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            A multi-national company held
           a reception to celebrate a 20 years.   Zoe Bellamy
            e waiter gave each guest a glass of
         champagne but each guest noticed that   BSc.Pod.Med  -  M.Inst. Ch.Pod
              their glass contained a fl y.   Chiropodist / Podiatrist
            e Swede asked for new champagne
           in the same glass.    e Englishman
          demanded to have new champagne in
         a new glass.   e Finn picked out the fl y
            out and drank the champagne.
              e Russian drank the champagne,
           fl y and all.    e Chinese ate the fl y
           but left the champagne.    e Israeli
         caught the fl y and sold it to the Chinese.
             e Italian drank two thirds of the     CHIROPODY
         champagne and then demanded to have      HOME VISITING
          a new glass.    e Norwegian took the        SERVICE
          fl y and went off  to fi sh.   e Irishman
            took the fl y and dropped it in the     IN YOUR AREA
         Englishmans fresh glass of champagne.
             e American sued the restaurant
            chain and claimed $2 million in   For total footcare please call
          compensation.    e Scotsman grabbed   01202 309932
             the fl y, shook it and shouted,    24 HOUR ANSWERING SERVICE
                 ‘Now spit it all out!’

                                     Brainstorms



         1: What phrase or item relates to the code lines. A number & Letter combination.
             For example:
                       7 W of the W =  Seven Wonders Of The World
                        4 L beneath NC      6 F in a F     100 P in a P     666 T N O T B      54 CS on a RC
         2: Name four days of the week that start with the letter “t”?

         3: A retired man in New Milton owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies fruit to a
         nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the man to see how much fruit is
         available for him to purchase. The man has worked out that the main trunk has 24
         branches. Each branch has 12 boughs and each bough has 6 twigs. Since each twig
         bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will he be able to sell to the store?

         4: What letter should appear next in this sequence?
              W  S  O  K  G  ?

         5: What number should appear next in this sequence?
             2   3   10   12   13   20   ?
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