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OY...Ok, sage--some wacky games suck---(I mock)
What do these words have in common
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The forum discussion revolves around identifying commonalities among a list of words: "cookie," "cosmic," "cues," "moose," "mummy," "muse," "quick," "squeaky," "wages," "yes," "I," "say," "use," "a," "key." Participants conclude that the first group shares the "oo" sound, the second contains a "u," and the third includes an "e." Additionally, some users note that the words have odd-numbered first letters when considering their positions in the alphabet. The conversation also touches on the difficulty of pronunciation for certain words and includes playful banter about the nature of the discussion.
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Jimmy Snyder
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Yes, they start out strange, and they remain strange till the end.rewebster said:
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rewebster said:
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Some music sucks - some is OK.
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Jimmy Snyder
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It's difficult to understand these words made of letters when we don't write even half of them.Moonbear said:
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Jimmy Snyder
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The beginning of the answer is hidden but the rest of it is like the beginning.Moonbear said:
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if you numbered the letters of the alphabet these words are made of letters with odd numbers.
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binzing
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Like puzzles, eh? Check these out.
www.jeffwu.net/games/hapland.swf
www.jeffwu.net/games/hapland2.swf
www.jeffwu.net/games/hapland.swf
www.jeffwu.net/games/hapland2.swf
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frogman said:
I told you guys the answer was stupid.
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jhj6007
total the number of each word
divide in half
reduce by half to smallest number!
Celebrate last week!
Physics or math majors?
divide in half
reduce by half to smallest number!
Celebrate last week!
Physics or math majors?
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jhj6007 said:
And I thought that I have no life...
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Each word is contained in a sequence of words ending in 'yes'