Re: universal riddles topic

by MidniteXpress Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:43 pm

There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the 8 words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?

by patti11 Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:53 pm

startling
starting
staring
string
sting
sing
sin
in
i

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooot

by MidniteXpress Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:03 pm

well done patti Very Happy

by **rastari** Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:21 pm

impressive

by patti11 Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:49 pm

*passes riddle on to first person who wants it*

by **Dishmcds** Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:23 pm

Whats the only word in the English (American) that changes meaning when you capitalise it?

by **jerryGFL** Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:34 pm

i can think of

polish(make things clean)
Polish(the people of Poland)

by **Ares989** Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:35 pm

i havent a clue. Jerrys is good though.

by **Dishmcds** Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:40 pm

Jerry's is correct.

In the US, not many people get that correct. In Europe, it's much much easier Smile

by **Ares989** Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:44 pm

jerry's turn then. I dont live in europe (Want to though). Dish dont you live in Denver?
just thought id ask, i live around the area.

by **Bob Boblo** Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:19 am

Noones answered my riddle Sad

by **Dishmcds** Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:43 am

I must have missed it Bob.

And yeah, I live in Denver proper.

by **Bob Boblo** Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:49 am

Bob Boblo wrote:What is 1 + 1?

by MidniteXpress Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:06 pm

a sum?

by Kaje Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:08 pm

The universally recognised formula for '2'?

by Draaglom Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:36 pm

A window! 1.9999! 2! 11!
Seriously, those are all valid answers.

by Kaje Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:36 pm

Anyone posting a 'proper' riddle!? Laughing

by **Bob Boblo** Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:42 pm

Draaglom wrote:A window! 1.9999! 2! 11!
Seriously, those are all valid answers.

You get it, your third answer was right.

I see you've seen a bluff before...

by **Deilos** Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:13 pm

I don't get it...

by **Bob Boblo** Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:17 pm

Deilos wrote:I don't get it...

Don't get what?

Bananas?
Quantum Physics?
Chlamydia?

Help me out here!

by **Deilos** Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:21 pm

I pick D: all of the above.

But seriously, is that riddle simply you not specifying that it was in fact 1 + 1 (to 0 decimal places) or is there something more complicated than that?

by **Bob Boblo** Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:24 pm

1 + 1 = 2

by SaraDroz Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:49 am

Binary...

by John Forseti Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:07 am

In binary 1 + 1 = 10

by **Bob Boblo** Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:08 am

The answer was 2

1+1=2

Next riddle.

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