LL-L "Riddles" 2003.10.27 (02) [E]

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From: kcaldwell31 at comcast.net <kcaldwell31 at comcast.net>
Subject: LL-L "Riddles" 2003.10.25 (01) [E]

> From: Terrence Connor <tconnor at broadpark.no>
> Subject: LL-L "Riddles" 2003.10.25
>
> Dag sê julle,
>
> Well done Gary!   I thought there was only one, now there are two and
> probably one or  two more.
> The one I was thinking of:  "polish"(substantive/verb) and
> "Polish"(adjective/substantive).
>
>     Terrence

Ah, but you said five letters, while "polish" has six!  Anyway, there is
also "lima" (type of bean) and "Lima" (capital of Peru).

Kevin Caldwell (kcaldwell31 at comcast.net)

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From: Terrence Connor <Terrence.Connor at ntrans.com>
Subject: LL-L "Riddles" 2003.10.26 (01) [E]

Gabriele and everyone else

I'm so sorry, how stupid ...... I'm just goinh to go and hide.

Terrence

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Terrence:

> The one I was thinking of:  "polish"(substantive/verb) and
> "Polish"(adjective/substantive).

Polish has SIX letters; you specified five. Just trying to make it a little
harder to guess, huh?

Gabriele Kahn

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From: Rudi Vari <rudi at its.co.za>
Subject: LL-L "Riddles" 2003.10.24 (01) [E]

Reinhard asked:

> "* Which *Lowlandic* number word reads the same forwards and backwards,
and
> in which language(s)?"

to which John replied:

> Answer: Negen (nine) in Dutch; Low Saxon negen (ibid); Scots neen
> (ibid);W.Frisian fiif (five).

There is another one: ses (six) in Afrikaans.

Does that make it 166%?

Kind regards
Rudi

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From: R. F. Hahn <lowlands-l at lowlands-l.net>
Subject: Riddles

Rudi:

> Does that make it 166%?

Nope.  That makes about 25%.  John got the other points.

Reinhard/Ron

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