Favorite Riddle

[strawberry daiquiri]

Correct and correct. If the sea were riddled with riddles, the Captain would enjoy plain sailing.


Two men are sitting opposite each other in a railway carriage, they are the only passengers. The window is open and the train travels through a tunnel. When it emerges from the tunnel, one of the men has a filthy face and the other has not. Why is the man with the clean face the only one who goes to wash in the bathroom?

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Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses each day.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Originally posted by strawberry daiquiri@Aug 20 2004, 06:35 PM
Correct and correct. If the sea were riddled with riddles, the Captain would enjoy plain sailing.

My lady, the sea is riddled with riddles...it is a Captain's duty to prepare himself

Two men are sitting opposite each other in a railway carriage, they are the only passengers. The window is open and the train travels through a tunnel. When it emerges from the tunnel, one of the men has a filthy face and the other has not. Why is the man with the clean face the only one who goes to wash in the bathroom?

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Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses each day.

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attempt to answer 1: did the men think they were looking at their reflections in the window?
answer 2; You're tricky Ms. Strawberry...Angry and Hungry are just to throw us off huh? is the answer Language? the third word in "the English language"

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Originally posted by alwaysandnever@Aug 20 2004, 06:32 PM
OOOH!!! I got it, no E's! I got really excited but I didn't see the answer was posted already. Oh well, I still feel like a champion.

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yeah, that was a good one huh?

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Originally posted by CaptainJackSparrow@Aug 20 2004, 04:16 AM
here's one...

1

11

21

1211

111221

312211

13112221

what's next?

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someone try and do this one ...its one of my favorites

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Originally posted by strawberry daiquiri@Aug 20 2004, 05:30 PM

. . . .

What goes up the chimney down, but can't go down the chimney up?

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I never was, am always to be,
No one ever saw me, nor ever will
And yet I am the confidence of all
To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball

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these are tough

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

Attempt to answer 1: Please try again
Answer 2: Correct

Alice is walking thought the forest of forgetfulness. She wants to know what day of the week it is. She stops and asks a lion and a unicorn. Now the lion lies all of the time on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The unicorn always lies on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Alice asks the lion what day it is, he says, "Well yesterday was one of my lying days." Well Alice cant figure it out just from the Lions answer so she asks the unicorn and the unicorn says, "Yesterday was also one of my lying days."
What day is it?

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There are 2 ducks in front of 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks behind 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks beside 2 other ducks. How many ducks are there?

Originally posted by CaptainJackSparrow
someone try and do this one ...its one of my favorites

Oooh, now I'm going to have to think.

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

Originally posted by CaptainJackSparrow@Aug 21 2004, 12:56 AM
these are tough

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The seas get rough.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Originally posted by strawberry daiquiri@Aug 20 2004, 06:56 PM
Alice is walking thought the forest of forgetfulness. She wants to know what day of the week it is. She stops and asks a lion and a unicorn. Now the lion lies all of the time on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The unicorn always lies on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Alice asks the lion what day it is, he says, "Well yesterday was one of my lying days." Well Alice cant figure it out just from the Lions answer so she asks the unicorn and the unicorn says, "Yesterday was also one of my lying days."
What day is it?

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There are 2 ducks in front of 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks behind 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks beside 2 other ducks. How many ducks are there?

Answer 1; Thursday!! thats the only day they both share in common when they would both be following their lying schedule
Attempt to Answer 2; Four ducks?

Oooh, now I'm going to have to think.

thw winds often change abruptly in the sea of riddles

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Originally posted by strawberry daiquiri@Aug 20 2004, 06:57 PM
The seas get rough.

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aw.. i didn't read your sea reference...that makes my sea reference lame

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

Originally posted by CaptainJackSparrow@Aug 21 2004, 12:51 AM
here's one...

1

11

21

1211

111221

312211

13112221

what's next?

I think this came to me with the help of that 31 on the 6th line
Is it: 1113213211 by saying the numbers you see, so to speak?

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Originally posted by strawberry daiquiri@Aug 20 2004, 07:21 PM
I think this came to me with the help of that 31 on the 6th line
Is it: 1113213211 by saying the numbers you see, so to speak?

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perfect

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

Originally posted by CaptainJackSparrow@Aug 21 2004, 01:18 AM
Answer 1; Thursday!! thats the only day they both share in common when they would both be following their lying schedule
Attempt to Answer 2; Four ducks?
thw winds often change abruptly in the sea of riddles

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Answer 1 is correct, but they don't share any day in common in their lying schedule, hence the unicorn must be lying when she says they do making it the day after the lion's last lying day.

Answer 2 is right, though I would prefer a more full pond myself. B)

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

Originally posted by CaptainJackSparrow@Aug 21 2004, 01:24 AM
perfect

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[strawberry daiquiri]

Originally posted by CaptainJackSparrow@Aug 21 2004, 01:21 AM
aw.. i didn't read your sea reference...that makes my sea reference lame

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Au contraire

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Originally posted by strawberry daiquiri@Aug 20 2004, 07:24 PM
Answer 1 is correct, but they don't share any day in common in their lying schedule, hence the unicorn must be lying when she says they do making it the day after the lion's last lying day.

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no i mean like this...i had to draw a diagram

Lion's Lying Schedule; (red days are lying days)

S M T W T F S

Thursday and Monday are the only days the lions Statement "Yesterday was one of my lying days" would hold true to his rules...because monday he would be lying and thursday he would be telling the truth


Unicorn's Lying Schedule: (red days are lying days)

S M T W T F S

Thursday and Sunday are the only days the Unicorn's Statement "Yesterday was one of my lying days" would hold true to his rules...because thursday he would be lying and Sunday he would be telling the truth....since the Lion can't lie on Sunday about "lying on saturday"...thursday is the only day in which the rules hold true that they share in common ...so it must be thursday

lol

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

Originally posted by CaptainJackSparrow@Aug 21 2004, 01:35 AM
no i mean like this... GREAT DESCRIPTION EXPLAINING THE CAPTAIN'S REASONING ...thursday is the only day in which the rules hold true that they share in common ...so it must be thursday 

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Ah, I hear you now, loud and clear (but since the unicorn say also she has to be lying since that suggests they share a lying day when they don't)

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Originally posted by strawberry daiquiri+Aug 20 2004, 07:46 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(strawberry daiquiri @ Aug 20 2004, 07:46 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-CaptainJackSparrow @ Aug 21 2004@ 01:35 AM
no i mean like this... GREAT DESCRIPTION EXPLAINING THE CAPTAIN'S REASONING ...thursday is the only day in which the rules hold true that they share in common ...so it must be thursday

That post was the sexiest post I've ever read on this board.

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uh...thanks strawberry, but i'm taken...better luck next time

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

Originally posted by CaptainJackSparrow@Aug 21 2004, 01:55 AM
thanks strawberry, I'll meet you out back in about 5 minutes.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Originally posted by strawberry daiquiri@Aug 20 2004, 08:00 PM

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[prixi]

I'm a lazy thinker. I suck at riddles.