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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 08/14/2005 : 20:32:25 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Boron10
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Originally posted by H. Humbert
He made sure nobody was in the car ...
Just out of curiosity, where was his wife?
His wife was in the car. I've edited it to read "made sure nobody else was in the car."
And it isn't a convertible. That's sort of why they specifically call it a sedan, although there are convertible sedans nowadays I guess.
And god is not the culprit either.
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
"Face facts with dignity." --found inside a fortune cookie |
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Dry_vby
Skeptic Friend
Australia
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Posted - 08/15/2005 : 02:52:16 [Permalink]
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Man, you do like 'em sad.
His wife died giving birth. The stranger was the baby.
What is the definition of a will? |
"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
SFN Regular
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Posted - 08/19/2005 : 02:08:30 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dry_vby
What is the definition of a will?
It's a dead giveaway.
How is a cold like a great humiliation? |
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dv82matt
SFN Regular
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Posted - 08/23/2005 : 00:25:49 [Permalink]
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Well it's been a few days so I'll answer the riddle.
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Originally posted by me
How is a cold like a great humiliation?
It brings even the proudest man to his sneeze.
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
4574 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 00:50:53 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by dv82matt
Well it's been a few days so I'll answer the riddle.
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Originally posted by me
How is a cold like a great humiliation?
It brings even the proudest man to his sneeze.
These aren't riddles, just bad puns....
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
"Face facts with dignity." --found inside a fortune cookie |
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dv82matt
SFN Regular
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Posted - 08/23/2005 : 01:33:49 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by H. Humbert
These aren't riddles, just bad puns....
Arrr... so they are. Here be a riddle.
There is an island with 100 lions and 1 sheep. The lions would like to eat the sheep but there is a catch. Any lion that eats the sheep will fall asleep and be easy prey for the other lions. A lion that eats another lion also falls asleep.
Only one lion can eat the sheep or sleeping lion. There is no sharing of the carcass.
The lions can survive without eating the sheep. A lion will only eat the sheep or a sleeping lion if it can do so without being eaten itself.
Assuming that the lions are completely logical, does the sheep get eaten? Explain your answer. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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dv82matt
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Posted - 08/23/2005 : 13:14:58 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Ricky
The riddle did not include the fact that a lion wants to eat another lion, so assuming that they don't, the first lion that eats the sheep and falls asleep will not be eaten.
So the answer is yes.
A good try, but a lion will eat a sleeping lion if it can do so without being eaten itself.
The answer to this riddle does not depend on a trick in the wording. |
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
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Posted - 08/23/2005 : 13:37:39 [Permalink]
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No.
If they can live without eating the sheep, they probably will. |
"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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Ricky
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dv82matt
SFN Regular
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Posted - 08/23/2005 : 17:02:00 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Siberia
No.
If they can live without eating the sheep, they probably will.
Frayed knot ...er I mean 'fraid not. The sheep will get eaten if a lion can eat it and avoid becoming a meal itself. |
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Ricky
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dv82matt
SFN Regular
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Posted - 08/23/2005 : 17:21:42 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Ricky
So how do we know if a lion will be able to avoid being eaten?
It has to do with the fact that the lions are completely logical. If you can figure it out then you've solved the riddle.
Perhaps I should add that the lions have full knowledge of the situation. Specifically each individual lion is aware that all the other lions are also completely logical. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
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dv82matt
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Posted - 08/23/2005 : 17:55:28 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Ricky
Every lion knows that if they eat a lion, they will be eaten. Therefore, one lion eats the sheep, and no lion eats that lion.
So the answer is yes.
Nope. The lions do not discriminate between the sheep and a sleeping lion.
Here's a hint:With 100 lions the sheep will not be eaten, but if we were to put one additional lion on the island making a total of 101 lions, the sheep will be instantly devoured.
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