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Post by peachifruit on Dec 28, 2002 21:06:04 GMT -5
Not three....
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Post by Linnen Malfoy on Dec 28, 2002 21:14:08 GMT -5
Rawr! I know the verson where the answer is language.
;_; But I keep thinking of this one and I cannow get it...
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Post by sollunaestrella on Dec 28, 2002 21:15:47 GMT -5
Rawr! I know the verson where the answer is language. ;_; But I keep thinking of this one and I cannow get it... Is it a totally different riddle, or is it this "gry" thing? Does this answer really end in "gry"? Is it one of those word-play things? Argh! It's so frustrating.... |
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Post by peachifruit on Dec 28, 2002 21:18:54 GMT -5
Rawr! I know the verson where the answer is language. ;_; But I keep thinking of this one and I cannow get it... You're RIGHT! The answer doesn't really end in -gry. I'm just trying to trick you. Yup. |
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Post by Linnen Malfoy on Dec 28, 2002 21:18:55 GMT -5
Is it a totally different riddle, or is it this "gry" thing? There are diffrent versions of the riddle, each one has a slighty diffrent answer. ^_^ EDIT: nevermind...I guess they have the same answer O-o; There ARE more gry words (I read about them in English once), but they arn't commonly used words. |
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Post by sara on Dec 28, 2002 21:20:04 GMT -5
Peachi, sorry to break the news to you, but youre using the wrong wording. The proper wording is this -
Think of words that end in "gry". Angry and hungry are two. There are three words in the English language. What's the third? If you listiened carefully, I have already given you the answer
Linnen's got the right answer - "language" is the third word in the phrase "the English language".
By the way, there are FOUR words in the English language of which I am aware ending in "gry" - angry, hungry, gry (itself), and aggry.
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Post by sollunaestrella on Dec 28, 2002 21:21:55 GMT -5
There are diffrent versions of the riddle, each one has a slighty diffrent answer. ^_^ There ARE more gry words (I read about them in English once), but they arn't commonly used words. Oh, I see. This is really frustrating me...itgry, onegry, fourthgry, unogry, ungry, oneitgry...Meep! |
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Post by Linnen Malfoy on Dec 28, 2002 21:22:12 GMT -5
I thought that the wording was a tad bit off...
Look at all the many,many versions!
Version 1
"Think of words ending in 'gry'. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is."
Version 2
There are three words that end with "gry". Angry is one and hungry is another. What is the third word. Everyone uses it every day and Everyone knows what it means. If you have been listening, I have already told you what the word is.
Version 3
There are at least three words in the English language that end in g or y. One of them is "hungry", and another one is "angry". There is a third word, a short one, which you probably say every day. If you are listening carefully to everything I say, you just heard me say it three times. What is it?
Version 4
There are three words in the English language that end in "gry". ONE is angry and the other is hungry. EveryONE knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. EveryONE uses them everyday, if you listened very carefully, I've given you the third word. What is it?
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Post by sollunaestrella on Dec 28, 2002 21:26:50 GMT -5
I thought that the wording was a tad bit off... Look at all the many,many versions! Version 1 "Think of words ending in 'gry'. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is." Version 2 There are three words that end with "gry". Angry is one and hungry is another. What is the third word. Everyone uses it every day and Everyone knows what it means. If you have been listening, I have already told you what the word is.Version 3 There are at least three words in the English language that end in g or y. One of them is "hungry", and another one is "angry". There is a third word, a short one, which you probably say every day. If you are listening carefully to everything I say, you just heard me say it three times. What is it?Version 4 There are three words in the English language that end in "gry". ONE is angry and the other is hungry. EveryONE knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. EveryONE uses them everyday, if you listened very carefully, I've given you the third word. What is it?Isn't version 3 "say"? |
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Post by sara on Dec 28, 2002 21:27:18 GMT -5
Thanks for spoiling it, Peachi.  But E1-E4 have yet to be answered. . . Accidently, you stumbled on the answer for Riddle #10. I *think* I requested that if you already heard a riddle that you would give others a chance to solve it, and I figured everybody knew the answer to "Why did the chicken cross the road" (To get to the other side) and therefore, in an ideal universe, nobody would reveal the answer in case someone didn't know the riddle. But we don't live in an ideal universe *hugs Peachi* |
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Post by sara on Dec 28, 2002 21:35:39 GMT -5
Version 4 There are three words in the English language that end in "gry"That version is incorrect - there are definitely more than three words ending in "gry" in the english language. I recall Tdyans once lameting over how people always mis-word this riddle. The whole point of putting the "gry" thing in the riddle is to mislead the person solving the riddle. You could literally write the riddle as - There are three words in the English language. What is the third? but then it would be too easy. However I've never seen the phrasing "there are at least three words in the English language ending in 'gry'". Not only does it stay true to the original riddle, but the wording is even MORE tricky *evil smirk* Next time I tell this riddle, I'll be sure to use THIS version .... muahahahaha! And if you didn't get all of the above, just imagine the confusion of anyone I tell this new version of the riddle ... muahahahaha! Sara needs a spanking. |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 28, 2002 21:40:55 GMT -5
That version is incorrect - there are definitely more than three words ending in "gry" in the english language. I recall Tdyans once lameting over how people always mis-word this riddle. The whole point of putting the "gry" thing in the riddle is to mislead the person solving the riddle. You could literally write the riddle as - There are three words in the English language. What is the third? but then it would be too easy. However I've never seen the phrasing "there are at least three words in the English language ending in 'gry'". Not only does it stay true to the original riddle, but the wording is even MORE tricky *evil smirk* Next time I tell this riddle, I'll be sure to use THIS version .... muahahahaha! And if you didn't get all of the above, just imagine how confused anyone I tell this new version of the riddle will be ... muahahahaha! Sara needs a spanking. Oh, I get it. Hehe. But if I didn't already know what the answer to the riddle was, I would NEVER figure it out if I lived for a billion year the way you phrased. |
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Post by sollunaestrella on Dec 28, 2002 21:46:21 GMT -5
Okay, I get it now...finally.... ;D
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Post by sara on Dec 28, 2002 21:56:52 GMT -5
E4 (classification: abstract thinking (HARD)): A DJ walks to his car with a satisfied smile on his face. He gets in and begins his drive back to work. He turns on the radio to some music. Suddenly, he stops the car, pulls over, and kills himself. Why? He just had a good night, which is why he's satisfied. He turned on the music, and by MERE COINCIDENCE it is the same music he played the night he killed his girlfriend, an incident his concience had been bearing for a while. Thoughts race in his head as he hears the music. He switches radio stations to distract himself, but the more he tries to stop thinking, the harder it is for him to stop wallowing in guilt (kind of like the irony that the things we try to forget are the thinks which are preserved most sharply in our memories). He has a long drive ahead of him before he can seek anyone else's counsel, and eventually he can't take it anymore. His reckless driving almost caused a car accident and took yet ANOTHER life. That is the final straw, so he pulls over to spare everyone else trouble, and kills himself. I'm sure that is not the answer that whoever asked the riddle was looking for, but it works, doesn't it? |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 28, 2002 21:57:53 GMT -5
E1(classification: logic): In front of you there are three light switches. They go to three seperate light bulbs in a room that is not visible from where you are. Your challenge is to determine which light switch goes to which light bulb without looking at the room with the lights more than once. How will you do it? E2 (classification: checking your assumptions): There is a normal, empty, straight two-way pipe lying on the ground. One perfectly healthy cat peeks into one end, and another perfectly heathy cat peeks into the other. Although there is plenty of light and nothing is obstructing their veiw, they do NOT see eachother. Why? E3 (classification: checking assumptions): A man sits on an island in the middle of a large, deep lake. The island is completely empty of materials and there is no boat or bridge. The man can not swim and, because the island is empty, cannot make anything to help get him accross. Eventually, he makes it safely to shore without any help, alive, and under his own power. How does he do it? E4 (classification: abstract thinking (HARD)): A DJ walks to his car with a satisfied smile on his face. He gets in and begins his drive back to work. He turns on the radio to some music. Suddenly, he stops the car, pulls over, and kills himself. Why? *cough* Still unanswered. *cough* E1 and E3 are actually pretty easy compared tos ome of the ones that have been posted so far. . . |
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But E1-E4 have yet to be answered. . .