The Riddle Thread - Page 3

Tps222 · 01-25-2007, 05:54 PM

It was already answered.

Friday was the name of the horse.

DanWandin · 01-25-2007, 06:35 PM

Three men walk into a motel and ask for a room.

The desk clerk says a room is $30 so each man pays $10 towards the cost. Later, the clerk realizes he made a mistake, that the room should have been $25.

He calls the bell boy over and asks him to refund the other $5 to the three men. The bellboy, not wanting to mess with a lot of change dividing the $5 three ways, decides to lie about the price, refunding each man $1 and keeping the other $2 for himself.

Ultimately each man paid $9 towards the room and the bellboy got $2, totaling $29. But the original charge was $30, where did the extra $1 go?

//Dan

spyke252 · 01-25-2007, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanWandin

Three men walk into a motel and ask for a room.

The desk clerk says a room is $30 so each man pays $10 towards the cost. Later, the clerk realizes he made a mistake, that the room should have been $25.

He calls the bell boy over and asks him to refund the other $5 to the three men. The bellboy, not wanting to mess with a lot of change dividing the $5 three ways, decides to lie about the price, refunding each man $1 and keeping the other $2 for himself.

Ultimately each man paid $9 towards the room and the bellboy got $2, totaling $29. But the original charge was $30, where did the extra $1 go?

//Dan

The math is wrong, and that is really old.

Tark · 01-25-2007, 09:21 PM

Yeah Fairly Old.

DanWandin · 01-25-2007, 09:24 PM

Oh I didn't know, I'd only heard of it yesterday.

But I think it would tickle the brain more than some of the riddles in this thread don't you think?

i_like_ham · 01-25-2007, 10:20 PM

weren't the rules supposed to be that if you got it right then you were supposed to put down the next one? oh well. anyways:

A man loans enough money to a person in order to buy lunch. A year later the person pays him back the same amount of money that was loaned to him and the man uses it to buy lunch. why is it that if lunch is still the relative amount of price per dollar that he cannot afford it?

i know it's easy that or it just doesn't make sense so it is not really a riddle at all.

the_unda_doggz · 01-25-2007, 10:23 PM

If you like pina coladas...

meno_rocks123 · 01-25-2007, 10:26 PM

he went to a different restaurant.

acknerr · 01-25-2007, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by i_like_ham

weren't the rules supposed to be that if you got it right then you were supposed to put down the next one? oh well. anyways:

A man loans enough money to a person in order to buy lunch. A year later the person pays him back the same amount of money that was loaned to him and the man uses it to buy lunch. why is it that if lunch is still the relative amount of price per dollar that he cannot afford it?

i know it's easy that or it just doesn't make sense so it is not really a riddle at all.

Perhaps the man got paid back with a lot of change and the restaurant wouldn't accept that or credit cards.

xjohnieboyx · 01-26-2007, 07:54 AM

ok that riddle above is worded weirdly, i can't even understand it lol

Here's a simpler one but I didn't figure it out when it was told to me:

Greater than god, more evil than the devil, is needed by the poor, and is not by the rich - If you eat it, you will die

What is it?

mmeegghhaann · 01-26-2007, 09:16 AM

the answer to that one is nothing. What's so fragile that when you say it's name that you break it?

Blackheart87 · 01-26-2007, 10:23 AM

That's pretty simple; the answer is silence. Okay, try this one.

Two friends are talking. One asks the other a single question all day long. Each time the question is asked, a different answer is given; yet, the answer is correct every time. What is the question?

DiscoBobbyPARANOiA · 01-26-2007, 10:54 AM

"What time is it?"

ps here's my riddle:

You're supplied with 9 ball bearings, one of which has a hollow center. It weighs less, but is exactly the same as the rest when you feel/look at/hold it.

You are also supplied with a balance. The kind where you put an object on each side and it shows if they are equal, not the kind that tells weight >_>

You can use the balance TWICE to determine which of the nine bearings is the lighter one.

Using it means you add any number to each side (the sides can vary but that'd be stupid) at the SAME TIME. You cannot add one at a time to each side, that would count as multiple uses.

- Sorry if that's worded horribly.

spyke252 · 01-26-2007, 02:02 PM

Measure three on one side and three on the other
1) If they're equal
Measure two of the others, If they're equal, the last one is it, otherwise whichever weighs less

2)If they aren't equal
Take the side that weighs less, measure two of them, if they're equal, the third one is it, otherwise whichever weighs less

Quote:

Originally Posted by spyke252

spyke is hanging out on a heavily forested island that's really narrow: it's a narrow strip of land that's ten miles long. let's label one end of the strip A, and the other end B. a fire has started at A, and the fire is moving toward B at the rate of 1 mph. at the same time, there's a 2 mph wind blowing in the direction from A toward B. what can spyke do to save himself from burning to death?! assume that spyke can't swim and there are no boats, jetcopters, teleportation devices, etc.. (if he does nothing, spyke will be toast after at most 10 hours, since 10 miles / 1 mph = 10 hours)

Assume he knows basic survival skills, and that he doesn't want to die, i.e. the answer is not "Let him go drown to death so he won't burn to death"

GuidoHunter · 01-26-2007, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackheart87

Two friends are talking. One asks the other a single question all day long. Each time the question is asked, a different answer is given; yet, the answer is correct every time. What is the question?

What's the time?

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

acknerr · 01-26-2007, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuidoHunter

What's the time?

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

That is correct, but it has already been answered sorry.

I have another one. What is the beginning of the end and the end of time and space?

Pichu_XP · 01-26-2007, 05:54 PM

The letter 'e'.

Bahamut-X · 01-26-2007, 05:54 PM

The letter "e".

Please, everyone's heard these lame riddles. Come up with more thoughtful ones.

We need Reach for something like this to be succesful.

acknerr · 01-26-2007, 05:56 PM

I was afraid of that too, it's probably more obvious when you write that riddle out lol.

GuidoHunter · 01-26-2007, 06:37 PM

Whoops. Thought DBP's post was just his riddle; didn't see the answer to the one I posted about.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

01-25-2007, 05:54 PM	#41
Tps222 FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 6,167	Re: The Riddle Thread It was already answered. Friday was the name of the horse.

01-25-2007, 06:35 PM	#42
DanWandin FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 15	Re: The Riddle Thread Three men walk into a motel and ask for a room. The desk clerk says a room is $30 so each man pays $10 towards the cost. Later, the clerk realizes he made a mistake, that the room should have been $25. He calls the bell boy over and asks him to refund the other $5 to the three men. The bellboy, not wanting to mess with a lot of change dividing the $5 three ways, decides to lie about the price, refunding each man $1 and keeping the other $2 for himself. Ultimately each man paid $9 towards the room and the bellboy got $2, totaling $29. But the original charge was $30, where did the extra $1 go? //Dan

01-25-2007, 09:21 PM	#44
Tark FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 110	Re: The Riddle Thread Yeah Fairly Old. __________________ No one in their right mind would willingly join a blue-grass band. 56 AAA's, 98,643,347,895 black flags. Last edited by Tark; 01-25-2007 at 09:22 PM.. Reason: ^_^

01-25-2007, 09:24 PM	#45
DanWandin FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 15	Re: The Riddle Thread Oh I didn't know, I'd only heard of it yesterday. But I think it would tickle the brain more than some of the riddles in this thread don't you think?

01-25-2007, 10:20 PM	#46
i_like_ham FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: i don't know Age: 33 Posts: 80	Re: The Riddle Thread weren't the rules supposed to be that if you got it right then you were supposed to put down the next one? oh well. anyways: A man loans enough money to a person in order to buy lunch. A year later the person pays him back the same amount of money that was loaned to him and the man uses it to buy lunch. why is it that if lunch is still the relative amount of price per dollar that he cannot afford it? i know it's easy that or it just doesn't make sense so it is not really a riddle at all. __________________ i have no cool quote from anyone else...

01-25-2007, 10:23 PM	#47
the_unda_doggz Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lake Mary, Florida Age: 33 Posts: 643	Re: The Riddle Thread If you like pina coladas...

01-25-2007, 10:26 PM	#48
meno_rocks123 FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: in a box on the corner of main and broadway Age: 31 Posts: 2,324	Re: The Riddle Thread he went to a different restaurant.

01-26-2007, 07:54 AM	#50
xjohnieboyx FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: negev Age: 34 Posts: 1,630	Re: The Riddle Thread ok that riddle above is worded weirdly, i can't even understand it lol Here's a simpler one but I didn't figure it out when it was told to me: Greater than god, more evil than the devil, is needed by the poor, and is not by the rich - If you eat it, you will die What is it?

01-26-2007, 09:16 AM	#51
mmeegghhaann FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 239	Re: The Riddle Thread the answer to that one is nothing. What's so fragile that when you say it's name that you break it? __________________ A burrito is just a sleeping bag for ground beef.

01-26-2007, 10:23 AM	#52
Blackheart87 FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 36 Posts: 25	Re: The Riddle Thread That's pretty simple; the answer is silence. Okay, try this one. Two friends are talking. One asks the other a single question all day long. Each time the question is asked, a different answer is given; yet, the answer is correct every time. What is the question?

01-26-2007, 10:54 AM	#53
DiscoBobbyPARANOiA FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ill slap tha taste out yo mouf Age: 35 Posts: 1,206	Re: The Riddle Thread "What time is it?" ps here's my riddle: You're supplied with 9 ball bearings, one of which has a hollow center. It weighs less, but is exactly the same as the rest when you feel/look at/hold it. You are also supplied with a balance. The kind where you put an object on each side and it shows if they are equal, not the kind that tells weight >_> You can use the balance TWICE to determine which of the nine bearings is the lighter one. Using it means you add any number to each side (the sides can vary but that'd be stupid) at the SAME TIME. You cannot add one at a time to each side, that would count as multiple uses. - Sorry if that's worded horribly. __________________ Iggy911Mc (12:55:49 AM): Mudkip is a Koala Bear. Last edited by DiscoBobbyPARANOiA; 01-26-2007 at 11:02 AM..

01-26-2007, 05:54 PM	#57
Pichu_XP FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 2008 Posts: 950	Re: The Riddle Thread The letter 'e'. __________________

01-26-2007, 05:54 PM	#58
Bahamut-X FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 32 Posts: 3,399	Re: The Riddle Thread The letter "e". Please, everyone's heard these lame riddles. Come up with more thoughtful ones. We need Reach for something like this to be succesful.

01-26-2007, 05:56 PM	#59
acknerr FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: On My Friggin' Computer, Where Do You Think?! Age: 32 Posts: 551	Re: The Riddle Thread I was afraid of that too, it's probably more obvious when you write that riddle out lol.

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