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$\"Remarkable.jpg\"$ Our two co-conspirators, Des and Paul, discuss some fiendish lateral puzzles. Drawn from the book Remarkable Lateral Thinking Puzzles and from the website www.lateralpuzzles.com where you can set and solve such puzzles in a forum.

Puzzle for listeners. A couple bought something nice but looked at it only once or twice a year. Why?

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Puzzle for listeners. A couple bought something nice but looked at it only once or twice a year. Why?