A Difficult Job
My plumber gave me a perilous job--his figurines had been stolen (3). I had to endure Ian's sobbing before he would tell me the problem under his feet (2). It turns out the girl he dated had taken his possessions, leaving only cheese in the fridge (2).
After my day's investigations, some ice-cream felt sublime (1). No barriers remained, and my main goal had been met (2). When Ian asked how things were going, I told him the day had been ________.
note: The numbers do not refer to the length of a word.
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My plumber gave me a perilous job--his figurines had been stolen (3). I had to endure Ian's sobbing before he would tell me the problem under his feet (2). It turns out the girl he dated had taken his possessions, leaving only cheese in the fridge (2).
After my day's investigations, some ice-cream felt sublime (1). No barriers remained, and my main goal had been met (2). When Ian asked how things were going, I told him the day had been ________.
note: The numbers do not refer to the length of a word.
enigmatic-puzzle lateral-thinking story
asked Jan 10 at 6:17
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My plumber gave me a perilous job--his figurines had been stolen (3). I had to endure Ian's sobbing before he would tell me the problem under his feet (2). It turns out the girl he dated had taken his possessions, leaving only cheese in the fridge (2).
After my day's investigations, some ice-cream felt sublime (1). No barriers remained, and my main goal had been met (2). When Ian asked how things were going, I told him the day had been ________.
note: The numbers do not refer to the length of a word.
enigmatic-puzzle lateral-thinking story
asked Jan 10 at 6:17
18481848
2,140123
My plumber gave me a perilous job--his figurines had been stolen (3). I had to endure Ian's sobbing before he would tell me the problem under his feet (2). It turns out the girl he dated had taken his possessions, leaving only cheese in the fridge (2).
After my day's investigations, some ice-cream felt sublime (1). No barriers remained, and my main goal had been met (2). When Ian asked how things were going, I told him the day had been ________.
note: The numbers do not refer to the length of a word.
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The day had been ...
... fruitful.
Why?
Each sentence contains as many names of fruit as indicated by the number in parentheses. The fruit are included phonetically, so the spelling in the sentence may differ:
My plumber gave me a perilous job – his figurines had been stolen.
I had to endure Ian's sobbing before he would tell me the problem under his feet.
It turns out the girl he dated had taken his possessions, leaving only cheese in the fridge.
After my day's investigations, some ice-cream felt sublime.
No barriers remained, and my main goal had been met.
answered 2 days ago
M OehmM Oehm
35.9k1110167
Oh 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌! – Elephant Child's brothers
– hat
2 days ago
I can't work out how the fourth item or the next to last item satisfy the explanation.
– phoog
2 days ago
@phoog: It's "endure Ian's" and "barriers". (That last one may be a stretch, because the final "r" seems to be in the way.)
– M Oehm
2 days ago
Oh I see. I'd never heard of the former. For the latter, not only the final R is a problem, but the vowel in the first syllable (in my experience, many non-native speakers from Europe think that these are the same vowel, but my not recognizing the connection here is a good example of how they are not).
– phoog
2 days ago
I was going for the first two syllables of "barrier" only. That seemed close enough, so I added the word.
– 1848
2 days ago
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The day had been ...
... fruitful.
Why?
Each sentence contains as many names of fruit as indicated by the number in parentheses. The fruit are included phonetically, so the spelling in the sentence may differ:
My plumber gave me a perilous job – his figurines had been stolen.
I had to endure Ian's sobbing before he would tell me the problem under his feet.
It turns out the girl he dated had taken his possessions, leaving only cheese in the fridge.
After my day's investigations, some ice-cream felt sublime.
No barriers remained, and my main goal had been met.
answered 2 days ago
M OehmM Oehm
35.9k1110167
Oh 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌! – Elephant Child's brothers
– hat
2 days ago
I can't work out how the fourth item or the next to last item satisfy the explanation.
– phoog
2 days ago
@phoog: It's "endure Ian's" and "barriers". (That last one may be a stretch, because the final "r" seems to be in the way.)
– M Oehm
2 days ago
Oh I see. I'd never heard of the former. For the latter, not only the final R is a problem, but the vowel in the first syllable (in my experience, many non-native speakers from Europe think that these are the same vowel, but my not recognizing the connection here is a good example of how they are not).
– phoog
2 days ago
I was going for the first two syllables of "barrier" only. That seemed close enough, so I added the word.
– 1848
2 days ago
add a comment |
The day had been ...
... fruitful.
Why?
Each sentence contains as many names of fruit as indicated by the number in parentheses. The fruit are included phonetically, so the spelling in the sentence may differ:
My plumber gave me a perilous job – his figurines had been stolen.
I had to endure Ian's sobbing before he would tell me the problem under his feet.
It turns out the girl he dated had taken his possessions, leaving only cheese in the fridge.
After my day's investigations, some ice-cream felt sublime.
No barriers remained, and my main goal had been met.
answered 2 days ago
M OehmM Oehm
35.9k1110167
Oh 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌! – Elephant Child's brothers
– hat
2 days ago
I can't work out how the fourth item or the next to last item satisfy the explanation.
– phoog
2 days ago
@phoog: It's "endure Ian's" and "barriers". (That last one may be a stretch, because the final "r" seems to be in the way.)
– M Oehm
2 days ago
Oh I see. I'd never heard of the former. For the latter, not only the final R is a problem, but the vowel in the first syllable (in my experience, many non-native speakers from Europe think that these are the same vowel, but my not recognizing the connection here is a good example of how they are not).
– phoog
2 days ago
I was going for the first two syllables of "barrier" only. That seemed close enough, so I added the word.
– 1848
2 days ago
add a comment |
The day had been ...
... fruitful.
Why?
Each sentence contains as many names of fruit as indicated by the number in parentheses. The fruit are included phonetically, so the spelling in the sentence may differ:
My plumber gave me a perilous job – his figurines had been stolen.
I had to endure Ian's sobbing before he would tell me the problem under his feet.
It turns out the girl he dated had taken his possessions, leaving only cheese in the fridge.
After my day's investigations, some ice-cream felt sublime.
No barriers remained, and my main goal had been met.
answered 2 days ago
M OehmM Oehm
35.9k1110167
The day had been ...
... fruitful.
Why?
Each sentence contains as many names of fruit as indicated by the number in parentheses. The fruit are included phonetically, so the spelling in the sentence may differ:
My plumber gave me a perilous job – his figurines had been stolen.
I had to endure Ian's sobbing before he would tell me the problem under his feet.
It turns out the girl he dated had taken his possessions, leaving only cheese in the fridge.
After my day's investigations, some ice-cream felt sublime.
No barriers remained, and my main goal had been met.
answered 2 days ago
M OehmM Oehm
35.9k1110167
answered 2 days ago
M OehmM Oehm
35.9k1110167
answered 2 days ago
M OehmM Oehm
35.9k1110167
answered 2 days ago
M OehmM Oehm
35.9k1110167
35.9k1110167
Oh 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌! – Elephant Child's brothers
– hat
2 days ago
I can't work out how the fourth item or the next to last item satisfy the explanation.
– phoog
2 days ago
@phoog: It's "endure Ian's" and "barriers". (That last one may be a stretch, because the final "r" seems to be in the way.)
– M Oehm
2 days ago
Oh I see. I'd never heard of the former. For the latter, not only the final R is a problem, but the vowel in the first syllable (in my experience, many non-native speakers from Europe think that these are the same vowel, but my not recognizing the connection here is a good example of how they are not).
– phoog
2 days ago
I was going for the first two syllables of "barrier" only. That seemed close enough, so I added the word.
– 1848
2 days ago
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Oh 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌! – Elephant Child's brothers
– hat
2 days ago
I can't work out how the fourth item or the next to last item satisfy the explanation.
– phoog
2 days ago
@phoog: It's "endure Ian's" and "barriers". (That last one may be a stretch, because the final "r" seems to be in the way.)
– M Oehm
2 days ago
Oh I see. I'd never heard of the former. For the latter, not only the final R is a problem, but the vowel in the first syllable (in my experience, many non-native speakers from Europe think that these are the same vowel, but my not recognizing the connection here is a good example of how they are not).
– phoog
2 days ago
I was going for the first two syllables of "barrier" only. That seemed close enough, so I added the word.
– 1848
2 days ago
Oh 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌! – Elephant Child's brothers
– hat
2 days ago
Oh 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌! – Elephant Child's brothers
– hat
2 days ago
I can't work out how the fourth item or the next to last item satisfy the explanation.
– phoog
2 days ago
I can't work out how the fourth item or the next to last item satisfy the explanation.
– phoog
2 days ago
@phoog: It's "endure Ian's" and "barriers". (That last one may be a stretch, because the final "r" seems to be in the way.)
– M Oehm
2 days ago
@phoog: It's "endure Ian's" and "barriers". (That last one may be a stretch, because the final "r" seems to be in the way.)
– M Oehm
2 days ago
Oh I see. I'd never heard of the former. For the latter, not only the final R is a problem, but the vowel in the first syllable (in my experience, many non-native speakers from Europe think that these are the same vowel, but my not recognizing the connection here is a good example of how they are not).
– phoog
2 days ago
Oh I see. I'd never heard of the former. For the latter, not only the final R is a problem, but the vowel in the first syllable (in my experience, many non-native speakers from Europe think that these are the same vowel, but my not recognizing the connection here is a good example of how they are not).
– phoog
2 days ago
I was going for the first two syllables of "barrier" only. That seemed close enough, so I added the word.
– 1848
2 days ago
I was going for the first two syllables of "barrier" only. That seemed close enough, so I added the word.
– 1848
2 days ago
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