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Barukh
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Re: whlegs riddle
« Reply #1 on: Apr 10th, 2004, 11:04pm » |
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Human being?
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I think this puzzle is more suitable for "What am I" forum (if it's not already there).
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Re: whlegs riddle
« Reply #2 on: Apr 11th, 2004, 7:16am » |
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I think you're right (on both counts  )
Though perhaps one should add ::aging:: to it as well
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Re: whlegs riddle
« Reply #3 on: Apr 11th, 2004, 6:03pm » |
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The more usual form (and I think somewhere on the site already, though as part of thread with more riddles), is:
What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs through the day, and 3 legs in the evening.
The answer is (since Barukh has already given it): man, who crawls as a babe (morning), walks upright through most of life (day), and uses a cane when elderly (evening).
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I wonder: Which is larger
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Re: whlegs riddle
« Reply #4 on: Apr 11th, 2004, 10:35pm » |
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Icarus, that is the classic "Riddle of the sphinx"
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Re: whlegs riddle
« Reply #5 on: Apr 12th, 2004, 3:40pm » |
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Right. I had forgotten that. It amazes me how some obscure facts that I heard only once years ago stick with me, easily recalled, while others that I encounter repeatedly (such as this one) disappear without a trace. Be prepared to remind me of this again!
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Re: whlegs riddle
« Reply #6 on: Apr 12th, 2004, 7:19pm » |
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You know, Icarus, they say the memories the first thing to go...
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Re: whlegs riddle
« Reply #7 on: Apr 13th, 2004, 3:30pm » |
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They may be right. I've been this way since I was a kid. 
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