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Near Lame Arms
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What is strange about the words in the group below, apart from the fact that they are all four letters long?
NEAR
LAME
ARMS
CAME
DEAL
GAIN
WINE
SCAR
HIND
NEAR
LAME
ARMS
CAME
DEAL
GAIN
WINE
SCAR
HIND
Hint
Break them down into groups of two letters.Answer
The words are made up entirely of abbreviations for states in the United States of America.NE AR
LA ME
AR MS
CA ME
DE AL
GA IN
WI NE
SC AR
HI ND
AL = Alabama
AR = Arkansas
CA = California
DE = Delaware
GA = Georgia
HI = Hawaii
IN = Indiana
LA = Louisiana
ME = Maine
MS = Mississippi
ND = North Dakota
NE = Nebraska
SC = South Carolina
WI = Wisconsin
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Good one!
loved it! very clever
Great job. Didn't get correct but very well done.
Very tough! I hate using the hints, but in this case, I couldn't even solve it with the hint!
You got me good!
You got me good!
easy for me
Very nicely done!
wow- i never would have gotten that one. nicely done
Clever...
Easy with the hint, no idea without it. : )
Great teaser. Needed the hint to put on the right path.
OOPS!!! to put me on the right path.
Nice one! Very well done!
I didn't read the hint and I should have that's my kind of puzzle!
I didn't read the hint and I should have that's my kind of puzzle!
I would never in a million years have gotten that. Great teaser.
Great teaser, but I didn't get it even with the hint.
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01. Great teaser. One of the best. HIGH marks all around (although I
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02. didn't completely solve it) ..
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03. BUT .... I DID score a bit on my calculations of US PST. I think I hit it right on the button.
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04. We are in Tokyo ... been here about an hour (hotel) and then on to New Zealand tomorrow.
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05. If you want to catch up with what I'm doing, check the teasers of yesterday ...
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06. ..... and the day before. Those are "At the Farm" # 11935 and "Ten x "Ten # 41299.
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07. And I'm writing this way for those who find it too difficult (or just plain don't like to) to read any comment ...
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08. ... more than two lines long.
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09. I plan to write occasionally, but we will be pretty busy.
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10. We start strapin' it on Monday.
bye bye
BB02
01. Great teaser. One of the best. HIGH marks all around (although I
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02. didn't completely solve it) ..
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03. BUT .... I DID score a bit on my calculations of US PST. I think I hit it right on the button.
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04. We are in Tokyo ... been here about an hour (hotel) and then on to New Zealand tomorrow.
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05. If you want to catch up with what I'm doing, check the teasers of yesterday ...
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06. ..... and the day before. Those are "At the Farm" # 11935 and "Ten x "Ten # 41299.
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07. And I'm writing this way for those who find it too difficult (or just plain don't like to) to read any comment ...
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08. ... more than two lines long.
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09. I plan to write occasionally, but we will be pretty busy.
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10. We start strapin' it on Monday.
bye bye
BB02
01. Oh, forgot to add (just learned this today) ... the reason
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02. .... I can "stay in touch" is because I brought TWO computers of my own ...
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03. My regular laptop and a new Zero Timerican (it's a new Japanese machine ....
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04. ... TRULY awesome. (very expesnsive but it's a loaner ... so ...)
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05. They won't let us use the project machines for private stuff.
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06. Soooooo ... I won't be COMPLETELY 'out-of-touch' ...
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07 (sorry, doodler ...) .. I tried !!
BB02
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02. .... I can "stay in touch" is because I brought TWO computers of my own ...
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03. My regular laptop and a new Zero Timerican (it's a new Japanese machine ....
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04. ... TRULY awesome. (very expesnsive but it's a loaner ... so ...)
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05. They won't let us use the project machines for private stuff.
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06. Soooooo ... I won't be COMPLETELY 'out-of-touch' ...
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07 (sorry, doodler ...) .. I tried !!
BB02
01. Hi, Babe ... greetings from Tokyo !!!!
BB02
BB02
easy and fun
Once I saw the hint it was very easy.
Good teaser. Finally figured it out w/hint.
BB- this is about teasers, enough of your personal life-WHO CARES.
BB- this is about teasers, enough of your personal life-WHO CARES.
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01. My cat
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BB02
01. My cat
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BB02
Great teaser. Very clever and even though I saw this one before, I never would have figured it out! Loved this one - thanks!
BB: "I brought TWO computers of my own ..03. My regular laptop and a new Zero Timerican. TRULY awesome. (very expesnsive but it's a loaner ... "
How can a computer you "bought" be a "loaner"? Either you bought it and OWN it, you leased it, or you borrowed it (making it a loaner).
BTW - no point in addressing Babe, she isn't visiting the teasers anymore.
She does however use other parts of the site (which would not be reflected in your teaser campaign).
How can a computer you "bought" be a "loaner"? Either you bought it and OWN it, you leased it, or you borrowed it (making it a loaner).
BTW - no point in addressing Babe, she isn't visiting the teasers anymore.
She does however use other parts of the site (which would not be reflected in your teaser campaign).
I needed the hint, but I got it after a couple more minutes after that. Good one! And the last three words are made of THREE state abbreviations, like WI/IN/NE. I wonder if you can find any 5-letter words made of 4 state abbreviations? Or 6-letter words made of 3 separate state abbreviations?
Oh, and nice passive aggressive comment posting style, BB02
I do not see any comment from BB, and yet people are responding to him. Has he been deleted? I always enjoyed the back and forth banter.
As for the teaser it was hard and I never would have gotten it. I did not look at the hint.
As for the teaser it was hard and I never would have gotten it. I did not look at the hint.
I found this fairly easy once I decided I needed to think a bit differently. At first I thought maybe all the words were anagrams, and then I saw the pattern.
Very clever, and nicely done!
I would suggest phrasing the question differently, though, without using the word "strange," since what's strange to one person isn't to another. Perhaps just say: "What do all the words below have in common, apart from the fact that they are all four letters long."
Once again, very enjoyable. Thanks!
Very clever, and nicely done!
I would suggest phrasing the question differently, though, without using the word "strange," since what's strange to one person isn't to another. Perhaps just say: "What do all the words below have in common, apart from the fact that they are all four letters long."
Once again, very enjoyable. Thanks!
That's clever, but I would never have come to that conclusion. Even with the hint - I separated them into two vowels and two continents.
Haha - I meant consonants!
I don't know how I ever would have gotten that, but I suppose it was a cool idea.
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser. I got this one very quickly and no hint was needed!
Getting sick & tired of teasers like this, that are exclusive to the USA?
Yours is no exception!
Yours is no exception!
Wow this one was nice I couldn't get it even with hint I was not expecting that answer at all
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