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- Path: sparky!uunet!usc!srhqla!quest!kdq
- From: kdq@quest.UUCP (Kevin D. Quitt)
- Newsgroups: rec.humor
- Subject: Re: RIDDLES (involving no survivors,bears,birds or bus drivers)
- Message-ID: <aPq8VB3w165w@quest.UUCP>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 18:13:33 PST
- References: <1992Dec22.103641.16913@reed.edu>
- Reply-To: srhqla!quest!kdq
- Organization: Job quest (805) 251-8210, So Cal: (800) 400-8210
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- mlsmith@reed.edu (Marty L. Smith) writes:
- > People following this thread may also be interested in this challenge: How
- > many consecutive prepositions can you end a sentence with *without* quoting.
- > That is to say, no talking about the prepositions as words; you have to use
- > them for real. I know one that has five, but I'm sure that can be improved
- > upon.
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- I've seen seven, but can't find it (yet). Here's five: "What did
- you bring that book that I didn't want to be read to out of up for?"
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- Kevin D. Quitt 96.37% of all statistics are made up. srhqla!quest!kdq
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