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What about the REST of us guys??? George

I'm pretty sure I've seen this before, but the signature at the end still caught me by surprise! George

I wouldn't have guessed "Mulan" if you hadn't guessed "Moulin." Now I'll get to work on your disturbing pictures... George

What a cutie! I hope he continues to bring you great joy! George

True. Likewise, if the rule for 3 applies and the number ends in 5, it's divisible by 15. George

It will probably turn out that I've seen both movies, but I'm not getting either from the quotes. George

Have at it. Dooj! George

Fair enough. George

Actually, I think it's "Mulan." If that's correct, let Doojable have my turn. George

Let's say we have some number of indeterminate length, but its last five digits are edcba. (That is, the whole number is ...edcba.) That really equals 10,000e +1000d +100c +10b +a. If we subtract the sum of the digits (e+d+c+b+a), we get 9999e +999d +99c +9b (+0), which is clearly divisible by nine. It should be apparent that no matter how large the number is, the pattern will hold, as each term will be divisible by nine. You may have learned as a child that if the sum of the digits of a number is divisible by nine, then the number is divisible by nine. The paragraph above explains that rule. A number minus the sum of its digits is always divisible by nine, so if the sum of the digits is also divisible by nine, then the whole number must be, as well. (Since the number minus the sum of its digits is also divisible by three -- every number divisible by nine is divisible by three -- then, if the sum of the digits is divisible by three, the number is divisible by three, something else you may have learned in grade school.) George

Thanks, Krys. But my point is that all these "unbelievable" math "coincidences" usually involve some rather simple math functions with a little bit of juggling to hide what's happening. In this case, a couple of the steps involve adding 1, multiplying by 250, and subtracting 250. Others involve multilying by 2 and then dividing by 2. It's a cute trick, but hardly "unbelievable." Here's a slightly more complex one: Pick any number between 10 and 10,000. Calculate the sum of the digits. (For example: 453 -- 4+5+3 = 12) Subtract that number from the original number. Calculate the sum of the digits of your result. Is the number greater than 10? Then calculate the sum of the digits of THAT number. Repeat the last step until the result is less than 10. The result is 9. (No matter what your starting number was. In fact, this works for ANY integer greater than 10.) George

Well, gee... let's see: 1. is wrong. I did this in my head 3 and 5 together multiply your phone exchange by 20,000 (doubling it and adding four zeros) 5 and 8 together negate 4 6 and 7 together add double your last four phone number digits, so now we have twice your phone number 9 then gives you your phone number George

Since I'm pretty sure I'm right on Bluzeman's song, here's another pretty easy one: She's passed out on the floor. George

"Zoolander"? George

Sorry if this breaks up the sentiment, but it does remind me of one of my favorite exchanges from "The Simpsons": MARGE: "Homer, I miss the children." HOMER: "You lie!" MARGE: "Well...I feel bad about NOT missing them." George

When I first moved to Texas, someone lent me her copy of How to Speak Southern. She didn't think it was funny, because she spoke exactly as in the book! :lol: A couple that missed ex70's list: NOME: a child's response to his mother. "Jew break the winner with thishere baseball?" "Nome." WRETCHED: man's name. "Wretched Burton is a fan actor." George

Raf? Raf? RAF!!!! George

We've occasionally had people pop in out of turn, adn then we wind up having separate threads going, and it gets confusing. On the other hand, I know how frustrating it can be when you have a line you want to use but can't guess anyone else's clues. We COULD let Doojable post her clue with the caveat that getting it right doesn't give you the next turn. That belongs to whoever gets Flow7's clue. (Of course, if Dooj gets Flow's clue, the point is moot!) George

"Saturday in the Park" by Chicago. I always thought the line was "singing foreign songs." George

I read Archie comics until about 1970. (When the prices went up, I stuck with the super-hero stuff and ditched the "funny books.") I did watch the cartoon show (and, I think, "Josie and the Pussycats"). I remember that Archie's last name was Andrews, Jughead's was Jones, and Veronica's was Lodge; but I can't remember Betty's and Reggie's last names. Nor, for that matter, Big Ethyl's, Moose's, or Midge's. Can anyone help me out? George

I prefer the old Bill Phillips "doo-wop" version, but Robert Plant's styling on it is good, too. George

Correct, of course. Your turn. George

Yes, Dooj got several of the clues (among her many guesses). Keep working... George (And Raf's clue should help, too!)

Got booted for thinking. Probably wouldn't have been around too much longer, though. George

Happy Birthday, Radar! No "blue" faces today! George