Carrots and Steak
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
The first two letters and the last two letters have been removed from each of the following words. Discover what the words are, and then decide which word does not belong on the list.
PALOO
YDESDA
IMARAN
DENBU
PPIZZ
ZEWALS
HintDon't forget the title...
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Answer
The list is as follows:
apPALOOsa
clYDESDAle
weIMARANer
olDENBUrg
liPPIZZan
prZEWALSki
The word that does not belong on the list is:
weIMARANer
Why?
The Weimaraner is a breed of dog, all the other words are breeds of horses.
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Comments
boodler   
May 23, 2006
| I don't know if I should know all these, or if these are American spellings or versions, but several of these I just do not know, and some are not spelled as I would spell them.
The dog name that simply flabbergasts me is the spelling of German Shepherd, which for some unaccountable reason is spelt Shepard!  THIS IS NOT HOW TO SPELL SHEPHERD!!! Any explanation would be appreciated |
boodler
May 23, 2006
| I don't know if I should know all these, or if these are American spellings or versions, but several of these I just do not know, and some are not spelled as I would spell them.
The dog name that simply flabbergasts me is the spelling of German Shepherd, which for some unaccountable reason is spelt Shepard! THIS IS NOT HOW TO SPELL SHEPHERD!!! Any explanation would be appreciated |
Dubber 
May 23, 2006
| this teaser was just the dummest thing i've ever read or voted on.. it is an embarrasement to this site.  |
AwwwSweet
May 23, 2006
| I'm a little confused... did the teaser change? I simply cannot understand the previous comments. There is no German Shepherd anywhere in this teaser (?!), and I thought that it was quite an interesting teaser. I especially liked how you didn't just have to find the missing letters, but there was a second part to figure out what didn't belong in the list.
Did I get it? No... I'm not a horse fanatic. But I enjoyed learning something new and looked up every breed on the internet so I could see what they looked like and find out something about them. It's not dumb just because you can't get it.  |
Rukia
May 23, 2006
| the hint commented back to the title but what does carrots and steak have to do with horses?
okay carrots ...maybe |
blagh
May 24, 2006
| I agree with the dumbness comment. Carrots and steak? Can't see the link at all. If the title actually related to the puzzle I might have had a chance, but I was trying to come up with food related things and ended up miles away. |
jazzmusician46
May 24, 2006
| I'll try not to be too negative. It was a very difficult problem - and well done; EXCEPT what the heck does the word STEAK have to do with horses? That hint threw me off completely.  |
lexymo 
May 24, 2006
| I know guys, and Im sorry. I agree that it is a horrible title. I just couldnt think of one that wouldnt give the puzzle away. The only link between the two is that horses like carrots and dogs like steak. I told the eds to change it if they could come up with a better one but I guess they didnt. Once again I apologize and I will work harder on my titles from now on. |
GebbieRose
May 24, 2006
| change the title to "oats & carrots" & it'll work |
AwwwSweet
May 24, 2006
| As far as titles... meh. I might do something like "Carrot on a Stick" that would refer to a fable about the farmer and the mule (not technically the same, but could get someone on the right track). Or "Carrots & Sugar Cubes" (common horse treats). I'm not sure referring to the dog breed in the title is absolutely necessary. |
patm
May 29, 2006
| Tough teaser. I got the first one, but the title made me think of race horse names (stakes), and I didn't get the others. I was even thinking of names of Western ranches, but don't know enough about horses. Fun to try though.  |
horses_rock101
Jun 04, 2006
| i feel so dumb i love horses but i didnt get it right
but great teaser  |
fem81uk
Jun 04, 2006
| Im afraid i didnt have a clue |
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