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LordOfTheSwamp 
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 Topic: Riddles
Posted: 13 Jun 2011 at 11:10 |
I'm still struggling with the first two. The "would he tell me this door leads to death?" riddle works if there are two doors - but add the 3rd and my head explodes. The "1/4 of mankind" question makes me wonder if the Bible stipulate whether Seth was born before Able's murder, whereas I suspect that "mosquitoes" (i.e. Malaria) probably is a better answer. 
Anyway, since Illyriad is a swords-and-sorcery setting, this one is an old (1,000+ years) riddle...
A wonderful warrior exists on earth.
Two dumb creatures make him grow bright between them.
Enemies use him against one another.
His strength is fierce but a woman can tame him.
He will meekly serve both men and women
If they know the trick of looking after him
And feeding him properly.
He makes people happy.
He makes their lives better.
But if they let him grow proud
This ungrateful friend soon turns against them.
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"A boy is building sandcastles on a beach. You go and kick down his castle. You could say that it only reflects how you play with sandcastles. Others may think it reflects who you are." - Ander.
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Manannan
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Posted: 09 Jun 2011 at 13:31 |
 lorre wrote:
a man steps in a taxi and gives an adress,along the way telling about his girlfriend. the taxi driver drives out to an abandond place gets out the car and kills the man.why did the taxidriver did that? |
This is why you never take a cab in New York! 
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Doesn't look good... doesn't look bad either!
"Manananananananananan, so long Sir, and thanks for all the fish." ~ St.Jude
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lorre
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Posted: 09 Jun 2011 at 12:48 |
Belthazor wrote:
lorre wrote:
a man steps in a taxi and gives an adress,along the way telling about his girlfriend. the taxi driver drives out to an abandond place gets out the car and kills the man.why did the taxidriver did that? |
The man's girlfriend was the taxi driver's wife. |
yup and thats the only riddle that i know that would make sense in english translated
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The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Belthazor
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Posted: 09 Jun 2011 at 12:39 |
lorre wrote:
a man steps in a taxi and gives an adress,along the way telling about his girlfriend. the taxi driver drives out to an abandond place gets out the car and kills the man.why did the taxidriver did that? |
The man's girlfriend was the taxi driver's wife.
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We work in the Dark to serve the Light
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lorre
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Posted: 09 Jun 2011 at 12:23 |
a man steps in a taxi and gives an adress,along the way telling about his girlfriend. the taxi driver drives out to an abandond place gets out the car and kills the man. why did the taxidriver did that?
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The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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bartimeus
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Posted: 09 Jun 2011 at 12:05 |
Createure wrote:
he wasn't in his taxi, just walking...?
or he was reversing?
or he had a woman giving birth in the backseat an needed to get to the hospital quickly?
or it was a corrupt policeman he'd paid off before...?
Could be many reasons I guess. :P
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Occam's razor, don't bother inventing complicated solution when a simple one works... the first solution is the right one.
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Leungarific
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Posted: 09 Jun 2011 at 04:09 |
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Is that a riddle Creature, or a cryptogram?
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Createure
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Posted: 09 Jun 2011 at 00:03 |
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here's for Raif:
Siwus
Ifpuq
Uvtit
Tesug
(If you or anyone else manages to work that out and explain it I'll give you 1,000 chain).
Edited by Createure - 09 Jun 2011 at 00:07
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Createure
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Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 23:58 |
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he wasn't in his taxi, just walking...?
or he was reversing?
or he had a woman giving birth in the backseat an needed to get to the hospital quickly?
or it was a corrupt policeman he'd paid off before...?
Could be many reasons I guess. :P
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bartimeus
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Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 23:38 |
I hope I'm not giving it away through bad translation:
A taxi driver goes through a one-way road... (and going the wrong way), along the way, he crosses a policeman who says hello but makes no mention of his going the wrong way, and let's him go... why?
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Bartimeus, your very best friend.
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