed," the lawyer said as he handed her a note from her aunt. It read:
RAIN RIDDLE: OLD ASTRONOMY HOST ALLOWS ABLE LASS ENTRY IN OWN LAND ESTATE. Love Aunt Alley.
Question: How many thousand dollars did her millionaire aunt leave Gertie?
HintRight or wrong, Gertie gets to buy a thousand BIKINIS.
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Answer
16 Gs. Her aunt left her 16 thousand dollars. A G is a thousand dollars. Each word in the note may be preceded by a G.
Grain Griddle Gold Gastronomy Ghost Gallows Gable Glass Gentry Gin Gown Gland Gestate Glove Gaunt Galley.
HINT. Bikinis or G-strings. A string of Gs may be added to all the words in the note.
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Comments
Codammanus
Apr 22, 2003
| Even your hints are beauties. Nice job. |
griphook 
Apr 23, 2003
| Thanks Cod. Your comments are much appreciated. |
MrIxolite 
Apr 28, 2003
| What an excellant teaser. I would never have got it. Well done. |
griphook
Apr 28, 2003
| Thanks MrIx. |
rhiababe
Apr 30, 2003
| That was Gr8! How do you lot think of all these teasers?! That was a really good one! |
(user deleted)
May 01, 2003
| Brilliant! Never in a million years would I have figured that one out! Thanks for the workout though. |
bizzkid
May 02, 2003
| good god great going
this was a wonderful way to get my mind going |
adoontourious 
May 19, 2003
| OMGFG lol that was so 1337..... I never would have guessed it |
delphy
May 20, 2003
| Excellent teaser, sir! |
griphook
May 21, 2003
| many thanks dear ! |
rose_rox 
Jun 04, 2003
| I don't know how I came up with 20. This one's great. |
griphook
Jun 09, 2003
| thank you guys. |
wolvesheart
Jun 20, 2003
| great puzzle! Millionaire Aunt is prety cheap though. Even after correctly solving the riddle she is only bequething 800K. |
electronJohn 
Jun 20, 2003
| Great teaser. The hint was harder to solve than the teaser though, not that I solved either mind you. But it is always nice to end with the mental image of G-strings and bikinis on a beach. |
CocoaPuff
Jun 20, 2003
| From the 5/19 comment--what does 1337 mean? |
clarkone68
Jun 22, 2003
| 1337 is leet, which is a word used by retards. |
(user deleted)
Jun 23, 2003
| i didn't know about the G's great teaser =^ ) |
(user deleted)
Jun 23, 2003
| how does 1337 mean leet? |
CocoaPuff
Jul 08, 2003
| Probably if you put it on a calculator or cell phone & turn it upside down. |
taniapereira99
Jul 25, 2003
| woah... man, there are so many ways to look at all yur teasers! I'm amazed at how different they all are! Good brain mushing
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griphook
Jul 28, 2003
| i am glad most of you like this one... many thanks to all. |
griphook
Jul 28, 2003
| i am glad most of you like this one... many thanks to all. |
bluefaced
Oct 19, 2003
| THE BEST TEASER FROM THE BEST TEASER-MAKER |
griphook
Oct 25, 2003
| thanks |
hotpandesal7
Jan 05, 2004
| This is certainly the best of the bests. Grip is the master  |
(user deleted)
Jan 07, 2004
| Amen to that  |
bbngk
Jan 12, 2004
| Excellent |
(user deleted)
Jan 13, 2004
| This is very very good |
griphook
Jan 13, 2004
| Many thanks both |
thamaturge
Feb 23, 2004
| Very nice |
griphook
Feb 23, 2004
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Sunrose
Oct 04, 2005
| Great Teaser!! I enjoyed this one. Good Job |
griphook
Oct 10, 2005
| thanks SUNROSE |
griphook
May 04, 2009
| Good job Cam |
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