• Re: Using only two 2s and any mathematical symbols, make 5. NO TRICKS

    From Tilde@invalide@invalid.invalid to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun Jun 15 23:42:26 2025
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    HenHanna wrote:


    Was looking this thread ove

    Explain what you mean by "trick"

    Is using something like INT(e) or INT(pi) over
    and over and then tacking on something like 2/2
    or 2 + 2 a trick?
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  • From occam@occam@nowhere.nix to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Mon Jun 16 08:57:28 2025
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    On 23/05/2025 21:34, lar3ryca wrote:
    On 2025-05-23 09:27, Carl G. wrote:
    On 5/23/2025 4:51 AM, Peter Moylan wrote:
    On 23/05/25 20:46, Richard Heathfield wrote:
    On 23/05/2025 11:32, RunningMuso wrote:

    Huh? 2 + 2 + (2/2).

    See Subject header: "Using only two 2s"

    2 + 2 + (2/2) uses four twos.

    Yes, but they taught me at school that two twos are four.

    (ObPun) Dance school teaches people what tutus are for.

    SWMBO and I have a standard quip. If one of us asks the other what the
    score of a game is, One possible answer is "short skirt".


    The other possibility is 'a Desmond'. If, in the UK, you asked someone
    what grade their degree was (options: 'first' (first class),
    'two-one'(2:1), two-two' (2:2), 'third'), the discreet answer may be 'a Desmond'. This is a reference to Despond Tutu, who was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian (RIP).
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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@admin@127.0.0.1 to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Mon Jun 16 09:06:58 2025
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    On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 23:42:26 -0600
    Tilde <invalide@invalid.invalid> wrote:


    HenHanna wrote:


    Was looking this thread ove

    Explain what you mean by "trick"

    Is using something like INT(e) or INT(pi) over
    and over and then tacking on something like 2/2
    or 2 + 2 a trick?

    The trick is xposting into aue where the Hen's cluckings are not relvant
    or wanted, IMO. But luckily you snipped it anyway.

    fu to rec.puzzles only
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    Bah, and indeed Humbug.
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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@admin@127.0.0.1 to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Mon Jun 16 09:08:27 2025
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    On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:57:28 +0200
    occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:

    On 23/05/2025 21:34, lar3ryca wrote:
    On 2025-05-23 09:27, Carl G. wrote:
    On 5/23/2025 4:51 AM, Peter Moylan wrote:
    On 23/05/25 20:46, Richard Heathfield wrote:
    On 23/05/2025 11:32, RunningMuso wrote:

    Huh? 2 + 2 + (2/2).

    See Subject header: "Using only two 2s"

    2 + 2 + (2/2) uses four twos.

    Yes, but they taught me at school that two twos are four.

    (ObPun) Dance school teaches people what tutus are for.

    SWMBO and I have a standard quip. If one of us asks the other what the score of a game is, One possible answer is "short skirt".


    The other possibility is 'a Desmond'. If, in the UK, you asked someone
    what grade their degree was (options: 'first' (first class),
    'two-one'(2:1), two-two' (2:2), 'third'), the discreet answer may be 'a Desmond'. This is a reference to Despond Tutu, who was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian (RIP).

    Beware! Only Slough has proper Desponds, all others are fake.
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    Bah, and indeed Humbug.
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  • From bertietaylor@bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Mon Jun 16 09:09:23 2025
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    Square of (2) + 2^rCo

    Woof

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