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Bunnylump
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by Bunnylump » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:29 pm
And tomorrow's excitement is the treasure hunt I have planned for my Extra English class.
I've got clues planted in pages in books in the library, challenges posted all over the school, and real (chocolate) treasure where X marks the spot...
And before anyone moans, yes it is educational. They have to read all the clues, find things the right books in the library, choose correct homophones and then unravel a code in the key stage 3 office (and while they're doing that they are practising their alphabet and number skills) then they've got to go and find and use key terms and items in the science department.
I doubt if they'll REALISE they are learning and working though...
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
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clvrlad
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by clvrlad » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:31 pm
free chocolate?
which school again?
There are 10 kinds of people in the world
Those who understand binary, and those that don't.
DVP anon member........errr what was it again.....
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LAT
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by LAT » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:37 pm
Hmm, I'm not doing too much tomorrow, it sounds fun.
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Scurra
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by Scurra » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:52 pm
Bunnylump wrote:And before anyone moans, yes it is educational.
Why would anyone on here moan that it isn't educational? (Indeed, to steal an old joke, whenever anyone solves one of my puzzles, they say "well that's taught me a lesson.")
I would hope that people have learned all sorts of useless things from Puzzlebrains over the last few years.
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
All of my puzzles are simple and obvious. For certain values of "simple" and "obvious".
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LAT
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by LAT » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:58 pm
Oh I definitely have learnt all sorts of things. Still trying to find a use for most of them though!
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giraffe
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by giraffe » Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:14 am
clvrlad wrote:
"a group of people who organize on the Internet and then quickly assemble in a public place, do something bizarre, and disperse"
OED goes further and discribes them as a "unusual and pointless act"
usually organised via social media
Sounds like a puzzlebrains meet to me!
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LAT
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by LAT » Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:42 am
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MBH
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by MBH » Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:15 am
Bunnylump wrote:And tomorrow's excitement is the treasure hunt I have planned for my Extra English class.
I've got clues planted in pages in books in the library, challenges posted all over the school, and real (chocolate) treasure where X marks the spot...
Sounds like great fun - wish I was there...... CHOCOLATE
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strep98
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by strep98 » Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:29 pm
.... losing another house!
I don't have hot flushes. I have short holidays in the Tropics.
Women are Angels And when someone breaks our wings We simply continue to flyon a broomstick We are flexible like that.
A pesimist is only an optimist who knows more
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chazzie
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by chazzie » Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:44 pm
...... oh no ....... you have my every sympathy.... what happened?
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LAT
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by LAT » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:04 pm
Oh what a bummer strep! I'm really sorry to hear that.
I suppose it just wasn't meant to be. Back to the drawing board?
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clvrlad
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by clvrlad » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:39 pm
ouch
well fingers crossed you find the right house next time
There are 10 kinds of people in the world
Those who understand binary, and those that don't.
DVP anon member........errr what was it again.....
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strep98
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by strep98 » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:56 pm
£700 lighter in the bank balance after a contract race. Not sure if I can actually be bothered to try again
I don't have hot flushes. I have short holidays in the Tropics.
Women are Angels And when someone breaks our wings We simply continue to flyon a broomstick We are flexible like that.
A pesimist is only an optimist who knows more
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Bunnylump
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by Bunnylump » Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:32 pm
Poor you. I'm sorry to hear that, Strep.
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
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Wulfruna
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by Wulfruna » Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:45 pm
Hey, that's awful - I'm so sorry Strep, just when you were so hopeful. Have a break and don't despair
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by Snoopy » Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:29 pm
Sorry to hear about you losing the house Strep but I have just accepted an offer for my mother's flat which has been on sale for 2 years. To make matters worse I had accepted an offer last year for £20,000 more but the buyer had an accident and ended up in hospital but because the missives hadn't been concluded the offer fell through.
And then house prices fell again...But fingers crossed this time and hope you have better luck next time Strep.
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Bunnylump
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by Bunnylump » Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:54 pm
We're just going through all kinds of hoops to try to sell Mum's house, and it's horribly complicated because the land is worth so much more than the house itself.
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
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Bunnylump
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by Bunnylump » Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:31 pm
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
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by Laura » Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:25 pm
Hurray for the holidays!
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