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Remember this old riddle?

11 was a racehorse

12 was 12

1111 race

12112

Update:

'One-One' was a racehorse.

'One-Two' was one too.

'One-One' won one race

'One-Two' won one too.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favourite answer

    It reminds me of the Two Ronnies' German restaurant sketch:-

    "FUNEX?"

    "SVFX."

    "FUNEM?"

    "9!"

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    its fairly simple if u think about it

    read it by lines

    'One-One' was a racehorse

    so 11 was a race horse

    'One-Two' was one too.

    so 12 was a racehorse 2

    'One-One' won one race

    11 won a race

    'One-Two' won one too.

    12 won a race two

    its an enxaple of the human mind being boggled by aucoustically simular but semanticly disimular words

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Nope

  • 1 decade ago

    My mate wrote that in my autograph book when I left school in 1980....

    Wonder where she is now??

    Just remembered my version

    11 was a racehorse

    22 was 12

    111 race

    22112

  • 1 decade ago

    I haven't heard of that before. Interesting.

  • 1 decade ago

    lol never heard dat b4 but it gud

  • 1 decade ago

    nope never heard that before.

  • 1 decade ago

    no, I never head that before, but it's cute

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes!!! Reminds me of LOLOAQICI82QB4IP!

  • I really did'nt get that!

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