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Post by LDF on Dec 30, 2002 18:36:37 GMT -5
Here's some that I think weren't answered yet: 1. A man shot his wife, and she died. She was not threatening him or anyone else. The man gave himself up to the police, and they released him. Why?
Clues: The man had a longstanding motive to kill her; The man was clearly guilty, but had to be released under the law; The man was punished for his crime.
2. Why did Bill thank Ted for eggs that Bill had never received and Ted had never given?
Clues: They were neighbors; Ted was lazy.
3. A child was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents who were both born in Boston, Mass. The child was not a U.S. citizen. How is this possible?
4. In what year did Christmas and New Year's fall on the same year?
5. After the new canon law took effect on November 27, 1983, would a Roman Catholic man have been able to marry his widow's sister?Erm... here's number 2: Bill stole the eggs from Ted. |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 30, 2002 18:41:50 GMT -5
Ha! The answer to number four is "every year". I just reread it and I realized that it's one of those ones that your brain tells you says something that it doesn't.
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Post by sara on Dec 30, 2002 18:42:07 GMT -5
Here's some that I think weren't answered yet:
3. A child was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents who were both born in Boston, Mass. The child was not a U.S. citizen. How is this possible?
Where your parents were born is irrelevent in your citizenship. The law is that everyone born in the US is an American citizen until they get exiled (rare) or obtain citizenship from a different country. I assume the later happened.(Off topic) However there is an exception where you can be a citizen of two countries at once. I am part of that exception, as well as my mother and a quite a few people I know. |
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Post by streamingblue on Dec 30, 2002 18:43:34 GMT -5
Here's some that I think weren't answered yet: 1. A man shot his wife, and she died. She was not threatening him or anyone else. The man gave himself up to the police, and they released him. Why?
Clues: The man had a longstanding motive to kill her; The man was clearly guilty, but had to be released under the law; The man was punished for his crime.
2. Why did Bill thank Ted for eggs that Bill had never received and Ted had never given?
Clues: They were neighbors; Ted was lazy.
3. A child was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents who were both born in Boston, Mass. The child was not a U.S. citizen. How is this possible?
4. In what year did Christmas and New Year's fall on the same year?
5. After the new canon law took effect on November 27, 1983, would a Roman Catholic man have been able to marry his widow's sister?1. was the woman dead already? ooor in the process of dying? 2. are they actual eggs? or is it one of those strane riddles where you say it fast and they become different words? was it for an eggs-cuse? bwahaha i'm bored 3. because he didn't want to be? 4. every single year they fall on hte same year. 5. he's dead already. and although corpses may be fun to poke them make lousy husbands One day, two years ago (2000), one of a pair of identical twins celebrated their birthday. Two days later, the other twin celebrated their birthday. The twins were born within 5 minutes of each other - so how can this be explained?
Polly Perkins was after a talking parrot, so she went to the local pet shop in the hope of securing such a find. She was in luck. The shop assistant assured her that the parrot would learn and repeat any word or phrase it heard. Polly was delighted. However, a week later, the parrot still hadn't spoken a word. Polly returned to the shop to complain, however, it appeared that the assistant was accurate in what he had said, and refused a refund. Why didn't the parrot talk? |
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Post by sara on Dec 30, 2002 18:43:55 GMT -5
Ha! The answer to number four is "every year". I just reread it and I realized that it's one of those ones that your brain tells you says something that it doesn't. Dag nabbit! You beat me to it Ember! |
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Post by streamingblue on Dec 30, 2002 18:45:02 GMT -5
(Off topic) However there is an exception where you can be a citizen of two countries at once. I am part of that exception, as well as my mother and a quite a few people I know. is that where you are born in one country.. get the citizenship, and immigrate to another country and get the other citizenship but you are still both? i think i'm that.. maybe |
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Post by Patjade on Dec 30, 2002 18:45:50 GMT -5
Here's some that I think weren't answered yet: 3. A child was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents who were both born in Boston, Mass. The child was not a U.S. citizen. How is this possible?
4. In what year did Christmas and New Year's fall on the same year?
5. After the new canon law took effect on November 27, 1983, would a Roman Catholic man have been able to marry his widow's sister?
4. Every year.
5. How could he? He's dead. |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 30, 2002 18:45:52 GMT -5
Where your parents were born is irrelevent in your citizenship. The law is that everyone born in the US is an American citizen until they get exiled (rare) or obtain citizenship from a different country. I assume the later happened.(Off topic) However there is an exception where you can be a citizen of two countries at once. I am part of that exception, as well as my mother and a quite a few people I know. I'm guessing that whoever wrote that riddle doesn't know this and that the answer involves the "Boston Mass." that the parents were born in being something other than Boston Massachusetts. I can't think what that would be, but it fits with the idea of checking your assumptions that many riddles are based on. |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 30, 2002 18:48:09 GMT -5
THE PARROT WAS DEAF!!!
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Post by streamingblue on Dec 30, 2002 18:50:15 GMT -5
right on ember  ooh look and there's MOOORe riddles
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives.
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits.
Kits, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives? but i think i still have like 4 riddles out there |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 30, 2002 18:50:58 GMT -5
Now that the former one about the widow's sister has been solved, I shall post another riddle that you ought to find very interesting. It is based on something that actually happened in real life.
A man once married his widow's sister. How di he accomplish this. . . erm. . . feat?
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Post by sara on Dec 30, 2002 18:51:31 GMT -5
is that where you are born in one country.. get the citizenship, and immigrate to another country and get the other citizenship but you are still both? i think i'm that.. maybe No - the exception is when one of those citizenships is Israeli, and the other citizenship is with one of Israel's allies. Most people with this dual citizenship have an American citizenship, though I know somebody who has an Israeli-British citizenship combo (though they also live in America) |
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Post by Patjade on Dec 30, 2002 18:51:48 GMT -5
One day, two years ago (2000), one of a pair of identical twins celebrated their birthday. Two days later, the other twin celebrated their birthday. The twins were born within 5 minutes of each other - so how can this be explained?
Polly Perkins was after a talking parrot, so she went to the local pet shop in the hope of securing such a find. She was in luck. The shop assistant assured her that the parrot would learn and repeat any word or phrase it heard. Polly was delighted. However, a week later, the parrot still hadn't spoken a word. Polly returned to the shop to complain, however, it appeared that the assistant was accurate in what he had said, and refused a refund. Why didn't the parrot talk?
2000 was leap year. One was born on Feb 28(just before midnight), while the other was born on March 1st (just after midnight).
Polly was a mute, or the parrot was deaf.
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Post by Patjade on Dec 30, 2002 18:53:36 GMT -5
right on ember ooh look and there's MOOORe riddles
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives.
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits.
Kits, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives? I remember this when I was a little kid! That's ancient! |
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Post by sara on Dec 30, 2002 18:55:07 GMT -5
right on ember ooh look and there's MOOORe riddles
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives.
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits.
Kits, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives? but i think i still have like 4 riddles out there |
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