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(Message started by: tiger on Jul 15^th, 2003, 6:57am)

Title: Rich people don't need it
Post by tiger on Jul 15^th, 2003, 6:57am

What am I:
Rich people don't need it.
Poor people don't have it.
If you don't eat it,
you'll die.

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Title: Re: Very Tricky Riddle (try it)
Post by wowbagger on Jul 15^th, 2003, 7:21am

This one (slightly differently worded) is around so often already, I wonder how one can miss it. If one searches (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?action=search) for existing threads, that is.

Title: Re: Very Tricky Riddle (try it)
Post by tiger on Jul 15^th, 2003, 7:31am

its just that I heard this riddle today and was wondering what answers people would come up wit. I'm absolutely stomped about what the answer is. Do anyone know the answer?

Title: Re: Very Tricky Riddle (try it)
Post by aero_guy on Jul 15^th, 2003, 7:53am

You can find anything (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=riddles_easy;action=display;num=1030161161;start=0 ) if you search.

Title: Re: Very Tricky Riddle (try it)
Post by tiger on Jul 15^th, 2003, 7:54am

i read the answer could probably be "something" does that seem right?

Title: Re: Very Tricky Riddle (try it)
Post by aero_guy on Jul 15^th, 2003, 7:55am

see above

Title: Re: Very Tricky Riddle (try it)
Post by tiger on Jul 15^th, 2003, 7:57am

i just realized I made a mistake. The first posted that says the riidle is suppost to say "but if you don't eat it,". Thanx again to thse who are trying to help me out! ;D

Title: Re: Very Tricky Riddle (try it)
Post by wowbagger on Jul 15^th, 2003, 7:59am

You can find discussions and different wordings in these threads: one (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=what_am_i;action=display;num=1043913530), two (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=riddles_easy;action=display;num=1040590680), three (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=riddles_easy;action=display;num=1030161161). Actually, there are even more...

Title: Re: Very Tricky Riddle (try it)
Post by Chewdogscp on Jul 15^th, 2003, 12:57pm

hiThe answer to this variation is [hide]anything[/hide]

[hide]Rich people don't need anything,
Poor people don't have anything,
And if you don't eat anything,
you'll die...... [/hide]

But i don't think that rich people don't need [hide]anything[/hide]..... i mean we ALL need a little love.... lol ;)

Title: Re: Very Tricky Riddle (try it)
Post by aero_guy on Jul 17^th, 2003, 1:15pm

Like I said.

Title: Re: Very Tricky Riddle (try it)
Post by anna on Aug 22^nd, 2003, 2:07pm

well like he said he messed up and ment eat instead of it two times in the second to last line therefor that would make the answer food

rich people don't need it
poor people don't have it
and if you don't eat it,
you'll die
what am i= food

no offence but some of you guys and gals need to lay off some of the newbies or guests because you were there once also you act like seniors towards freshman in high school

Title: Re: Very Tricky Riddle (try it)
Post by wowbagger on Aug 22^nd, 2003, 3:01pm

Anna,
are you sure rich people don't need food? I think he intended only the first "it" to be "eat".

And sorry to everyone who feels I was being impolite by my "senior" behaviour. (I'm quite glad I didn't go through one of these high schools by the way.)
Wait a moment - I am a Senior Riddler! ;)

Title: Re: Rich people don't need it
Post by K1ND3LL on Dec 1^st, 2003, 3:39pm

You don't need to change any of the words in the question...... the answer is NOTHING.

Title: Re: Rich people don't need it
Post by Icarus on Dec 1^st, 2003, 5:36pm

Better read it again, K1ND3LL. The poorest of the poor have nothing. And if you don't eat nothing - that means you must be eating something, which is hardly fatal!

Title: Re: Rich people don't need it
Post by usdragonfly on Feb 2^nd, 2004, 5:17am

the answer is 'anything'

Title: Re: Rich people don't need it
Post by usdragonfly on Feb 2^nd, 2004, 5:18am

rich people don't need anything, poor people don't have anything, if you don't eat anything you'll die!

Title: Re: Rich people don't need it
Post by Icarus on Feb 2^nd, 2004, 4:37pm

Thus the posts by aero_guy & Chewdogscp.

Title: Re: Rich people don't need it
Post by Kazn on Feb 2^nd, 2004, 6:04pm

I believe it was worded this way:
Rich people want me.
Poor people have me.
If you eat me,
you will be me.
Is it NOTHING?

Title: Re: Rich people don't need it
Post by Icarus on Feb 3^rd, 2004, 6:07pm

Yes, that is one wording of essentially the same puzzle. Check the links in Aero_guy's and wowbagger's posts to see some of the other versions of it.