h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Which one of these sentences is the odd one out - the answer is nothing to do with food.

Jackals are mean, eager scavengers.
Koalas eat in the heat.
Sheep invariably munch old newspapers.
Seals are rare and hungry.
Foxes rich appetite never kicks.

Koalas eat in the heat

Drat, forget it, I see it now...

Seals - it's a girls name

Jackals are mean, eager scavengers. - James
Koalas eat in the heat. - Keith
Sheep invariably munch old newspapers. - Simon
Seals are rare and hungry. - Sarah
Foxes rich appetite never kicks. - Frank

Take the initials of each word in each statement, make a name. 'Seals are rare and hungry' makes a girl's name - the rest make boys' names - The fourth statement is the odd one out

Well done, Dr Gonzo!

Koalas are no mammals but marsupials.

Koalas are mammals. They are a subgroup of mammals called marsupials. All other mammals are placental.

Foxes, contains the name of another animal, ox

But where is Whiskey?

*looks around*

*offers Marijn a straw to clutch at*

You mean only and munch straw?

* crawls out of hole looking extremely disheveled *


OMG, you've got some straaaannnngggeee friends Titania

and on top of that, my server crashed at exactly the same moment as this question turned up - was that you too

Alternative but wrong answers:

Jackals...is the odd one out as it's the only one with a comma.

Sheep...is the only sentence with an adverb in it.

Foxes ... is the only sentence that should have an apostrophe but doesn't.

Straws all round then?

If I can drink my with it, why not?

You probably have got the right answer, but you never know with Greebo, so at least let us try all possibilities.

Foxes rich appetite never kicks.

It's the only one where the verb isn't refering to the animal (it's refering to the appetite).

Well, it is quite obvious isn't it,

"Jackals are mean, eager scavengers." - the only sentence with a comm.

You and your latteral thinking avoidance...


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