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wu :: forums    riddles    general problem-solving / chatting / whatever (Moderators: SMQ, ThudnBlunder, Eigenray, Icarus, towr, william wu, Grimbal)    Riddle Competition « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Riddle Competition  (Read 2076 times) Lonky Newbie     Posts: 1 Riddle Competition   « on: Jan 25th, 2008, 3:47am » Quote Modify A monthly riddle competition to win cash.   http://www.tricksandriddles.com/html/riddle_competition.html   This months riddle:   I begin with T, end in T and have T within. What am I ?   Good luck all!   IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Riddle Competition   « Reply #1 on: Jan 25th, 2008, 4:39am » Quote Modify tea pot   teacart or tenderfoot would also do. « Last Edit: Jan 25th, 2008, 4:50am by Grimbal » IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Riddle Competition   « Reply #2 on: Jan 25th, 2008, 4:47am » Quote Modify on Jan 25th, 2008, 3:47am, Lonky wrote: A monthly riddle competition to win cash. 5 pounds to be precise. IP Logged mikedagr8 Uberpuzzler A rich man is one who is content; not wealthy.     Gender: Posts: 1105 Re: Riddle Competition   « Reply #3 on: Jan 25th, 2008, 1:45pm » Quote Modify on Jan 25th, 2008, 4:47am, Grimbal wrote: 5 pounds to be precise. I think your first answer deserves it. IP Logged "It's not that I'm correct, it's that you're just not correct, and so; I am right." - M.P.E. Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Boldly going where even angels fear to tread.     Gender: Posts: 4863 Re: Riddle Competition   « Reply #4 on: Jan 25th, 2008, 7:29pm » Quote Modify I admit I don't get "Tenderfoot". How does tenderfoot have T within? IP Logged "Pi goes on and on and on ... And e is just as cursed. I wonder: Which is larger When their digits are reversed? " - Anonymous Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Riddle Competition   « Reply #5 on: Jan 26th, 2008, 7:36am » Quote Modify I knew the word tenderfoot only in the context of a cowboy story where an Englishman comes to the wild west.  His snobbish manners clash with the rude manners of the cowboys.  They call him the "tenderfoot".  Normally they would cover him with tar and feathers and send him back to where he belongs, but this one ends up earning respect and some of the manners of the cowboys. IP Logged Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Boldly going where even angels fear to tread.     Gender: Posts: 4863 Re: Riddle Competition   « Reply #6 on: Jan 26th, 2008, 7:40am » Quote Modify That explains it, then. Growing up in the heart of the old west, I have far more associations for the word, so it didn't occur to me to think of it as meaning an Englishman. IP Logged "Pi goes on and on and on ... And e is just as cursed. I wonder: Which is larger When their digits are reversed? " - Anonymous Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Riddle Competition   « Reply #7 on: Jan 26th, 2008, 2:35pm » Quote Modify My dictionary thinks the same.   Anyway, for reference: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/1902172035/ref=dp_image_text_0 /203-8325361-2335915?ie=UTF8&n=266239&s=books IP Logged Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Boldly going where even angels fear to tread.     Gender: Posts: 4863 Re: Riddle Competition   « Reply #8 on: Jan 26th, 2008, 3:11pm » Quote Modify Your dictionary doesn't do a good job with this word, then.   Your story was written in 1968. The word "tenderfoot" dates back to the 1840s. It was (and is) used to describe someone new to western life. Or novices more generally. IP Logged "Pi goes on and on and on ... And e is just as cursed. I wonder: Which is larger When their digits are reversed? " - Anonymous Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Riddle Competition   « Reply #9 on: Jan 27th, 2008, 4:43pm » Quote Modify What I meant is, my dictionary also tells me about "far more associations for the word". IP Logged Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ => general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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