Nother riddle (esp for u Damocles!!)

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  1. Doggie

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    Nother riddle (esp for u Damocles!!)

    Two postmen meet on their routes and they start talking.
    Postman A says: "I know you have 3 sons, how old are they?"
    Postman B says: "If you take their ages in years, and multiply them together, the result is your age."
    A: "That`s not enough info"
    B: "The sum of the 3 numbers equals the number of windows in that
    building over there."
    A: "Hmm... that`s still not enough."
    B: "My middle son is red-haired."
    A: "Ah, now I see!"
    How old are the 3 sons?


    ps I havent worked out answer... if there is one, but i ll post as soon as i find out what it is!!:confused: :confused:
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  3. Damocles

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    Thank dog i will have answer soon
  4. Doggie

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    if u get this one, i ll get you a banana for real!! I promise!!:p:D

    I have no idea at all!!:confused:
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    I really am the smartest man alive

    Right if you play with the numbers the kids can either be

    1,5,8 or
    2,2,10

    Now that got me for a while until i realised that it can't be 2,2,10 cause red hair is a dominant gene so for there to be a red headed child as the middle child means that there cannot be twins which means all numbers must be different hence the answer is 1,5,8.

    Thankyou

    Damocles has left the building

    Fuck that was hard
  6. Doggie

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    Damn, u r really one clever monkey arent u!! These obviously aint hard enough!!

    :p Well im gonna hold my said of bargin, n bring u a nanana next time im in newcastle!!

    LMAO nice one mate!!
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    They are hard but just ask any of my mates i am ridiculously cleaver i.e. an IQ of 142 officially tested by mensa.
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    sayin that i have been taught that, but i guess its logic too, coz i would have never thought about genes and that!!
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    Didn't think of it really just about to post two answers and i read it again and it just came to me.
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    Not wantin to piss on fire dude, but i just realised..u still dont know the age of postman a, or the number of windows in "that building" so how did u get those numbers??
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    ok the 3 ages must multiply to make his age both sets must be the same

    1*5*8=40 and 2*2*10=40

    3 ages must add up to the same no

    1+5+8=14 and 2+2+10=14

    so he is 40yrs old and there are 14 windows

    Ta da
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    Ask your mother!
    Fucking hell, that is the most intellegent answer i have ever seen!

    that would have honestly taken me 67 weeks to get!
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    the disturbing thing is it only took him 30 mins to work out :eek:
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    that aint as quick as postman b, who worked it out instantly!!:p
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    What can i say i am smarter than the average carrot

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