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Offline Penelope

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Petals Around The Rose.
« on: January 28, 2014, 02:33:40 PM »
Just to help time pass in the off season.

There is a secret society, which for some is easy to enter, for others, mind numbingly difficult. Supposedly Bill Gates is one of the later, and this puzzle near drove him mental.

To become a Potentate Of The Rose all you have to do is solve this puzzle:
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Petals Around The Rose.

The name is significant.

The answer will always be 0 or an even number.

Do not divulge how you solve it, just give the answer, otherwise all you will do is stuff it up for others.

an example






the answer is 10

another;







The answer is 6

If you answer 3 in a row correctly, it is accepted that you know how to solve the puzzle, so remember do not say how you solve it, or you ruin it for others, just give the answer.

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What is the answer?
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord.
 
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are my ways higher than your ways,
And my thoughts than your thoughts."

Yahweh? or the great Clawski?

yaw rehto eht dellorcs ti fi daer ot reisae eb dluow tI

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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2014, 02:39:21 PM »
8?

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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2014, 05:03:58 PM »
that was quick smokey, and correct.
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“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord.
 
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are my ways higher than your ways,
And my thoughts than your thoughts."

Yahweh? or the great Clawski?

yaw rehto eht dellorcs ti fi daer ot reisae eb dluow tI

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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2014, 05:04:11 PM »
Like Smokey, I got 8 as well.

Edit: Too late  ;D.
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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2014, 05:05:21 PM »
All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be - Pink Floyd

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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2014, 05:11:29 PM »

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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2014, 05:20:35 PM »

Bit boring when the solution is on the internet

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Yeah we're already going to vote for him mate, you don't need to keep selling it.....

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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2014, 05:36:20 PM »
it is entirely up to the individual as to weather they want to cheat or work it for themselves.

There is barely a puzzle out that the solution is not on the internet. If you are the sort of person who would rather look up the answer than use your brain and have a bit of fun, that's your choice.
 :cheers

and 10 is the answer. smokey seems to have got it and i reckon MT has too, and i doubt these two looked it up

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“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord.
 
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are my ways higher than your ways,
And my thoughts than your thoughts."

Yahweh? or the great Clawski?

yaw rehto eht dellorcs ti fi daer ot reisae eb dluow tI

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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2014, 06:03:05 PM »

Bit boring when the solution is on the internet

 :cheers

Not for me, the clue for me was in Al's special mention of the name.

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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2014, 08:25:56 PM »
Not for me, the clue for me was in Al's special mention of the name.
Yep the clue "Petals Around The Rose - The name is significant" was what made it click for me too, Smokey.






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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2014, 09:08:24 PM »

Bit boring when the solution is on the internet

 :cheers

Typical labor groupie, taking shortcuts left right and centre

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« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2014, 09:54:27 PM »

Bit boring when the solution is on the internet

 :cheers

Typical labor groupie, taking shortcuts left right and centre

Child's play.

Just like the wankers who think it is special to qualify for MENSA.

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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2014, 09:19:58 AM »
so far, smokey and MT worked it out and '65 looked up the answer and declared it boring and easy







just in case is there any other interest
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord.
 
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are my ways higher than your ways,
And my thoughts than your thoughts."

Yahweh? or the great Clawski?

yaw rehto eht dellorcs ti fi daer ot reisae eb dluow tI

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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2014, 10:27:10 AM »
Followed but didn't post. Slapped myself when I worked it out. Didn't know wtf everyone was going on about with the name until after  :lol

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Re: Petals Around The Rose.
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2014, 11:39:44 AM »
Yep dwaino is right. Last one is 2.