Puzzles for those of you bored...

[sinjun]

1. Jane is now half her brother Jim's age. Three years ago, she was one-third his age. Three years from now, she will be three-fifths his age. How old are they now? (Hint: Neither one is a teenager yet.)

2. Find the word that best completes the following sequence:

Jerkin Kitten Little Mouth ________

a) Open b) Never c) Decide d) Fashion


3. Metamorphosis.

Find a word for a cooking utensil, then add a letter to find a word that means "bridge."

Find a word that means "to move fast," then add a letter to find a Viking written character.

Comments

[insaint.livejournal.com]

2b.

The rest... don't know yet.

And, what was the answer to the puzzle from Friday?

[damara.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

Thursday's answer - When I was invited for dinner, I did not expect the bizarre experience of having all the food cooked on a brazier in the middle of the room.

And yes, the answer to 2 is b.

Well done.

[wolfcat.livejournal.com]

You know what gets me the most about that answer? I remember looking at it on Thursday and, when you said "Think Circus", thinking "bizarre".

I just couldn't get "brazier". Which is astounding, since both words are very Circus...

But, then, I wasn't feeling terrific on Thursday. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it.)

[damara.livejournal.com]

*grins*

I did give a good hint though!

[wolfcat.livejournal.com]

You gave an excellent hint. But, there was no way in hell I was able to see "brazier" in bizarre... Despite the fact I looked at both words separately at different points. (And then decided my headache took priority over solving the "Circus" puzzle.)

[damara.livejournal.com]

*snugs*

Bad headache!

[wolfcat.livejournal.com]

*chuckle* Pretty much.

[insaint.livejournal.com]

I didn't ever get to "bizarre". But it was a good hint, yes. And a good puzzle, all things considered. :)

[damara.livejournal.com]

*grins*

I got brazier first, actually. And had to work for bizarre. ;)

[insaint.livejournal.com]

Better than working for peanuts... ;)

[damara.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

Yes, indeed. Much.

[wolfcat.livejournal.com]

Okay. Too little sleep requires guessing and not much better:

1. Jane: 6, Jim: 12

2. b) Never

3. Pan => Span, Run => Rune

[insaint.livejournal.com]

12 doesn't count as being a teenager? Damnit. No wonder I could get it. :)

[wibbble]

You need to be thir/teen/ to be a teenage. ;o)

[insaint.livejournal.com]

D'oh.

[wolfcat.livejournal.com]

Nope. 13 starts you as a teenager. Because it's thirTEEN...

[insaint.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yeah... *facepalms*

Learn something new every day. Or so's the theory. :)

[wolfcat.livejournal.com]

*chuckles* Wouldn't want you to stagnate.

[insaint.livejournal.com]

Indeed. That'd be bad.

[wolfcat.livejournal.com]

Stinky, too.

[insaint.livejournal.com]

After a while.

[damara.livejournal.com]

No - 12 is preteen.

[damara.livejournal.com]

Yup. Got them all. Well done!

[wolfcat.livejournal.com]

Amazing what happens when the brain turns Off.

[wibbble]

1) Jane is six, Jim is 12.

2) No idea.

3)

'Cooking utensil': pan -> 'bridge': span

'To move fast': run -> 'Viking written character': rune

[damara.livejournal.com]

Yup, on the ones you guessed. Going to keep trying on 2?

[wibbble]

I looked at other people's answers. :o)

[damara.livejournal.com]

Well, that works too. Though it does make it easier.

[wibbble]

*groans*

And it took several minutes before I clicked why the answer to question two was 'never'.

[damara.livejournal.com]

*grins and patpats*

It happens. :)

[wibbble]

*grins*

I wasn't even going to answer, until I noticed the run -> rune answer, and figured I should try the rest. ;o)

[damara.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it pays to give things a shot.