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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Mathematical Puzzle #133996 10/13/2004 1:10 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Courtesy of John Adams: <<There is not much Satisfaction in the study of Mankind to a benevolent Mind. It is a new Moon, Nineteen Twentyeths of it opaque and unenlightened.>> Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mathematical Puzzle #133997 10/13/2004 6:38 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland opaque and unenlightened - The crazy hope of those who feel attracted by science is to reduce this opacity. But in doing so, it is often simply shifted about. Witness the recent trend away from sociology and back to genetics. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mathematical Puzzle #133998 10/13/2004 10:11 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory I'm not sure how that's a mathematical puzzle, but it's an interesting quote. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mathematical Puzzle #133999 10/13/2004 8:53 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 33 MELT newbie MELT newbie Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 33 The Capitalized Words Have 57 Letters. but the lower case words have 60 letters. 57/60 = 95% 95%= 19/20 So now has the "Nineteen Twentyeth" that was opaque and enlightened become transparent and enlightened? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mathematical Puzzle #134000 10/13/2004 9:19 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Ahh I see. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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