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wu :: forums    riddles    what am i (Moderators: SMQ, Eigenray, towr, william wu, ThudnBlunder, Grimbal, Icarus)    I start with four. « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: I start with four.  (Read 776 times) aero_guy Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 513 I start with four.   « on: Apr 10th, 2003, 4:29am » Quote Modify I start with four. Cut one off, three will fall, and 5 will remain. What am I? IP Logged cho Guest Re: I start with four.   « Reply #1 on: Apr 10th, 2003, 7:39am » Quote Modify Remove It burns me up that I didn't get this one sooner. IP Logged maryl Guest Re: I start with four.   « Reply #2 on: Apr 10th, 2003, 1:32pm » Quote Modify Remove I don't think this is the answer but I was thinking of four walls and a roof. Oh well, just a thought. IP Logged Speaker Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 1118 Re: I start with four.   « Reply #3 on: Apr 22nd, 2003, 6:25pm » Quote Modify I thought cho had cornered the market on answers, but I don't get his answer this time...   Maybe I'm just... L-7   IP Logged They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. <Ben Franklin> cho Guest Re: I start with four.   « Reply #4 on: Apr 22nd, 2003, 7:28pm » Quote Modify Remove We're even, cuz I have no idea what L-7 means. It was a poor hint, and I'm not sure my answer is what aero was thinking of but if you think food, you're getting warmer. My guess: big hint [hide] a four letter word, minus "one"=5 [/hide} IP Logged cho Guest Re: I start with four.   « Reply #5 on: Apr 22nd, 2003, 7:31pm » Quote Modify Remove Oops, I can run, but apparently I can't hide (or type). IP Logged Speaker Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 1118 Re: I start with four.   « Reply #6 on: Apr 22nd, 2003, 11:50pm » Quote Modify I wasn't thinking about food...   except to eat three square meals a day...   L7 is just something kids when I was a kid used to call kids that weren't groovey...     You probably need to have attended my elementary school to have heard L7 used...   IP Logged They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. <Ben Franklin> cho Guest Re: I start with four.   « Reply #7 on: Apr 23rd, 2003, 6:25am » Quote Modify Remove If you'd ever eaten at my house, you'd know why "burnt" was the first word that came to my mind from the riddle. IP Logged wowbagger Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 727 Re: I start with four.   « Reply #8 on: Apr 23rd, 2003, 7:05am » Quote Modify on Apr 23rd, 2003, 6:25am, cho wrote: If you'd ever eaten at my house, you'd know why "burnt" was the first word that came to my mind from the riddle. Do you cook yourself?     The best answer I've come up with so far is related to Miami, but I'm a bit uncomfortable with the falling part. IP Logged "You're a jerk, <your surname>!" aero_guy Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 513 Re: I start with four.   « Reply #9 on: Apr 23rd, 2003, 11:37am » Quote Modify Speaker got it.  His first post gives the answer away. IP Logged wowbagger Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 727 Re: I start with four.   « Reply #10 on: Apr 23rd, 2003, 11:44am » Quote Modify on Apr 23rd, 2003, 11:37am, aero_guy wrote: Speaker got it.  His first post gives the answer away. I still don't get it.   I suppose the part of Speaker's post that gives it away is:     L-7     (interpreting L as a roman numeral)   I can see how "four" and "three" relate, but what about the "5"? « Last Edit: Apr 23rd, 2003, 11:47am by wowbagger » IP Logged "You're a jerk, <your surname>!" maryl Guest Re: I start with four.   « Reply #11 on: Apr 23rd, 2003, 12:22pm » Quote Modify Remove on Apr 22nd, 2003, 6:25pm, Speaker wrote: I thought cho had cornered the market on answers, but I don't get his answer this time...   Maybe I'm just... L-7   This doesn't have anything to do with a certain game, does it? IP Logged aero_guy Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 513 Re: I start with four.   « Reply #12 on: Apr 23rd, 2003, 12:39pm » Quote Modify L-7 = red herring   There are really two parts to this riddle.  The first is, what am I?  The second is, "What is the thing you are cutting off, dropping to the ground, and remaining?" « Last Edit: Apr 23rd, 2003, 12:42pm by aero_guy » IP Logged cho Guest Re: I start with four.   « Reply #13 on: Apr 23rd, 2003, 1:54pm » Quote Modify Remove So there's another perfectly good answer of mine that's completely wrong. And I thought oven fit perfectly. Four letters, get rid of "one", three letters fall leaving 5. IP Logged harpanet Junior Member     Posts: 109 Re: I start with four.   « Reply #14 on: Apr 23rd, 2003, 2:45pm » Quote Modify I must admit I got the 'correct' answer before I finished reading the question, but your answer, Cho, is very ingenious. If that had been the one aero_guy wanted, no way would I have got it. Your brain is wired up in a very intriguing manner.     IP Logged maryl Guest Re: I start with four.   « Reply #15 on: Apr 23rd, 2003, 2:53pm » Quote Modify Remove I second that. IP Logged aero_guy Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 513 Re: I start with four.   « Reply #16 on: Apr 23rd, 2003, 3:18pm » Quote Modify I was wondering what the answer you had come up with was cho.  Interesting way of working backwords. 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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