Have you tried this one? The first one is 24 hours in a day.
quote: 24 H in a D 26 L of the A 7 D of the W 7 W of the W 12 S of the Z 66 B of the B 52 C in a P (WJs) 13 S in the USF 18 H on a G C 39 B of the O T 5 T on a F 90 D in a R A 3 B M (S H T R) 32 is the T in D F at which W F 15 P in a R T 3 W on a T 100 C in a R 11 P in a F (S) T 12 M in a Y 13 is UFS 8 T on a O 29 D in F in a L Y 27 B in the N T 365 D in a Y 13 L in a B D 52 W in a Y 9 L of a C 60 M in a H 23 P of C in the H B 64 S on a C B 9 P in S A 6 B to an O in C 1000 Y in a M 15 M on a D M C
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
ooh, ooh, we did this at a shower once: Okay, some are different. I'll post what I got so far: Z- in school, didn't you learn "I before R except after F"? 24 H in a D 26 L of the A Letters, alphabet 7 D of the W Days, Week 7 W of the W Wonders, World 12 S of the Z Signs, Zodiac 66 B of the B
52 C in a P (WJs) Cards, Pack? (deck?) Without Jacks 13 S in the USF Stripes, United States Flag 18 H on a G C
39 B of the O T Books, Old Testament 5 T on a F Toes, Foot 90 D in a R A degrees, right angle 3 B M (S H T R) Blind mice, see how they run 32 is the T in D F at which W F temp degrees fahrenheight water freeze 15 P in a R T
3 W on a T
100 C in a R
11 P in a F (S) T
12 M in a Y months, year 13 is UFS
8 T on a O tentacles, octopus 29 D in F in a L Y days february leap year 27 B in the N T books new testament 365 D in a Y days year 13 L in a B D
52 W in a Y weeks year 9 L of a C lives, cat 60 M in a H minutes hour 23 P of C in the H B pirates, carribean, hollywood blockbuster 64 S on a C B
9 P in S A
6 B to an O in C
1000 Y in a M years, millenium 15 M on a D M C
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Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
Do we do this on a Firday (is that the day you get your Christmas tree?) or on a Friday? Posted by Happy Camper (Member # 5076) on :
I've seen one of these, the one I saw had at least a few different ones. Like '8 S on a SS', and '3 BM'
Oh, right, didn't see the Blind mice thing on your list, not sure if the one I saw had the bit in parentheses.
[ December 05, 2003, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: Happy Camper ]
Posted by cyruseh (Member # 1120) on :
26 letters in the alphabet 7 days of the week 7 wonders of the world 12 signs of the zodiac 66 books of the bible 52 cards in a pack, without jokers 13 Strips in the United States Flag 18 holes on a golf course 39 books of the old testament 5 Toes on a Foot 90 Degress in a Right Angle 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run) 32 is the Temperature in Degrees Farenheit at which Water Freezes 15 Players in a Rugby Team 3 Wheels on a Tricycle 100 C in a R 11 Players in a Football (Soccer) Team 12 Monts in a Year 13 is UFS 8 Tentacles on a Octopus 29 Days in February in a Leap Year 27 Book in the New Testament 365 Days in a Year 13 Loaves in a Bakers Dozen 52 Weeks in a Year 9 Lives of a Cat 60 Minutes in a Hour 23 P of C in the H B 64 Squares on a Chess Board 9 P in S A 6 Bats to an Over in Cricket 1000 Years in a Millenium
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Posted by cyruseh (Member # 1120) on :
100 C in a R 13 is UFS 23 P of C in the H B 9 P in S A
These are the ones im not sure about...
[ December 05, 2003, 03:10 PM: Message edited by: cyruseh ]
Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
3 Blind Mice (See How They Run)
(thanks HD)
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
3 W on a T Wheels on a tricyle
Edit: My bad!
[ December 05, 2003, 02:40 PM: Message edited by: Trisha the Severe Hottie ]
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
24 Hours in a Day 26 Letters of the Alphabet 7 Days of the Week 7 Wonders of the World 12 Signs of the Zociak 66 Books of the Bible 52 Cards in a Pack (deck) (Without Jokers) 13 Stripes in the US Flag 18 Holes on a Golf Course 39 Books of the Old Testament 5 Toes on a Foot 90 Degrees in a Right Angle 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run) 32 is the Temperature in Degrees Farenheight at which Water Freezes 15 Players in a Rugby Team 3 Wheels on a Tricycle 100 Cents in a Rand 11 Players in a Football (Soccer) Team 12 Months in a Year 13 is Unlucky For Some 8 Tentacles on a Octopus (shouldn't that be An octopus?) 29 Days in February in a Leap Year 27 Books in the New Testament 365 Days in a Year 13 Loaves in a Bakers Dozen 52 Weeks in a Year 9 Lives of a Cat 60 Minutes in a Hour 23 Pair of Chromosones in the Human Body 64 Squares on a Chess Board 9 Provinces in South Africa 6 Bats to an Out in Cricket 1000 Years in a Millenium 15 Men on a Dead Man's Chest
[ December 05, 2003, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: Dan_raven ]
Posted by cyruseh (Member # 1120) on :
yeah, im stuck on those... hmm..
Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :
13 Stripes in U S Flag
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
Firday is actually a misspelling of Furday because this is the day I plan to drink a lot so that my tongue will be all furry tomorrow.
If you want, I can send you the test that shows you if you get the right answer. Just tell me to email it to you.
I got 21 before I resorted to help, but some of the ones I missed, I kicked myself for.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
90 D in RA = 90 Degrees in a Right Angle
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Do check mine, just because the Pirates were a joke...
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
edit: the list was messed up. I think this is the list still unsolved
15 P in a R T 100 C in a R 11 P in a F (S) T 13 is UFS 13 L in a B D 23 P of C in the H B 64 S on a C B 9 P in S A 6 B to an O in C
[ December 05, 2003, 02:47 PM: Message edited by: Trisha the Severe Hottie ]
Posted by Julie (Member # 5580) on :
Without looking at previous replies: 24 Hours in a Day 26 Letters of the Alphabet 7 Days of the Week 7 Wonders of the World 12 Signs of the Zodiac
52 Cards in a Pack (WJs)(without jokers) 13 Stripes in the United States Flag 18 Holes on a Golf Course
32 is the Temp. in Degrees Fahrenheit at which Water Freezes
12 Months in a Year 13 is ?Unlucky For Some?
29 Days in February in a Leap Year 27 Books in the New Testament 365 Days in a Year
52 Weeks in a Year
60 Minutes in a Hour
I left blank spaces for the ones I couldn't get. 15 M on a D M C
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
15 pearls in a Royal Tiara? 13 is Unholy Flarking Schnitt?
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
quote: 27 B in the N T
If you got this, there are 2 others you should get.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
quote: 52 C in a P (WJs) Cards, Pack? (deck?) Without Jacks
52 Cards in a Pack Without jokers
100 Cents in a Roll
13 is Unlucky For Some (?)
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
15 P in a R T 100 C in a R 11 P in a F (S) T 13 is UFS I like "Unlucky for Some" 13 L in a B D "Loaves, Baker's Dozen" 23 P of C in the H B 64 S on a C B "Squares, Chess Board" 9 P in S A 6 B to an O in C
Posted by cyruseh (Member # 1120) on :
Im not sure about this but for the 64 S on a C B.
I think it is 64 stations on a CB, you know, what truckers use.
oh wait, squares on a chessboard, good job!
[ December 05, 2003, 02:54 PM: Message edited by: cyruseh ]
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Jokers, Jacks same diff. I only go for Kings and Aces. Now I used to empty slot machines, and I know there is only 50 cents in a roll.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
6 Bats to an Over in Cricket (I think) It might be 6 bats to an Out. I've looked up cricket rules but they are mostly incomprehensible
AJ
[ December 05, 2003, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
I checked Google. It is 15 Men on a Dead Man's Chest. Yo Ho Yo Ho The Pirate's life for me.
and 64 Squares on a Chess Board.
[ December 05, 2003, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: Dan_raven ]
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
11 players in a football (soccer) team. OOh, that's low.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
AJ, that was one that I would have never gotten.
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Uh oh, my list didn't show that one. Thanks Dan! Now I think we are waiting on:
15 P in a R T 100 C in a R 23 P of C in the H B 9 P in S A
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Fox Sports World Baby!
(though I like rugby and ignore cricket as much as possible.)
AJ
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
So Trish you think you are wrong on the Pirates of the Carribian in the Huge Blockbuster?
23 P of the C in the HB
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Ahem trish, as I said before 100 Cents in a Roll
(have you never rolled pennies before?)
Posted by Julie (Member # 5580) on :
quote: 13 is Unlucky For Some (?)
quote: I like "Unlucky for Some"
I'm a trend-setter! And I know I missed two of the three bible ones, I happened to notice NT and then deleted the others. Now I'm too lazy to fix it! 9 P in SA Planets in Solar Area? My first thought was paisajes in south america, but I think that means countrysides. paices, but there's still more than nine.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
quote: (though I like rugby and ignore cricket as much as possible.)
Now I'm disappointed in you. Go back and look again.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
stupid simultaneous posts... put this before zgators please!!!
AJ
[ December 05, 2003, 03:05 PM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Yes, I have! 40 quarters to a roll 50 dimes to a roll 40 nickels to a roll 50 pennies to a roll
And the pirates were a joke Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
But there aren't 100 pennies in a roll - there are 50.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
Forget I said that.
Posted by Julie (Member # 5580) on :
quote: Ahem trish, as I said before 100 Cents in a Roll
(have you never rolled pennies before?)
I have and there are 50 pennies in a roll, 40 nickles/roll, 50 dimes, and 40 quarters. (I think.) Any way, they all have either 40 or 50. Not 100
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
I'm a little worried by "firday". Are we sure these are all spelled correctly?
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
Check your email, Ms. Hottie.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
ok I stand corrected. the last time I rolled pennies I think I was seven.
100 corpsman in a regiment? (doesn't check out with google)
100 cannons in a regiment?
Posted by Julie (Member # 5580) on :
100 centimeters in a ReallyLongStick.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Ms. Hottie, while I guessed from your posting style, I suddenly realized the clue in your name to your true identity...
AJ
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
I had to Google it.
It's 100 cents in a rand. Anyone here been to South Africa lately?
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
9 Para-military-dictators in South America. 9 Percent-alcohol in Samuel Addams?
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
[ December 05, 2003, 03:19 PM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Well, I was pretty sure you would know my identity as well as Nathan. But since I wasn't sure, I guessed there would be a possibility you didn't remember me being there. And you may have been checking on the value of your soul when I hatched my plan. Also my picture is up on foobonic now, so I hope it isn't too great a mystery. I'll occasionally sign a post with my real name (under my primary, or actually tertiary, but at any rate most used ID)
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
23 Points of the Compass in HB
Still don't know what HB is though I may google. AJ
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Me thinks this list came from South Africa.
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Harcourt Brace? (less Jovanovich)
Posted by Julie (Member # 5580) on :
Has anyone figured out 6 B to an O in C yet?
Posted by solo (Member # 3148) on :
This was without looking:
24 Hours in a Day 26 Letters of the Alphabet 7 Days of the Week 7 Wonders of the World 12 Signs of the Zodiac 66 Books of the Bible 52 Cards in a Pack (Without Jokers) 13 Stripes in the United States Flag* 18 Holes on a Golf Course 39 Books of the Old Testament 5 Toes on a Foot 90 Degrees in a Right Angle 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run) 32 is the Temperature in Degrees Farenheith at which Water Freezes 15 People in a Rugby Team???? 3 W on a T???? 100 C in a R???? 11 P in a F (S) T???? 12 Months in a Year 13 is Unlucky For Some 8 Turns on a Octagon???? 29 Days in February in a Leap Year 27 Books in the New Testament 365 Days in a Year 13 L in a B D 52 Weeks in a Year 9 Lives of a Cat 60 Minutes in a Hour 23 P of C in the H B???? 64 Seats on a City Bus???? 9 P in S A???? 6 B to an O in C???? 1000 Years in a Millenium 15 Men on a Dead Mans Chest
*I had to get a hint on this one
So these are the ones I didn't get the first time around:
3 W on a T???? - Wheels on a Tricycle <Kicks Self> 100 C in a R???? - Cents in a Rand 11 P in a F (S) T???? - Players in a Football (Soccer) Team <Kicks Self> 8 Turns on a Octagon???? - Tentacles on a Octopus <Kicks Self> 23 P of C in the H B???? - Pairs of Chromosomes in the Human Body 64 Seats on a City Bus???? - Squares on a Checker Board <Kicks Self> 9 P in S A???? - Provinces in South Africa 6 B to an O in C???? - Bats to an Over in Cricket
[ December 05, 2003, 03:49 PM: Message edited by: solo ]
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I didn't remember you being there and yeah I was checking on my soul and got kicked out of chat.
AJ
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
AJ did.
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
zgator, sorry to impugn the spelling.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
23 People of Color in House-of Bush?
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
ack I cheated and googled I feel dumb but I know the answer to 23 P of C in the HB Do you want to know or do you want to struggle?
AJ
[ December 05, 2003, 03:32 PM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Well, I was there, and not under an alias. except insofar as my usual screen name is an alias.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
maybe I don't know who you are then...
AJ
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
ah, no wonder i took such an instant dislike to you.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
I had an idea of who you might be, but then you went and didn't capitalize "except".
And you apologized. At least that drastically limits the possiblities around here.
Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :
23 pairs of chromosomes in the Human Body
msquared
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
DID YOU GOOGLE or did you come up with that your self m^2??? AJ
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
I sinned greatly against the evil one.
Posted by Julie (Member # 5580) on :
After a whole year of bio I didn't get that? Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
I liked Pirates of the Carribean better. Body? How about Nucleus or Genome? Of course, I still haven't seen Pirates of the Carribean. If this doesn't utterly expose me, I don't know what else can. I never meant to be a mystery, but everyone kept saying I was T...
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Are you sure it's Firday afternoon?
I thought it was "Fur"day...
(NOTE: It's getting cold outside...)
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
I suspected T at first, but then I realize that T can't spell or punctuate as well as you can. Also, he probably doesn't know what a dialectician is.
Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :
Did not google it, but something in what you posted made my mind move in a different direction and it came to me.
msquared
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Ah, well sorry about that Jon. That my have seemed like a deliberate clue to some. But I've been at it longer.
Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :
I didn't think you were T because you were posting when he was in class. I knew you had to be a lunatic to have gone to the trouble of 2 different email addresses in your profile (neither of which I recognized). I didn't connect the instant dislike until this thread.
Are you going to leave the rest of them guessing or just come out with it, mischievous spirit?
Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :
Is it Pat, or Trogodor the Burniator?
msquared
Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :
It's not Pat. Pat would have picked a better name.
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Okay, here's some more from my lady party:
12 J. on the S. C. 88 K. on a P. 32 T. in an A. M. 76 T. in the B.P. 1001 T. in the A.K. 4 Q. in a G. 9 C. in the F. of the R. 40 D. of the G. F.
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
My picture is on Foobonic, for this ID and my main ID. Though they are different pictures. I know there are a lot of Asians on Hatrack, but come on. It's apparent no one else remembers the time I whistled your Pirate ID. I really am sorry. (Edit to take out qualification on apology)
[ December 05, 2003, 03:56 PM: Message edited by: Trisha the Severe Hottie ]
Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :
12 Judges on the Supreme Court 88 Keys on a Piano 32 Teeth in an Adault Mouth 76 Trombones in the Big Parade 4 Quarters in a Game 9 Charatcter in the Fellowship of the Rring 40 Day of the Great Flood
[ December 05, 2003, 03:59 PM: Message edited by: msquared ]
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
These are the ones I got...
24 Hours in a Day 26 Letters of the Alphabet 7 Days of the Week 7 Wonders of the World 12 Signs of the Zodiac 5 Toes on a Foot 90 Degrees in a Right Angle 3 Wheels on a Tricycle 12 Months in a Year 29 Days in February in a Leap Year 365 Days in a Year 13 Loaves in a Baker's Dozen 52 Weeks in a Year 9 Lives of a Cat 60 Minutes in a Hour 1000 Years in a Millenium
EDIT: I guessed that 9 P in SA was South Africa or Saudi Arabia but didn't have a clue what nine things there were!
[ December 05, 2003, 03:58 PM: Message edited by: Teshi ]
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
12 J. on the S. C. 12 justices on the supreme court
88 K. on a P. 88 keys on a piano
32 T. in an A. M.
76 T. in the B.P.
1001 T. in the A.K.
4 Q. in a G. 4 quarts in a gallon
9 C. in the F. of the R.
40 D. of the G. F
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Characters, companions same diff. What's a Gam?
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
1001 tales in the arabian nights?
Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :
Yeah, and this is 2. Want I should send you a list of things I want so you can keep them all from me in a more organized fashion than your current random one?
Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :
I tried that but it says
1001 T in the A K not A N.
Unless they are spelling nights Knights.
msquared
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
oops
[ December 05, 2003, 04:18 PM: Message edited by: Trisha the Severe Hottie ]
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Oh dear. Now zgator is going to eat me for lunch.
Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :
Like 90% of your posts, I failed to comprehend that one completely. But thanks, I've gone out of my way to not name you, so thanks for naming me.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
I think I might know who you are.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
My head is starting to hurt. Now I'm not sure who peter is.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
*pat pat* Poor Zan. All this thinking must be hard.
Posted by solo (Member # 3148) on :
quote:32 Teeth in an Adault Mouth
I only have 26! 4 would be wisdom teeth I guess (which I haven't gotten and hope I won't), but I am still 2 short.
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Oh... :light slowly flickers on: now I remember the second thing. But I wasn't sorry about that. I mean, the one thing was just a kneejerk reaction. I stayed up until 2:30 doing the other thing.
Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :
Yeah, I knew it was the day, but some of us sleep. So it was intentional? Did you know I wanted it?
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
not consciously, though I had seen an exchange on the Jatraquero thread where someone wrote something and then deleted it later. Edit: based on that exchange, I would have thought you didn't want it but I guess it could be interpreted as a desire for secrecy. But really I wasn't thinking about anything but having an even number myself.
I've wanted it ever since Jon aced me out on #5000. I have to say, it wasn't nearly as fun sneaking in and doing it at night versus a straight race.
[ December 05, 2003, 04:46 PM: Message edited by: Trisha the Severe Hottie ]
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
Don't you need to go kill something peter?
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Solo, how does 26 teeth divide up? 13 and 13 or 14 and 12?
Posted by peter the bookie (Member # 3270) on :
Yes, Zan, would you like a cookie? I made them myself.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
I always thought peter was Belle. For some reason, I was thinking she must have given it to Ruth.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
No, she gave Mr. Virgin Lips to Ruth, who gave it back to me.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
solo, do you actually not have wisdom teeth, or have they not broken the surface of your gums?
Can you not have wisdom teeth? Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
so the two we still need are
quote: 76 T. in the B.P. 1001 T. in the A.K.
are there any others that are incorrect?
AJ
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
1001 termites in the animal kingom? 76 tables in the britsh parliment?
Posted by solo (Member # 3148) on :
I have 12 teeth on the top and 14 on the bottom. Also, as of my last dentist visit (which would have been when I was about 21 or 22) I had no wisdom teeth showing up on X-Rays. I was told that it is rare, but possible, to not have wisdom teeth.
Edit to add:
I don't have any room on my gums for more teeth on either the top or the bottom so if wisdom teeth are coming they are going to be very painful and will most likely need to be pulled.
[ December 05, 2003, 05:07 PM: Message edited by: solo ]
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
quote: I suspected T at first, but then I realize that T can't spell or punctuate as well as you can. Also, he probably doesn't know what a dialectician is.
Screw you, Jon.
Posted by Julie (Member # 5580) on :
It is Arabian Knights, not Arabian Nights. If that's the answer anyway.
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
Actually, I'm fairly sure it's Arabian Nights. "Nights" is referring to the nights Scherezade(sp?) spent entertaining the high muckety muck so he wouldn't kill her, thus stalling until such time that some hero-like dude could come rescue her. Or something.
Posted by Julie (Member # 5580) on :
We did one of these in 7th grade and were surprised when our answer was supposed to be Arabian Knights. But it could have been something else.
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
Maybe whoever made up the test made a mistake. Or got the title from something other than the story about Scherezade...
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
quote: Oh dear. Now zgator is going to eat me for lunch.
this is Hottiespeak for "you're right, it should be an N and not a K". I guess peter was right about my posts being 90% incomprehensible.
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
I'm sorry, but what did you just post? I saw only "blah blah blah blahblah peter blablahblabblah incomprehensible."
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
She's saying that after accusing zgator of having some mis-spelled clues, she had a mis-spelled clue in her contribution. So the answer is 1001 Tales in the Arabian Nights. The Arabic "Alf Leila wa Leil" means "A thousand nights and a night".
Though that's not entirely accurate either. Scherazade's strategy was to bridge each night with a really long story. Some of the Tales went on for weeks. As long as she didn't finish a story, her husband would commute her execution.
By the end of the 1001 nights, they had three children anyway and he decided maybe women weren't all bad after all. I forget the story when he decided he would marry a different woman every day and then kill her in the morning.
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
Yeah! I think Scherezade was the first inventor of the cliffhanger! And her husband (a sultan or an emperor or an Ayatollah or somebody) would delay killing her because he wanted to hear how the cliffhanger ended...
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
The way I recall it, the husband goes on journey with a buddy of his. They meet a Genie who keeps a lady hostage. The lady plays some music to put the Genie to sleep, then "converses" with the men. They are so disgusted with her duplicity, one swears off women altogether, the other merely decides on the plan of marrying a new woman everyday, then having her executed. Pretty creepy. Though I think there is more to it than that.
[ December 06, 2003, 06:50 PM: Message edited by: Trisha the Severe Hottie ]
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Nah, the sultan's first wife was an adulteress, so he stopped trusting women. From here:
quote: Now the Sultan Schahriar had a wife whom he loved more than all the world, and his greatest happiness was to surround her with splendour, and to give her the finest dresses and the most beautiful jewels. It was therefore with the deepest shame and sorrow that he accidentally discovered, after several years, that she had deceived him completely, and her whole conduct turned out to have been so bad, that he felt himself obliged to carry out the law of the land, and order the grand-vizir to put her to death. The blow was so heavy that his mind almost gave way, and he declared that he was quite sure that at bottom all women were as wicked as the sultana, if you could only find them out, and that the fewer the world contained the better. So every evening he married a fresh wife and had her strangled the following morning before the grand-vizir, whose duty it was to provide these unhappy brides for the Sultan. The poor man fulfilled his task with reluctance, but there was no escape, and every day saw a girl married and a wife dead.
Hmm, I remember a far more specific version, where he finds her with another man. Ah, the older translation has it:
quote: But when the night was half-spent he bethought him that he had forgotten in his palace somewhat which he should have brought with him, so he returned privily and entered his apartments, where he found the Queen, his wife, asleep on his own carpet bed embracing with both arms a black cook of loathsome aspect and foul with kitchen grease and grime. When he saw this the world waxed black before his sight and he said: "If such case happen while I am yet within sight of the city, what will be the doings of this damned whore during my long absence at my brother's court?" So he drew his scimitar, and cutting the two in four pieces with a single blow, left them on the carpet and returned presently to his camp without letting anyone know of what had happened. Then he gave orders for immediate departure and set out at once and began his travel; but he could not help thinking over his wife's treason, and he kept ever saying to himself: "How could she do this deed by me? How could she work her own death?" till excessive grief seized him, his color changed to yellow, his body waxed weak, and he was threatened with a dangerous malady, such a one as bringeth men to die.
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After a whole year of bio I didn't get that? ![[Confused]](confused.gif)