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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: midnight Target on November 21, 2002, 10:17:51 AM
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A RIDDLE THAT'LL KILL YOUR BRAIN! This is going to make you so MAD!
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, and if you listened very carefully, I've given you the third word. What is it? _______gry?
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Viagry... southern version of Viagra.. :)
well.. ok.. but that's the way my grandma' says it!
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I know the answer but I dont want to spoil the fun for everybody else :D , I'll wait awhile and see if anybody gets it right and let you know.
AirScrew
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It would help if you phrased the riddle correctly. As you've phrased it, there is no correct answer. The correct question is:
"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."
I won't tell you the answer - you'll have to figure it out for yourself, or cheat and go to this website.
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/taylor/topics/grypuzzle.htm
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FA___ aka buggery
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Thanks Gofaster, that does make more sense.
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nice the second phrasing definately made the difference.
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great link
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Sorry but that's a dumb riddle. Even with the corrected wording it still makes no sense.
WARNING - SPOILER.....
If you want to figure out the answer don't read past this sentence.....
There are only three words in the English language. <--- this is not factual.
There are only three words in "the English language". <--- this is the proper way to put this.
Perhaps if the riddle was spoken it makes sense.... but it doesn't in its written form... hence it's a huge waste of time. :)
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That's the point, it's not supposed to be factual, imo that's the clue.
Originally posted by Nash
There are only three words in the English language. <--- this is not factual.
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The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you
whether you are qualified to be a "professional." Scroll down for
eachanswer. The questions are NOT that difficult. PLEASE Answer the
Question First, then scroll down to the Answer. Like it say's, their
NOT
that Difficult, they just make you Think a Little ..
1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
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The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the
giraffe, and close the door.
This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in
an overly complicated way.
2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
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Did you say, "Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and
close the refrigerator?" (Wrong Answer)
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Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe,
put in the elephant and close the door.
This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of
your previous actions.
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3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals
attend except one. Which animal does not attend?
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Correct Answer: The Elephant. The elephant is in the
refrigerator.
You just put him in there.
This tests your memory.
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OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions
correctly,
you
still have one more chance to show your true abilities.
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4. There is a river you must cross but it is inhabited by
crocodiles. How do you manage it?
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Correct Answer: You swim across. All the crocodiles are
attending the Animal Meeting.
This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.
According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the
professionals they tested got all questions wrong. But many
preschoolers got several correct answers. Anderson Consulting says this
conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of
a four year old.
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That doesn't make sense to me still...
The whole riddle is predicated on a lie?
It's like me asking a riddle by saying something like "A train leaves Kansas at 3pm going 60mph heading west...."
When you don't get the answer I say "Well the train was actually going east"....
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42!
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it was intended (20+ years ago) to be spoken
obviously if one read the printed version with quotes round the three words it would be too obvious.
get over it.. it's a riddle.
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37!
Originally posted by ra
42!
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"get over it.. it's a riddle."
No chance in hell! If I take this one laying down, what about the next dumb riddle that comes along? Or the next? A line needs to be drawn and this is where I'm drawing it. I'm going to fight this until the bitter end despite what you hippy apeasers want.
So I say again, if it's intended to be spoken, then speak it. If it doesn't work written down, don't write it down.
There!
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ROFL
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Can't help but agree with Nash on this...what a pointless waste of time.
Here's my version:
The world is flat. Two dogs are walking along the earth and one of them stops to take a dump. Which one takes a dump?
Answer: Trick question, the world is round.
Clever huh?:rolleyes:
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actually not enough info.
the first sentance, "the world is flat", is ignored.
just sayin.....
ok so I'm friggin' bored.. whaddya want ?!?
and I'm staring out my window wishing it were lunch time so I can sneak in a few runs...
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ok i have one for ya.
If an electric train is going 50 mph and the wind is blowing west, which way is the smoke going to blow?
ComradII
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Electric trains don't blow smoke.
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Sometimes the very best troll bait is the accidental kind.
:)
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After reading angry and hungry I immediately thought of two others that end in gry ... but the rest of the thread was a hoot. :D