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Blueblooded65 Posted 13 years ago
Jokes, Puzzles & Riddles
English Riddle
I can't understand this riddle? Can you say the answer?
Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son.
Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son.
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Hi I think the answer is "It's me" The first part establishes that you are an only child; and then it follows that the only person whom your father has as a child is yourself Hope this helps Dave
- Hi I think the answer is "It's me" The first part establishes that you are an only child; and then it follows that the only person whom your father has as a child is yourself Hope this helps Dave
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Hi
I think the answer is "It's me"
The first part establishes that you are an only child; and then it follows that the only person whom your father has as a child is yourself
Hope this helps
Dave
I think the answer is "It's me"
The first part establishes that you are an only child; and then it follows that the only person whom your father has as a child is yourself
Hope this helps
Dave
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dave_anonI think the answer is "It's me"No. 'That man' is my son. His father ( me) is my father's son ( me).
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The answer is "my son"
But I can't understand it.
It makes me confused.
But I can't understand it.
It makes me confused.
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Hi
You and fivejedjon are quite right
It's interesting. I don't have a son, but I do have a daughter; so I can transpose the riddle:
- That woman's father is my father's son
... in which case the meaning is obvious
Good riddle!
Dave
You and fivejedjon are quite right
It's interesting. I don't have a son, but I do have a daughter; so I can transpose the riddle:
- That woman's father is my father's son
... in which case the meaning is obvious
Good riddle!
Dave
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The person is talking to himself in the mirror and answer is "it is me"
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rajesh jain The person is talking to himself in the mirror and answer is "it is me"No, it isn't - as I have explained.
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Hi
But now I'm not sure
The implicit last line of every riddle is: who/what am I?
To be sure, 'that man' or 'that woman' will refer to my son or daughter
But the answer to 'Who am I?' is me
I think the problem is with the referential pronoun but, to be honest, I still don't see why
Dave
But now I'm not sure
The implicit last line of every riddle is: who/what am I?
To be sure, 'that man' or 'that woman' will refer to my son or daughter
But the answer to 'Who am I?' is me
I think the problem is with the referential pronoun but, to be honest, I still don't see why
Dave
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The speaker is talking about 'that man', his son. 'I' always refers to the person who is speaking/writing.
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Hi
The only clear referent we have here is 'my father's son' (and I have no brothers). So that transposes to 'me'. So we have:
- That man's father is me
... and that could only be used to refer to my son
... but the fact that I'm referring to him with 'that man' means that the answer to 'Who am I?' is me (his father)
Dave
The only clear referent we have here is 'my father's son' (and I have no brothers). So that transposes to 'me'. So we have:
- That man's father is me
... and that could only be used to refer to my son
... but the fact that I'm referring to him with 'that man' means that the answer to 'Who am I?' is me (his father)
Dave
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