StyLe89 
Nov 14, 2002
| There's no pattern.... The answer is completely unrelated to the puzzle. |
dumbell
Nov 14, 2002
| ye sit is! he went to the store with George Alex and Ben, ie the picture of George Alex and Ben on the $1, $10 & $100 bills, hence he had 1 + 10+ 100 = $111.00.
George Alex and Ben were not people but money.
I'm English and it makes sense to me even though I don't use this money. |
popaG
Nov 14, 2002
| The Goerge gives it away but I really liked it! |
electronjohn 
Nov 15, 2002
| Thanks. This is one of mine, not copied from a book, and I worked with it for a while trying to balance it between being too hard and too easy. I am sure it could be rewritten to make it better, but at this one I am probably too close to it to make any useful improvements. Your comment about George making it too easy is a good one. I had thought about the before submitting it, since George is not a very common name, but without it will this teaser become too hard? Feel free to PM me with any other suggestions or improvements that you guys may have for this one. Thanks for reading it. |
superman11192
Nov 21, 2002
| That was great!! |
kdux
Nov 26, 2002
| lol, ccreative |
gladiator1442
Nov 28, 2002
| oooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkk |
stonemug
Dec 06, 2002
| good one! |
doggyxp
Dec 20, 2002
| cute! :-) |
mozven
Dec 22, 2002
| This will help, when you ask what fred could buy, ask why. Some people might say that he could buy all three, but not even know why. |
(user deleted)
Dec 22, 2002
| This brain teaser is a bit unfair for readers outside of the USA, as we have no idea what pictures of persons are printed on your banknotes! |
doggyxp
Dec 22, 2002
| I like this teaser |
Paigeo17
Dec 22, 2002
| it makes sense to me but not very fair to those who dont use American Money |
electronjohn
Dec 30, 2002
| You guys are right about this one being unfair to everyone outside of the USA. Sorry about that. Guess I should have included a clue that Fred lived in the USA like "Fred went to a hardware store in Boston...". |
Jenna
Jan 22, 2003
| What if you are not Amercian, and don't know who's face is on the American bills? I am Canadian and I didn't know! |
angie
Feb 06, 2003
| Very clever. This is this best trick teaser I've ever read. |
Codammanus
Feb 11, 2003
| That was good. Especially for an original. In the future, don't go easy on em! Go for the gusto! (Or would that constitute a Brain Buster?) |
Christina0213
Mar 19, 2003
| Very nice! And oh, my Dad's name is George so it wasn't the George that tipped me off.  |
jessicag  
Jun 30, 2003
| This trick is not international enough. Noone outside the USA knows what those things are. |
jessicag
Jun 30, 2003
| Coolbrain- what are you talking about?
Before you criticise someone elses comment
a) Speak English
b) Understand who you are exactly criticising. I am Australian and I found the teaser difficult because I do not use USA currency. I think your comments on Canadians smack of racism.
It was a good teaser, but not international enough. |
beanie89 
Sep 13, 2003
| I think there's a typo in the title.
Hardward?? |
Swithenbank
Dec 15, 2003
| Great but I struggled because I am English and don't use dollars  |
koolkats63
Dec 22, 2003
| well there is no mention of a fred so i don't know how he could buy any thing good one though keep trying to stump me!!LOL |
fasil
Dec 22, 2003
| Who says these teasers have to be international? If there was a bloody joke about a pound, I wouldn't complain. Bugger!!!  |
tenzin_gyatsu
Dec 23, 2003
| The best problems make the solver feel stupid at the end. This did that for me. |
lallu_21
Mar 25, 2004
| you ba
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aPlatinum
Sep 13, 2004
| HuH  |
clawsmommy
Dec 24, 2004
| Cool!  |
sweetpeao4o3
Dec 24, 2004
| hahaha this is a great one... very creative. i didn't get it tho, until i looked at the answer.    |
Araldite
Dec 24, 2004
| I didn't get it because I go through money so fast I never get a chance to see whose picture is on it. |
aubreycg
Dec 24, 2004
| Wow!!! The hint only confused me more. ^_^ Then again I'm having quite the blonde moment this morning. ^_^ |
goldmare
Dec 24, 2004
| Well, I didn't have a clue because I don't know American money well enough. But I don't mind. It was a really good teaser and I might not have gotten it even if I was American. |
litteacher
Dec 24, 2004
| I don't get some puzzle-solvers, who seem to expect that every puzzle must relate to their realm of experience! I'm from the US, but I don't carry $100 bills to know who's on one! But that doesn't distract from my appreciation of this clever puzzle! |
drummin4ever
Dec 24, 2004
| great teaser |
algarbonzo
Dec 24, 2004
| this is the best one i have seen on this site so far. I was afraid it was going to be a stupid answer like all the rest so I just looked at the answer. I wish I would have given it some thought now. good riddle |
trailme247
Dec 24, 2004
| 
That was very very tricky, but lots of fun. Can you do that again? |
stewartfreak20
Dec 24, 2004
| Maybe they should split this site up internationally so that people can have brain teasers that relate to their own country's customs,government,etc.!!!!!!!
I didn't catch on to the whole money thing or else I would have been able to figure it out. Oh well...   |
passion
Dec 24, 2004
| Lol that's cute!!!! |
FoxxyLady04
Dec 25, 2004
| I love this one it is funny, , I did not even think of the answer that away! |
greebmaster-1
Dec 27, 2004
| This is weird clever but weird wish i'd gotten it |
bringiton_cheer
Jan 02, 2005
| very clever cool |
Z2-d2
Feb 24, 2005
| all phrase the mighty hint which made me get the right annser |
ElectronJohn
Mar 24, 2005
| Whaleycm, are you pointing at your head when you say that? |
krabcat
Apr 01, 2005
| i would have goten it if i hafd know whats on the 10 but i knew ben frankiln was on the 100 becuse i did a report on him
usles information: ben franklin voted for the turky to be the Amarican national bird instd of the bald eagle
and im not saying that becuse its april 1st u can reserchit yourself if u want |
sweetime
May 30, 2005
| see and here i was thinking the answer was "whatever fred wanted' (what self respecting business owner is going to stop a customer purchasing something if they want to?) |
sweetime
May 30, 2005
| see and here i was thinking the answer was "whatever fred wanted' (what self respecting business owner is going to stop a customer purchasing something if they want to?) |
summachick
Jul 22, 2005
| i agree with sweetime |
Mr_solution
Dec 29, 2005
| Anather solution is
==>
"the storekeeper let Fred buy the HARDWARE frm his store...as it is a hardware store....
"Elementary my dear watson!!!" |
mitzimesser
Feb 06, 2006
| This was a good teaser, but I think it should have been in the logic category. |
legodude
Jul 27, 2006
| That was great! |
qqqq
Aug 08, 2006
| "Yourmom", Could be more mature and explain why you think it is not good oher than saying "It Stinks!" four times in a row? By the way, awesome teaser! |
bhssoccer23
Oct 10, 2006
| VERY clever. Pure awesomeness. |
senther7
Jan 02, 2007
| Sorta good, easy if u know the peps on the bills. however, unless u dont know, grorge washinton is a one, not a bill |
ArgenRaquet
May 29, 2007
| This was a great teaser, but I think there's a typo in the second sentence. It says "The *hammer* cost ten times more than the screwdriver, and the scredriver costs ten times more than the hammer." Should the first hammer say POWERSAW since it uses powersaw later in the puzzle...? |
ArgenRaquet
May 29, 2007
| WOW OK!!! My bad, it's 3 0 AM and I think my eyes need some sleep. The puzzle is perfect, forget everything I wrote above ^^^^^^ I'm off to bed. GOOD NIGHT!! zzzzzzzzzz..... |
feste
Dec 25, 2007
| Whew! lighten up folks; this is just a puzzle, and a good one. |
doehead
Dec 25, 2007
| A twist of an old question, but still very good. Happy Holiday |
bradon182001
Dec 25, 2007
| Tricky tricky. Clever teaser. Merry Christmas everybody. |
TRILLIONAIRE
Dec 25, 2007
| Merry Christmas!
Good teaser. |
avonma
Dec 25, 2007
| Very good. I didn't think of dollar bills. |
974999gec
Dec 25, 2007
| wait, what? oh I get it!
good teaser, i guess i don't function in the morning |
betaiv
Dec 25, 2007
| hahaha..weird...but interesting... |
UptheHill
Dec 25, 2007
| Too Hard!!! |
bluecottoncandy
Dec 25, 2007
| This is a really good one. I was thinking along the lines of "whatever he wants, and has enough money for." |
mondayschild59
Dec 25, 2007
| I live in the US and still didn't get it. I would have never guessed the presidents. It was a good teaser, you sure got me. Thanks for the post. Happy Holidays.
Monday~ |
2ndhandrose
Dec 25, 2007
| There were too many complaints to bother reading all the answers.
When I saw the answer I got it and
laughed
I am a Canadian & I should know
what presidents etc are on our Neighbours' Bills. This could be looked up on line. He did say the
store was in Boston. So............. It's Christmas! Kwitcherbellyachin' All!
Good Teaser! We need to read up
on American Currency. Happy December 25th!! To All! |
2ndhandrose
Dec 25, 2007
| Sorry 2nd. posting.
Electicjohn you caused quite a stir.
Good Teaser if I didn't say above!
I am a Mom. The other Mom who
wrote "it stinks" 4 times is more
like a Moron. Very repetetive, too
much Christmas Cheer ??? |
nerdyiscool
Dec 25, 2007
| Gotta love it! Fabulous teaser! Didn't get it for a bit there, but I love it! Going in my faves 4 sure!
And 2 all u complainers out there, it's a trick riddle! It's supposed to be that way! |
GrandmaB
Dec 25, 2007
| You can see how BAD the use of credit cards is!!!
We can't even picture our own dollar bills anymore!
Excellent teaser: I didn't get it (I didn't think outside the box).
Merry Christmas!!! |
dundustin
Dec 25, 2007
| Fred may well have gone into a hardware store in Boston in Lincolnshire, England and not Boston MA. |
New_Guy
Dec 25, 2007
| I guessed the nails. Whizzzz!! |
lav4geniy
Dec 25, 2007
| Great teaser! Merry Christmas! |
petebob796
Dec 25, 2007
| Boston is also a place in england as lots of places in america are named after places in england, this makes it difficult if you live here. |
jasmin215
Dec 25, 2007
| i thought he only went with alex and ben and george was the name of the hardware store my mistake |
crystalblade
Dec 25, 2007
| With this one I suppose you could infer Alex Ben and George are actual people, and the answer would be that Fred can buy anything so long as he has the money. It'd be like that old bus driver teaser where you're the driver, people get on and off, and you're asked what color the driver's eyes are...and they're your color because you're the bus driver and all the random information is just thrown in there to make you forget that. |
phyllisa
Dec 26, 2007
| I wish I'd looked at the hint!!! |
ElectronJohn
Dec 27, 2007
| Thanks for all the comments everyone. I am honored to have one of my teasers picked as the Christmas teaser. This teaser does get a lot of people upset for some reason.
I agree it would be better to use "Boston, Massachusetts" instead of just Boston. But that said I think it is fair to say that the USA Boston is much bigger and better known around the world than the original Boston in England. Nothing against Boston England mind you, I am just stating the obvious.
Anyway I am glad many of you enjoyed this one. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year. |
FatHead
Dec 27, 2007
| Apologies, but that was too weird for me. |
ElectronJohn
Dec 28, 2007
| Apology accepted. |
zaya
Jan 04, 2008
| Wow, that was reall clever and I do feel like a dope for not getting it. |
petey127
Feb 02, 2008
| It Was extremly easy after the hint and made me feel smart since the diffuculty is so high. Awesome teaser! |
marie7771
Jul 21, 2008
| Very creative! |
mathisnice
Apr 18, 2010
| lol, Very good teaser. |
Mytana
Dec 25, 2010
| I'm sorry, but this is a horrible teaser for anyone not American or not familar with American currency. When explained, I understand the trick, but there is no way I could have found the answer myself. |
ttam007
Dec 25, 2010
| I'm from U.S., I know who are on which bills, and I didn't get it. But hey, if everyone could get it, then it shouldn't be on this site.
P.S. Not every person on the U.S. currency is a president. Ben Franklin (on the $100 bill) was never president. |
auntiesis
Dec 25, 2010
| I didn't figure this one out, then I saw the answer and groaned. Simple if you think outside the box. |
auntiesis
Dec 25, 2010
| Merry Christmas to all. |
laurelgibson
Dec 25, 2010
| think that might have been the most unleading one I have ever tried..make you think..come on its Christmas, and I been up since 5 with a 3 yr old putting toys together. Merry xmas! |
MysteriousLight
Dec 25, 2010
| This is a really good teaser. It may be unfair to those outside of America, but it still makes sense to those who ARE in America. It's alright. Not every brain teaser is international... This makes so much sense to me even though I know NOTHING about money XD...
Merry Christmas everyone!!! (though I don't celebrate it) |
wordmama
Dec 25, 2010
| Without the hint, I just went huh??? With the hint it became wonderfully easy and I loved it!! Thanks for the teaser! And happy holidays to all! |
poppyal1
Dec 25, 2010
| Great one. I also love it that people who can't get it use any way they can to put the puzzle down. I have seen many puzzles on here about other countries, but never this much noise about it. Those people need to get a life. . |
Snowdragon123
Nov 26, 2012
| I'm Canadian |
