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(Message started by: alien2 on Jul 17th, 2016, 5:26am)
Title: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Jul 17th, 2016, 5:26am
A limping man whose legs hurt feels the need to sit on a chair. But when he does he is terrified. Why? There is nothing unusual about the riddle.
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by Grimbal on Jul 19th, 2016, 5:25am
He is in a forest with wolves staying in a haunted house.  He has been terrified for the whole day, why would it be different when he sits down?
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Jul 19th, 2016, 5:38am
A chair in a forest? Are you crazy?  
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by rloginunix on Jul 19th, 2016, 7:02am
Because the man is limping, he carries a portable chair with him at all times?
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Jul 19th, 2016, 7:20am
No. Why would he be terrified when he sits down? Are you crazy as well?
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Jul 19th, 2016, 8:25am
Perhaps I am the one who is crazy here. I am not certain that a part of the riddle is in the spirit of English language.
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by towr on Jul 19th, 2016, 10:25am
Is he terrified when he sits on a chair, or is he terrified when he feels the need to sit on a chair?

Is the chair haunted by the spirit of the English language? And is that what terrifies him? :P
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by rloginunix on Jul 19th, 2016, 10:37am
1) he will be taking a finals exam on differential topology that he did not study all that well?

2) he has bad [hide]elbows[/hide] also?
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Jul 19th, 2016, 10:37am

on 07/19/16 at 10:25:59, towr wrote:
Is he terrified when he sits on a chair, or is he terrified when he feels the need to sit on a chair?

Both.
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Jul 19th, 2016, 10:42am

on 07/19/16 at 10:37:23, rloginunix wrote:
1) he will be taking a finals exam on differential topology that he did not study all that well?

I decided to accept this answer as an alternative one.
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by Grimbal on Jul 20th, 2016, 1:08am

on 07/19/16 at 05:38:46, alien2 wrote:
A chair in a forest? Are you crazy?  

I am not crazy, my mother got me tested!

Finding a chair in the forest just when you need one, isn't it a bit spooky?
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by rloginunix on Jul 20th, 2016, 6:01am
My original 'portable chair' post was a plausible explanation of how a man can find a chair in a forest in Grimbal's original 'forest/wolves' suggestion ...
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Jul 20th, 2016, 6:42am

on 07/20/16 at 06:01:42, rloginunix wrote:
My original 'portable chair' post was a plausible explanation of how a man can find a chair in a forest in Grimbal's original 'forest/wolves' suggestion ...

Pretty good. Not good enough though.
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by dudiobugtron on Jul 21st, 2016, 10:12pm
Sounds like an unfortunate adventure with a [hide]Ski lift[/hide] to me.
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Jul 22nd, 2016, 12:46am
Nice try. I remember hanging as a kid in the air for half an hour on a platter lift which broke down.
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Jul 31st, 2016, 6:52am
[hide]Americans[/hide] should know the answer.
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by towr on Jul 31st, 2016, 6:58am
[hide]He's so fat he's afraid he won't be able to get up again by himself?[/hide]
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Jul 31st, 2016, 7:20am
I like this witty answer! I like Dutch too! Well, smart Dutch anyhow.

No intended answer yet.
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by rloginunix on Jul 31st, 2016, 7:47am
[hide]Electric[/hide]?
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Jul 31st, 2016, 7:53am
[hide]Electric what? Guitar? Only kidding.[/hide] This is the expected answer.
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by JiNbOtAk on Aug 24th, 2016, 6:32pm
Moslems generally get married sitting down, so..
Title: Re: Bad knees
Post by alien2 on Aug 25th, 2016, 12:30am
I am sitting on a chair right now but I am terrified because no woman wants to marry me. It appears women are smart too.


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