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I am doing a car riddle! Need help!!

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  • 16-12-2008 12:11am
    #1
    AlanAhern
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭


    I am doing a car riddle at the moment and I am stuck on one part.

    The riddle is:

    Americans call them push but we dont... despite their unfortunate name they are not shít.

    Now I think it is something to do with brakes. Because brakes = something breaks and is therefore shít.

    It could be brake lines, brake pad, brake disk...maybe I am way off??

    Now the only thing that is throwing me off is the Americans calling them push. Anyone have an idea??


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    carbsy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,082 ✭✭✭carbsy


    How do you know it's a car part? It might be a model/type of car?


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    L1011
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    Handbrake can sometimes be a "pushbrake" in US automatic terminology.


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    AlanAhern
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭AlanAhern


    carbsy wrote: »
    How do you know it's a car part? It might be a model/type of car?

    Because it is! I havent given the whole riddle. But its a car part.


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    AlanAhern
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭AlanAhern


    MYOB wrote: »
    Handbrake can sometimes be a "pushbrake" in US automatic terminology.

    Thankd for your help but not in this case. The riddle states:

    She bought him an "1" some "2" and a "3", he was delighted with his gifts.

    1) Maybe not as good as its big brother but it does have a colour.
    2)Americans call them push but we dont... despite their unfortunate name they are not shít
    3)Ever sat in a tank all day long? You would whine too!

    In the sentance it says "......some 2" indicating its plural. I still think its something to do with brakes though.


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    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,590 ✭✭✭tossy


    The whole riddle might help :D

    Im stuck on a question here in the table quiz maybe you guys an help? What is the capital of ? any one shed any light on that? (sorry mods can you move this to the geography section :D )


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    AlanAhern
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭AlanAhern


    tossy wrote: »
    The whole riddle might help :D

    Im stuck on a question here in the table quiz maybe you guys an help? What is the capital of ? any one shed any light on that? (sorry mods can you move this to the geography section :D )

    Thats the important part of the riddle. :rolleyes:

    As you requested though....

    Santa had to get with the times and decided to trade his sleigh in and get a nice EP Turbo. Stock it was pretty fast but he asked Mrs Claus for some parts for Christmas to spice things up a bit. She bought him an "1" some "2" and a "3", he was delighted with his gifts.
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    1) Maybe not as good as its big brother but it does have a colour.
    2)americans call them push but we dont... despite their unfortunate name they are not ****
    3)Ever sat in a tank all day long? You would whine too!


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    kuro_man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭kuro_man


    could #3 be a supercharger? It whines, and a tank would be a "super charger"!


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