Florea, Malta Black, Black Bethlehem, or LdA cuttings for a riddle

[Kelby]

A riddle, first to solve gets 2 Malta Black, LdA, Black Bethlehem, or Florea cuttings, winners choice.

The answer the life, the universe, and everything minus that which we hold dear.

36-33-35-23

Show your work .

[Iowafig]

42

[Kelby]

There's the 1st part

[GreenFin]

The answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42.
Figs are what we hold dear.
31 might be a good guess for the next number in that series (down 3, up 2, down 3*4, so maybe the next number is up 2*4)
But I don't know where any of that leads.

Maybe a better way to answer the question is that if you value all of life and creation, then the answer is zero, because everything minus everything = zero. But I wouldn't know how to tie in the numbers, unless they're code for zero in some way.

So to make a long story short, I give up.

[Kelby]

Figs are the answer, winner! Too easy, it seems.

[efletche]

No one told me there would be a test!!

[smatthew]

I think that was my locker combo in high school.

Mathematically:
36-33=3
3-35=-32
-32-23=-55

Seriesly:
36-33-35-23-34-13

[don_sanders]

Marilyn Monroe's measurements at 33: 36-23-35. Hehe.

The numbers are the displacement from the previous letter in the word. I is 3 from F. G is 2 from I. S is 12 from G. Or another way to look at it, the number subtracted from 42 in the alphabet. 42-36 = 6 which is F.

42 is from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Congrats greenfin.

[DBJohnson]

I has the 42 part...and figured figs were involved...but my brain tends toward the literal. I'm not good at thinking around corners.

[GreenFin]

The numbers are the displacement from the previous letter in the word. I is 3 from F. G is 2 from I. S is 12 from G.

That's it! Well done, Don. I think you and Iowafig are the ones who deserve the cuttings

[don_sanders]

Nah, not me. I didn't post any of the answers first and Kelby has already generously helped me out. He's a good guy with good cuttings.

[Kelby]

Thanks

[COGardener]

Great game Kelby.... that was quick!

[Chrissy Chris]

Whatttt?????

[DaveL]

275 lbs. coir
112 screws

[don_sanders]

Haha, that's funny.

[DBJohnson]

ROFLMAO! This just struck my funny bone in a major way!

[COGardener]

Awesome!!!