Riddle Me This, Urth-Dwellers!

Adam Thornton · 07 Jun 2010, 00:59 · from 2010-June.txt.gz

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From: adam at io.com (Adam Thornton)
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 19:59:44 -0500
Subject: (urth) Riddle Me This, Urth-Dwellers!
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On Jun 6, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Jeff Wilson wrote:

> On 6/6/2010 5:34 PM, brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>> The riddle game is an ancient game.
>> 
>> It is a game of turns and forfeits.
>> 
>> You did not name your forfeit: would you care to name it now?
> 
> I specified a somewhat Wolfean riddle - the stakes and rules are equally Wolfean, i.e. a contest of riddle crafting where the solver's prize is the hidden information and the maker's prize is recognition for having made a riddle that is solvable through some combination of virtues.    I much prefer the "speak friend and enter" sort of contest than the "what have I got in my pocket" kind.

TEETH! Answer's always "teeth."

Well, sometimes it's "swordfish."

Adam
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