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Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
My first, powerful winds pack
My second may be a jack
My whole is code in a stack
What am I?
My second may be a jack
My whole is code in a stack
What am I?
Answer
punch cardLine 1 refers to the phrase "pack a punch".
Line 2 refers to a jack in a deck of playing cards.
Line 3 refers to a stack of punch cards formerly used to program computers.
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Nice! This is old school, baby. Luckily, clue #1 steered me toward "punch". Then I was worried that "punch rabbit" made no sense. But clue #3 brought it home, after an initial head scratch. I don't think I'd have solved it if I didn't land on "punch" at the start.
Fun for all us computer geeks! Thanks TFF.
Fun for all us computer geeks! Thanks TFF.
Thanks Snowdog. It's inspired by your recent cryptography teaser.
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