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The ATM
The bank where Elmer and Pearl live just got a shiny, new ATM. So, they decided they had to get one of them-there cards so they could get their money any time--even on Sunday-going-to-Church day.
But, when the manager said pick a 7-digit number that you won't forget, and don't use your birthday, etc. they had a problem. They were not good at remembering stuff. What to do! What to do! Then the light came on!
Elmer picked 1058421.
Pearl picked 6060247.
They exchange information on how they would remember their numbers.
Pearl said, "That's a real handy number, Elmer. But I think mine is more timely."
Can you figure out what they were using for a memory jog?
But, when the manager said pick a 7-digit number that you won't forget, and don't use your birthday, etc. they had a problem. They were not good at remembering stuff. What to do! What to do! Then the light came on!
Elmer picked 1058421.
Pearl picked 6060247.
They exchange information on how they would remember their numbers.
Pearl said, "That's a real handy number, Elmer. But I think mine is more timely."
Can you figure out what they were using for a memory jog?
Hint
Pearl's statement is the clue.Answer
Elmer's number is: 10-5-8-4-2-1The number of fingers & thumbs on both hands; fingers and thumbs on one hand; fingers on both hands; fingers on one hand; thumbs on both hands; thumbs on one hand. Pearl said this was HANDy.
Pearl's number is 60-60-24-7.
The number of seconds in a minute, the number of minutes in an hour, the number of hours in a day, and the number of days in a week. She said this was TIMEly.
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Very fun teaser!
ATM= A Teaser Masterpiece
good one, but how anyone could get that without lokking at the answer, i will never know.
I didnt like it but thankx for calling it "the atm" and not "the atm machine" cause then it would be "the auto-matic teller mcahine machine" hehe
May 27, 2003
Yours was really cool!
Wow, awesome teaser
Jun 01, 2003
i thought it would have something to do w/ church, but obviously i was WAY off
Given the dialect, somehow I doubt that Pearl would use a word like "timely."
Pearl's number was obvious, but the other one I figured out that 10 and 5 where my hand fingers, but never occured to me to divide them into fingers and thumbs, because for me thumbs are fingers (sort of).
Hey, I thought that was cool...but did you realize you put automatic teller machine machine? its because ATM already has the word machine in it, but an overall good teaser.
Very fun! I love it!
Wow, a teaser I managed to solve, without looking at the hint, even! I'm so proud of myself.
Great teaser!
Great teaser!
Best teaser I've read in a while, great teaser
Oct 11, 2004
I liked it . . . it's simplicity was cloaked in a little intrigue . . . well done javascript:emoticon('')
I'm in exactly the same situation as Willy Mapo... got the 2nd one easy, and got the 10 and 5, but didn't really think about the 8, 4, 2 or 1. Good, but I think the first was a bit impossible lol...
haha! that was a good one! but I don't think you needed to put that hint in because it was kinda obvious what the hint was. Contrary to some people, I got the first one easy, but I never thought of the second one. Fun, though!
that was a crafty idea! lol
Good One, I felt so stupid when I saw the answer
Terrible. A good riddle should never require guess work.
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