4 young men sat down to play
They played all night "till the break of day
They played for gold and not for fun
With equal shares for everyone
But when they had come to accounts
They each had made quite fair amounts
You, the Paradox must explain
If no man lost, how could all gain?
I'll check back later to see if someone got it right.
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Were they... Gold diggers? I dunno, I got nothin'. Edit: Hey! Disease, did you ask your ass for the answer? Nah, never mind. It would probably only have a crappy answer anyway... [Edited on 6/2/2004 6:56:03 PM]
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if it is a paradox then there isnt an answer because it cannot be answered... its like this [quote] This next sentence I write is a lie. That last sentence i wrote was the truth. Which sentence(s) is the truth? Which sentence(s) is a lie? ANswer: It is a paradox. You can't say any of them are lieing or any of them are tell truth. No answer![/quote] Am I right?? [Edited on 6/2/2004 7:01:17 PM]
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Ooh, paradox can be as fun as riddle. "This statement is false." is a self-referencing superposition of true and false. It's bool state is invalid, unless you want to expand bool state to include two more states... The other hypothetical (non-)bool state is self evident. It's true, but ONLY because it makes itself true. "This statement is true." is true, but in a way that doesn't matter to anything else. It's trueness is self-proclaimed in a way that can't be refuted because it doesn't depend on anything but the statement. Before any wannabe smartasses try to tell me that the statement might be false in some hypothetical language, know that it wouldn't be the same statement. The language, the context, gives the statement meaning. Wind just wouldn't be wind without air.
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I solved it. They were miners. It never said what TYPE of game they played. Edit: Crap, I have the feeling I'm a bit late with my answer. [Edited on 6/2/2004 7:49:40 PM]
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That gold digging answer is mine. I am hereby mining that answer, lol.
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They're all playing black jack? Who knows.. Are they investing in gold, or something?
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when u gunna post the answer?
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@Forumrunner: Could you explain to me what "bool" means... I can't seem to find it in any dictionary that's available to me... [Edited on 6/3/2004 6:50:38 AM]
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Weird: Try "Boolean". "Bool" is a shortened form. - Reiginko
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Reiginko Weird: Try "Boolean". "Bool" is a shortened form. - Reiginko[/quote] thx... boy, do I feel stupid now.
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'Low, citizen. Sorry, my bad. Do you know how to use the private message dealy?
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yeah that would've been easier, I guess.
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Actually, I changed my mind.. I just got it... They were all musicians. [Edited on 6/3/2004 9:53:08 AM]
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Yo memedal when are u gunna give the answer?
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They are playing Monopoly.
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i dont think we are ever going to no the answer
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Screw the gutter, You're all wrong. Want the answer?
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nevermind. Abolitionofman got it. They are musicians.
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D'oh! That's a good one. Does Abolition Man post the next riddle now?
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OMG! this is soooo frickin' funny!
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It's easy: noone lost. You said so yourself. "If no man lost, how could all gain" I think it went. That doesn't make sense, but whatever.
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How old is this post? I took a look at the date, it's from the begginiing of June.
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The answer is no as there is no answer. Tehy did not play for they ended up with the same amount of money they just sat there.
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Whoever brought this thread back can consider themselves on the blacklist. Have a nice day.
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I DONT GET IT AHHHHHH