Can YOU solve this riddle?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Valdor, Feb 21, 2010.

  1. #1
    If it takes a man a week to walk a fortnight
    how many apples are in a barrel of grapes? :confused:
     
    Valdor, Feb 21, 2010 IP
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  2. gbit

    gbit Active Member

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    #2
    The answer is: NONE
     
    gbit, Feb 21, 2010 IP
  3. sylan

    sylan Peon

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    #3
    None as a barrel of grapes is to full of grapes to have apples in it
     
    sylan, Feb 21, 2010 IP
  4. Valdor

    Valdor Well-Known Member

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    #4
    you are both wrong, the answer is:
    2 lemons :)
     
    Valdor, Feb 21, 2010 IP
  5. henryhavoc2

    henryhavoc2 Guest

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    #5
    Haha, pwnt!
     
    henryhavoc2, Feb 21, 2010 IP
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    #6
    How many grapes were in the barrel?
     
    JimGee, Feb 21, 2010 IP
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    #7
    from where does the lemon come? don't we just talk about grapes and apples? get confused.
     
    eel_boy, Mar 2, 2010 IP
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    #8
    A fortnight is two weeks.It makes no sense.
     
    vrwrys, Jun 11, 2023 IP
  9. Warner Williams

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    #9
    Yeah, they are not related in any way. Riddles must carry hints that help the guesser solve it
     
    Warner Williams, Jun 12, 2023 IP
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    #10
    There are no apples in a barrel of grapes. The riddle is designed to be a play on words and misdirection. It presents a scenario that seems unrelated and leads the listener to expect a numerical answer. However, the answer is simply that there are no apples in a barrel of grapes because they are different fruits.
     
    ilya sulakov, Jun 15, 2023 IP
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    #11
    seems there are different types of riddles,

    to solve the riddle, must one take control of the narrative within the riddle and override it with a corrective narrative which changes the riddle into a new riddle that can be solved or simply explained. riddles are surely fun.
     
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  12. vrwrys

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    #12
    When you read the first statement you already know it's b.s.,so it's no longer a riddle.
     
    vrwrys, Jun 24, 2023 IP