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Old 10-03-2006, 07:11 PM
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ok only need the following now
ps i missed two out earlier

if 14 = L in a S

is

14 = lines in a sonnet...

what are the following


1000 = B in a M B
1952 = Y H C J S was B


cheers for your help

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Originally Posted by kevandalice
if 14 = L in a S

is

14 = lines in a sonnet...

what are the following

10 = G B (H on a W)
12 = Z in a B......12 Zeros in a Billion
10 = D S......10 Dollar Suit
100 = Y W......100 Year War
3 = L P......3 Little Pigs
49 = N in a L D......49 Numbers in a Lottery Draw
1947 = P E M P P

cheers for your help

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Old 10-03-2006, 07:24 PM
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good man although they must mean an american billion

or not know that a billion is a thousand million!!
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Originally Posted by kevandalice
if 14 = L in a S

is

14 = lines in a sonnet...

what are the following

10 = G B (H on a W)
12 = Z in a B......12 Zeros in a Billion
10 = D S......
100 = Y W......100 Year War
3 = L P
49 = N in a L D
1947 = P E M P P

cheers for your help

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Default Re: abbreviation puzzle

Originally Posted by kevandalice
if 14 = L in a S

is

14 = lines in a sonnet...

what are the following

10 = G B (H on a W) Green Bottles (Hanging on a Wall)
12 = Z in a B
10 = D S
100 = Y W
3 = L P
49 = N in a L D
1947 = P E M P P

cheers for your help

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Who can get this one then??

50 = W to L Y L
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50 ways to leave your lover...........
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Originally Posted by Doug Stirling
50 ways to leave your lover...........
Showing your age there Doug!!
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I know.............
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Originally Posted by Neil S
10 = G B (H on a W) Green Bottles (Hanging on a Wall)
the others might come to me...........Neil.
10 = G B (H on a W) /\ /\ /\ /\
12 = Z in a B......12 Zeros in a Billion
10 = D S......10 Dollar Suit
100 = Y W......100 Year War
3 = L P......3 Little Pigs
49 = N in a L D......49 Numbers in a Lottery Draw
1947 = P E M P P

Come on Neil......we've only got one more to do
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never heard the $10 one
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I'm spent fella!

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I bet it involves Eisenhower, fucked if I can figure it out tho

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Ignore previous Kronenbourg-influenced comment!
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1000 = B in a M B

i recon that this could be 1000 bytes in a megabyte and that the person who wrote the quiz doesn't know shit about computers, as there are 1048576 bytes in a megabyte, i just can't think of anything else it could be
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