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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Dec 31, 2013 14:15:09 GMT -5
Good guess, but I was going for shaking hands. ... I don't get it. Why would women shake hands sitting down? Or rather, why would men always do it standing up and women always sitting down? Also, dogs don't shake hands, quit messing with my head!
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Dec 31, 2013 14:19:09 GMT -5
Nope, not that either (which is how I interpreted your answer anyway). The Father Bingo! Remember the phrasing was "the child of the man on the portrait is the child of my father". The child of the man is the same as my father's child, therefore the man is my father. The narrator not having any siblings is a red herring, as the riddle is basically giving you the answer.
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Post by h on Dec 31, 2013 14:24:14 GMT -5
Good guess, but I was going for shaking hands. ... I don't get it. Why would women shake hands sitting down? Or rather, why would men always do it standing up and women always sitting down? Also, dogs don't shake hands, quit messing with my head! Fair enough. It's actually from an old joke book. According to the rules of etiquette, if a man is sitting and is introduced to someone, he is supposed to stand up to shake hands. A woman is supposed to remain sitting while shaking the person's hand. I suppose in the dog's case, it would technically be a paw, but a paw is hand-like. I'm sorry. I'll see myself back to the 1940s.
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Jan 1, 2014 22:09:17 GMT -5
Well, to get this back on track:
What walks with 4 legs at birth, 2 legs as it gets older, and 3 legs near death?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2014 23:07:28 GMT -5
Well, to get this back on track: What walks with 4 legs at birth, 2 legs as it gets older, and 3 legs near death? Man It's more powerful than God and more evil than the devil. The poor have it. The rich need it. And if you eat it, you die. What is it?
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Jan 1, 2014 23:22:19 GMT -5
Well, to get this back on track: What walks with 4 legs at birth, 2 legs as it gets older, and 3 legs near death? Man It's more powerful than God and more evil than the devil. The poor have it. The rich need it. And if you eat it, you die. What is it? You sir, have solved the Riddle Of The Sphinx. And, I don't know the answer to yours.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 1, 2014 23:25:39 GMT -5
Well, to get this back on track: What walks with 4 legs at birth, 2 legs as it gets older, and 3 legs near death? Man It's more powerful than God and more evil than the devil. The poor have it. The rich need it. And if you eat it, you die. What is it? Nothing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2014 23:35:36 GMT -5
Man It's more powerful than God and more evil than the devil. The poor have it. The rich need it. And if you eat it, you die. What is it? Nothing. You got it. Have a riddle you'd like to share?
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 1, 2014 23:46:43 GMT -5
You got it. Have a riddle you'd like to share? Can't think of one no.
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Jan 2, 2014 14:58:39 GMT -5
Well, I got one:
You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Jan 3, 2014 2:20:11 GMT -5
Well, I got one: You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat? Heartburn
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 0:12:26 GMT -5
Well, I got one: You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat? A chicken?
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 4, 2014 0:19:18 GMT -5
Well, I got one: You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat? Corn.
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Jan 4, 2014 0:30:48 GMT -5
Well, I got one: You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat? Corn. Correct. You throw away the husk and cook the ear, then you eat the kennels and throw away the rest.
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