REVIVAL: Stump the person below you! (game)

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Originally Posted by Gnerphk

I was treating it seriously; I know that in middle English, "gry" refers to the dirt under someone's fingernails, but I doubt that's your intent... so I read it again looking for the promised clue.

How about "language"?

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Bingo.
I knew I should have used the more confusing version.

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Originally Posted by Rota

Well filigry as rare, alternate spelling of filigree.

But, that is mostly a product of people misspelling filigree so often, that filigry has become accepted by a small percentage of the population. I don't think the filigry spelling has made it into any dictionary. I don't think it should, but it probably will, eventually.

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You're thinking too literally

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Originally Posted by Demonhero

You're thinking too literally

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I knew Gnrephk had already answered correctly. I have seen the riddle before. ;)
That's why I answered in the literal form after he gave the right reply.

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Originally Posted by Rota

I knew Gnrephk had already answered correctly. I have seen the riddle before. ;)
That's why I answered in the literal form after he gave the right reply.

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Lol, well try this one then:
A headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard.

Nothing.

A headless man can write nothing.
A blind man can read nothing.
A mute man can say nothing.
A deaf man can hear nothing.

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Originally Posted by Rota

Nothing.

A headless man can write nothing.
A blind man can read nothing.
A mute man can say nothing.
A deaf man can hear nothing.

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Bah.

I turn polar bears white
and I will make you cry.
I make guys have to pee
and girls comb their hair.
I make celebrities look stupid
and normal people look like celebrities.
I turn pancakes brown
and make your champane bubble.
If you sqeeze me, I'll pop.
If you look at me, you'll pop.
Can you solve this riddle?

My first thought was sunlight, or heat.. until I got to "squeeze me, and I pop"
Then I though about air pressure, but that doesn't make me pop if I look at it. Then I though of just "pressure" with it's multiple definitions, it could do the other things. But no pressure turns polar bears white... sunlight does.

Since the light is only thing that makes the clear fur of polar bears appear to be white, then "light" is the only possible answer. It must somehow apply to the other statements, but I just can't figure out how it pops if you squeeze it. Could you explain that, please?

My answer is light.

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Originally Posted by Rota

My first thought was sunlight, or heat.. until I got to "squeeze me, and I pop"
Then I though about air pressure, but that doesn't make me pop if I look at it. Then I though of just "pressure" with it's multiple definitions, it could do the other things. But no pressure turns polar bears white... sunlight does.

Since the light is only thing that makes the clear fur of polar bears appear to be white, then "light" is the only possible answer. It must somehow apply to the other statements, but I just can't figure out how it pops if you squeeze it. Could you explain that, please?

My answer is light.

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Light is not the answer. Try again :)

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Originally Posted by Demonhero

Light is not the answer. Try again :)

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The only other thing I can think of is time.

But, that feels like a cop-out. Since ANYTHING can happen in time. It can be used to explain/justify all those statements and many many more.

What is the real answer?

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Originally Posted by Rota

The only other thing I can think of is time.

But, that feels like a cop-out. Since ANYTHING can happen in time. It can be used to explain/justify all those statements and many many more.

What is the real answer?

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I'm gonna wait and see if Gnerphk can figure it out. It would be nice to stump two birds with one stone :devil:

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Originally Posted by Demonhero

Light is not the answer. Try again :)

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Originally Posted by Demonhero

I'm gonna wait and see if Gnerphk can figure it out. It would be nice to stump two birds with one stone :devil:

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Well if you're just going to shut down and say every answer is wrong, then...

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Originally Posted by Demonhero

Can you solve this riddle?

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No

The answer for me is "no" I cannot solve the riddle. But, if that's right, then I just solved it, and the answer is "yes." :oops:

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Originally Posted by Rota

Well if you're just going to shut down and say every answer is wrong, then...

No

The answer for me is "no" I cannot solve the riddle. But, if that's right, then I just solved it, and the answer is "yes." :oops:

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Lol, the answer is indeed "No".

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Originally Posted by Demonhero

Lol, the answer is indeed "No".

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LOL! :rofl:
Nice one.

That's two "misdirection" riddles in a row. The language one, and the polar bear one. Riddles that pose a situation, then ask something totally unrelated. Tricky, tricky.

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Originally Posted by Rota

LOL! :rofl:
Nice one.

That's two "misdirection" riddles in a row. The language one, and the polar bear one. Riddles that pose a situation, then ask something totally unrelated. Tricky, tricky.

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Well between you and Gnerph, the more straightforward ones don't pose a challenge, so I figured I'd try something sneakier.

Three guests check into a hotel room. The clerk says the bill is $30, so each guest pays $10. Later the clerk realizes the bill should only be $25. To rectify this, he gives the bellhop $5 to return to the guests. On the way to the room, the bellhop realizes that he cannot divide the money equally. As the guests didn?t know the total of the revised bill, the bellhop decides to just give each guest $1 and keep $2 for himself. Now that each of the guests has been given $1 back, each has paid $9, bringing the total paid to $27. The bellhop has $2. If the guests originally handed over $30, what happened to the remaining $1?

You are doing the math a bit wrong. They each paid 10 and got 1 back. So they have paid a total of $27.

$27 = $25 bill + $2 for belhop.
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$30 paid = $25 bill + $2 bellhop + $3 refunded

There is no leftover $1.

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Originally Posted by Rota

You are doing the math a bit wrong. They each paid 10 and got 1 back. So they have paid a total of $27.

$27 = $25 bill + $2 for belhop.
or
$30 paid = $25 bill + $2 bellhop + $3 refunded

There is no leftover $1.

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The math is deliberately wrong as a source of misdirection.

I have one, you have one.
If you remove the first letter, a bit remains.
If you remove the second, bit still remains.
After much trying, you might be able to remove the third one also, but it remains.

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Originally Posted by Rota

You are doing the math a bit wrong. They each paid 10 and got 1 back. So they have paid a total of $27.

$27 = $25 bill + $2 for belhop.
or
$30 paid = $25 bill + $2 bellhop + $3 refunded

There is no leftover $1.

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I've heard this one before. Took me at least an hour to figure out where the missing money went lol.

Rota, I must say, you are treading awfully close to 10k posts. Keep up the good work!

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Originally Posted by Demonhero

The math is deliberately wrong as a source of misdirection.

I have one, you have one.
If you remove the first letter, a bit remains.
If you remove the second, bit still remains.
After much trying, you might be able to remove the third one also, but it remains.

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That one seems obvious to me. But, I've answered a few in a row now. I'll leave it for someone who might find it to be a challenge.

"habit"?

I like "eyeball" or "brain" for the one Rota answered with "no". But then, I did sit next to eight-year-old boys at dinner.

What has four wheels and flies?

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Originally Posted by Gnerphk

"habit"?

I like "eyeball" or "brain" for the one Rota answered with "no". But then, I did sit next to eight-year-old boys at dinner.

What has four wheels and flies?

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Anyone who's watched Back to The Future knows this one.
Its a flying Delorean.
http://www.scifiscoop.com/wp-content...the_future.jpg

hee hee hee

Tough to argue with that one. But I will anyway.

It "hovers". ;o)

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Originally Posted by Gnerphk

hee hee hee

Tough to argue with that one. But I will anyway.

It "hovers". ;o)

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Actually, it has a self contained propulsion system, as well as vertical propulsion.

Similar in theory to a helicopter (And you wouldn't say that doesn't fly, now would you?).

Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking

What am I?

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Originally Posted by DKX

Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking

What am I?

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A fish.

You wouldn't happen to have gotten that from Baldur's Gate would you?

Not sure what that is, just the only thing I can remember from the Hobbit. Here is another- What is broken every time it is spoken?

Silence I believe.

silence???

I suppose it could be either silence or a secret.

Silence is broken when someone speaks.
A secret is broken if someone speaks about it.

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Originally Posted by Japengo

A fish.

You wouldn't happen to have gotten that from Baldur's Gate would you?

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Definitely Lord of The Rings. Baldur's Gate being loosely based on D&D, which had some inspiration from Lord of The Rings.

What work can a person never quite finish?

painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge..... she needs paint again by the time they are 90% of the way...

Silence is correct, it is broken when someone speaks the word it

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Originally Posted by Demonhero

Definitely Lord of The Rings. Baldur's Gate being loosely based on D&D, which had some inspiration from Lord of The Rings.

What work can a person never quite finish?

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Their autobiography

Let me give it a try: The person who makes it has no need for it. The person who purchases it does not use it. The person who does use it does not know he or she is. What is it?

Generally, I'd say a coffin.

What is the longest word in the English language?

Language

The - 3 letters
english - 7 letters
language - 8 letters


What is uncommon about this paragraph?

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Originally Posted by The Great Gatsby

Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ...

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there might be dudes behind or infront of you, and why the hell would someone have 7 wives? and believe it or not, everyone of those wives is a keen cat lover

ok im gonna have a go. if you cant figure this out think of docter who as ive heard it is in there somewhere.

ill even turn in into evony language

you are trapped in a suzerians dungeon. this suzerian is very playful so you are expecting tricks and traps. you turn the corner and see 2 heavily armed swordsman. behind the swordsman are 2 doors. inbetween the 2 doors is a sign that says

"if you wish to leave this dungeon, you must pass through 1 of these 2 doors. one door leads to freedom, the other to certain death. you may ask each of the swordsman one question. that question must be the same for both of them. one of the swordsman will tell the truth and one will lie. you do not know which one is truthful and which one lies."

what question do you ask the swordsman that reveals without any doubt whatsoever which door is safe, and no you cannot fight them.

Classic riddle. ;)

You ask "If I asked the other swordsman which door will take me to freedom, what would he tell me?"

Let's assume the correct answer is the right door.
The lying swordsman will tell you his partner would say left.
The honest swordsman would tell you his partner will say left.

No matter what answer they give, the correct door is the other one.

right then i will get some more riddles.

heres one

what is the rule of this sequence.

7=5
6=3
11=6
9=4

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Originally Posted by Rota

Classic riddle. ;)

You ask "If I asked the other swordsman which door to take, what would he tell me?"

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not quite. you have certainly understood the riddle, but you have not specefied wheather you want him to select the door which leads to freedom or the one that leads to death

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Originally Posted by sir_shadow

not quite. you have certainly understood the riddle, but you have not specefied wheather you want him to select the door which leads to freedom or the one that leads to death

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Good point... edited, and fixed.

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Originally Posted by sir_shadow

7=5
6=3
11=6
9=4

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That one had me jotting all kinds of algebraic nonsense to find an equation that the first number could fit into, that would equal the second number. Then I realized what the connection was, and totally facepalmed myself.

The word seven has 5 letters in it.
The word six has 3 letters in it
The word eleven has 6 letters in it
The word nine has 4 letters in it

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Originally Posted by Rota

What is uncommon about this paragraph?

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I'm not sure, but the punctuation is sure throwing me for a loop. :dizzy:

Making me pause in the middle of a thought...