Go Pregnant or Go Home
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A love story:
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music.
Soon after we were madly in love!
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married.
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. Oh well, she's worth it.
Soon enough, of course, she peed on a plastic stick and it came back ＋. We were so excited!
One day, after she had had a visit to her "special" doctor, I came home from work to find her sitting at my poker table with a big smile on her face.
I said, "Do you have any news?"
She nodded convulsively.
"When are we due, honey?"
That's when things got hairy.
"Well," she said, "seeing as how you spend every waking moment that you can on that damn Puzzling website or playing cards with your buddies instead of spending time with me, I've decided to torture you."
My smile lost some of its intensity. Through gritted yet still-smiling teeth I managed to ask, "Whatever do you mean, my little buttercup?"
"Don't give me any of that crap, Buster! I'm not telling you the due date until you figure out my own little puzzle. Once you solve the puzzle I have made here, then I will tell you our due date. To reemphasize, this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
I gulped and nodded.
Then she handed me a piece of paper which had this information on it:
- March 12, 2019
- June 18, 2019
- June 25, 2019
- September 10, 2019
- December 10, 2019
What is the answer to her puzzle?
lateral-thinking story steganography
asked Mar 26 at 11:38
ChowzenChowzen
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A love story:
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music.
Soon after we were madly in love!
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married.
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. Oh well, she's worth it.
Soon enough, of course, she peed on a plastic stick and it came back ＋. We were so excited!
One day, after she had had a visit to her "special" doctor, I came home from work to find her sitting at my poker table with a big smile on her face.
I said, "Do you have any news?"
She nodded convulsively.
"When are we due, honey?"
That's when things got hairy.
"Well," she said, "seeing as how you spend every waking moment that you can on that damn Puzzling website or playing cards with your buddies instead of spending time with me, I've decided to torture you."
My smile lost some of its intensity. Through gritted yet still-smiling teeth I managed to ask, "Whatever do you mean, my little buttercup?"
"Don't give me any of that crap, Buster! I'm not telling you the due date until you figure out my own little puzzle. Once you solve the puzzle I have made here, then I will tell you our due date. To reemphasize, this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
I gulped and nodded.
Then she handed me a piece of paper which had this information on it:
- March 12, 2019
- June 18, 2019
- June 25, 2019
- September 10, 2019
- December 10, 2019
What is the answer to her puzzle?
lateral-thinking story steganography
asked Mar 26 at 11:38
ChowzenChowzen
13.9k345194
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
Mar 26 at 15:59
7
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:33
6
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
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– Phylyp
Mar 27 at 13:20
6
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@Phylyp I believe his wife is the "teacher"
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– Samy Bencherif
2 days ago
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A love story:
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music.
Soon after we were madly in love!
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married.
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. Oh well, she's worth it.
Soon enough, of course, she peed on a plastic stick and it came back ＋. We were so excited!
One day, after she had had a visit to her "special" doctor, I came home from work to find her sitting at my poker table with a big smile on her face.
I said, "Do you have any news?"
She nodded convulsively.
"When are we due, honey?"
That's when things got hairy.
"Well," she said, "seeing as how you spend every waking moment that you can on that damn Puzzling website or playing cards with your buddies instead of spending time with me, I've decided to torture you."
My smile lost some of its intensity. Through gritted yet still-smiling teeth I managed to ask, "Whatever do you mean, my little buttercup?"
"Don't give me any of that crap, Buster! I'm not telling you the due date until you figure out my own little puzzle. Once you solve the puzzle I have made here, then I will tell you our due date. To reemphasize, this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
I gulped and nodded.
Then she handed me a piece of paper which had this information on it:
- March 12, 2019
- June 18, 2019
- June 25, 2019
- September 10, 2019
- December 10, 2019
What is the answer to her puzzle?
lateral-thinking story steganography
asked Mar 26 at 11:38
ChowzenChowzen
13.9k345194
$endgroup$
A love story:
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music.
Soon after we were madly in love!
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married.
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. Oh well, she's worth it.
Soon enough, of course, she peed on a plastic stick and it came back ＋. We were so excited!
One day, after she had had a visit to her "special" doctor, I came home from work to find her sitting at my poker table with a big smile on her face.
I said, "Do you have any news?"
She nodded convulsively.
"When are we due, honey?"
That's when things got hairy.
"Well," she said, "seeing as how you spend every waking moment that you can on that damn Puzzling website or playing cards with your buddies instead of spending time with me, I've decided to torture you."
My smile lost some of its intensity. Through gritted yet still-smiling teeth I managed to ask, "Whatever do you mean, my little buttercup?"
"Don't give me any of that crap, Buster! I'm not telling you the due date until you figure out my own little puzzle. Once you solve the puzzle I have made here, then I will tell you our due date. To reemphasize, this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
I gulped and nodded.
Then she handed me a piece of paper which had this information on it:
- March 12, 2019
- June 18, 2019
- June 25, 2019
- September 10, 2019
- December 10, 2019
What is the answer to her puzzle?
lateral-thinking story steganography
lateral-thinking story steganography
asked Mar 26 at 11:38
ChowzenChowzen
13.9k345194
asked Mar 26 at 11:38
ChowzenChowzen
13.9k345194
edited Mar 26 at 17:43
Chowzen
asked Mar 26 at 11:38
ChowzenChowzen
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asked Mar 26 at 11:38
ChowzenChowzen
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asked Mar 26 at 11:38
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
Mar 26 at 15:59
7
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:33
6
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
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– Phylyp
Mar 27 at 13:20
6
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@Phylyp I believe his wife is the "teacher"
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– Samy Bencherif
2 days ago
add a comment |
28
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
Mar 26 at 15:59
7
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:33
6
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
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– Phylyp
Mar 27 at 13:20
6
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@Phylyp I believe his wife is the "teacher"
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– Samy Bencherif
2 days ago
28
28
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
Mar 26 at 15:59
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
Mar 26 at 15:59
7
7
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:33
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:33
6
6
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
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– Phylyp
Mar 27 at 13:20
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
$endgroup$
– Phylyp
Mar 27 at 13:20
6
6
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@Phylyp I believe his wife is the "teacher"
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– Samy Bencherif
2 days ago
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@Phylyp I believe his wife is the "teacher"
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– Samy Bencherif
2 days ago
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The introductory paragraph is a clue to
A pack of cards. The lines point towards CLUB, HEART, DIAMOND, SPADE. There are also a few other pointers (e.g. poker table)
As Arnaud has pointed out
The dates represent the 11th, 25th, 26th, 37th and 50th Tuesdays in 2019. Converting these numbers into cards (using the order of suits defined above) we get Jack of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades. As a poker hand this is Three of a Kind, so perhaps our couple are expecting triplets. The hand could also be taken as a representation of the family: King = dad, Queen = mum, 3 Jacks = 3 sons.
answered Mar 26 at 14:13
user2390246user2390246
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
Mar 26 at 14:25
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Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 14:41
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The answer could be
ESTER
Which I believe would mean that
Your wife has chosen a name for the baby.
For the reason that
The first of these Tuesdays is the
11th tuesday of the year; the second is the25th, and so on resulting in the sequence: $$11, 25, 26, 37, 50$$
If you set $$1=A, 2=B,ldots, 26=Z,qquad 27=A, 28=B,ldots$$ this gives the word $$KYZKX$$
which after a $-6$ Caesar shift gives $ESTER$.
answered Mar 26 at 13:45
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:52
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:36
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
Mar 27 at 9:56
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It's a TWIN
as
All these days fall on Tuesdays.
Tuesday = 2's day.
So, she might me pointing that due date will be 2's day as she is having a twin.
answered Mar 26 at 12:23
AeJeyAeJey
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A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 12:47
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Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
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– rockhopper72
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Looking back at the events that have been mentioned in the story-line:
There are 5 major events mentioned, and 5 dates given to him by his wife. So, I would think those are the dates to those 5 events.
So,
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music. => March 12, 2019
Then,
Soon after we were madly in love! => June 18, 2019
Then,
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married. => June 25, 2019
Then,
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. => September 10, 2019
Then,
The 5th date, that is the only one remaining, December 10, 2019 is the due date.
answered Mar 26 at 12:58
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Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
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– Brandon_J
Mar 26 at 13:03
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I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
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– Dashamlav
Mar 26 at 13:07
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Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:23
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I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:29
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The introductory paragraph is a clue to
A pack of cards. The lines point towards CLUB, HEART, DIAMOND, SPADE. There are also a few other pointers (e.g. poker table)
As Arnaud has pointed out
The dates represent the 11th, 25th, 26th, 37th and 50th Tuesdays in 2019. Converting these numbers into cards (using the order of suits defined above) we get Jack of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades. As a poker hand this is Three of a Kind, so perhaps our couple are expecting triplets. The hand could also be taken as a representation of the family: King = dad, Queen = mum, 3 Jacks = 3 sons.
answered Mar 26 at 14:13
user2390246user2390246
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
Mar 26 at 14:25
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Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 14:41
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The introductory paragraph is a clue to
A pack of cards. The lines point towards CLUB, HEART, DIAMOND, SPADE. There are also a few other pointers (e.g. poker table)
As Arnaud has pointed out
The dates represent the 11th, 25th, 26th, 37th and 50th Tuesdays in 2019. Converting these numbers into cards (using the order of suits defined above) we get Jack of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades. As a poker hand this is Three of a Kind, so perhaps our couple are expecting triplets. The hand could also be taken as a representation of the family: King = dad, Queen = mum, 3 Jacks = 3 sons.
answered Mar 26 at 14:13
user2390246user2390246
1,577515
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
Mar 26 at 14:25
11
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Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 14:41
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The introductory paragraph is a clue to
A pack of cards. The lines point towards CLUB, HEART, DIAMOND, SPADE. There are also a few other pointers (e.g. poker table)
As Arnaud has pointed out
The dates represent the 11th, 25th, 26th, 37th and 50th Tuesdays in 2019. Converting these numbers into cards (using the order of suits defined above) we get Jack of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades. As a poker hand this is Three of a Kind, so perhaps our couple are expecting triplets. The hand could also be taken as a representation of the family: King = dad, Queen = mum, 3 Jacks = 3 sons.
answered Mar 26 at 14:13
user2390246user2390246
1,577515
$endgroup$
The introductory paragraph is a clue to
A pack of cards. The lines point towards CLUB, HEART, DIAMOND, SPADE. There are also a few other pointers (e.g. poker table)
As Arnaud has pointed out
The dates represent the 11th, 25th, 26th, 37th and 50th Tuesdays in 2019. Converting these numbers into cards (using the order of suits defined above) we get Jack of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades. As a poker hand this is Three of a Kind, so perhaps our couple are expecting triplets. The hand could also be taken as a representation of the family: King = dad, Queen = mum, 3 Jacks = 3 sons.
answered Mar 26 at 14:13
user2390246user2390246
1,577515
answered Mar 26 at 14:13
user2390246user2390246
1,577515
answered Mar 26 at 14:13
user2390246user2390246
1,577515
answered Mar 26 at 14:13
user2390246user2390246
1,577515
1,577515
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
Mar 26 at 14:25
11
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Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 14:41
add a comment |
24
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
Mar 26 at 14:25
11
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Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 14:41
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24
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
Mar 26 at 14:25
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
Mar 26 at 14:25
11
11
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Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 14:41
$begingroup$
Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 14:41
add a comment |
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The answer could be
ESTER
Which I believe would mean that
Your wife has chosen a name for the baby.
For the reason that
The first of these Tuesdays is the
11th tuesday of the year; the second is the25th, and so on resulting in the sequence: $$11, 25, 26, 37, 50$$
If you set $$1=A, 2=B,ldots, 26=Z,qquad 27=A, 28=B,ldots$$ this gives the word $$KYZKX$$
which after a $-6$ Caesar shift gives $ESTER$.
answered Mar 26 at 13:45
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:52
1
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:36
1
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
Mar 27 at 9:56
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The answer could be
ESTER
Which I believe would mean that
Your wife has chosen a name for the baby.
For the reason that
The first of these Tuesdays is the
11th tuesday of the year; the second is the25th, and so on resulting in the sequence: $$11, 25, 26, 37, 50$$
If you set $$1=A, 2=B,ldots, 26=Z,qquad 27=A, 28=B,ldots$$ this gives the word $$KYZKX$$
which after a $-6$ Caesar shift gives $ESTER$.
answered Mar 26 at 13:45
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
1,960724
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:52
1
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:36
1
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
$endgroup$
– Arnaud Mortier
Mar 27 at 9:56
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The answer could be
ESTER
Which I believe would mean that
Your wife has chosen a name for the baby.
For the reason that
The first of these Tuesdays is the
11th tuesday of the year; the second is the25th, and so on resulting in the sequence: $$11, 25, 26, 37, 50$$
If you set $$1=A, 2=B,ldots, 26=Z,qquad 27=A, 28=B,ldots$$ this gives the word $$KYZKX$$
which after a $-6$ Caesar shift gives $ESTER$.
answered Mar 26 at 13:45
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
1,960724
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The answer could be
ESTER
Which I believe would mean that
Your wife has chosen a name for the baby.
For the reason that
The first of these Tuesdays is the
11th tuesday of the year; the second is the25th, and so on resulting in the sequence: $$11, 25, 26, 37, 50$$
If you set $$1=A, 2=B,ldots, 26=Z,qquad 27=A, 28=B,ldots$$ this gives the word $$KYZKX$$
which after a $-6$ Caesar shift gives $ESTER$.
answered Mar 26 at 13:45
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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answered Mar 26 at 13:45
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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answered Mar 26 at 13:45
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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answered Mar 26 at 13:45
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:52
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:36
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
Mar 27 at 9:56
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:52
1
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:36
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
Mar 27 at 9:56
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4
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:52
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:52
1
1
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:36
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:36
1
1
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
Mar 27 at 9:56
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
Mar 27 at 9:56
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It's a TWIN
as
All these days fall on Tuesdays.
Tuesday = 2's day.
So, she might me pointing that due date will be 2's day as she is having a twin.
answered Mar 26 at 12:23
AeJeyAeJey
11.4k248111
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A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 12:47
2
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Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
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– rockhopper72
Mar 26 at 14:00
add a comment |
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It's a TWIN
as
All these days fall on Tuesdays.
Tuesday = 2's day.
So, she might me pointing that due date will be 2's day as she is having a twin.
answered Mar 26 at 12:23
AeJeyAeJey
11.4k248111
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2
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A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 12:47
2
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Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
$endgroup$
– rockhopper72
Mar 26 at 14:00
add a comment |
$begingroup$
It's a TWIN
as
All these days fall on Tuesdays.
Tuesday = 2's day.
So, she might me pointing that due date will be 2's day as she is having a twin.
answered Mar 26 at 12:23
AeJeyAeJey
11.4k248111
$endgroup$
It's a TWIN
as
All these days fall on Tuesdays.
Tuesday = 2's day.
So, she might me pointing that due date will be 2's day as she is having a twin.
answered Mar 26 at 12:23
AeJeyAeJey
11.4k248111
edited Mar 26 at 12:30
answered Mar 26 at 12:23
AeJeyAeJey
11.4k248111
answered Mar 26 at 12:23
AeJeyAeJey
11.4k248111
answered Mar 26 at 12:23
AeJeyAeJey
11.4k248111
11.4k248111
2
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A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 12:47
2
$begingroup$
Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
$endgroup$
– rockhopper72
Mar 26 at 14:00
add a comment |
2
$begingroup$
A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 12:47
2
$begingroup$
Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
$endgroup$
– rockhopper72
Mar 26 at 14:00
2
2
$begingroup$
A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 12:47
$begingroup$
A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 12:47
2
2
$begingroup$
Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
$endgroup$
– rockhopper72
Mar 26 at 14:00
$begingroup$
Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
$endgroup$
– rockhopper72
Mar 26 at 14:00
add a comment |
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Looking back at the events that have been mentioned in the story-line:
There are 5 major events mentioned, and 5 dates given to him by his wife. So, I would think those are the dates to those 5 events.
So,
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music. => March 12, 2019
Then,
Soon after we were madly in love! => June 18, 2019
Then,
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married. => June 25, 2019
Then,
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. => September 10, 2019
Then,
The 5th date, that is the only one remaining, December 10, 2019 is the due date.
answered Mar 26 at 12:58
DashamlavDashamlav
773
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Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
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– Brandon_J
Mar 26 at 13:03
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I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
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– Dashamlav
Mar 26 at 13:07
7
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Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
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– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:23
12
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I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:29
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Looking back at the events that have been mentioned in the story-line:
There are 5 major events mentioned, and 5 dates given to him by his wife. So, I would think those are the dates to those 5 events.
So,
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music. => March 12, 2019
Then,
Soon after we were madly in love! => June 18, 2019
Then,
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married. => June 25, 2019
Then,
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. => September 10, 2019
Then,
The 5th date, that is the only one remaining, December 10, 2019 is the due date.
answered Mar 26 at 12:58
DashamlavDashamlav
773
New contributor
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$endgroup$
6
$begingroup$
Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Mar 26 at 13:03
$begingroup$
I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
$endgroup$
– Dashamlav
Mar 26 at 13:07
7
$begingroup$
Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:23
12
$begingroup$
I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:29
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Looking back at the events that have been mentioned in the story-line:
There are 5 major events mentioned, and 5 dates given to him by his wife. So, I would think those are the dates to those 5 events.
So,
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music. => March 12, 2019
Then,
Soon after we were madly in love! => June 18, 2019
Then,
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married. => June 25, 2019
Then,
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. => September 10, 2019
Then,
The 5th date, that is the only one remaining, December 10, 2019 is the due date.
answered Mar 26 at 12:58
DashamlavDashamlav
773
New contributor
Dashamlav is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
$endgroup$
Looking back at the events that have been mentioned in the story-line:
There are 5 major events mentioned, and 5 dates given to him by his wife. So, I would think those are the dates to those 5 events.
So,
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music. => March 12, 2019
Then,
Soon after we were madly in love! => June 18, 2019
Then,
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married. => June 25, 2019
Then,
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. => September 10, 2019
Then,
The 5th date, that is the only one remaining, December 10, 2019 is the due date.
answered Mar 26 at 12:58
DashamlavDashamlav
773
New contributor
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answered Mar 26 at 12:58
DashamlavDashamlav
773
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answered Mar 26 at 12:58
DashamlavDashamlav
773
answered Mar 26 at 12:58
DashamlavDashamlav
773
773
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New contributor
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Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Mar 26 at 13:03
$begingroup$
I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
$endgroup$
– Dashamlav
Mar 26 at 13:07
7
$begingroup$
Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:23
12
$begingroup$
I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:29
add a comment |
6
$begingroup$
Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Mar 26 at 13:03
$begingroup$
I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
$endgroup$
– Dashamlav
Mar 26 at 13:07
7
$begingroup$
Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:23
12
$begingroup$
I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:29
6
6
$begingroup$
Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Mar 26 at 13:03
$begingroup$
Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Mar 26 at 13:03
$begingroup$
I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
$endgroup$
– Dashamlav
Mar 26 at 13:07
$begingroup$
I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
$endgroup$
– Dashamlav
Mar 26 at 13:07
7
7
$begingroup$
Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:23
$begingroup$
Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:23
12
12
$begingroup$
I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:29
$begingroup$
I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
Mar 26 at 13:29
add a comment |
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
Mar 26 at 15:59
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
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– user45266
Mar 27 at 4:33
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
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– Phylyp
Mar 27 at 13:20
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@Phylyp I believe his wife is the "teacher"
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– Samy Bencherif
2 days ago