I hate these things!

#1

I hate these things!

Posted: 8/31/06 at 9:24pm

I'm the first one to admit that I hate puzzles and brain teasers. However, one of my European penpals has written me with two puzzles that were presented to him as part of his English lessons.

Can you figure them out?

1. (No slang or dirty words here!) What are the 10 parts of the human body that are three-ltter words?

2. There are three words in the English language that end with -gry. One is "angry", another is "hungry". What's the third?

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#2

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 9:27pm

1.) eye, ear, lip, toe, ?

#3

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 9:30pm

eye
ear
lip
toe
arm
leg
hip

#4

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 9:30pm

1.leg

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#5

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 9:35pm

Number two is made to annoy you... the full conundrum usually states that it is a common word that is spoken every day. There is no other COMMON word in the English language that ends in "-gry"

#6

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 9:38pm

Oops, I deleted the bit I put about number one... I have never heard this one. So far I can come up with:

1.Arm
2.Ear
3.Eye
4.Leg
5.Lip
6.Hip
7.Jaw
8.Rib
9.Toe

Updated On: 8/31/06 at 09:38 PM

#7

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 9:42pm

Would lid count? lol

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#8

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 9:48pm

gum?

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#9

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 10:00pm

There really is no answer to that second riddle. In fact, it's not even written properly, for the minimal (pathetic) answer that does exist for it. It should read:

There are three words in the English language that end with "gry."

One is hungry and the other is angry. What is the third word?

Everyone uses this word every day, everyone knows what it means, and knows what it stands for. If you have listened very closely I have already told you the third word.

The answer is "hungry", which is the 3 word in the second sentence. Like I said, pathetic riddle.

#10

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 10:01pm

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/taylor/topics/grypuzzle.htm

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Updated On: 8/31/06 at 10:01 PM

#11

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 10:10pm

These make me mad.

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#12

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 10:14pm

Thanks JohnBoy! And could the 10th part of the body be "fat"? (I'm sorry, I was thinking of PB ENT and that came to mind!)

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#13

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 10:17pm

How about vas? As in vas deferens.

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#14

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 10:31pm

I think colleen wins with "gum".

#15

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 10:35pm

What about ass?

#16

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 10:46pm

"(No slang or dirty words here!)"

That was a requirement Calvin.

#17

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 10:51pm

and #2 is really an old riddle

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#18

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Posted: 8/31/06 at 10:58pm

Tum also is a non-slang synonym for stomach.

#19

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Posted: 9/1/06 at 4:31am

The answer to riddle #2 is "language." [I swear, I didn't click on PB ENT.'s link!]

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Updated On: 9/1/06 at 04:31 AM

#20

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Posted: 9/1/06 at 8:56am

rod (it is a part of the eye)

#21

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Posted: 9/1/06 at 9:53am

tit

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#22

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Posted: 9/1/06 at 9:59am

bum

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