# 14 k of g in a f p d **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249 "2006-11-29T21:14:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Carnacki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Carnacki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnacki)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/381 "2006-12-28T21:29:38Z")
[QUOTE=ElvisL1ves] It’s going to be something hopelessly lame, I can just feel it. [/QUOTE] I find your lack of faith…disturbing. Wait, I got it. 14 killings of gedi in a force powerful darthvader. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/382 "2006-12-29T15:56:50Z")
But not _that_ lame. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/383 "2006-12-29T19:58:10Z")
14 kinds of grain in a full pantry door ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/384 "2006-12-29T20:04:22Z")
14 kilts of green in a fine phucking dance. ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/385 "2006-12-29T20:21:20Z")
Actually **mitu** typed a letter wrong. I should be an “L” instead of a “k”. An understandable mistake, but I’m sure it solves all your doubts. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/386 "2006-12-29T20:34:09Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] 14 kilts of green in a fine phucking dance. [/QUOTE] A fine _what_ now? ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/387 "2006-12-30T02:03:54Z")
I’m just wishing everyone a happy anniversary. This thread is officially a month old. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/388 "2006-12-30T02:54:45Z")
[QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000] I’m just wishing everyone a happy anniversary. This thread is officially a month old. [/QUOTE] You misspelled “horribly painful experience not unlike having your toenails gradually removed with a blunt instrument”. 😉 _Goes off to sharpen scythes and things against the Second Coming of **Mittu**._ ---
**Author:** ![alphawulf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@alphawulf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphawulf)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/389 "2006-12-30T02:59:41Z")
could we contact Scotland Yard to find mittu or maybe solve the puzzle? ---
**Author:** ![mittu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/390 "2006-12-30T09:36:27Z")
I haven’t forgotten about you all, I keep asking the guy everytime I see him but no luck so far. I don’t think the person who set the quiz is back at work yet so no chance of asking him. I think for the sake of sanity and keeping my body in one piece people should try forget about this thread and enjoy the new year celebrations, i’ll get back to you with the answer as soon as I can. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/391 "2006-12-30T10:10:03Z")
[QUOTE=mittu] I haven’t forgotten about you all, I keep asking the guy everytime I see him but no luck so far. I don’t think the person who set the quiz is back at work yet so no chance of asking him. I think for the sake of sanity and keeping my body in one piece people should try forget about this thread and enjoy the new year celebrations, i’ll get back to you with the answer as soon as I can. [/QUOTE] What do you mean - ‘no luck so far’? On Dec 3 you posted: “a friend of mine sent it along with others to me in a text message, they were all easy to answer except that one. I believe that he got them in a list from his work, I am seeing him later this afternoon so I will make sure that there isn’t a typo in the message he sent me. I would think he will be able to get the answer from whoever gave him the list at work so one way or another we should find an answer eventually.” Dec 6: “I’ve had a talk with the guy who got the question sheet, it is definitely “14 k\_ of g\_ in a f\_ p\_ d\_” so the ‘a’ is the word ‘a’ and not the first letter of a missing word. He can’t find out the answer at present because whoever can answer all the riddles on the sheet wins a prize, so the person who knows the answer ain’t tellin’!! … For what it’s worth the company is question is called “Auto Trader” which is a magazine where people and businesses advertise second hand cars for sale so it might be worth looking down the auto route in search of an answer, but I still got nuthin’. I will keep pestering him so he doesn’t forget to find out the answer when the “prize-time” has ended.” Dec 9 “I don’t know, think I will be seeing the guy today so I will ask him. I’m beginning to wish I never posed this question as I am pretty sure the answer will be a groaner and annoy a lot of people rather than being a case of “ah, I never thought of that, how clever!”.” Dec 14 "Just popping by to let you know I haven’t forgotten, will probably be seeing the guy at some point this weekend so i’ll see if I can find out when this competition ends. " Dec 21 "Still no answer from that last one, the guy who got it thinks he will be getting the answers after Christmas. " Dec 22 “I just sent the guy a text message to see when we are likely to get an answer to the first one.” Do you realise the impression you are making here? ---
**Author:** ![mittu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/392 "2006-12-30T10:20:37Z")
That i’m doing my best to find out the answer as soon as possible? ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/393 "2006-12-30T19:02:45Z")
**mittu** > [@](#): > > I’m doing my best to find out the answer as soon as possible. Hmmm this sounds vaguely similar to OJ Simpson’s stating that he is doing his best to find the _real_ murderers. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/394 "2006-12-30T19:38:36Z")
Well, I guess if our intention is to scare ol’ Mitty away and never learn the answer (even if he does), we’re doin’ a fine job. Let me get my pitchfork. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/395 "2006-12-31T04:37:02Z")
[QUOTE=robardin] Actually, it was the first 33-question set exactly, and I should warn others that you may actually be “too smart” for some of the questions. I sent a complaint to the email attached to my version ([GavinJSummers@Yahoo.co.uk](mailto:GavinJSummers@Yahoo.co.uk)) that while I eventually figured out “23 P of C in the H B” stood for… “23 Pairs of Chromosomes in the Human Body” and that this was factually wrong since… it is the Human **Genome** that has 23 pairs of chromosomes; the human _body_ of course contains many, many more, as each cell (not counting sperm/egg cells) has 23 pairs. I notice that this question is still phrased incorrectly at this site (even though he actually replied in email that I was right), so if this is another “stupid question mistake” I’ll be really annoyed. [/QUOTE] That’s not the only one that’s wrong, even. 8 T on an O is as well, since the answer is supposed to be Tentacles on an Octopus which is not right either. They have lots more than that. Or every one I’ve seen, has, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/396 "2006-12-31T05:01:34Z")
If you’ve seen creatures with lots of tentacles, they aren’t octopus’s, which have zero tentacles and exactly eight arms (unless they’ve had a run-in with a motorboat or something). ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/397 "2006-12-31T05:48:41Z")
I’ve unlocked the secret! It’s an archaic English thing I found after looking through the OED. The answer is " 14 kinds of ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/398 "2007-01-01T00:38:37Z")
I won’t be a member of this board after today, but if the answer comes to me in a dream, I’ll find a way to communicate to you all. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/399 "2007-01-01T02:19:52Z")
[QUOTE=Walter Windchill] I won’t be a member of this board after today, but if the answer comes to me in a dream, I’ll find a way to communicate to you all. [/QUOTE] Um. Where ya goin? ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249/400 "2007-01-01T02:28:12Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] Um. Where ya goin? [/QUOTE] Given that his [profile](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) indicates a join date of Jan 1 2006, I gather he’s determined that a dozen beer will take up less leisure time than 3.5 posts a day here. 😉 [QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000] I’m just wishing everyone a happy anniversary. This thread is officially a month old. [/QUOTE] Seems like much longer. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-f-p-d/382249.md?page=21)