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Dry_vby
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Australia
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 Posted - 08/07/2005 : 00:45:03
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I enjoy riddles  and I would like to see other peoples favorites.
So I what I thought I'd do is post a riddle and whoever gets it posts the next one.
OK. Here goes:
Why is the sky BLUE?
Please remember, this is a riddle, not a physics question.
Edited to make it a question.
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"I'll go along with the charade
Until I can think my way out.
I know it was all a big joke
Whatever it was about."
Bob Dylan
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Edited by - Dry_vby on 08/07/2005 19:08:23
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the_ignored
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Posted - 08/07/2005 : 10:27:28 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dry_vby
I enjoy riddles and I would like to see other peoples favorites.
So I what I thought I'd do is post a riddle and whoever gets it posts the next one.
OK. Here goes:
Why is the sky BLUE.
Please remember, this is a riddle, not a physics question.
I suck at riddles...  |
>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
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> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
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> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
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dv82matt
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Posted - 08/07/2005 : 12:20:24 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dry_vby
Why is the sky BLUE.
You're just seeing things.  quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
What is the beginning of eternity, then end of time and space,
The beginning of the end, and the end of every place?
This is so eeesy. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 08/07/2005 : 12:22:45 [Permalink]
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| This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is 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! You probably won't, at first, find anything particularly odd or unusual or in any way dissimilar to any ordinary composition. That is not at all surprising, for it is no strain to accomplish in so short a paragraph a stunt similar to that which an author did throughout all of his book, without spoiling a good writing job, and it was no small book at that. By studying this paragraph assiduously, you will shortly, I trust, know what is its distinguishing oddity. Upon locating that "mark of distinction," you will probably doubt my story of this author and his book of similar unusuality throughout. It is commonly known among book-conscious folk and proof of it is still around. If you must know, this sort of writing is known as a lipogram, but don't look up that word in any dictionary until you find out what this is all about. |
Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
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Siberia
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Posted - 08/07/2005 : 13:15:28 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is 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! You probably won't, at first, find anything particularly odd or unusual or in any way dissimilar to any ordinary composition. That is not at all surprising, for it is no strain to accomplish in so short a paragraph a stunt similar to that which an author did throughout all of his book, without spoiling a good writing job, and it was no small book at that. By studying this paragraph assiduously, you will shortly, I trust, know what is its distinguishing oddity. Upon locating that "mark of distinction," you will probably doubt my story of this author and his book of similar unusuality throughout. It is commonly known among book-conscious folk and proof of it is still around. If you must know, this sort of writing is known as a lipogram, but don't look up that word in any dictionary until you find out what this is all about.
There isn't the letter 'e' in it. |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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Dry_vby
Skeptic Friend
Australia
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Posted - 08/07/2005 : 15:04:34 [Permalink]
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People, please.
Let's get back to the only original guideline, can we?
You gotta get the riddle first before you put in another one.
Yes, "e" is the answer to everything so far, except the original question. |
"I'll go along with the charade
Until I can think my way out.
I know it was all a big joke
Whatever it was about."
Bob Dylan
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dv82matt
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Posted - 08/07/2005 : 15:18:15 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dry_vby
People, please.
Let's get back to the only original guideline, can we?
You gotta get the riddle first before you put in another one.
Yes, "e" is the answer to everything so far, except the original question.
So I guess I guessed wrong?quote:
Why is the sky BLUE.
Because it's so spaced out. That'd make anyone blue.
Pretty good job figuring our Ricky's riddle Siberia, but honestly, did you cheat?  |
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Dry_vby
Skeptic Friend
Australia
249 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2005 : 15:26:02 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by dv82matt
quote:
Originally posted by Dry_vby
Why is the sky BLUE.
You're just seeing things. quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
What is the beginning of eternity, then end of time and space,
The beginning of the end, and the end of every place?
This is so eeesy.
Please, excuse me.
I didn't recognise this as an attempt at the answer.
I thought it was a statement of fact (seeing as how I often do see things).
So far the answer to the original riddle remains elusive. |
"I'll go along with the charade
Until I can think my way out.
I know it was all a big joke
Whatever it was about."
Bob Dylan
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Siberia
SFN Addict
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Posted - 08/07/2005 : 15:50:38 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by dv82matt
Pretty good job figuring our Ricky's riddle Siberia, but honestly, did you cheat?
I didn't It just struck me. |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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dv82matt
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Posted - 08/07/2005 : 17:06:27 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
I didn't It just struck me.
Impressive. 
quote:
Why is the sky BLUE.
There's no question that a period causes the blues. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
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woolytoad
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 08/07/2005 : 17:34:50 [Permalink]
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| On my browser, 'sky' in the original message is indeed blue. The default colour for text (edit:) for posts is a dark blue on this site. At least for me. |
| Edited by - woolytoad on 08/07/2005 17:36:16 |
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Dry_vby
Skeptic Friend
Australia
249 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2005 : 17:35:03 [Permalink]
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That's the spirit guys.
Good, if somewhat sneaky tries.
A period can indeed give you the blues (from what I've heard) but this does not apply to the sky.
The word itself is indeed not blue and perhaps I should alter that but that would be mis-leading and not really relevant to the answer anyway. |
"I'll go along with the charade
Until I can think my way out.
I know it was all a big joke
Whatever it was about."
Bob Dylan
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Dry_vby
Skeptic Friend
Australia
249 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2005 : 18:08:32 [Permalink]
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You are correct in one regard.
As with any riddle, the answer COULD be anything but the answer I'm looking for is quite specific. |
"I'll go along with the charade
Until I can think my way out.
I know it was all a big joke
Whatever it was about."
Bob Dylan
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