A Riddling Contest

[slackerboy]

um,....
slackerboy gives it back to onthepequad
i dont know any riddles

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[onthepequod]

Originally posted by slackerboy: um,.... slackerboy gives it back to onthepequad i dont know any riddles

John D.,

I believe the baton would rightfully revert back to you.

[John D Harris]

I'm not sure this will qualify as a riddle in the classic sense, but here goes.

While traveling down a road to your destination, the road forks.
One way leads to your death the other leads to your destination.
There are two brothers, one always tells the truth, the other always lies.
You may ask only one question of either of the brothers.
What is your question?

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"the memories of a man in his old age,
are deeds of a man in his prime"

[Mouse]

Originally posted by slackerboy: the future

Correct



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Mouse

[Mouse]

Originally posted by John D Harris: I'm not sure this will qualify as a riddle in the classic sense, but here goes. While traveling down a road to your destination, the road forks. One way leads to your death the other leads to your destination. There are two brothers, one always tells the truth, the other always lies. You may ask only one question of either of the brothers. What is your question?

Ask either brother something like " Which road would your brother tell me takes me to my destination" then take the other one



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Mouse

[Staralfur]

Originally posted by John D Harris: I'm not sure this will qualify as a riddle in the classic sense, but here goes. While traveling down a road to your destination, the road forks. One way leads to your death the other leads to your destination. There are two brothers, one always tells the truth, the other always lies. You may ask only one question of either of the brothers. What is your question?

Wasn't that in Labrynth? Just before she goes into the 'BOG OF ETERNAL STENCH' - I'll have to watch the whole thing now, just to find out

Yep I agree with Mouse. (a version was in Labyrinth)

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[Moiraine]

I think I got the answer :

You must ask any of the two guys what path the other guy would say is the good one.

Let's say good path is 1, wrong path is 2.
If you ask the question to the Truth guy, he will say truthly that the other guy would say 2, as the other guy will be lying by saying 2.
If you ask the question to the Liar guy, he will lie and say that the other guy would say 2, as the other guy will be telling the truth by saying 1.

So whomever guy you ask the question, he will say 2, so you have to take the other path, the number 1 !

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And now I have the knives to open it ...

[John D Harris]

Originally posted by Mouse: Ask either brother something like " Which road would your brother tell me takes me to my destination" then take the other one

Correct, the baton is yours
My appolozes for not getting back sooner. I was up till the wee hours of the morning waiting for 18 year old daughter to get home

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"the memories of a man in his old age,
are deeds of a man in his prime"

[This message has been edited by John D Harris (edited 05-19-2001).]

[Wah]

I don't get it.

If you ask the "lying" brother this question - then he would obviously point to the DEATH door, leaving you to get out in the CORRECT door.

But if you ask the "truth" brother, then he would point to the CORRECT door: then you take the OTHER door which is the DEATH door!!

Remember, you only have one question to ask one so it's still not possible to risk a all-safe-out route without risking death anyway!!

The answer would be an impossibility!

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