Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

count the f's in the following sentence:

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU
 
pres2032 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:09 PM
Original message
count the f's in the following sentence:


FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-
IC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.



Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:10 PM
Response to Original message
1. 6
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:10 PM
Response to Original message
2. 6
Most people miss the Fs in "of."
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:10 PM
Response to Original message
3. 6
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:11 PM
Response to Original message
4. There are six (I think!)
I have seen this trick before. People don't notice them in the "of's".
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Shrek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:11 PM
Response to Original message
5. Six n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:11 PM
Response to Original message
6. 3
Edited on Fri Jan-28-05 03:12 PM by meegbear
on edit 4
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:15 PM
Response to Original message
7. 6
Correct?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:17 PM
Response to Original message
8. 6...I know this trick...the F in OF sounds like a V and people skip by it.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:17 PM
Response to Original message
9. 8
What do I win?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Az_lefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:24 PM
Response to Original message
10. 8
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
pres2032 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:31 PM
Response to Reply #10
13. 8? methinks you added a couple
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Wilber_Stool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:29 PM
Response to Original message
11. Six
The best way to figure out these games is to move through the text backwards. That way you don't read the text just look for the fs.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:30 PM
Response to Original message
12. You're quizzing progressive thinkers, we know the secret
No Morans at this website
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
pres2032 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:32 PM
Response to Reply #12
14. that's true
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Semi_subversive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:40 PM
Response to Original message
15. 6
But only because I've seen it before.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Freebird12004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:41 PM
Response to Original message
16. 6
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:54 PM
Response to Original message
17. pi
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
da_chimperor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 03:56 PM
Response to Original message
18. 27.5
Some of the other letters are actually f's, but they're in disguise. :silly:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Sun Nov 03rd 2024, 08:02 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC