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Tom’s a carpenter from the Bay Area of California. His dad and uncle are carpenters, too. In today’s Brain Game, we reveal three things that Tom likes, along with three he dislikes. To solve the puzzle, refer back to the clues to find what Tom’s likes have in common with one another. Then apply that rule to the choices given to determine the answer. Good luck!
Tom likes Coke, but not Pepsi.
He likes the A’s, but not the Giants.
And he likes Chevy, but not Ford.Which beer would Tom prefer: Coors, Miller, or Bud?
Here is the SOLUTION.
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Alphabetically, he likes Coors.
posted by mark on 6-11-2009 at 7:43 am
He must be a Mac.
posted by Kevin on 6-11-2009 at 7:56 am
wait a sec, Pepsi isn’t short for Pepsi-cola?
posted by IP on 6-11-2009 at 8:02 am
Nice one, Kevin. I almost used “Mac” in the question, but couldn’t think of a proper foil. “PC” is an abbreviation too. I guess “Windows” might have worked.
posted by Sandy Wood on 6-11-2009 at 8:11 am
He would also use BP over Shell.
posted by Andrea on 6-11-2009 at 8:22 am
If he drinks enough Bud, do you think he might consider joining AA?
posted by Witty Nickname on 6-11-2009 at 9:05 am
alphabetically coke is before pepsi
A’s before Giants
chevy before ford
So Bud before Coors and Miller works too
posted by Dave on 6-11-2009 at 9:29 am
would he would prefer a bandaid to a self adhesive strip?
posted by solipsismal displacement on 6-11-2009 at 9:43 am
He also seems to prefer brands who have no(major league) sports facilities named after them.
There are no MLB, NFL, NBA, or NHL facilities named directly for Coke (Coca-Cola) Chevy (Chevrolet), Athletics, or Bud (Budweiser).
There are, however, the Pepsi Center (NBA/NHL), Giants Stadium (NFL), Ford Field (NFL), Miller Park (MLB), and Coors Field (MLB).
posted by Jack on 6-11-2009 at 10:05 am
And of course his favorite breakfast joint? IHOP.
posted by Paul on 6-11-2009 at 11:13 am
Coors before Bud alphabetically??? WOW.
posted by Mike on 6-11-2009 at 11:26 am
I couldn’t figure it out, but I guessed Bud just because I thought it was strange that you referred to it as bud.
posted by Zach on 6-11-2009 at 11:48 am
He also likes…
Asics but not Nike
IBC or A&W but not Barq’s
Capcom but not Midway
AOL but not Firefox?
QVC but not Home Shopping Network
And Lastly:
PB&Js but not Ham sandwiches
posted by Fuseliter on 6-11-2009 at 11:52 am
I was going to say IHOP too…
And there’s HOJO’s, Mickey D’s, BK.
Beverages:
SoCo and Coke, 7 & 7?, Cab, Gewurz, White Zin, Chard.
posted by Nerak on 6-11-2009 at 12:43 pm
Tom obviously prefers the sequels MI2 and MI3 to the original Mission Impossible.
posted by Dwayne B on 6-11-2009 at 12:45 pm
Jack – GREAT call on the arena naming! Brilliant!
Fuseliter – Have to disagree on many of yours as A&W, Asics, Capcom are the company names and not shortened versions. Maybe he’d like EA instead of Midway.
posted by Josh on 6-11-2009 at 12:45 pm
Wouldn’t he prefer DHL over FedEx?
posted by Dave on 6-11-2009 at 12:53 pm
Yay! I think this is the first Brain Game I actually got.
posted by April on 6-11-2009 at 1:30 pm
He would also like IBM or HP but not Apple.
posted by Carolyn on 6-11-2009 at 1:50 pm
I swear i haven’t looked at any comments. he would like budweiser? All the things he liked were shorter words for multi-sylabic products. (coke is coca-cola, A’s is short for athletics, Chevy is short for chevrolet) Bud is short for budweiser.
posted by tommy on 6-11-2009 at 6:19 pm
Yay! Mensa strikes again!
posted by tommy on 6-11-2009 at 6:20 pm
He likes VW, but not Aston Martin
posted by twodollars on 6-12-2009 at 2:37 am
I guess he would like BMW (bavarian Motor Works) better than audi or porsche
posted by kimmy on 6-12-2009 at 6:27 am
He likes Wal-Mart but not Target
posted by cajun2core on 6-12-2009 at 4:18 pm
he would also like QT over Conoco Phillips
posted by bjnahlik on 6-14-2009 at 10:04 am
ohhh i guessed bud because they’re all put in alphabetical order.
posted by karina on 6-28-2009 at 9:47 pm