15 May 04
Originally posted by pidermanHe is in a boat passing under the bridge?
OK, this riddle works if you are Dutch, but maybe it works in other languages too, I don't know exactly:
A man comes to a bridge with a sign saying 1 person at a time to cross the bridge. Still he can't cross the bridge. Why?
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15 May 04
Originally posted by pidermanCould you give the Dutch version? If it's a play-on-words it might indeed be language-specific.
OK, this riddle works if you are Dutch, but maybe it works in other languages too, I don't know exactly:
A man comes to a bridge with a sign saying 1 person at a time to cross the bridge. Still he can't cross the bridge. Why?
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16 May 04
Originally posted by pidermanJust because he's carrying a sign saying that doesn't mean he's allowed to cross the bridge.
OK, this riddle works if you are Dutch, but maybe it works in other languages too, I don't know exactly:
A man comes to a bridge with a sign saying 1 person at a time to cross the bridge. Still he can't cross the bridge. Why?
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19 May 04
Originally posted by pidermanThere you go - seven zillion answers to this but I bet only one of them's a dutch proverb. 😀
The riddle can be asked in any language. The answer is actually a Dutch proverb, but I don't know if it exists in other languages. I hope I haven't given away too much with this hint. 🙂
20 May 04
Originally posted by pidermaneither he is not the one person who is alowed to cross, or it is not the time when one person is alowed to cross.
OK, this riddle works if you are Dutch, but maybe it works in other languages too, I don't know exactly:
A man comes to a bridge with a sign saying 1 person at a time to cross the bridge. Still he can't cross the bridge. Why?
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20 May 04
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Originally posted by pidermanLuckily, or possibly unluckily there are various lists of english translations of dutch proverbs, eg here:
The riddle can be asked in any language. The answer is actually a Dutch proverb, but I don't know if it exists in other languages. I hope I haven't given away too much with this hint. 🙂
http://quote.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_proverbs
and a much longer one here:
http://www.worldofquotes.com/proverb/Dutch/1/
The dutch seem to have a lot of proverbs!
Having looked at them I'm none the wiser though.
21 May 04
Originally posted by iamatigerYou actually checked 976 proverbs?
Luckily, or possibly unluckily there are various lists of english translations of dutch proverbs, eg here:
http://quote.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_proverbs
and a much longer one here:
http://www.worldofquotes.com/proverb/Dutch/1/
The dutch seem to have a lot of proverbs!
Having looked at them I'm none the wiser though.
I didn't find mine in the first, and the second is cool: finding the Dutch proverb with the English translation. I did check the obvious places for the translation to stand, but didn't find it. I *didn't* check all though.
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24 May 04
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Originally posted by pidermanNo - checking 976 proverbs was too much for me. I checked all of the first site.
You actually checked 976 proverbs?
I didn't find mine in the first, and the second is cool: finding the Dutch proverb with the English translation. I did check the obvious places for the translation to stand, but didn't find it. I *didn't* check all though.
Hmm - is the answer "you can't cross a bridge until you come to it"? As the sign has no "it" in the text he can't cross the bridge.