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| Jerry |
 Sep 10 2004, 07:36 PM
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| QUOTE (Goatman @ Sep 10 2004, 02:31 PM) | Gladys Grudgeon
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Great job, Goatman. (I think you meant "Gudgeon", though  )
Just to clarify, here is how it works out:
I'm found in books 2 and 5 - self-explanatory
I am mentioned alongside quills - In Book 2, Gladys is mentioned when Harry has his detention and Lockhart hands him a quill asking him to write her address; in Book 5, Lockhart mentions that she writes weekly while he's doing his signing for Harry, Ron, etc...
Same surname almost lost an eye - Remus Lupin mentions that, back in his time, Davie Gudgeon had almost lost an eye due to the Whomping Willow, in Book 3.
and I love the one who proposed - 'a fresh pickled toad'! - who proposed the singing valentines if not Gilderoy? 
And to Blonde_Jenius, first of all welcome!  Second of all, if you've solved the riddle correctly, it is your turn to post!
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Proud Member of the I.S.D. QUOTE “Hey Harry!” said Cedric, strolling up to him. “Did you hear those screams? I almost died!... Is that David Bowie?”
“Never mind that, look!” the American exchange student exclaimed. “I found the Triwizard cup! It’s mine! All mine! I’ll finally get the fame and glory and honor I deserve!”
“Stupefy,” said Harry. The American exchange student dropped to the ground, stunned.
“Woah!” Cedric exclaimed in astonishment. “You can do magic?!”
“Come on, Cedric,” Harry sighed. “We’d better take this together. You know, so Draco Malfoy won’t think I’m selfish. I really want to get with him, you know.”
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| blonde_jenius |
Sep 10 2004, 07:47 PM
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I'm in sure i'm right but i will post a riddle as i'm busy for the rest of the weekend and might not be back. What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The rich have it, The poor want it and if you eat it you'll die. Good luck everyone! Hatty This post has been edited by blonde_jenius: Sep 10 2004, 07:48 PM
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| Jerry |
Sep 10 2004, 08:00 PM
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| QUOTE | What is greater than God,
More evil than the devil,
The rich have it,
The poor want it
and if you eat it you'll die. |
NOTHING!!
And to the next riddle: What does the following 'word' mean?
"amUous"
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Proud Member of the I.S.D. QUOTE “Hey Harry!” said Cedric, strolling up to him. “Did you hear those screams? I almost died!... Is that David Bowie?”
“Never mind that, look!” the American exchange student exclaimed. “I found the Triwizard cup! It’s mine! All mine! I’ll finally get the fame and glory and honor I deserve!”
“Stupefy,” said Harry. The American exchange student dropped to the ground, stunned.
“Woah!” Cedric exclaimed in astonishment. “You can do magic?!”
“Come on, Cedric,” Harry sighed. “We’d better take this together. You know, so Draco Malfoy won’t think I’m selfish. I really want to get with him, you know.”
-- Silver Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Omelette of Desire Rabbits Have Rights!
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| Jerry |
Sep 10 2004, 08:17 PM
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Does it represent an idiom of some sort? 
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Proud Member of the I.S.D. QUOTE “Hey Harry!” said Cedric, strolling up to him. “Did you hear those screams? I almost died!... Is that David Bowie?”
“Never mind that, look!” the American exchange student exclaimed. “I found the Triwizard cup! It’s mine! All mine! I’ll finally get the fame and glory and honor I deserve!”
“Stupefy,” said Harry. The American exchange student dropped to the ground, stunned.
“Woah!” Cedric exclaimed in astonishment. “You can do magic?!”
“Come on, Cedric,” Harry sighed. “We’d better take this together. You know, so Draco Malfoy won’t think I’m selfish. I really want to get with him, you know.”
-- Silver Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Omelette of Desire Rabbits Have Rights!
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| Jerry |
Sep 10 2004, 08:24 PM
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Oh, ok. What I wanted to suggest was that it represented the idiom "a wolf in sheep's clothing" (which would be "WOLF" in "WOOL"). I guess I was wrong 
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Proud Member of the I.S.D. QUOTE “Hey Harry!” said Cedric, strolling up to him. “Did you hear those screams? I almost died!... Is that David Bowie?”
“Never mind that, look!” the American exchange student exclaimed. “I found the Triwizard cup! It’s mine! All mine! I’ll finally get the fame and glory and honor I deserve!”
“Stupefy,” said Harry. The American exchange student dropped to the ground, stunned.
“Woah!” Cedric exclaimed in astonishment. “You can do magic?!”
“Come on, Cedric,” Harry sighed. “We’d better take this together. You know, so Draco Malfoy won’t think I’m selfish. I really want to get with him, you know.”
-- Silver Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Omelette of Desire Rabbits Have Rights!
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| Jerry |
Sep 10 2004, 08:54 PM
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During a battle, a small army unit found itself confronted by a wide and seemingly endless river. However, they discovered a boat in which two children were rowing about. It was so small that it would only carry the two children, or one grown person. How did the 358 soldiers across the river and leave the two children finally in joint possession of their boat? And how many times did the boat need to pass from shore to shore? Good luck
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Proud Member of the I.S.D. QUOTE “Hey Harry!” said Cedric, strolling up to him. “Did you hear those screams? I almost died!... Is that David Bowie?”
“Never mind that, look!” the American exchange student exclaimed. “I found the Triwizard cup! It’s mine! All mine! I’ll finally get the fame and glory and honor I deserve!”
“Stupefy,” said Harry. The American exchange student dropped to the ground, stunned.
“Woah!” Cedric exclaimed in astonishment. “You can do magic?!”
“Come on, Cedric,” Harry sighed. “We’d better take this together. You know, so Draco Malfoy won’t think I’m selfish. I really want to get with him, you know.”
-- Silver Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Omelette of Desire Rabbits Have Rights!
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| Jerry |
Sep 15 2004, 04:21 AM
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Basic military fact: Rifle gets wet = Rifle no work , so no, they did not swim.
| QUOTE | | one soldier went across and tied a rope to a tree on the other side and everyone held themselves up by the rope and pulled themselves across? |
nice try, but no. They did not have that kind of material. All they had was their bodies, determination, and the aforementioned boat.
Hint: Think about the fact that the boat could only carry one full-grown person or two children. Once you figure out the method, all it takes is simple multiplication and the riddle's solved.
Good Luck
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Proud Member of the I.S.D. QUOTE “Hey Harry!” said Cedric, strolling up to him. “Did you hear those screams? I almost died!... Is that David Bowie?”
“Never mind that, look!” the American exchange student exclaimed. “I found the Triwizard cup! It’s mine! All mine! I’ll finally get the fame and glory and honor I deserve!”
“Stupefy,” said Harry. The American exchange student dropped to the ground, stunned.
“Woah!” Cedric exclaimed in astonishment. “You can do magic?!”
“Come on, Cedric,” Harry sighed. “We’d better take this together. You know, so Draco Malfoy won’t think I’m selfish. I really want to get with him, you know.”
-- Silver Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Omelette of Desire Rabbits Have Rights!
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| Billywig2 |
Sep 15 2004, 04:39 PM
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OK, lets name the kids Jack and Jill, the soldiers are on the east side of the river, trying to get to the west side.Both children row to the west shore and Jill stays there. Then Jack rows back across to the east side where the soldiers are and disembarks. One of the soldiers gets in the boat and rows across to the west shore. He gets out, Jill gets in and rows across to the east side where she picks up Jack and they both row over to the wast shore. Jill gets out and Jack crosses back over to where the soldiers are on the east shore. A soldier gets in and rows over to the west shore. Etc. To get one soldier across the river takes 4 times across the river or 2 round trips. There are 358 Soldiers. 358 x 4 = 1432 trips across the river, so that makes 716 round trips.
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