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Lateral Thinking

PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:55 pm
by Smurfysmurf
This puzzle is called Lateral Thinking ..
Scroll down slowly and be honest to yourself.
Think like a wizard . . .

examples:
man
1. ------------
board

Ans. = man overboard

Okay, let's see if you've got the hang of it.

stand
2. ------------
i

Ans. = I understand

OK .
Got the drift ?
Let's try a few now and see
how you fare ?

3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/

4.
r
road
a
d

5. cycle
cycle
cycle


0
6. ------------
M.D.
Ph.D.

7. knee
light

ground
8. ---------------

9. he's X himself

10. ecnalg

11. death ..... life

12. THINK

13. ababaaabbbbaaaabbbbababaabbaaabbbb...

Let's see if we have some answers......the correct answers are coming in a few days :D

PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:19 pm
by SmurfingH
Well..........

3 is "reading between the lines"

5 is "tricycle"

9 "he's beside himself"

11 "life after death"

12 "think out loud" ????

8 might be "ground down"

That's all I can think of this late at night. :-D Good one though Moey!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:20 pm
by eggie smurf
4 is crossroads
8 is underground
10 is backwards glance
:-?

PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:02 am
by bwalters
Hi Hilary; 12. is Think Big

PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:09 am
by Tojo
I think my brain is 'out of order' at the moment as I could't work any of them out & normally I'm good at stuff like that :)

PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:45 pm
by Smurf1303
Can't get any of the ones than those others have got...ah dingbats are too hard (but fun :) )

Re: Lateral Thinking

PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:02 pm
by Smurfysmurf
Here are the answers :D

3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/
Ans. = reading between the lines

4.
r
road
a
d
Ans. = cross road

5. cycle
cycle
cycle
Ans. = tricycle

0
6. ------------
M.D.
Ph.D.
Ans. = two degrees belo w zero

7. knee
light
Ans. = neon light
( knee - on - light )

ground
8. ---------------
feet feet feet feet feet feet
Ans. = six feet underground

9. he's X himself
Ans. = he's by himself

10. ecnalg
Ans. = backward glance

11. death ..... life
Ans. = life after death

12. THINK
Ans. = think big ! !

13. ababaaabbbbaaaabbbbababaabbaaabbbb...
Ans. = long time no 'C'

PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:57 pm
by bwalters
Hi Moey; I had no idea what number 8 was but then again you forgot to put feet feet feet feet feet feet in the question. But they were fun trying to figure them all out. I had about 7 but couldn't get them all.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:03 pm
by Smurfysmurf
:oops: I did forget, didn't I :oops:

Actually, I didn't forget :o I never forget :hehe: I just assumed you can read my mind :o

I am sorry, I actually didn't pay attention and left it off :eek:

PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:08 pm
by bwalters
Did you notice I didn't die over your forgetting it. :o I guess thats a good thing though I would scare all of you to death if I had. :) :)

PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:24 am
by SmurfingH
Some of those are so obvious when you know! :) :)