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Posted: 6/17/2009 12:46:11 AM EDT
Please do not cheat. If you already know the answer to a riddle, or have looked it up on google, do not post it.
I'm doing this one from memory, so hopefully I explain it correctly.  These men are about to be killed by bandits. Two of them are wearing white hats, and two of them are wearing black hats. Three of them stand on one side of the (non-reflective) wall, and one on the other. They cannot move their heads or will be shot. (Eyeballs in the picture indicate the direction they're facing) They know all of these stipulations except none of the men know the arrangement of hat colors apart from two men having black, and two men having white. The bandits give any one of them a chance to live. The first person among them to correctly guess what color hat he is wearing will be set free. If they guess wrong, they will be killed. One of these men has a nearly flawless method of guessing correctly. Which one is it, and what is this method? |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 12:48:11 AM EDT
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I give up, what's the answer?
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Posted: 6/17/2009 12:53:32 AM EDT
[#2]
 i thought i had it.
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Posted: 6/17/2009 12:53:54 AM EDT
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Quoted: I give up, what's the answer? Patience! ETA: Before anyone says it, the underside of the bills of their hats are all the same color  |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 12:55:23 AM EDT
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I give up, what's the answer? Patience! ETA: Before anyone says it, the underside of the bills of their hats are all the same color
Patience my ass, I'm wearing a gimp suit and I'm about to be thrown back under the sink in 2 minutes. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 12:56:24 AM EDT
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I give up, what's the answer? Patience! ETA: Before anyone says it, the underside of the bills of their hats are all the same color
FUCK. Well, I'm stumped. Question- are they allowed to talk to one another? |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:00:50 AM EDT
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No talking, no mirrors, and no super-human abilities
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:01:24 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I give up, what's the answer? Patience! ETA: Before anyone says it, the underside of the bills of their hats are all the same color Patience my ass, I'm wearing a gimp suit and I'm about to be thrown back under the sink in 2 minutes. Is it a white or black gimp suit? |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:01:35 AM EDT
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I give up, what's the answer? Patience! ETA: Before anyone says it, the underside of the bills of their hats are all the same color
Patience my ass, I'm wearing a gimp suit and I'm about to be thrown back under the sink in 2 minutes. 
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:02:27 AM EDT
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I give up, what's the answer? Patience! ETA: Before anyone says it, the underside of the bills of their hats are all the same color
Patience my ass, I'm wearing a gimp suit and I'm about to be thrown back under the sink in 2 minutes. Is it a white or black gimp suit?
half and half |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:05:28 AM EDT
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The 4 men have been informed that there are 2 white hats and 2 black hats.
No one can see the lone man on the other side of the wall, and he can't see the other three men. I'll withhold my conclusion  |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:05:50 AM EDT
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Are the men in separate rooms, or the same room separated by a wall?
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:08:12 AM EDT
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Quoted: Are the men in separate rooms, or the same room separated by a wall? It doesn't matter. The men on the right cannot see the man on the left (but know that he is there), and the man on the left cannot see the men on the right (but he likewise knows they are there). They cannot talk to one another I'll give it a few more minutes before posting the spoiler |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:11:24 AM EDT
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Is the sun shining on them?
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:12:06 AM EDT
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Quoted: Is the sun shining on them? We'll say there is a roof over top. No trickery, just some logic. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:15:59 AM EDT
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This is pretty cool, i have no idea
***edit*** would it be the last guy alive?? |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:16:18 AM EDT
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Fine...
If the guy in the middle doesn't hear the guy behind him blurt out a color, he can assume that his hat is the opposite color of the hat in front of him. Hats are easy, it's just a matter of time/timing. Somewhere out there is a version that has 3 hats in a line, and another that has them sitting at a table facing each other. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:17:32 AM EDT
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Quoted: Fine... If the guy in the middle doesn't hear the guy behind him blurt out a color, he can assume that his hat is the opposite color of the hat in front of him. Hats are easy, it's just a matter of time/timing. Somewhere out there is a version that has 3 hats in a line, and another that has them sitting at a table facing each other. Bingo. #4 can see #3 and #2 in front of him, but is still unsure since he sees a white and black hat. #3 can see a white hat in front of him. #3 knows that if he was wearing a white hat, #4 would have seen two white hats, and know that his hat would have to be black. Since #4 is not guessing, #3 can assume (and correctly state) that he has a black hat on. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:18:45 AM EDT
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Now someone else post a riddle
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:19:17 AM EDT
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Fine... If the guy in the middle doesn't hear the guy behind him blurt out a color, he can assume that his hat is the opposite color of the hat in front of him. Hats are easy, it's just a matter of time/timing. Somewhere out there is a version that has 3 hats in a line, and another that has them sitting at a table facing each other. I was thinking along those lines. Using the process of elimination the last guy asked should be able to guess correctly. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:20:29 AM EDT
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Quoted: I often use the "Missing Dollar" joke on people... I missed that topicQuoted: Fine... If the guy in the middle doesn't hear the guy behind him blurt out a color, he can assume that his hat is the opposite color of the hat in front of him. Hats are easy, it's just a matter of time/timing. Somewhere out there is a version that has 3 hats in a line, and another that has them sitting at a table facing each other. Bingo. #4 can see #3 and #2 in front of him, but is still unsure since he sees a white and black hat. #3 can see a white hat in front of him. He knows that if he was wearing a white hat, #4 would have seen two white hats, knowing that his hat would have to be black. Since #4 is not guessing, #3 can assume (and correctly state) that he has a black hat on. , so I didn't reply. I only found this one because I fell asleep on the couch, and woke up to my keyboard slipping off my lap onto a laminate floor. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:20:40 AM EDT
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Guy #3 can see that guy #2 has a white hat, thus he knows that there are two black hats and one white hat left, so if he guesses he has a black hat he has a 2/3 chance of being correct.
Guy #4 can see a black and a white hat, so there's only one left of each, leaving him with a 50/50 chance of a correct answer, just like Guy #1, since as far as he knows, there are still 2 black and 2 white hats available, so there's nothing he can do to increase his odds of guessing. Guy #3 has the best chance of guessing and should do so with the choice of black, giving him a 66.67% chance of living. Edit: Ok - now I get it. Since Guy #4 would immediately blurt out "Black!" if he saw white hats on #2 and #3, #3 could infer that silence from #4 means that Guy #4 sees a black and a white hat. Since #3 sees that same white hat, he must have a black hat. Guy #1 is screwed. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:21:00 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Fine... If the guy in the middle doesn't hear the guy behind him blurt out a color, he can assume that his hat is the opposite color of the hat in front of him. Hats are easy, it's just a matter of time/timing. Somewhere out there is a version that has 3 hats in a line, and another that has them sitting at a table facing each other. I was thinking along those lines. Using the process of elimination the last guy asked should be able to guess correctly. They're not asked individually. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:21:27 AM EDT
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Fine... If the guy in the middle doesn't hear the guy behind him blurt out a color, he can assume that his hat is the opposite color of the hat in front of him. Hats are easy, it's just a matter of time/timing. Somewhere out there is a version that has 3 hats in a line, and another that has them sitting at a table facing each other. this |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:24:16 AM EDT
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OK, Riddle Number Two.
This one is pretty popular, so feel free to post more. A farmer was going to town with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. When he came to a stream, he had to cross in a tiny boat, and could only take across one thing at a time. However, if he left the fox alone with the goose, the fox would eat the goose. If he left the goose alone with the corn, the goose would eat the corn. How does he get them all safely over the stream? |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:25:27 AM EDT
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#4 can switch hats with #3
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:27:41 AM EDT
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Quoted: Guy #3 will use Guy #4's behavior to correctly determine his own hat color.Guy #3 can see that guy #2 has a white hat, thus he knows that there are two black hats and one white hat left, so if he guesses he has a black hat he has a 2/3 chance of being correct. Guy #4 can see a black and a white hat, so there's only one left of each, leaving him with a 50/50 chance of a correct answer, just like Guy #1, since as far as he knows, there are still 2 black and 2 white hats available, so there's nothing he can do to increase his odds of guessing. Guy #3 has the best chance of guessing and should do so with the choice of black, giving him a 66.67% chance of living. If #2 and #3 colors are the same? Guy #4 claims the opposite color(which is also #1 color) If #2 and #3 are different? Guy #4 has a 50/50 shot and says nothing, which clues in #3 about his hat color, based on #2's color. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:28:47 AM EDT
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Fine... If the guy in the middle doesn't hear the guy behind him blurt out a color, he can assume that his hat is the opposite color of the hat in front of him. Hats are easy, it's just a matter of time/timing. Somewhere out there is a version that has 3 hats in a line, and another that has them sitting at a table facing each other. I was thinking along those lines. Using the process of elimination the last guy asked should be able to guess correctly. They're not asked individually. Oh, the way it was worded made me think that they were. I guess I should have asked that too! 
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:31:35 AM EDT
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Quoted: I'll defer on this one.OK, Riddle Number Two. This one is pretty popular, so feel free to post more. A farmer was going to town with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. When he came to a stream, he had to cross in a tiny boat, and could only take across one thing at a time. However, if he left the fox alone with the goose, the fox would eat the goose. If he left the goose alone with the corn, the goose would eat the corn. How does he get them all safely over the stream? There is a flash version(japanese) of this that has 3 teachers, 4 students, and 2 criminals... or something like that... brb Here you go... it's not easy... |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:33:36 AM EDT
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Hey kap, make sure to bump this thread in the morning, would ya kindly? Kinda tired....
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:33:39 AM EDT
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Quoted: OK, Riddle Number Two. This one is pretty popular, so feel free to post more. A farmer was going to town with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. When he came to a stream, he had to cross in a tiny boat, and could only take across one thing at a time. However, if he left the fox alone with the goose, the fox would eat the goose. If he left the goose alone with the corn, the goose would eat the corn. How does he get them all safely over the stream? Use the bridge. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:38:23 AM EDT
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bring goose over first
go back with an empty boat grab the fox head over go back with the goose leave the goose and go over with the grain/flour go back an pick up the goose I think
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:41:57 AM EDT
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Take the goose and leave the fox with the corn.
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:42:41 AM EDT
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Quoted: bring goose over first go back with an empty boat grab the fox head over go back with the goose leave the goose and go over with the grain/flour go back an pick up the goose I think Yep |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:45:30 AM EDT
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Tom and his younger sister were fighting.
Their mother was tired of the fighting, and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they couldn't touch each other. How did she accomplish this? |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 1:53:42 AM EDT
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Quoted: Tom stands on one side, his sister on the other.Tom and his younger sister were fighting.Their mother was tired of the fighting, and decided to punish them bymaking them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way thatthey couldn't touch each other. How did she accomplish this?  |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 2:00:58 AM EDT
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There is something on this planet I will describe and you guess what it is...please no cheating
____ is greater than God ____ is more evil than the devil The poor have _____ The rich need _____ If you eat _____ you WILL die....
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Posted: 6/17/2009 2:04:38 AM EDT
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Quoted: Pie?There is something on this planet I will describe and you guess what it is...please no cheating ____ is greater than God ____ is more evil than the devil The poor have _____ The rich need _____ If you eat _____ you WILL die.... (I know the answer) |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 2:11:35 AM EDT
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Tom and his younger sister were fighting.Their mother was tired of the fighting, and decided to punish them bymaking them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way thatthey couldn't touch each other. How did she accomplish this? She put the newspaper under a door? |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 2:22:28 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Tom and his younger sister were fighting.Their mother was tired of the fighting, and decided to punish them bymaking them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way thatthey couldn't touch each other. How did she accomplish this? She put the newspaper under a door? Yep |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 2:56:09 AM EDT
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This is Einstein's Riddle.
I just finished it––it's not particularly difficult, but will take you a little while to work it out. - In a street there are five houses, painted five different colors. - In each house lives a person of different nationality. - These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke different brand of cigar and keep a different pet. Einstein's riddle is: Who owns the fish? Necessary clues: 1. The British man lives in a red house. 2. The Swedish man keeps dogs as pets. 3. The Danish man drinks tea. 4. The Green house is next to, and on the left of the White house. 5. The owner of the Green house drinks coffee. 6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds. 7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill. 8. The man living in the center house drinks milk. 9. The Norwegian lives in the first house. 10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats. 11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill. 12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer. 13. The German smokes Prince. 14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house. 15. The Blends smoker lives next to the one who drinks water. I'll be back this evening with the answer |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 8:53:33 AM EDT
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OK, Riddle Number Two. This one is pretty popular, so feel free to post more. A farmer was going to town with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. When he came to a stream, he had to cross in a tiny boat, and could only take across one thing at a time. However, if he left the fox alone with the goose, the fox would eat the goose. If he left the goose alone with the corn, the goose would eat the corn. How does he get them all safely over the stream? This is a riddle? |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 9:28:51 AM EDT
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There is something on this planet I will describe and you guess what it is...please no cheating ____ is greater than God ____ is more evil than the devil The poor have _____ The rich need _____ If you eat _____ you WILL die.... nothing. A man lives on the 22nd floor of an apartment building in NY. Every morning he takes the elevator to the bottom floor and goes to work. Every evening he takes the elevator to the 13th floor and walks up the stairs up to the 22nd. Why? |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 9:29:12 AM EDT
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There is something on this planet I will describe and you guess what it is...please no cheating ____ is greater than God ____ is more evil than the devil The poor have _____ The rich need _____ If you eat _____ you WILL die.... Nothing Damn, got beat to it. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 9:39:34 AM EDT
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OK, Riddle Number Two. This one is pretty popular, so feel free to post more. A farmer was going to town with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. When he came to a stream, he had to cross in a tiny boat, and could only take across one thing at a time. However, if he left the fox alone with the goose, the fox would eat the goose. If he left the goose alone with the corn, the goose would eat the corn. How does he get them all safely over the stream? Farmer takes goose over to the other side of the river first, leaving the corn and Fox. Farmer returns and brings fox over to far side Farmer returns to near side with the goose and replaces him on back near side. Farmer leaves goose on near side, and returns with corn to far side of river (now Fox and corn on far side) Farmer returns to near side, gathers up goose, and paddles to far side for the win! |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 9:47:49 AM EDT
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A man lives on the 22nd floor of an apartment building in NY. Every morning he takes the elevator to the bottom floor and goes to work. Every evening he takes the elevator to the 13th floor and walks up the stairs up to the 22nd. Why? He's a midget and can only reach to the 13th floor button. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 9:49:21 AM EDT
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Quoted:
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There is something on this planet I will describe and you guess what it is...please no cheating ____ is greater than God ____ is more evil than the devil The poor have _____ The rich need _____ If you eat _____ you WILL die.... nothing. A man lives on the 22nd floor of an apartment building in NY. Every morning he takes the elevator to the bottom floor and goes to work. Every evening he takes the elevator to the 13th floor and walks up the stairs up to the 22nd. Why? he's a midget |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 9:50:19 AM EDT
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Quoted:
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There is something on this planet I will describe and you guess what it is...please no cheating ____ is greater than God ____ is more evil than the devil The poor have _____ The rich need _____ If you eat _____ you WILL die.... nothing. A man lives on the 22nd floor of an apartment building in NY. Every morning he takes the elevator to the bottom floor and goes to work. Every evening he takes the elevator to the 13th floor and walks up the stairs up to the 22nd. Why? He's tall enough to press the 1st floor button, but too short to reach the 22nd floor button. Fuck that noise. He should carry a stick or something. |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 10:17:48 AM EDT
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Is it the German in the Green house who drinks Coffee and smokes Prince the one that owns Fish?
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Posted: 6/17/2009 10:18:15 AM EDT
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Quoted:
This is Einstein's Riddle. I just finished it––it's not particularly difficult, but will take you a little while to work it out. - In a street there are five houses, painted five different colors.
- In each house lives a person of different nationality.
- These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.
Einstein's riddle is: Who owns the fish?
Necessary clues:
1. The British man lives in a red house.
2. The Swedish man keeps dogs as pets. 3. The Danish man drinks tea. 4. The Green house is next to, and on the left of the White house. 5. The owner of the Green house drinks coffee. 6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds. 7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill. 8. The man living in the center house drinks milk. 9. The Norwegian lives in the first house. 10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats. 11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill. 12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer. 13. The German smokes Prince. 14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house. 15. The Blends smoker lives next to the one who drinks water. I'll be back this evening with the answer Who owns the fish? The German who smokes Prince while sipping coffee in the fourth house which is painted green. ETA: Damn, beat by a minute, I knew I shouldn't have spell checked...
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Posted: 6/17/2009 10:22:02 AM EDT
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Is it the German in the Green house who drinks Coffee and smokes Prince the one that owns Fish? Ah, but you didn't say the fourth house, ha 
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