Curse

Lord Cooper · Dec 13, 2006, 09:12 AM // 09:12

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Originally Posted by Etrik

Like tom here did?

The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why?
"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "
The above passage is taken from the book "Gatsby" written by Ernest Vincent Wright in the late 1930's. [[Note: This one requires knowledge of trivia related to the english language

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meh there is no "E" in it.. as "e" is the most commonly used letter in the english alphabet it is highly unusual to see a paragraph of that length with no "E"... many variations of this riddle can be found with a little googling but they all start the same way:

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The paragraph below is most unusual...

Etrik · Dec 13, 2006, 11:21 AM // 11:21

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Originally Posted by Ole Man Bourbon

Seven. Two parents, four daughters, one son.

Seven is correct

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I'm thinking that 10 must be false, and 1 must be true, but the rest can go either way. I'm not sure.

10 is always true.

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"Queue."

I congratulate you on that one, sir.

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If you are telling the truth, then everything you tell me cannot be a lie, since you are telling me the truth--so you are lying. If you are lying, then everthing you tell me must be the truth, so you are lying by not telling me the truth.

So you are lying. I think. Owie.

Correct.

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Originally Posted by Lord Cooper

meh there is no "E" in it.. as "e" is the most commonly used letter in the english alphabet it is highly unusual to see a paragraph of that length with no "E"... many variations of this riddle can be found with a little googling but they all start the same way

There aren't many people who know that, however, and there aren't many entire paragraphs that contain no E either. Nice one tho.

Anyone else care to try the other ones? Especially

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It's more powerful than God.
It's more evil than the devil.
The poor have it.
The rich need it.
If you eat it, you'll die.
What am I?

If you guys want, I can give you *some* hints. It'd kinda spoil some though

Platinum Agent · Dec 13, 2006, 12:31 PM // 12:31

That's easy, its nothing. I'm surprised nobody's answered that yet.

Lord Cooper · Dec 13, 2006, 01:38 PM // 13:38

i didnt even see that one;.. but yea the answer i nothing like platinum said.. too easy

Lord Cooper · Dec 13, 2006, 02:33 PM // 14:33

I'm thinking of 2 words that respectively mean 'job' and 'warmth' and are an anagram of each other. What are the two words?

what object has only one side and one edge?

Ghostwriter Harken · Dec 13, 2006, 08:28 PM // 20:28

I discussed it with my friends, we're trying to solve these riddles for fun each day.

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A man was to be sentenced, and the judge told him, "You may make a statement. If it is true, I'll sentence you to four years in prison. If it is false, I'll sentence you to six years in prison." After the man made his statement, the judge decided to let him go free. What did the man say?

He said nothing since he didn't have to say anything.

BTW, someone answered this earlier, where is the post?

Etrik · Dec 14, 2006, 03:01 AM // 03:01

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Originally Posted by Ghostwriter Harken

I discussed it with my friends, we're trying to solve these riddles for fun each day.

He said nothing since he didn't have to say anything.

BTW, someone answered this earlier, where is the post?

*Loud bell rings* WRONG!

He said, "You'll sentence me to six years in prison." If it was true, then the judge would have to make it false by sentencing him to four years. If it was false, then he would have to give him six years, which would make it true. Rather than contradict his own word, the judge set the man free. Pooned. Anyone care to try the other ones ^.^

Ghostwriter Harken · Dec 14, 2006, 06:30 AM // 06:30

thanks for pointing that out to me.

tommarrow · Dec 14, 2006, 10:04 PM // 22:04

How many letters are in the alphabet? t h e a l p h a b e t = 11

A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a shotgun and points it at him. The man says, thank you and leaves.

He had the hiccups and instead of giving him water he just scared him.