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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Why is 'yes' the answer?
0 This isn't a real riddle, but it has certainly mystified me and I can't stop thinking about it, so I would really like an answer. :-) 02 br
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00 When asked a question with a choice, 'is it legal or illegal?', someone for some reason answered 'yes'. 02 br
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00 Somebody else commented that you cannot answer a choice with 'yes', but that someone wrote 'More formally, the answer is "Yes, it is either legal or illegal, and you didn't ask which."' 02 br
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00 I thought 'or' was used to give an alternative, so how can 'yes' be the answer to a choice you're given? 02 br
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00 By the way, the question can be re-worded any way you like: 'are roses red or green?', 'should we go out or stay in?', etc. 0-
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00 When asked a question with a choice, 'is it legal or illegal?', someone for some reason answered 'yes'. 02 br
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00 Somebody else commented that you cannot answer a choice with 'yes', but that someone wrote 'More formally, the answer is "Yes, it is either legal or illegal, and you didn't ask which."' 02 br
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00 I thought 'or' was used to give an alternative, so how can 'yes' be the answer to a choice you're given? 02 br
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00 By the way, the question can be re-worded any way you like: 'are roses red or green?', 'should we go out or stay in?', etc. 0-
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0 That "someone" was being a real pain in the neck, and pretending that English and logic function under the same rules. 02 br
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00 If you say to someone who is pregnant "Do you know whether you're having a boy or a girl?" You could get back "Yes, I do know." If you say "Is it a boy or a girl?" the person does DOES know, you expect to hear "It's a girl" or "It's a boy." Howev
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00 If you say to someone who is pregnant "Do you know whether you're having a boy or a girl?" You could get back "Yes, I do know." If you say "Is it a boy or a girl?" the person does DOES know, you expect to hear "It's a girl" or "It's a boy." Howev
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0 By the way, in case people need to know the context, here it is: 02 br
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00 It was on a forum thread about game graphics. We were discussing the usage of one game's graphics for another game's, and someone asked whether it was legal or not. His question was 'So is OpenTTD actually legal...' The answer he got was 'The correct question is "Is OpenTTD legal or illegal?" an
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00 It was on a forum thread about game graphics. We were discussing the usage of one game's graphics for another game's, and someone asked whether it was legal or not. His question was 'So is OpenTTD actually legal...' The answer he got was 'The correct question is "Is OpenTTD legal or illegal?" an
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0 Honestly, that person is just enjoying being an awkward idiot. Acting like a 5 year old. His version isn't 'correct' and the answer he gave is just stupid. 02 br
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0 Is it legal or illegal? 02 br
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00 A = Legal? Yes=1 No=0 02 br
00 B = Illegal? Yes=1 No=0 02 br
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01 font 01 b 00 A B 01 u 00 A or B 02 u 02 b 02 font 02 br
00 0 0 0 = No 02 br
00 0 1 1 = Yes 02 br
00 1 0 1 = Yes 02 br
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00 A = Legal? Yes=1 No=0 02 br
00 B = Illegal? Yes=1 No=0 02 br
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01 font 01 b 00 A B 01 u 00 A or B 02 u 02 b 02 font 02 br
00 0 0 0 = No 02 br
00 0 1 1 = Yes 02 br
00 1 0 1 = Yes 02 br
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