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Ditloids and Letter Equations

A ditloid is a word game consisting of abbreviations and letters. To solve the puzzle, the letters have to be figured out through creativity and logic to discover the common phrase or sentence. Examples are 4 Q in a G (Four Quarts in a Gallon) and 1 W on a U (One Wheel on a Unicycle). Letter equations, sometimes referred to as language or linguistic equations, are riddles involving common expressions containing numbers and words. The first letter of each word replaces the word itself leaving the reader with a puzzle to figure out.

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What is solution to 16 P in a C G?

The phrase "16 P in a C G" typically refers to "16 Pounds in a Cup Gallon," which is a unit of measurement. However, if you meant "16 Pints in a Gallon," then the solution is that there are 8 pints in a gallon, so 16 pints would equal 2 gallons. If you meant something else, please provide more context for a precise answer.

WHAT IS 925 8?

925 (9 to 5) is an 8-hr working day as in the Dolly Parton film & song, "Nine To Five"

How long will it take to sing A million green bottles standing on the wall a million green bottles standing on the wall and if one green bottle should accidentally fall there'd be all the way to zero?

Well, it takes about 10 seconds per "number" using the standard tune. So that would take 10,000,000 seconds. That's 166,666 minutes which is 2,777 hours which is over 115 days. So assuming you don't stop, it would take 16.6 weeks to sing it.

What does 28 equals h of cb mean?

28 equals height of cricket bail (The bail sit at the top of the stump. The stump is 28cm long so the bail sits at a height of 28cm.)

What does this ditloid mean 42 equals L OF M?

Probably supposed to be 42 M of L but copied incorrectly.

42 = Meaning of Life.

(Although not strictly true either, 42 was the answer to the ultimate question of life the universe and everything.)

What does O T T F S S E N T stand for?

O = one, T = two, T = three, F = four (or five), S = six, S = seven, E = eight, N = nine, T = ten.

Is the peace sign from the 80's 70's or 60's?

If you're referring to the upside-down V-inside-a-circle symbol, it was created in 1958 by Gerald Holtom for the British nuclear disarmament movement. The symbol is actually a combination of the traditional nautical semaphore symbols for the letters "N" and "D".