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| Word Games Word games, riddles, one word per post, the person above me, unholy haiku etcetera. Posts made here do not add to post count. |
07-04-2005, 02:20 AM
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Riddle.
Here's a riddle for you guys:
This is a true story that I can go around saying to people. I've noticed little kids have no problem getting it, but it stumps a lot of adults:
I have been to England, I have seen Germany with my own eyes. I have walked through London and I've seen the ruins in Italy. I have have seen all these places with my own eyes and walked through them with my own feet. But I have never left the United States.
How does it work?
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07-04-2005, 09:27 AM
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a dream. or imagination?
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07-04-2005, 10:37 AM
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nope, i literally have BEEN to those places. not dream, not imagination  |
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07-04-2005, 12:13 PM
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They're all city names...
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07-04-2005, 12:20 PM
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England and Germany are cities?
I could also extend it to - I've walked through amsterdam and seen the statue of david in real life.
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07-04-2005, 12:21 PM
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oh nvm. sareth,i get what your saying. no, ive literally BEEN to those countries.
anyone else? |
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07-04-2005, 01:48 PM
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My first thought: Consulates of those countries. The ground would be considered 'home soil'
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07-04-2005, 08:44 PM
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interesting guess, but nope.
And before anyone asks, no, it's not anything to do with embassies or busch gardens.
Ok hint time:
This sentence is a sort of hint;
"I've noticed little kids have no problem getting it, but it stumps a lot of adults."
I have no idea why, but if I say that after I've told the rest of the riddle, sometimes it dawns on people.
The next hint I give will be a dead give away. |
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07-04-2005, 08:46 PM
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oh, the reason adults don't get it is because they over think it |
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07-04-2005, 09:19 PM
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if i were to guess either you went down to vegas or some amusement park.
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07-04-2005, 09:24 PM
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I thought it was maybe the Marines or Army, but the statue of david bit throws that out.
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07-04-2005, 09:42 PM
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Ok, last hint. This is the giveaway.
"But I have never left the United States."
That's a very deliberately worded sentence. |
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07-04-2005, 09:43 PM
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you were never in the united states to begin with?
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07-04-2005, 09:45 PM
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getting closer.... but im in boston now... so yeah, im here in the states.
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07-04-2005, 09:50 PM
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You were in all those places and are now in Boston. Thus, you went to all those places before you entered the United States, and never left after that.
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