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Norse Code (Posted on 2003-11-18)

What common four-letter man's first name has the same property as each of the two- and three-letter combinations below?

   ga   sli   smo   wi   bo   la   fea

See The Solution Submitted by DJ

Rating: 4.1111 (9 votes)

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oh, I hate to beat a dead horse....

| Comment 8 of 16 |

While SK has recognized a pattern and Shea certainly fits it, DJ went out of his way in the problem to specify a "common" name. I'm not sure that Shea really fits that bill.

I'm wondering if DJ was not looking for either a different pattern or a different name to fit it.

Posted by FatBoy on 2003-11-19 11:53:19

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