Originally posted by lolofIt's a play on words. Down has several meanings. One of them is "the direction from a higher position,"
That's the kind of joke (or pun, is it?) that I hardly ever understand.
e.g., an elephant's back. Another definition of down is the fluffy feathers of a duck. 😀
Originally posted by HandyAndyThank you, I learn new things every day. 🙂
It's a play on words. Down has several meanings. One of them is "the direction from a higher position,"
e.g., an elephant's back. Another definition of down is the fluffy feathers of a duck. 😀
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyPlay That Funky Music White Boy? 😕
[b]Bonus Riddle: (26 minutes early; please wait until noon @GMT-5)
"6. How do you get down from an elephant?"[/b]
Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (OP)
"5 Riddles..."
"This is one of the best five riddles I have seen... The Answers are at the bottom. Riddle 5 is amazing.
It sharpens those neurons in your brain. And stalls the Alzheimer's for years. (~Barbara)
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires; the second is full of assassins with loaded guns; and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?"
Originally posted by ChessPraxis
The third room full of lion skeletons.
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"2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over
5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out
together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?"
Originally posted by HandyAndy
Is she a photographer?
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"3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you
throw it away?"
Originally posted by Suzianne in reply to ChessPraxis
Good job. A charcoal briquet also works.
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"4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words
Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?"
Originally posted by Suzianne
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
"5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!"
Originally posted by HandyAndy
There are no e's.
"6. How do you get down from an elephant?"
Originally posted by HandyAndy
You don't. You get down from a duck.
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"The Answers to All Six Riddles Are Given Below:
1. The third room. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.
That one was easy, right?
2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband,
developed it, and hung it up to dry (shot; held under water; and hung).
3. Charcoal, as it is used in barbecuing.
4. Sure you can name three consecutive days, yesterday, today, and
tomorrow!
5. The letter "e" which is the most common letter used in the English
language, does not appear even once in the paragraph."
6. You don’t get down from an elephant; down comes from a duck
(and is used as filler for comforters and pillows).
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Point Standings
* HandyAndy: 2 + 5 = 7 + 6 = 13
* Suzianne: 3 + 4 = 7
* ChessPraxis: 1
Note: Bonus Riddle 7. [worth 7 points] will be posted on Thursday.
Thanks to each of you who are competing.
"Riddles"
Bonus Riddle 7. "This next riddle is best known for its apocryphal involvement with the death of the Greek poet Homer, described by philosophers of the time as “the wisest of the Greeks.” Homer had traveled to the island of Ios, which an oracle had warned him would be the place of his death (the Greeks never listened to prophecies involving their own deaths). During his travels around the island, Homer came upon some fishermen. He asked them how their day was going and they responded with this riddle: “What we caught, we threw away; what we didn’t catch, we kept. What did we keep?” Unable to solve the riddle, Homer eventually died on the island, refusing to leave until he discovered the answer."
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyMy best guess is lice, or fleas, or some other parasite.
[b]"Riddles"
Bonus Riddle 7. "This next riddle is best known for its apocryphal involvement with the death of the Greek poet Homer, described by philosophers of the time as “the wisest of the Greeks.” Homer had traveled to the island of Ios, which an oracle had warned him would be the place of his death (the Greeks never listened to prophecies in ...[text shortened]...
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Not a disease, because you "catch" a disease. You don't exactly "catch" lice.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI don't see a difference.
Which one: "lice, or fleas or some other parasite"?
Note: This riddle was composed long ago.
Lice does make the most sense, though. Fleas are really too bothersome to "keep", and other parasites may well kill their host, making "keeping" them problematic.