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A VERY CURIOUS TRANSACTION
RAY: This week's puzzler was sent in by a fellow named Peter Brigham. Of course, I had to embellish, obfuscate and unclarify it -- not to mention add the necessary folkloric and historic elements. Here it is:

A young fellow goes into a convenience store to buy a couple of things. He buys a package of razor blades, shaving cream, a bottle of cheap aftershave lotion and a candy bar. The clerk rings up his total and it comes out to $13.59.

The fellow opens his wallet. He's got a buck. He says, "Oh man...oh, wait a minute. I have an emergency $50 tucked in my wallet." He takes it out. He hands the fellow the fifty-dollar bill. The cashier gives him his change, and as he does so, the cashier says," That's interesting!"

The customer says, "Geez, it is!"

So, what's so darn interesting?

 

 

 

 



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THE BRIDE OF CRUSTY
RAY: Long, long ago in a galaxy far away, our pal, Crusty, was driving to what was to be his wedding ceremony up in the wilds of Maine. He's driving along this lonely dirt road when he hits a rock. A big rock. It tears open his gas tank.
TOM: Oh!
RAY: Huge gash. He gets out of the car, runs to the back and says, "Oh Fudge!" And he realizes that the gasoline is pouring out at such a rate that he's never going to make it to the wedding and he knows that if he doesn't make it, she's not going to hang around because he's what? A loser. So, if he doesn't get there on time, he's done for.
TOM: She's going to have that extra two minutes to think about it and she's out of there.
RAY: Exactly. So, he opens the trunk to figure out some way to get himself out of this problem. He's got another transmission in there, a starter, a motor. A raccoon coat with the raccoon still in it. And there's nothing. His tool kit. And he sees the gas pouring out and he realizes that soon he's going to be done for.
He runs to the front of the car, throws open the hood and with a few tools in his hand, he yanks something out from under the hood. A few minutes later, he's driving away and makes it to the wedding on time. Now, he didn't yank out the fuel pump nor did he yank out the carburetor. Those are two hints, but he yanked out something. What was it?
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The Bride of Crusty

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RAY: He removes the windshield washer bottle, pours out the washer fluid -- glug, glug, glug. Fills up the washer bottle with gasoline. Puts the washer bottle back where he took it out from, hooks the hose from it not to the spritzers, but to the carburetor -- and he gets to his wedding by hitting the little button on the dashboard.

TOM: I like it. I like it!

RAY: So who is going to win our fabulous prize this week?

TOM: The winner this week is David Blumquist from Littleton, Colorado. Congratulations!

[ Car Talk Puzzler ]

 

 
 

 



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20, 10, 5, 1, .25, .10, .05, .01.



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Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

20, 10, 5, 1, .25, .10, .05, .01.

Wow ! You're SMART!

 



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Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

20, 10, 5, 1, .25, .10, .05, .01.

currency denominations

 

Still thinking about the curious transaction...

 

Crusty's wedding: I was on the right track but don't know enough about cars...I was trying to think of a container, I thought about the radiator but knew that couldn't be right.

 

 



-- Edited by ladyloonatic on Monday 19th of January 2015 10:42:25 PM

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Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

20, 10, 5, 1, .25, .10, .05, .01.

 Dona - have you ever been a cashier or worked in a bank? I counted money for years and as soon as I saw the amount I knew it was "one of everything". 



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