Your Age by Diner and
Restaurant Math
8/29/07 from Linda M.
Revised for 2008 by Gary

1. First of all, pick the number of
times a week that you would like to
go out to eat.
(more than once but fewer than 10)

2. Multiply this number by 2
(just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50

5. If you have already had your
birthday this year add 1758.
If you haven't, add 1757.

6. Now subtract the four digit year
that you were born.

You should have a three digit
number.

The first digit of this was your
original number
(I.e., how many times you want to
go out to restaurants in a week.)

The next two numbers are

YOUR AGE! (Oh, YES, it is!!!!!)

THIS IS THE GAME FOR 2008.
It will change next year.
Games
Download 40 free interactive computerized
games at www.parade.com/games.
These are really seductive. Watch out!

There are word games such as Scrabble, Wheel
of Fortune, crosswords, and more.

There are puzzle games, such as Bewitched,
Jeopardy, and Sudoku.

There are action games, such as Gold Miner
Vegas, Granny in Paradise, and Hamsterball.

There are card games, such as Solitaire and
Mah-Jong.

I played" Big City Adventure San Francisco" and
"Jeopardy," and loved them.







Halloween Hangman from Mary Ann
http://dedge.com/flash/hangman/hangman.swf?a=
300
from Dewey, who else?



Give your nerves a workout,
courtesy of Mary Ann, with "The
Apple Game"
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g2/
applegame.com





Fly a Helicopter
www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf
Fun from Dewey






You will laugh out loud at this one
from Dewey:
http://www.bassfiles.net/parachute.
swf
Which door has your number?
(a good one from Mary Ann)
www.quizyourprofile.com/guessyournumber.swf



Mary Ann should be our Game
Go-To Person. She has found one
to help us get in practice for a
snowball fight with our grandkids.
Watch out! It's addictive!

http://www.elfmovie.com/swf/snowb
all_fight/index.html
The Color Test
Another good game from Mary Ann

(Note from Jan: I think the instructions
are a bit sketchy, but you'll catch on
after a while.)
http://www.njagyouth.org/colortest.swf
Ann L writes:
Hey, if you like word games...go to
boxerjam.com and subscribe to
puzzles for $3.95/month...that's
how I keep my brain agile...do
poorly on modern music stuff,
howsomever!
(P.S. There are free games, too.)
Have you tried Dewey's game yet?
Turn on your sound.

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/games/magic-
gopher-central.swf
Mystery for People Who Can Add,
Subtract, Multiply, and Divide
(Grandkids allowed!)
from Dewey

1. Write down the first three digits of your phone
number (NOT the Area code...)

2. Multiply by 80

3. Add 1

4. Multiply by 250

5. Add  to this  the last 4 digits of your phone
number

6. Add   to this  the last 4 digits of your phone
number again.

7. Subtract 250

8. Divide number by 2

Do you recognize the answer ?
(If you don't,
start again from scratch...)
From Jan: Play the Superman Game to
Improve your reflexes
http://wwws.warnerbros.co.uk/
supermanreturns/stoppress/
May 1: Ann L sends a test to see if you talk
"Yankee" or "Dixie."
http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/ya
nkee_dixie_quiz.html
Dewey's Latest Game: Mini-Golf
Lots of fun, till you reach the 18th hole.
It's a killer!
www.ibogleif.dk/spil/flashspil/minigolf/minigolf.swf  
AARP's On-Line Games
Something for everyone...
http://games.aarp.org/categories/card.aspx
Sept. 10
When I asked for one of our math geniuses
to explain how this works, Gary "stepped up
to the dinner plate" with this elegant
explanation that, with my husband's help, I
(Jan=Math Dummy) could work out. Thanks,
Gary!

Let’s put this puzzle into a formula where
“n” is the single digit number you pick and
you were born in July 1942:

((n x 2) + 5) x 50 + 1758 – 1942 = ?

Rearranging the formula to separate the
puzzle parts:

((n x 2) x 50) + (5 x 50) + 1758 – 1942 = ?

Simplifying the equation:

100n + 250 + 1758 – 1942 = 100n + 66 = n66

Multiplying your single digit number by 2 and
again by 50 produces your number followed
by 2 zeros. (100, 200, 300, etc)

Multiplying 5 time 50 results in 250

250 added to 1757 or 1758 provides the year
of your last birthday – 2007 or 2008

Subtracting your birth year will give your age
on your last birthday.

Adding this two digit number to your picked
number expressed as a one hundred
multiple then produces the puzzle result.

This won’t work once you reach 100 years of
age of course. (We should live so long!)
"Guess Your Number Game" Puzzle Solution
Many, many thanks to Gary (Coaster)

Screen 1: You are asked to choose a number,










then click the button that is the same color as your number.




The numbers 1-25 are arranged in 5 groups utilizing 5 colors. When you pick a color, it has 5
numbers associated with it, including the one you selected.

Screen 2: You are asked to click on one of the 9  colors in a box. This selection has no meaning; it
doesn't matter what color you select here.

Screen 3: If you ignore the colors used for the numbers in the houses as presented
and look at the numbers with the same color they had in screen 1,
You will see only one number of each color from screen 1 is in each house.














The numbers 26-30 are added in with no consequence since they could not have been selected in
Screen 1. So all 25 numbers from screen 1 have a unique combination of color from screen 1 and
house from screen 2.
Therefore, the number you chose is identified by your two choices.

Screen 4 - Your selection has no meaning; it doesn't matter what crystal ball you select.

Screen 5 - Your selection has no meaning; your number will be behind any of the choices.

Enjoy,
Coaster

Facial Memory Test
from BBC Science
This is a fun thing,
and maybe it polishes up some
corners of your brain.
Plan to take two 5-minute breaks
within the test. I think the breaks
consolidate your memories.
OK Class,

It's time for your U.S. Geography
Test! You must drag and drop all
48 states in the time allotted to
be promoted to the 4th grade.
Dec 10 09/Dewey
Linda Davis B has sent a DARLING link, I Do
Doggie Tricks. Click on the link, then
type in such tricks as roll over, sit, speak...
Make your very last command "kiss." Linda
says it's also fun to type in commands that
aren't recognized by the "dog."
This is another one of those HOW IN THE
WORLD DO THEY DO THIS? games, sent to
us by Bill D. They didn't say anything about
my almond-colored koala bear.

http://upchucky.com/flash-mind-games.html
The Van Gogh Family

His dizzy aunt ------------------------------------------- Verti Gogh

The brother who ate prunes -------------------------- Gotta Gogh

The brother who worked at a convenience store -- Stop N Gogh

The grandfather from Yugoslavia - ------------------------ U Gogh

His magician uncle ----------------------------- Where-diddy Gogh

His Mexican cousin ------------------------------------ A Mee Gogh

The Mexican cousin's American half-brother -------- Gring Gogh

The nephew who drove a stage coach ----------- Wells-far Gogh

The constipated uncle --------------------------------- Can't Gogh

The ballroom dancing aunt ---------------------------- Tang Gogh

The bird lover uncle --------------------------------- Flamin Gogh

The fruit-loving cousin --------------------------------- Man Gogh

An aunt who taught positive thinking ------------- Way-to-Gogh

The little bouncy nephew ------------------------------ Poe Gogh

A sister who loved disco ----------------------- --------- Go Gogh

A cousin with a bad skin condition----------------- Impeti Gogh

The impatient nephew ----------------------------- Rarin' to Gogh

His trailer trash niece ---------------------------Winnie Bay Gogh

I saw you smiling . . . There ya Gogh!
Sept. 10
Sharpen up your brain






with this memory test from
Gary