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Clothes? First thing that popped into my head... cause.. ya know... you change out of your work clothes to sleep, then get back into them tomorrow....

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"And that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped” -Sir Bedevere the Wise

i would say breakfast/brunch since that is what is what most people do everyday in the morning, or during lunch time

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"Have you ever seen a baby do that before?"

waking up?

it's true, although perhaps not the right answer

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Jeez, another signature...i can't do this anymore, just kill me already!

Fadien got it. You literally put off clothes until tommorow. Riddle's yours.

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"Luck is my middle name. Mind you, my first name is Bad." - Rincewind

You can be as self-assertive as you like, just so long as you do what you’re told.” - Granny Weatherwax

"When Mr. Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend" - Sam Vimes to Detritus

Alright... I'm still riddled out, so I found a good one online.

Once upon a time there was a ruler in Persia who had a very beautiful daughter. When it was time for her to be married, the marriage was arranged by her father as was the custom in that part of the world. Many young men came to be interviewed by the ruler, but no one person was perfect for the princess. After several months, the ruler finally decided that three princes from nearby kingdoms were suitable for the princess. Since each one was equal to the other in wealth, personality, manners, looks and intelligence, the princesss father had to devise a way to differentiate between them and declare one as the man who would marry his daughter.

He invited the three of them to his palace and brought them to a room, elegantly furnished and with a single round table about 2 meters in diameter. There were three chairs around the table, equally spaced from each other. He bade them each take a seat. By this time, the three princes were puzzled by the secretive behavior of the ruler, (and I dont mind telling you), a little apprehensive. But the ruler smiled and proceeded to explain to them that he considered each of them to be equally qualified to marry his daughter, so he had created a game to determine which one would win the hand of his daughter.


He produced three elegant scarves, woven of the finest silk and blindfolded each prince with them. Then he proceeded to explain that he had in his hand a contained of lampblack. This was a very common ingredient of the day, as it was used to make a sort of ink. But in its dry form, it could be used to make a mark similar to chalk. He approached each man and with his forefinger, made a mark of "X" on each mans forehead. As he explained to them, he MAY or MAY NOT have lampblack on his finger as he made each mark. Thus, each man could have a black "X" on his forehead or could have no visible mark at all. But he told them also that one or more of them had a black mark.

Now, said the ruler, take off your blindfolds. As each man did and became accustomed to the light, the ruler said, "The first man who can correctly tell me whether he has a black mark or not will be the man who will marry my daughter, the princess. You may not touch yourself or each other or move from your chairs."

Seeing that neither he nor the other two had an immediate response, after a short time, one of the men stood up and correctly stated how his forehead was marked, and, was declared the winner. For your information, all three men were marked with black "Xs".

How did the winner determine he was marked with a black "X" rather than no "X"?

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"And that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped” -Sir Bedevere the Wise

Hmm, I don't think my answer is good enough, but I'll try anyway.

The important part is that nobody responded for a while. If only one person had an X, that person would respond immediately, seeing that the other two didn't have X's. If everyone hesitated, then all of them must have been confused because they saw at least one other X on someone else's forehead.

What I don't understand, though, is the case where two people have an X and the other doesn't.

*After a few minutes of sitting here*
Okay, if the winner had an X and a single other person had an X, the reasoning would go as follows:
The winner knows that if the single other person saw no X's, then he would immediately declare himself as the one with an X. But he hesitates. Now, the winner sees an X on the other person's forehead, and no X on the final guy's. Therefore, the winner himself must have the X that's throwing the other guy off.

Now, I don't understand how the winner can figure it out if the other 2 have X's and he doesn't... but that's okay, baby steps, baby steps...

*After 10 more minutes*
OKAY! If the other two have X's, then one of the other two should've realized that they had X's according to the above logic. But they STILL don't know, which means the winner himself must have an X, since everyone's confused!

I think I've convinced myself that you just can't get it correct if you have no X on your forehead. It would be unfair; there is literally no way of figuring it out. If one person has an X and the other two don't, the other two are screwed. If two of them do and the other one doesn't, then one of the other two should realize that they have the X, according to my first edit. The one with the blank is again, screwed.

Hmm, smart king. Or maybe I'm just stupid.

*Sigh, another 5 minutes later*
I've read my own solution, and it is annoying to understand. Okay, you have three guys, A, B, and C. Let's suppose A is the winner.

Case 1:
If only one person had an X, (ie B has an X, A and C don't), that person (B in my example) would know immediately, since the king said one or more, and the other two don't have one.

Case 2:
If two people had it (A and B ), then one of them should realize that they have it. A sees that B has one and C doesn't, but A also notices that B doesn't say anything. If A didn't have one, then B would immediately have declared himself the only one with an X, because B sees that A and C are blank (Case 1). Therefore, A knows that he must have the other X, since C doesn't.

Case 3:
Now, let's say all three have it. A sees that B and C have it. If A didn't have an X, then B or C should have known that they had an X (Case 2). But neither of them speak up, and therefore, A himself must have an X that's throwing B and C off.

Notice: if you're blank, you're screwed.

This post has been edited by Goobers on 12th April 2004 11:44

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Little miss Muffet, sat on her tuffet,
Eating her curds and...
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Yup, nice job Goobers. Going to try and simplify your answer a bit.

Basically, the winner was the first to figure it out.


(1) If only 1 had an X, the other two would be blank, and the one with an X would know that he had one.

(2) If the person saw 1 with an X, and 1 without, and there was a Delay, they could deduce that they had an X also, since the one they saw WITH an X didn't have a (1).

(3) If neither (1) nor (2) happened, then you can deduce that everyone has X's on their head, because (2) would have happened to someone else had your head not been marked with an X.

It was just the fastest person to figure that out.

This post has been edited by Fadien on 12th April 2004 16:29

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"And that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped” -Sir Bedevere the Wise

I'll put up a simpler one than we've been getting in terms of math riddles.

A teacher thinks of two consecutive numbers between 1 and 10. She gives one number to John, and the other number to Ben. They know that their numbers are consecutive.

Now, they walk up to each other and have this conversation:
John: I know not your number.
Ben: Neither I yours.
John: Now I know your number.
Ben: Just as I know yours.

What pairs of numbers could the teacher have come up with in order for this to occur?

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Little miss Muffet, sat on her tuffet,
Eating her curds and...
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

John has number 2 and Ben has number 3

OR

John has number 9 and Ben has number 8

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Correct, but there are more answers.

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Little miss Muffet, sat on her tuffet,
Eating her curds and...
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

K, I'll say the others, since noone else has tried for 2 days.


John 3, Ben 4.

and

John 8, Ben 7

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"And that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped” -Sir Bedevere the Wise

Yeah, I was wondering if I had killed the thread. :-\

All yours, Fadien.

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Little miss Muffet, sat on her tuffet,
Eating her curds and...
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

It's up for grabs, I did it last.... that, and I have no riddles left

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"And that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped” -Sir Bedevere the Wise

What has small hills and valleys, is crisp whether the air is hot or cold, has a salty surface and ridges?

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Quote (Hanyou @ 15th April 2004 06:25)

What has small hills and valleys, is crisp whether the air is hot or cold, has a salty surface and ridges?

A crisp?

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You can be as self-assertive as you like, just so long as you do what you’re told.” - Granny Weatherwax

"When Mr. Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend" - Sam Vimes to Detritus

Quote (Hanyou @ 15th April 2004 01:25)

What has small hills and valleys, is crisp whether the air is hot or cold, has a salty surface and ridges?

Ruffles chips? (Now I'm hungry, and it's all your fault...)

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Quebec's roads (i know that is surely not the answer, but it fills it as well)

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«À l'aventure compagnons, je suis parti vers l'horizon! J'aurais mieux fait de rester au lit, ce donjon, il est pourri!» - Pen of Chaos

a def CHIP off the old block if u ask me

A pringle! Once you pop....you get addicted!

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There is a time and a place for everything, and I am niether

Daryl Gabbiani got it, he's up.

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"My impersonation of an ordinary person was flawless." - Neal

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

I'm a girl, not a guy.

This riddle was taken from a video game...bonus points if you can guess which game it's from. ^^

Two brothers are we
Great burdens we bear
All day we are bitterly pressed
But this I will say
We are full all day
And are empty when we go to rest.
What are we?

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The riddle is from Baldur's Gate 2 (in the Spellhold Asylum). It's describing a pair of boots.

Quote (Daryl Gabbiani @ 16th April 2004 09:08)

I'm a girl, not a guy

Whoops, my bad.

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"My impersonation of an ordinary person was flawless." - Neal

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

TheEvilEye, I'm going to give that to you. The answer I was looking for was shoes, but boots are just more specific. And I got it from Breath of Fire 2, not Baldur's Gate. ^^

At any rate, your call!

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Breath of Fire 2? Where? I have played through that twice and don't remember that riddle.

This post has been edited by The Gambler on 17th April 2004 00:17

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There is a time and a place for everything, and I am niether

Interesting that that same joke was used twice, almost verbatim in two different games.

Anyways, the riddle is up for grabs. I can't think of any right now.

I'll accept.

What relates the following abbreviations? The abbreviations are of names of items within what relates them.

LT, FS, DE, ODE, IVP, IC, RIC, SHM

Edit: Extra credit if you can figure out what all of them mean.

This post has been edited by Glenn Magus Harvey on 17th April 2004 15:58

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The Gambler- Remember that guy at the circus who tells riddles? If you recruit him into your town, the riddle I posted is one he tells.

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Ouch. Why hasn't anyone tried to solve my riddle? ( )

Anyways, the abbreviations pertain to the subject of differential equations.

LT=Laplace Transform, FS=Fourier Series, DE=Differential Equation(s), ODE=Ordinary Differential Equation(s), IVP=Initial Value Problem, IC=Initial Conditions, RIC=Rest Initial Conditions, SHM=Simple Harmonic Motion

The riddle is now up for grabs.

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Here's one:

My car only travels in a square. It moves forward, stops for a while and then moves forward again. Why does it do this?

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