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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
"Good sleuthing; however, I like Cute for a reason other than "single consonants"," ~D.R.
I thought the same thing - no double consonants in one, good, here or cute.


I will have to think harder. 🙂

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Originally posted by lolof
I thought the same thing - no double consonants in one, good, here or cute.


I will have to think harder. 🙂
"lolof, please think less about the consonants and, maybe, more about the words themselves." -Dr. Rationale

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
"lolof, please think less about the consonants and, maybe, more about the words themselves." -Dr. Rationale
Is it about moderation?

I was thinking, one is good enough, it doesn't take two.
Good is good enough, doesn't have to be great.
Here is better than there.

If so, Dr. Rational prefers 'cute'.

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Originally posted by lolof
Is it about moderation?

I was thinking, one is good enough, it doesn't take two.
Good is good enough, doesn't have to be great.
Here is better than there.

If so, Dr. Rational prefers 'cute'.
"More about the words themselves than their meanings, lolof." ~D.R.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
"More about the words themselves than their meanings, lolof." ~D.R.
Beats me, Dr Rational 🙂

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Originally posted by lolof
Beats me, Dr Rational 🙂
"Look at the letters of the words... less one". ~Dr. R's Hint for the Day.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
"Look at the letters of the words... less one". ~Dr. R's Hint for the Day.
If you take away the last letter of each word it still spells a word. So Dr Rational likes Cute because if you take away the last letter it spells 'Cut'.

one becomes on

good becomes goo

here becomes her

Cute becomes Cut

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Originally posted by lemon lime
If you take away the last letter of each word it still spells a word. So Dr Rational likes Cute because if you take away the last letter it spells 'Cut'.

one becomes on

good becomes goo

here becomes her

Cute becomes Cut
"Point for lemon lime. Excellent analysis! If the last letter is removed another word is formed. ~Dr. Rational

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News from Dr. Rational's Office on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

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Standings as of Puzzle #14:

HandyAndy: 6 Points

lemon lime: 4 Points

ale1552 and lolof: 2 Points Each = (4 Points)

ChessPraxis, kiki46, SwissGambit, Great King Rat, Ponderable, darvlay: = 0

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News from Dr. Rational's Office on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

It appears that Dr. Rational will be taking a much needed few days recess from his RHP General Forum Office. I reminded him that there was supposed to be a final #15 Puzzle. Dr. Rational smiled as he said: "Oh, that one. Well, it had been delegated to my cousin Intern Irrational and his submission just wasn't up to the RHP/GS Standards." During his absence, Maxine whose office is next to the Lemonade Stand across the street from Dr. Rational will be presenting her latest,

"Maxine is at it again: I have questions!"

A) Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety-one?

B) If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does that mean that one out of five enjoys it?

C) Why do croutons come in airtight packages?
Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?

D) If people from Poland are called Poles, then why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

E) If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

F) Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a racecar is not called a racist?

G) If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?

H) If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, then doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

I) If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?

J) Do Lipton Tea employees take 'coffee breaks?'

(to be continued) ~Maxine

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
[b]News from Dr. Rational's Office on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

It appears that Dr. Rational will be taking a much needed few days recess from his RHP General Forum Office. I reminded him that there was supposed to be a final #15 Puzzle. Dr. Rational smiled as he said: "Oh, that one. Well, it had been delegated to my cousin Intern Irrational and ...[text shortened]... ll it Fed UP?

J) Do Lipton Tea employees take 'coffee breaks?'

(to be continued) ~Maxine[/b]
P.S. "Would somebody please help me find answers to these perplexing questions? Thank you muchly." `Maxine

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
News from Dr. Rational's Office on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

It appears that Dr. Rational will be taking a much needed few days recess from his RHP General Forum Office. I reminded him that there was supposed to be a final #15 Puzzle. Dr. Rational smiled as he said: "Oh, that one. Well, it had been delegated to my cousin Intern Irrational and his ...[text shortened]... ll it Fed UP?

J) Do Lipton Tea employees take 'coffee breaks?'

(to be continued) ~Maxine[/b]
J) What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?

K) I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use, Toothpicks?

L) Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?

M) Is it true that you never really learn to swear until you learn to drive?

N) If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her nose?

O) Whatever happened to Preparations A through G ?

Note: "I've still got a few more just for you", Maxine.

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"Maxine is at it again: I have questions!"

P) Why, Why, Why do we press harder on the remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?

Q) Why do banks charge a fee due to insufficient funds; when they already know you're broke?

R) Why is it that when someone tells you that there are one billion stars in the universe you believe them, but if they tell you there is wet paint you have to touch it to check?

S) Why do they use sterilized needles for lethal injections?

T) Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

U) Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

V) Why did Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

W) Whose cruel idea was it to put an "s" in the word "lisp"?

X) If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Y) Why is it that, no matter what color bubble bath you use, the bubbles are always white?

Z) Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

a) Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

b) Why do people run over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it and then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

c) Why is it that no plastic bag will ever open from the first end you try?

d) How do those dead bugs get into the enclosed light fixtures?

e) Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

f) Why, in winter, do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

g) How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

h) Do you ever wonder why you gave me your e-mail address in the first place?

z) And A FAVORITE: The statistics on sanity say that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're OK..? (then it's you!)

REMEMBER, A day without a smile is like a day without sunshine!
And a day without sunshine is, like..........night!!!!

"Hope you liked all thirty five or at least onety one or onety two." ~ Maxine

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
News from Dr. Rational's Office on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

... ~Maxine
A) Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety-one?

because you can count up to twenty in a trvial way when not wearing shoes.

B) If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does that mean that one out of five enjoys it?

No. It means that 1 person in 5 (in General) has never had it.

C) Why do croutons come in airtight packages?
Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?

Even if they can't get stale they can be infested by vermin

D) If people from Poland are called Poles, then why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

ancient custom

E) If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

normally yes, but animal psychologists still argue about that.

F) Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a racecar is not called a racist?

because he is a racer (as opposed to razor, some people might get the difference only when reading not wehn saying)

G) If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?

to help you, but here we do have the problem that some people need to be reminded that the others are not only here to help me, but also to be helped by me

H) If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, then doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

no. word have there own way. a loud person is not delouded by silenced...


I) If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?

probably not, but if you are the one expecting this you should reserve the trademark

J) Do Lipton Tea employees take 'coffee breaks?'


No tea breaks only. They are in the UK after all.

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