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oren I created this one in the early 1980s. It was published in Games_Magazine.

Fill in the blank based on the sequence presented...

ST, ND, RD, TH, __
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jane ave? 051103
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jane wait no i got it!! it's th!! 051103
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oren yep! 051103
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oren A, A, A, A, C, C, C, D, F, G, H, I, __ 051111
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phil 4 051112
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phil J 051112
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phil X 051112
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oren Nope. Try_again. 051112
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neesh please_explain the first one, to the more sequentially_challenged of us, who are all the same curious to see how it works (eg, myself) 051112
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oren *WARNING*

If you do not want to know the explanation behind the first puzzle's answer, do NOT scroll down...































The Explanation:

1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, 5TH
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neesh aaaaah :) 051112
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IGG feels stupid on this page 051113
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syringe For more of this feeling, see continuum_hypothesis. 051113
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oren 301, 302, 303, 504, 505, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 158, 159, 160, 161, 118, 119, 120, 121, 138, 139, 140, 141, 178, 179, 180, 181, _____ 060429
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oren 301, 302, 303, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, ____ 060429
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oren V, I, B, G, Y, O, __ 060429
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Ptolemy DCLVIII R 060429
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oren Correct, of_course, Pto. 060430
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oren I_just noticed that I didn't give enough info to help solve the puzzle just above the letter sequence. There are several easy solutions as presented. Forgive_me for this oversight. 060430
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oren MA, IA, UT, IA, WA, KY, NE, ND, RI, CO, MA, IA, ND, IA, IA, ___ 100322
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oren AA, AA, AA, IO, IA, IA, OO, ___ 100322