Answers to Out of the Box 1

Out of the Box 1: Only the Beginning

The Answers

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10 A in the B of R

Amendments in the Bill of Rights

2 M for SS

Mules for Sister Sarah

2 RD in a YW

Roads Diverged in a Yellow Wood

12 AM

Angry Men

52 W in a Y

Weeks in a Year

300 P in a PG

Pins in a Perfect Game

366 D in a LY

Days in a Leap Year

2 DD in DJ

Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy

4 S in a Y

Seasons in a Year

2 S of R in a B of KRB

Scoops of Raisins in a Box of Kellogg's Raisin Bran

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Out of the Box 3 - Just Numbers

Out of the Box 3 Just Numbers Here's another round of alphanumeric brain teasers. It doesn't quite go from A to Z, but hits many points in between. Have fun! Sample: 3 D of the C Answer: 3 Days of the Condor Now try these: -273.15 DC at which MMS (AZ) 21 GS for a USP 5 V in the A 3 P in a HG 162 RSG in a MLBS 5280 F in a M 3 B of G in the US 6 A in the C of C (Better ask a serviceman) 31 W in the P of A (Of course that includes Under God) 13 in a BD Don't go right to the answers unless you got them all. Give your mind some acceptance time. Follow this link to the answers.

You might be a grunt if...

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Try a sample from Sea Stories.

Try a sample from Sea Stories. BACK TO IRAQ--NOT TO AN AMERICAN'S TASTE For the first two months of my United Nations tour in Iraq and Kuwait , I was a patrol base commander in the Central Sector. Each patrol base was usually staffed with 8 to 10 officer observers. Everyone was on their own for the morning and noon meals, but we all rotated the cooking duties for the evening meal. Chicken, fish , rice, potatoes, and healthy doses of curry generally found their way into this international food festival. My contributions were tacos, camp fire stew--a recipe that I had acquired from my sister--and of course, a turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. Not every entrée was to every officer's taste, but we all did our best to sample the dining fare that was presented. I held my own in this subsistence quest until one evening in November. On this particular evening, the officer from Ghana...

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