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KD
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greater than God, more evil than the devil
« on: Aug 23rd, 2002, 8:52pm » |
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Took awhile to figure this out... but "NOTHING" is the answer to this riddle...
"I am greater than God, and more evil than the devil. Poor people have me. Rich people want me. And if you eat me, you'll die. What am I?"
Of course that will not be the answer if you are an atheist... 
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thelonious
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #1 on: Oct 17th, 2002, 10:29pm » |
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I have never seen a rich person that wasn't greedy for more. And technically, you cannot eat nothing. You would be not eating. I think the correct answer is spam.
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #2 on: Oct 18th, 2002, 2:19pm » |
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interesting. but if you don't eat spam, you'll still die. Does that disprove the answer?
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Jeremiah Smith
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #3 on: Oct 18th, 2002, 7:58pm » |
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on Oct 17th, 2002, 10:29pm, thelonious wrote:| And technically, you cannot eat nothing. You would be not eating. |
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Yes. If you eat nothing, then you aren't eating anything, and then you get to up-close-and-personal with a little condition known as "starving to death".
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thelonious
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #4 on: Oct 22nd, 2002, 7:25pm » |
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And this meal of nothing, which you plan to eat, would you like it served on your invisible jet?
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #5 on: Oct 22nd, 2002, 7:29pm » |
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FYI, the version of this riddle I'm familiar with is:
What is it men love more than life,
Fear more than death or mortal strife,
The poor man has, the rich require,
The contented man's desire,
The miser spends, the spendthrift saves,
And all men carry to their graves?
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My arcade cabinet
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thelonious
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #6 on: Oct 23rd, 2002, 6:53pm » |
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I like that version better. Saying the rich require, instead of want, puts more meaning into the puzzle. Not to mention this version also has more and better sounding words. They like, sound similiar or something. Always a plus.
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #7 on: Nov 7th, 2002, 1:01am » |
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So all in all we all agree that KD was in fact correct all along.
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #8 on: Oct 28th, 2004, 11:48am » |
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What is the answer?
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #9 on: Oct 28th, 2004, 11:49am » |
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Thanks
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #10 on: Nov 12th, 2004, 9:05am » |
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The answer is "nothing".
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #11 on: Dec 4th, 2004, 1:03pm » |
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If you eat nothing, you'll die of starvation
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #12 on: Feb 18th, 2005, 8:21pm » |
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The question was answered correctly by more kindergartners than college students, Bravo!
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Re: greater than God, more evil than the devil
« Reply #13 on: Feb 18th, 2005, 8:38pm » |
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FYI: That was not a "SMART ___" remark, I was praising the little ones!
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