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PERCY P. CASSIDY P OL E S A PA R T OK, Pers, what sign should the highway department put next to the “Deer Crossing” signs?
An insurance adjuster named Sheen fell in an upholstery machine, where he soon discovered he was fully covered. Do you understand what I mean? -cgj
The buck stops here.
Cy Nical says, Obese people are becoming
W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e a c r l m b r s c Use the capital letters in the code key below to fill in the blanks above.
“A D E I P R S W” means s c r a m b l e
Squared Off 132 = 169 142 = 196 How quickly can you find a third number whose three-digit square is composed of the digits 1, 6, and 9?
Each letter in this multiplication problem stands for a digit. Repeated letters stand for repeated digits. Given L=3, can you replace the missing digits that change RAISE to LOWER?
R A I S
3 L O W
X
E 3 L
E
R
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For answers, please see page 31 32 JUNE 2012 Carolina Country
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