# 14 k of g in a...whatever **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293 "2009-04-16T15:29:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/1 "2009-04-16T15:29:19Z")
Did we ever figure out this puzzle? Because now and again it pops up in my mind and drives me crazy again. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/2 "2009-04-16T15:32:06Z")
Is it **14 kinds of gun in a nutcase’s house**? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/3 "2009-04-16T15:36:14Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Did we ever figure out this puzzle? Because now and again it pops up in my mind and drives me crazy again. No, we didn’t. [Somebody set up a site devoted to the problem](http://www.14kofginafpd.com/items.php?id=11) and I think one of the posts is the most realistic answer, but I have no way to verify it’s true. > [@](#): > > 14 k(ilos) of g(rass) in a F(ord) p(arked) d(owntown). The note was first scrawled in Kansas City, June 12th, 1996. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/4 "2009-04-16T15:43:00Z")
Nice site, Marley - thanks. I wonder if that poster should ever appear at a Dopefest, would we just hound him for the answer? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/5 "2009-04-16T15:50:30Z")
He’s a funny guy. I can’t spell his name but whatever this means I’m sure it’ll have an amusing base to it. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/6 "2009-04-16T15:53:30Z")
It’s **14 kinds of green in a Ford Paint Directory** , btw. ( Okay, I’ll admit it’s a guess, but it seems a good un! ) ---
**Author:** ![dactylic\_hexameter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@dactylic\_hexameter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dactylic_hexameter)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/7 "2009-04-16T19:04:23Z")
14 Kinds of Gods in a Full Pantheon (of) Deities? (zeus, poseidon, hades, apollo, hera, artemis, ares, athena, hephaestus, hestia, hermes, dionysus, aphrodite, demeter) ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/8 "2009-04-16T21:10:37Z")
Is there any chance that the person who thought of it has made some mistake and rather than own up, has left us all floundering? Is the poster still active on the board? ---
**Author:** ![Lungfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@Lungfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lungfish)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/9 "2009-04-16T22:03:36Z")
> [@](#): > > 14 k(ilos) of g(rass) in a F(ord) p(arked) d(owntown). The note was first scrawled in Kansas City, June 12th, 1996. I am the one who posted the above quote on [www.14kofginafpd.com](http://www.14kofginafpd.com). I believe I copy/paste it from a post in the thread where the question was originally asked. I saved the quote in a txt file without keeping its author name. He/she didn’t offer an explanation off where it came from in their post. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/10 "2009-04-17T02:39:19Z")
14 kilos of grass in a fully packed doobie? Although that would be one seriously large joint. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/11 "2009-04-17T02:41:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Is there any chance that the person who thought of it has made some mistake and rather than own up, has left us all floundering? Is the poster still active on the board? The person who posted it here didn’t have the answers to the puzzle. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/12 "2009-04-17T02:48:31Z")
The site linked above is mine but I don’t know the answer either. Someone did send me this on Twitter the other day… > [@baconpie](#): > > 14 Karats of Gold in a Fixed Partial Denture: denture that’s permanently attached to natural teeth/tooth roots for support. I think @baconpie is someone around here too; they asked the exact same “how do I learn to pilot a blimp” question that Cecil answered a few weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/13 "2009-04-17T02:58:16Z")
I think the the 14 k g thing is “14 karats of gold”, but as for the f p d, I don’t have a clue. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/14 "2009-04-17T03:40:17Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > Is there any chance that the person who thought of it has made some mistake and rather than own up, has left us all floundering? Is the poster still active on the board? But who’s to say that this didn’t appear on some other page during the infancy of the internet and it was just a red herring even then? This does not escape the realm of possibility. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/15 "2009-04-17T03:43:48Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > 14 kilos of grass in a fully packed doobie? > > Although that would be one seriously large joint. So??? Puff, puff, pass - Don’t park on the grass! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/16 "2009-04-17T04:11:03Z")
> [@](#): > > 14 k(ilos) of g(rass) in a F(ord) p(arked) d(owntown) As I recall, the original thread was supposedly based off a question in a car magazine, so something automotive does seem like a best answer. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/17 "2009-04-17T05:47:36Z")
Note, a real answer to these sorts of things always has everyone going "_Of course, that’s it!!"_. No answer to this has come close. Thus, either the original OP was trolling us, or he got it wrong. And, often these quizes are repeated and re-printed, with the answer code somewhere. This has not been. Thus, there is no answer. There are many things which will fit, but none are “the answer”. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/18 "2009-04-17T10:50:01Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > Is there any chance that the person who thought of it has made some mistake and rather than own up, has left us all floundering? Is the poster still active on the board? The poster in question was **mittu** , whose last activity was more than two years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/19 "2009-04-17T13:08:36Z")
14 kilos of gold in a festival prize draw. [http://www.ameinfo.com/106921.html](http://www.ameinfo.com/106921.html) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293/20 "2009-04-17T13:22:57Z")
Here is the original thread: [14 k of g in a f p d - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398132) > [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > I think the the 14 k g thing is “14 karats of gold” The phrase “karats of gold” does not make sense, so that can’t be part of the answer unless the teller screwed it up. Karats do not measure the weight of gold, they measure the amount of gold in a ring (on a scale of 24). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-k-of-g-in-a-whatever/493293.md?page=2)