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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?
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?
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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Even your hints are beauties. Nice job.
Thanks Cod. Your comments are much appreciated.
What an excellant teaser. I would never have got it. Well done.
Thanks MrIx.
That was Gr8! How do you lot think of all these teasers?! That was a really good one!
May 01, 2003
Brilliant! Never in a million years would I have figured that one out! Thanks for the workout though.
good god great going
this was a wonderful way to get my mind going
this was a wonderful way to get my mind going
OMGFG lol that was so 1337..... I never would have guessed it
Excellent teaser, sir!
many thanks dear !
I don't know how I came up with 20. This one's great.
thank you guys.
great puzzle! Millionaire Aunt is prety cheap though. Even after correctly solving the riddle she is only bequething 800K.
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.
From the 5/19 comment--what does 1337 mean?
1337 is leet, which is a word used by retards.
Jun 23, 2003
i didn't know about the G's great teaser =^ )
Jun 23, 2003
how does 1337 mean leet?
Probably if you put it on a calculator or cell phone & turn it upside down.
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
i am glad most of you like this one... many thanks to all.
i am glad most of you like this one... many thanks to all.
THE BEST TEASER FROM THE BEST TEASER-MAKER
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This is certainly the best of the bests. Grip is the master 
Jan 07, 2004
Amen to that 
Excellent
Jan 13, 2004
This is very very good
Many thanks both
Very nice
Great Teaser!! I enjoyed this one. Good Job
thanks SUNROSE
Good job Cam
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