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  1. Aug 27th, 2010, 11:42 AM #1
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    Another thought puzzle...

    A particularly cruel King passes judgement on a criminal...

    King: "You've been a very naughty boy, but I'll let you choose your punishment. I will give you the chance to speak your last words in front of my loyal subjects tomorrow morning. If what you say is truthful, then you will be burned at the stake, if it is falsehood then you will be torn apart by horses. I look forward to your speech". (Thence followed a long period of maniacal laughter).

    For hours the condemned man paced back and forth in his cell, then suddenly he had an idea, which he quickly memorised. Then he had a good night's sleep. The next morning, the criminal spoke the words he had committed to memory and the judgement was complete... he was declared a free man and allowed to return to society.

    The question is - what did the criminal say? (There are several answers that would lead to his release, but there is a specific answer that I shall regard as the right one in this case).

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  2. Aug 27th, 2010, 12:48 PM #2
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    Wossy,
    It looks like you have ignored the other thread that contained a variation of the very same puzzle.

    I have puzzle. A real one.
    Why is drinking coca-cola making me fat, when it has 0% fat in it?
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    He would say: "I will be torn apart by horses".
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    Yeah fair enough. Please forward me US$1000 and I'll send your Wossy points by return post.
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    Quote Originally Posted by abhijit View Post
    I have puzzle. A real one.
    Why is drinking coca-cola making me fat, when it has 0% fat in it?
    I drink coca-cola almost every day and didn't take a pound, how strange
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  7. Aug 27th, 2010, 02:52 PM #6
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    Quote Originally Posted by stlaural View Post
    I drink coca-cola almost every day and didn't take a pound, how strange
    Perhaps you're not eating right!
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    "I will be torn apart by horses"
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    ... also I have a circuit implanted into my neural system, the cessation of which will trigger an explosive device which I have placed on your canine. Basically, let me go or the puppy gets it.
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    No "I will not be burnt at the stake"?
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    Quote Originally Posted by wossname View Post
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    The question is - what did the criminal say? (There are several answers that would lead to his release, but there is a specific answer that I shall regard as the right one in this case).

    1000 Wossy points to the clever git that gets it right. 500 for the most creative wrong answer
    Now for the wrong answers.
    1) Killing me will invite famine to your Kingdom and everyone in it will be forced to eat Health Food for the next millennium.
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    The criminal said : "I will be torn apart by VB Forums members." Since there were no VB Forums members available to tear him apart his statement was false and therefore he was torn apart by horses. This is what happened in a parallel universe version of this story in which the criminal did not say the correct thing for his release.
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    In another universe, the king got bored and shot him.
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    But what if he didn't say anything at all?
    Delete it. They just clutter threads anyway.
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    Hello.. i am also new here. i am hussey from usa. i want to join this forum. because i have listened to my friends about this forum. so i have decided to become a member of this forum. and i also need some help and guidance from the peoples. i am sure peoples will help me when i need their help..
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    Oh come on Mend, we could do with a few more husseys around here. lawl
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    hussey banned with zero posts. It seems I see members with zero posts banned on a regular basis. Now what could have poor hussey said that was worthy of getting deleted and causing him(her?) to get banned?
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    If I'm not mistaken the first few posts of new users are manually moderated, when they are approved the post count will start running.
    Aside from that, the three posts hussey made were all in chit-chat...
    Delete it. They just clutter threads anyway.
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    Hussey wasn't spouting enough meta-religious drivel.
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    He would simply remain silent.
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    wasn't this true/false paradox used in the movie Labyrinth?
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    Maybe
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    Quote Originally Posted by kleinma View Post
    wasn't this true/false paradox used in the movie Labyrinth?
    No - that was to do with two doorkeepers. One would always tell the truth, and the other would always lie.
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    Quote Originally Posted by InvisibleDuncan View Post
    No - that was to do with two doorkeepers. One would always tell the truth, and the other would always lie.
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    Re: Another thought puzzle...

    True/false paradox? Here's the answer:

    We will [do something] in [max. life expectancy-age of person] years.

    They can't figure out if it's true or false until the guy is dead.
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