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iron25 30-07-2005 23:51
A Riddle
 
I'm a 5 letter word containing nothing. If you take away my last letter I still sound the same. If you take away my first letter you'll still know who I am. Take away my middle letter and I'm still me. What am I?

punky 30-07-2005 23:52
Re: A Riddle
 
Spoiler: 
empty?

marky 31-07-2005 00:05
Re: A Riddle
 
i think its(..............) but not to sure

iron25 31-07-2005 00:46
Re: A Riddle
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by punky
Spoiler: 
empty?
:tu:

The riddle came from an episode of the new Kojak series :)
__________________

Quote:
Originally Posted by markymoan
i think its(..............) but not to sure

:erm:

marky 31-07-2005 00:50
Re: A Riddle
 
(............)

Spoiler: 
empty

that better:)

punky 31-07-2005 00:54
Re: A Riddle
 
I have one, but its a bit famous, so quite a few might know.

Here goes anyway.

What goes upon 4 legs when it is young, 2 legs during middle age, and 3 legs during old age? Bonus point (except for Graham ;)) to whoever says who came up with it?

Angua 31-07-2005 01:07
Re: A Riddle
 
Answer
Spoiler: 
a human
Quote:
Originally Posted by punky
I have one, but its a bit famous, so quite a few might know.

Here goes anyway.

What goes upon 4 legs when it is young, 2 legs during middle age, and 3 legs during old age? Bonus point (except for Graham ;)) to whoever says who came up with it?

iron25 31-07-2005 01:19
Re: A Riddle
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by markymoan
(............)

Spoiler: 
empty

that better:)
:tu:

MetaWraith 31-07-2005 02:30
Re: A Riddle
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by punky
I have one, but its a bit famous, so quite a few might know.

Here goes anyway.

What goes upon 4 legs when it is young, 2 legs during middle age, and 3 legs during old age? Bonus point (except for Graham ;)) to whoever says who came up with it?
Man,
It was quoted in Tolkien's "The Hobbit" as one of the riddles Gollum asked Bilbo. Whether or not that was first usage, I couldnt say.

Graham 02-08-2005 00:58
Re: A Riddle
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by punky
I have one, but its a bit famous, so quite a few might know.

Here goes anyway.

What goes upon 4 legs when it is young, 2 legs during middle age, and 3 legs during old age? Bonus point (except for Graham ;)) to whoever says who came up with it?
:PP: I suggest you read the version of that in Pyramids by Terry Pratchett ;)

punky 02-08-2005 01:04
Re: A Riddle
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by MetaWraith
Man,
It was quoted in Tolkien's "The Hobbit" as one of the riddles Gollum asked Bilbo. Whether or not that was first usage, I couldnt say.
JSYK: That riddle was devised by the Sphinx as one that could never be solved. Odeipus solved it, which annoyed the Sphinx somewhat and she killed herself. So it pre-dates Tolkein's book by some considerable margin.

Edit: Actually, I didn't know it was in The Hobbit, so it was far more famous than I realised :(


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