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Paramite catcher 06-01-2004 10:03 AM

What dress does everyone have but nobody wears?

Splat 06-01-2004 10:15 AM

An adress!

oddguy 06-01-2004 10:17 AM

An address? Ad-dress? EDIT: Whoa! Splat posted faster than me! I still figured it out all by myself. :rolleyes:

Oh, and my riddle still stands.

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Okay, you're trapped in a dungeon and you come upon a little old man standing in front of two doors. "One door will lead you to freedom, and the other to a horrible death," he says, "The left door is the way out, but I always lie."
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Well, if the old man always lies, then it's not sure that the doors lead to the places he described. Maybe both of the doors are leading to freedom... or death.

There is one good door, and one bad.

-oddguy

Esus 06-01-2004 10:53 AM

An Address is technically not a dress. Sure, it includes the word 'dress', but that does not make it as dress. It is it's own unique noun.

On Oddguys riddle:
'Okay, you're trapped in a dungeon and you come upon a little old man standing in front of two doors. "One door will lead you to freedom, and the other to a horrible death," he says, "The left door is the way out, but I always lie.'

OK. He always lies. Therefore, one door does NOT lead to freedom and neither does one lead to a horrible death.
So either the doors lead to nowhere, or to slavery. And that's both of them.
And the left door leads out - lie, so it doesn't lead out. And neither oes the right door, because of the above.
No doors lead anywhere.


edit: ah crap, just realised the paradox of him lying about always lying.
Ignore my response.

oddguy 06-01-2004 11:12 AM

My riddle is one where you figure out the best answer for youself, because there is no real solution.

My interpretation:

Okay, the man said he always lied, but if that were so he just told you the truth, which in turn means he just lied to you about always lying. One thing is for certain, the man cannot be trusted.

To figure out this riddle, I'd analize the old man...not the riddle. the riddle is just there to confuse. Okay, the man told you that he always lied, then told you the left door lead to freedom. The casual observer would say the opposite door, (right) actually lead to safety. I think the old man gave you the correct door to go through, then told you he always lied to throw you off. This is why I think the left door is the way out.

What do you think?

-oddguy

ANN NEELY 06-01-2004 12:11 PM

(Fanfare) A RIDDLE!!!
 
I wouldn't trust him.

Ok, here's a riddle. Bet you can't think of the answer! :)

In marble walls as white as milk,
Lined with skin as soft as silk,
Within a fountain crystal clear,
A golden apple does appear.
No doors are there to this stronghold-
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.

Do you know what it is?

Big_Bro_Slig222 06-01-2004 01:38 PM

I love this one...

Thirty white horses, on a red hill,
first they stamp, then they champ,
then they stand still.


If you read the book, don't answer.

Seargentbig 06-01-2004 11:47 PM

Ah, I think I have an idea with the lying man. He said he always lies. This contradicts itself if you at first think it to be true, so the next thing I come up with... is that he sometimes lies. It could well be either door. I say you beat him senseless for being so untrustworthy, then try to figure it out.

ClaireBear 06-02-2004 12:23 AM

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I wouldn't trust him.

Ok, here's a riddle. Bet you can't think of the answer! :)

In marble walls as white as milk,
Lined with skin as soft as silk,
Within a fountain crystal clear,
A golden apple does appear.
No doors are there to this stronghold-
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.

Do you know what it is?


Its an egg! Neeeext!

oddguy 06-02-2004 12:57 AM

Next Riddle...and this one has an answer mind you! :p

Okay...

What can you see and feel, but if you touch, it will kill you?

-oddguy

ClaireBear 06-02-2004 01:12 AM

Hmmmmm... Electricity?

oddguy 06-02-2004 01:15 AM

Close...I guess. Not what I was thinking of. A good answer though! ;)

-oddguy

ClaireBear 06-02-2004 01:30 AM

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Close...I guess. Not what I was thinking of. A good answer though! ;)

-oddguy

Balls!... thats not my answer btw... thats my expression of disgust at my failure... although what with the cleanliness levels of some blokes i've seen that my actually be an appropriate answer! :p

Emmmm?.... Look and feel.. touch and die?... Emmmm? A shark... no thats stupid!

oddguy 06-02-2004 01:40 AM

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Balls!... thats not my answer btw... thats my expression of disgust at my failure...

I know. You use the term very frequently. ;)

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although what with the cleanliness levels of some blokes i've seen that my actually be an appropriate answer! :p
Dah! :eek: Don't wanna know!

-oddguy :cool:

ClaireBear 06-02-2004 01:50 AM

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I know. You use the term very frequently. ;)

Do I? :blush:

SO! *CB crosses arms in huff*

You could use it too if you like... its a great honour!

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Dah! :eek: Don't wanna know!
But you do know what it means though... I mean you're American and well... *CB cups hands around OG's ear and whispers* It means "testicles"...

Wait!... You knew that though yes?... Its the expression "bollocks" you don't get isn't it... well... thats the same! :blush:

Fuzzles! 06-02-2004 03:18 AM

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Next Riddle...and this one has an answer mind you! :p

Okay...

What can you see and feel, but if you touch, it will kill you?

-oddguy

Hmm, playing off of CB's answer, is it lightening??

Oh and your post about the lying man, isn't that from Labryinth? :)

ClaireBear 06-02-2004 03:38 AM

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I love this one...

Thirty white horses, on a red hill,
first they stamp, then they champ,
then they stand still.


If you read the book, don't answer.

Don't know which book you're referring to but I believe the answer is teeth!

I could be wrong though!

paramiteabe 06-02-2004 04:13 AM

What is round and red all over, sparkles at night under a real colorful light?

Hobo 06-02-2004 04:16 AM

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Don't know which book you're referring to but I believe the answer is teeth!

I could be wrong though!

The Hobbit I believe. Though I may be wrong.

ClaireBear 06-02-2004 04:33 AM

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The Hobbit I believe. Though I may be wrong.

Yeh! I think it was... its one of the riddles Gollum/bilbo sets Bilbo/gollum isn't it? Along with the egg riddle!

Its been a while since I read it... absolutely amazing book, surpassed only by the LOTR trillogy!

Hobo 06-02-2004 05:53 AM

I prefered it to LOTR actually. I never really got into LOTR actually.

*runs away from fanboys*

ClaireBear 06-02-2004 05:56 AM

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I prefered it to LOTR actually. I never really got into LOTR actually.

*runs away from fanboys*

blasphema!!! We shall beat you with sticks! (and sausages!)

Nar! I can't say I'm a fanatical kind of person!

oddguy 06-02-2004 09:38 AM

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Hmm, playing off of CB's answer, is it lightening??

Nope. Do you guys want me to just tell you the answer?

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Oh and your post about the lying man, isn't that from Labryinth? :)

Is it? I knew I heard it somewhere.

Here's my riddle again:

What can you see and feel, but if you touch, it will kill you?

-oddguy :cool:

Hobo 06-02-2004 09:57 AM

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What can you see and feel, but if you touch, it will kill you?

Ferill. Yes.

oddguy 06-02-2004 10:00 AM

:lol: Lol, hobo!

Okay, I'll just give you guys the answer.

Q: What can you see and feel, but if you touch, it will kill you?

A: The Sun

You can see the sun, feel the heat of the sun, but if you were to touch it...

-oddguy :cool:

ANN NEELY 06-02-2004 04:01 PM

TROGDOR!
 
Ok, heres another riddle.

Old Mother Twitchet had one eye,
And a long tail that she let fly,
And every time she went through a gap,
She left a bit of her tail in the trap.


What is Old Mother Twitchet? :fuzconf:

ClaireBear 06-02-2004 09:11 PM

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Ok, heres another riddle.

Old Mother Twitchet had one eye,
And a long tail that she let fly,
And every time she went through a gap,
She left a bit of her tail in the trap.


What is Old Mother Twitchet? :fuzconf:

Earth worm?

I dunno...

Mojo 06-02-2004 11:43 PM

Twitchet is a sowing needle.

As for the lying man: Ask him which door he would take. He'll lie, and say the wrong door. Then you gotta take the other one.

Esus 06-03-2004 03:10 AM

bah Oddguy, I wanted to say it was the sun, but you didn't leave enough time :(

oddguy 06-03-2004 06:49 AM

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bah Oddguy, I wanted to say it was the sun, but you didn't leave enough time :(

I'm sorry. :( I just thought it was somewhat rude that other people were posting riddles, when mine wasn't even finished being solved. The nerve! :flames: So, I just gave up the answer because I feared that if I didn't, it'd be forgoten.

-oddguy :cool: