Author Topic: Riddles (Read 12095 times)

Sidoh · « **on:** August 06, 2005, 02:39:28 pm »

When we were distributing the build image in my high school lab, my boss and I exchanged riddles. He had some really good ones, so I whipped up a quick 'module' on my website and added a few I could think of. I'll populate the list with more riddles later on.

Priate Treasure
Egg Yolks
Cowboy
Socks

Bleh. Here's a list of them.

trust · « **Reply #1 on:** August 06, 2005, 03:53:05 pm »

I hate riddles. Actually I like them, but I hate them too because I can never get them. That Cowboy one was easy though!

CrAz3D · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2005, 04:08:49 pm »

I got screwed on the egg thing, dang it!

Blaze · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2005, 04:58:13 pm »

I messed up on the pirate one, but all the others were easy.

rabbit · « **Reply #4 on:** August 06, 2005, 05:33:51 pm »

The egg one is wrong. "The Answer:
Even in English egg yolks are yellow."

The question is grammatical, in which case the second answer is correct. The answer given is the technical answer.

Additionally, they are all EASY.

iago · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2005, 06:11:54 pm »

To go with the socks one, you should have another question "How many do you have to pull out to guarentee you have two different colors."

Sidoh · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2005, 08:30:05 pm »

Quote from: R.a.B.B.i.T on August 06, 2005, 05:33:51 pm

The egg one is wrong. "The Answer:
Even in English egg yolks are yellow."

The question is grammatical, in which case the second answer is correct. The answer given is the technical answer.

It's a trick question. I assume you've encountered them?

Quote from: R.a.B.B.i.T on August 06, 2005, 05:33:51 pm

Additionally, they are all EASY.

Submit your own then, asshole.

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To go with the socks one, you should have another question "How many do you have to pull out to guarentee you have two different colors."

You'd have to give more information (or the answer would contain variables, obviously).

Please -- feel free to submit your own. Post 'em here and I'll add them.

rabbit · « **Reply #7 on:** August 06, 2005, 09:03:21 pm »

Quote from: Sidoh on August 06, 2005, 08:30:05 pm

Quote from: R.a.B.B.i.T on August 06, 2005, 05:33:51 pm
The egg one is wrong. "The Answer:
Even in English egg yolks are yellow."

The question is grammatical, in which case the second answer is correct. The answer given is the technical answer.
It's a trick question. I assume you've encountered them?

Quote from: R.a.B.B.i.T on August 06, 2005, 05:33:51 pm
Additionally, they are all EASY.

Submit your own then, asshole.

It's a valid question with an invalid answer. There is a difference. And I will submit some as soon as I find my good ones.

Sidoh · « **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2005, 09:46:41 pm »

Pffffff, these are from memory! Kthxbai!

God damnit, it's a trick question. It makes you think beyond an answer!

Ergot · « **Reply #9 on:** August 06, 2005, 10:10:42 pm »

Egg yolks are white. Never seen yellow egg yolk... what the hell are you guys smoking?

Sidoh · « **Reply #10 on:** August 06, 2005, 10:15:19 pm »

That's an egg WHITE. The yolk is the yellow thing in the middle.

iago · « **Reply #11 on:** August 06, 2005, 10:18:58 pm »

I will unfortunately have to agree with RaBBiT here. The question says "Which is proper English", and "Egg yolks are white" is proper English.

If you want to switch it to "Which is correct", then you're doing good.

Also, for my socks question, you'd have to say "there are 20 socks of each color..." which is what you should also say with your Socks question. Extra facts help mislead people

Sidoh · « **Reply #12 on:** August 06, 2005, 10:21:35 pm »

Hehe, true.

I suppose I could make the answer something like:

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The correct of the two is Egg yolks are white, but even in English, egg yolks are Yellow.

iago · « **Reply #13 on:** August 06, 2005, 10:22:22 pm »

Or you can change the question to, "Which of these is correct?" and the answer to "Neither -- ..."

Quote from: Sidoh on August 06, 2005, 10:21:35 pm

Hehe, true.

I suppose I could make the answer something like:

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The correct of the two is Egg yolks are white, but even in English, Egg Yolks are Yellow.

Sidoh · « **Reply #14 on:** August 06, 2005, 10:25:57 pm »

That would still contradict what rabbit is saying, since he's stating the answer does not directly correlate with the question. I changed it. =)

http://sidoh.dark-wire.net/?fuseaction=modules.riddles&a=answer&id=2

rabbit · « **Reply #15 on:** August 07, 2005, 11:46:21 am »

*golf clap*
Technicalities are fun

Sidoh · « **Reply #16 on:** August 07, 2005, 02:18:00 pm »

Yeah, some guy in my WoW guild is still banging his head on his desk because I fooled him with that one lol.

Sidoh · « **Reply #17 on:** August 08, 2005, 12:03:38 am »

I added a few more, all of the new ones came from Miffsex.

http://sidoh.dark-wire.net/?fuseaction=modules.riddles&a=list

iago · « **Reply #18 on:** August 08, 2005, 09:16:05 am »

There's an old homless lady who collects cigarette butts. She's been doing it for so long, she has it down to a science: exactly 8 butts provides enough tobacco to make one new cigarette. One day, she finds 64 butts. How many cigarettes can she make?

trust · « **Reply #19 on:** August 08, 2005, 09:26:26 am »

The soldier one isn't funny, and applies to any cemetary. It may just not be funny to me because I've heard it a ton of times. My mom always (ever since I was little, when she did it like everytime, but now it's less frequent) says it when we go by the cemetary that's near our house.

Sidoh · « **Reply #20 on:** August 08, 2005, 01:37:22 pm »

Quote from: iago on August 08, 2005, 09:16:05 am

There's an old homless lady who collects cigarette butts. She's been doing it for so long, she has it down to a science: exactly 8 butts provides enough tobacco to make one new cigarette. One day, she finds 64 butts. How many cigarettes can she make?

Umm... 8?

And yeah, I phrased that question wrong, kinda. It's supposed to be:

How many of the soldiers in Alrlington Cemetary are buried there?

rabbit · « **Reply #21 on:** August 08, 2005, 03:45:55 pm »

What about the ones doing 21-gun salutes at funerals while several other soldiers attend?

Newby · « **Reply #22 on:** August 08, 2005, 04:00:15 pm »

Quote from: iago on August 08, 2005, 09:16:05 am

There's an old homless lady who collects cigarette butts. She's been doing it for so long, she has it down to a science: exactly 8 butts provides enough tobacco to make one new cigarette. One day, she finds 64 butts. How many cigarettes can she make?

None. She doesn't make them, she just collects them?

iago · « **Reply #23 on:** August 08, 2005, 05:19:06 pm »

You're both wrong.

The answer is 9 -- 8 for the ones she finds. Then she smokes the 8, and makes 1 more. Aha!

Sidoh · « **Reply #24 on:** August 08, 2005, 05:58:12 pm »

Quote from: iago on August 08, 2005, 05:19:06 pm

You're both wrong.

The answer is 9 -- 8 for the ones she finds. Then she smokes the 8, and makes 1 more. Aha!

That's pretty good, lol

I added a few more this afternoon, they're all really good.

River Crossing (A Classic)
Apples & Oranges
Gold Coins
Wise Men

There's two in particular I want to add, but their answers are going to require me to do some HTML formatting since they contain tables (they're both pretty long answers).

trust · « **Reply #25 on:** August 08, 2005, 06:03:34 pm »

Those really are more word problemish than riddleish.

Sidoh · « **Reply #26 on:** August 08, 2005, 06:22:13 pm »

Riddles are word problems.

trust · « **Reply #27 on:** August 08, 2005, 06:25:51 pm »

A riddle is a form of literature designed to test the reader/listeners ingenuity (ability to think creatively.)

I was referring to a world problem in the sense of a word problem in math class. I seem to consider them similar, but certainly different things. Riddles, in my opinion, are more of a play on words type of thing, not something you should have to work out with paper and pencil.

Sidoh · « **Reply #28 on:** August 08, 2005, 07:15:31 pm »

A riddle is a problem that involves words. Riddles are world problems. Kthxbai.

I just added another really good one.

http://sidoh.dark-wire.net/?fuseaction=modules.riddles&a=show&id=18

trust · « **Reply #29 on:** August 08, 2005, 07:39:53 pm »

Your 'riddles' suck then and aren't worth doing. Kthxbai.

Edit:

I don't get that last riddle. If I was put in this situation I would have asked him which one he went down, since he obviously didn't get rich or famous.

iago · « **Reply #30 on:** August 08, 2005, 07:41:36 pm »

Quote from: Sidoh on August 08, 2005, 07:15:31 pm

A riddle is a problem that involves words. Riddles are world problems. Kthxbai.

I just added another really good one.

http://sidoh.dark-wire.net/?fuseaction=modules.riddles&a=show&id=18

I was forced to figure out a very similar question once, except that it involved 2 people: one always lied, and one always told the truth. You could ask either of them one question. The solution is basically the same.

Haha, Trust sounds jealous!

I wonder if we should make a forum for Riddles/Puzzles/Jokes. Somebody could make a new thread for a riddle/whatever without the answer, and it can be figured out or discussed by the members without getting mixed up with others.

Thoughts?

trust · « **Reply #31 on:** August 08, 2005, 07:45:00 pm »

Since iago replied, it would be pointless to edit my other post again, but don't forget it's there!

Point of information directed to Sidoh: In your top image it says "Beware my wraith" - A wraith is the plane thingy in Starcraft, or a ghost that comes back to avenge it's own death. I'm thinking maybe that should have been 'Beware of my wrath."

Sidoh · « **Reply #32 on:** August 08, 2005, 07:53:41 pm »

Blame mythix, he did my banner (<3 to him). lol

rabbit · « **Reply #33 on:** August 08, 2005, 08:09:08 pm »

Quote from: Sidoh on August 08, 2005, 07:15:31 pm

A riddle is a problem that involves words. Riddles are world problems. Kthxbai.

I just added another really good one.

http://sidoh.dark-wire.net/?fuseaction=modules.riddles&a=show&id=18

That one doesn't make sense, as it says you can only ask 1 question, but then the answer says you ask 2...

Sidoh · « **Reply #34 on:** August 08, 2005, 08:19:15 pm »

No it doesn't.

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If you posed the question in a similar manner:

Is this the correct path?

If he tells the truth, he will say yes. If he lies, he will say no.

My answer on this one was kind of vague, I need to edit it and go into more detail.

iago · « **Reply #35 on:** August 08, 2005, 08:27:32 pm »

Since everybody ignored my suggestion about creating a new forum, I'm going to go ahead and do it. HA!

Sidoh · « **Reply #36 on:** August 08, 2005, 09:16:30 pm »

Oh! Sorry about that iago, I passed that over.

And yes! I think it's a great idea.

Quote from: OG Trust on August 08, 2005, 07:39:53 pm

Your 'riddles' suck then and aren't worth doing. Kthxbai.

Edit:

I don't get that last riddle. If I was put in this situation I would have asked him which one he went down, since he obviously didn't get rich or famous.

Then don't do them if you can't figure them out. Your 'answers' suck

And no, that wouldn't work. He ALWAYS lies or ALWAYS tells the truth, regardless of the question posed.

trust · « **Reply #37 on:** August 08, 2005, 09:28:48 pm »

Bitch.

Sidoh · « **Reply #38 on:** August 08, 2005, 09:32:57 pm »

Pwned?

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