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Re: Riddles
Sveltje #274435 05/11/04 03:09 PM
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A propos "lateral thinking". Do you know these situation riddles where e.g. a naked man with a match lies in the desert? Someone describes a bizarre situation and the others try to figure out what happened. They may ask questions which may be answered by "Yes" or "No" (or "of no importance").

I know a few of these stories, and if you're interested we could do some. Maybe you know some, too? We should open a new thread for it, though.

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Re: Riddles
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im a box filled with gold. i have to openings. i have no top and no bottom. what am i?

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Re: Riddles
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im a box filled with gold. i have to openings. i have no top and no bottom. what am i?

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I know you said box, but is it a <span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> Ring </span>

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Re: Riddles
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why would i be a ring?

<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> im an egg </span>

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Re: Riddles
gridlock #274439 19/11/04 01:25 AM
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But that doesn't have two openings. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

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I am a bit <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> too.

How does that have two openings?
I guess if you mean after cracking it in half it does, but then isn't only half of it filled with gold????


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Re: Riddles
HandEFood #274441 19/11/04 06:07 AM
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But that doesn't have two openings. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />


he didn't actually say two openings - he said "to openings" - so my guess is that it was a misprint for "no openings" not "two openings".

not that good a riddle really, as the answer isn't a "box", nor is it "filled with gold". only part of the contents are "gold" in colour.
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That's the whole point of riddles, they're metaphorical.

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Kyra_Ny #274443 19/11/04 01:13 PM
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Question:
Where?


Riddle:
Here on earth it is true, yesterday is always before today;
but there is a place where yesterday always follows today.


What is the answer to the question?


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Re: Riddles
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<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'>In the dictionary. </span>

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Excellent Sveltje!

Those are the riddles I like...the simpler ones. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Riddles
HandEFood #274446 20/11/04 12:18 AM
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That's the whole point of riddles, they're metaphorical.


sure, but there's a difference between being metaphorical and being either wrong or just poorly worded. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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Koz #274447 20/11/04 07:54 AM
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I'd say it's golden treasure. It's tasty after all! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Re: Riddles
HandEFood #274448 20/11/04 11:53 AM
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Why does the escimoes live in round houses?

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Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.

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'Cos they'd get cold if they stayed outside.

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Here's the answer btw:

<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> Because they don't whant their dogs to pee in the corners </span>

HandEFood ws wrong btw...

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Now here's a REAL riddle for you. It's a real mean one. It's from Planescape:Torment btw... And here it is:

Think of words that end with "-GRY". Angry and hungry are two of them. There are but three words in the Common Tongue. what is the third word? The word is something that one uses every day. If thou hast read carefully I have allready given thee what it is.

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<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> hungry, as it is the third word </span> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

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Acually... <span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> The word I'm looking fore is Tongue. The two first sentences is just there to fool you. What I'm REALLY looking fore is the third word in "the Common Tongue". </span>
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/alien.gif" alt="" /> Boyau!

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