| The Remote Associates Test, or RAT, is a word puzzle that requires the solver to link three different words using a fourth.
For example: What do words “top,” “multiplication,” and “dinner” have in common? “Table.” (As in, tabletop, multiplication table, dinner table.. What about “silly,” “theory,” and “ham”? Answer: “String” (like silly string, string theory, and hamstring.. So, with that in mind… What word connects these groups of three? 1. crab, sauce, tree |
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My mother, a meticulous housekeeper, often lectured my father about tracking dirt into the house. One day he came in to find her furiously scrubbing away at a spot on the floor and launching into a lecture.
“I don’t know what you’ve brought in,” she said, “but I can’t seem to get this out.” He studied the situation for a moment and, without a word, moved a figurine on the window-sill where the sun was streaming in. The spot immediately disappeared.
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