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Thursday, April 26, 2007
11 is a race horse
With a little detective work and deep thought, the following facts can make an accurate statement. Can you figure it out?
this is old. ive heard this so long ago. all you have to do is say it out loud and its clear. u just have to not say eleven was a race horse and twelve was twelve or u might not find it out
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11 is a race horse
ReplyDelete12 is one too
11 won one race
12 won one too
Actually it should read
DeleteOne One was a racehorse
One Two was one too
One One won one race
One Two won one too. :)
And I thought this one was going to be hard.
ReplyDeleteYou got it down Andrew.
11 is a race horse
ReplyDelete12 is one too
11 won one race
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this is old. ive heard this so long ago. all you have to do is say it out loud and its clear. u just have to not say eleven was a race horse and twelve was twelve or u might not find it out
ReplyDeleteYes it IS very old, I learned it as a child from a book 40 years ago, though the second horse was 22 ("Tu-Tu") which I think reads better.
DeleteGuys it actually goes like this!
ReplyDelete11 was 1 racehorse 22 was 12 1111 race one day and 22112
its ,,,
ReplyDelete11 was a racehorse
22 was 1 2
11 won 1 race
22 won 12
Isaac likes Catherine.
ReplyDeletethe proper version is:
ReplyDelete11 was a race-horse, 22 was 12. 1111 race. 22112
The real version is
ReplyDelete1 1 was a race horse, 2 2 was 1 2. 1 1 1 1 race. 2 2 1 1 2.
Wun Wun was a race horse,
ReplyDeleteTutu was one too,
Wun wun won one race and
Tutu Wun one too.