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Sunday Puzzle-2

Written by Administrator

Sunday, 07 August 2011

Puzzle courtesy of Barry R. Clarke, columnist for The Daily Telegraph and international puzzle expert.

Mad House

Every day the postman passes a certain house and wonders who might own it. The following is a list of attributes that could be ascribed to the house owner:
(a) sad (b) angry (c) relaxed (d) manic (e) confused

Which one is the most appropriate?

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Comments (4)

	1. Written by ьу on 12:54 07 августа 2011 г.
	маниакальный

	2. Written by me on 06:06 08 августа 2011 г.
	"Relaxed", provided that one looks from the leff-hand side".

	3. Written by aTom on 13:17 08 августа 2011 г.
	расслабленный, потому что курит?

	4. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 22:58 09 августа 2011 г.
	Having been given the answer to the equation puzzle, this teaser became instantly easy. Relaxed, but don't fall asleep while you're smoking.

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