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udyktig
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Norwegian Riddle
« on: Dec 4th, 2006, 5:01pm » |
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Translating a riddle isnt allways the best way to go but I`l give it a try. Every christmas since 2002 there is a riddle going around the nation, and every year this stays unsolved, as far as I know at least.
In norwegian it is: Det er tyngst om vinteren, trives ikke i lys, veier 20kg, kan prate men lever ikke, burde vært lovlig men er farlig parvis..
Translated: What is at it`s heaviest in the winter, does`nt like light, weighs 20kg, can talk but is not alive, should be legal but is dangerous in pairs.
Here you go. Hope there is an answer to this.
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Noke Lieu
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Re: Hard riddle
« Reply #1 on: Dec 4th, 2006, 8:43pm » |
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hmmmn- we've come up against this before.
Furbies were mentioned.
IT strikes me as a words puzzle- and may lose something in the translation... for example
Doesn't like light- means it likes dark OR likes heavy
Dangerous in pairs- could be unsafe together, unsafe in shoes/socks, or unsafe in fruit.
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Re: Hard riddle
« Reply #2 on: Dec 5th, 2006, 5:11am » |
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20kg om vinteren eller sommeren?
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udyktig
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Re: Hard riddle
« Reply #3 on: Dec 5th, 2006, 6:43am » |
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Ikke sant, hvordan skal vi vite om det er om vinteren eller sommeren. Gramatikk og ordbruk levner stor tvil om disse sakene.
Yes, it realy loses a lot in the translation, and as for the "should be legal" sentence, it is maybe legal in the states og U.K. but not here. Tricky business this.
But to clear upp those two at least:
He likes the dark.
Could be unsafe together.
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Re: Hard riddle
« Reply #4 on: Dec 5th, 2006, 1:56pm » |
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One of Santa's buttocks.
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Re: Hard riddle
« Reply #5 on: Dec 5th, 2006, 2:58pm » |
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LMFAO, Good One. 
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Re: Norwegian Riddle
« Reply #6 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 5:23pm » |
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It seems like the phrase "heaviest in winter" would mean that it's weight fluctuates, yet it specifically says that it weighs 20kg. I wonder why...
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