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October 25th, 2008
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| thinking...thinking...thinking  | 
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by sirdarksol  How was the aquarium broken in the one you were told? | Fish bowl fell of the window sill because of the wind. | |
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October 26th, 2008
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Originally Posted by sirdarksol Smeagul is hungry.... an EGG!
Four pillars hold it up in the spring.
Two pillars support it in the summer.
In the fall, three pillars keep it aright.
Come winter, no pillars will hold it up. | Human
crawls as a baby (spring)
walks as an adult (summer)
walks with a cane as ages (fall)
death (winter) | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by sirdarksol Smeagul is hungry.... an EGG!
. | What is a Smeagal | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| A boat has a son, a grandson, and a father in it, but there are only 2 people?
A child and his father are injured and rushed to the hospital. The doctor looks at the child and says "I can't operate on this child, he is my son". How can that be? | |
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October 26th, 2008
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Originally Posted by soldieroffortune1974 What is a Smeagal | The Hobbit - Smeagul was Gollum's name before he became Gollum. The egg riddle was one of the riddles asked when Bilbo and Gollum first met and Bilbo first was found by the ring...
Another of the hobbit riddles:
Alive without breath as cold as death never thirsting, ever drinking all in mail, never clinking | |
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October 26th, 2008
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Originally Posted by gremlin The Hobbit - Smeagul was Gollum's name before he became Gollum. The egg riddle was one of the riddles asked when Bilbo and Gollum first met and Bilbo first was found by the ring...
Another of the hobbit riddles:
Alive without breath as cold as death never thirsting, ever drinking all in mail, never clinking | That's a dungeon and dragon thing right?***never mind I googled it***** | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by soldieroffortune1974 That's a dungeon and dragon thing right? | No. The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy are books by J R R Tolkein. | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| Good job on the variant of the Sphinx' curse, Gremlin (or are you secretly a D&D nerd?)
I just don't see the wind knocking a fishbowl over. I like the baseball version better (there was a game of these kinds of puzzles when I was in high school, and that was one of the cards.) Quote:
Originally Posted by gremlin A boat has a son, a grandson, and a father in it, but there are only 2 people?
A child and his father are injured and rushed to the hospital. The doctor looks at the child and says "I can't operate on this child, he is my son". How can that be? | Well, there's that one song "I am my own grandpa..." but I don't think that's what you're talking about, so I'm going to have to go with something along the lines of: Father and son go fishing, catch a fish which, biologically, has to be the grandson of some other fish.
Mom's the DOC.
The fish is all in mail never clinking. | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Quote:
Originally Posted by sirdarksol Good job on the variant of the Sphinx' curse, Gremlin (or are you secretly a D&D nerd?)
I just don't see the wind knocking a fishbowl over. I like the baseball version better (there was a game of these kinds of puzzles when I was in high school, and that was one of the cards.)
Well, there's that one song "I am my own grandpa..." but I don't think that's what you're talking about, so I'm going to have to go with something along the lines of: Father and son go fishing, catch a fish which, biologically, has to be the grandson of some other fish.
Mom's the doc.
The fish is all in mail never clinking. |
(singing) I'm my own grandpa....Yes, funny song - and if you figure out all the lyrics, it actually works!
Mom's the doc and fish in mail are correct - Yay!
Never played Dungeons and Dragons - Don't know anything about it. What is the Sphinx's curse?
Oh, and another (hobbit) puzzle for out there (I love puzzles!)
No legs lay on one leg, two legs sat near on three legs, four legs got some. | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Oh, forgot to give the answer to the son grandson father one....Or does someone else want to try?
a son grandson and father in a boat that only has 2 people.......anyone? | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by gremlin A boat has a son, a grandson, and a father in it, but there are only 2 people?
A child and his father are injured and rushed to the hospital. The doctor looks at the child and says "I can't operate on this child, he is my son". How can that be? | ok...i'll give it a shot...if father and son are fishing...the father is a son and the son is a grandson of the father's father...so the son is not only just a son, but a grandson too...makes sense to me...even at 4 am! | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| 023456789 lives ever ever ever ever | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| uh, did you forget the '1' on purpose;in the above sequence? | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by gremlin (singing) I'm my own grandpa....Yes, funny song - and if you figure out all the lyrics, it actually works!
Mom's the doc and fish in mail are correct - Yay!
Never played Dungeons and Dragons - Don't know anything about it. What is the Sphinx's curse?
Oh, and another (hobbit) puzzle for out there (I love puzzles!)
No legs lay on one leg, two legs sat near on three legs, four legs got some. | Sorry, I meant "Sphinx' riddle". It's from ancient mythology. The Sphinx had a riddle, and would eat any man who could not answer it. It is "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs during the day, and three legs in the evening."
In D&D, there was a section on remaking riddles (because it's really hard to come up with new ones), and they used the one I gave as an example of how to make it nearly unrecognizable.
Fish on a platter, human sitting on a stool, the human gave the cat some. | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by offminded ok...i'll Give It A Shot...if Father And Son Are Fishing...the Father Is A Son And The Son Is A Grandson Of The Father's Father...so The Son Is Not Only Just A Son, But A Grandson Too...makes Sense To Me...even At 4 Am! | Yay!! | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by offminded 023456789 lives ever ever ever ever | no one lives forever | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by sirdarksol Sorry, I meant "Sphinx' riddle". It's from ancient mythology. The Sphinx had a riddle, and would eat any man who could not answer it. It is "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs during the day, and three legs in the evening."
In D&D, there was a section on remaking riddles (because it's really hard to come up with new ones), and they used the one I gave as an example of how to make it nearly unrecognizable.
Fish on a platter, human sitting on a stool, the human gave the cat some. | no need to be sorry - i now recognize what you were talking about - the sphinx
congrats on solving the puzzle | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Another puzzle -
You are in a room with two doors - one door leads to freedom, the other door leads to death. There are also two computers in the room with you. One computer always lies, the other computer always tells the truth. You may ask one computer one question. What question do you ask to find out what door leads to freedom - oh and you don't know which computer lies or which tells the truth.... | |
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October 26th, 2008
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Originally Posted by gremlin no one lives forever | winner winner winner...chicken dinner! | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by gremlin Another puzzle -
You are in a room with two doors - one door leads to freedom, the other door leads to death. There are also two computers in the room with you. One computer always lies, the other computer always tells the truth. You may ask one computer one question. What question do you ask to find out what door leads to freedom - oh and you don't know which computer lies or which tells the truth.... | "If I asked the other computer which door leads to freedom and which door leads to death, what would it say?" | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by sirdarksol "If I asked the other computer which door leads to freedom and which door leads to death, what would it say?" | Pretty good - "which door would the other computer tell me to pick" | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by offminded winner winner winner...chicken dinner! | I'm partial to dark meat - boneless skinless thighs are great... | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| Here's another one - You are caught by an indian chief trespassing on tribal land. The chief states that since you seem to be an honorable person, he will allow you to chose the manner of your own death. You are allowed to make one statement. If the statement is true, you will be thrown over a cliff. If the statement is false, you will be fed to the lions. What statement can you make that will save your life? | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| "I'm going to be fed to the lions." | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by sirdarksol "I'm going to be fed to the lions." | very good - man you are smart! I'm going to have to think hard to remember anymore! | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by sirdarksol "I'm going to be fed to the lions." | your smart!!! I can't get any of these | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| I'm pretty good at the "create a contradiction" riddles. Some of the others I know from previous exposure to them.
However, a lifetime of reading Lewis Carrol and creating/answering riddles for role-playing games has given me a good idea of how to solve puzzles. | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| what has four hand (sometimes five) and is perfectly normal? | |
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October 26th, 2008
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| I've got a couple answers for that.
A round of poker 
A watch with a stopwatch and second hand. | |
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