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Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Cyberzombie on April 28, 2006, 06:16:42 PM
Yes, this is ancient.  Yes, half of you probably already know it.  Yeah, it may be obvious even if you haven't heard it before.  But it's Name Lips' fault I'm even doing this, so blame him.  :p


Two men are locked in a room with fifty-two bicycles.  One of the men (Al) counts them and discovers that there are actually fifty-three bicycles.  So he shoots the other guy (Bob) in the head.

Why?
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Name Lips on April 28, 2006, 06:55:57 PM
Just to confirm: The man who counted the bicycles shot the other man in the head, right?
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Dr_Avalanche on April 28, 2006, 07:03:09 PM
Hah. I know this one. :)
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: kryyst on April 28, 2006, 07:12:21 PM
Hopefully this doesn't ruin it (and I haven't heard it before).

But the first guy that counted 52 was he sitting on a bicycle and forgot to count that one?
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Cyberzombie on April 28, 2006, 07:18:31 PM
Quote from: Name LipsJust to confirm: The man who counted the bicycles shot the other man in the head, right?
Yes.
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Cyberzombie on April 28, 2006, 07:20:57 PM
Quote from: kryystHopefully this doesn't ruin it (and I haven't heard it before).

But the first guy that counted 52 was he sitting on a bicycle and forgot to count that one?
No.
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Thjalfi on April 28, 2006, 08:10:57 PM
did he kill the other man, so that he could use him for a food source?
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Name Lips on April 28, 2006, 08:14:26 PM
Did he shoot the other man with a gun?
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: kryyst on April 28, 2006, 11:15:00 PM
Pretty sure I know what it is so I sent the PM.
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: phoamslinger on April 29, 2006, 01:06:58 AM
PM'd CZ the answer.
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Dacke on April 29, 2006, 04:19:11 AM
Does "of them" refer to people instead of bikes?
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Cyberzombie on April 29, 2006, 11:25:31 AM
Dang it!  The quote didn't stick.  This is in response to Thjalfi's food source question.


No.
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Cyberzombie on April 29, 2006, 11:27:00 AM
Quote from: Name LipsDid he shoot the other man with a gun?
Yes  -- the guy who counted shot (Al) shot the other guy (Bob) in the head with a gun.
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Cyberzombie on April 29, 2006, 11:29:02 AM
Quote from: DackeDoes "of them" refer to people instead of bikes?
Ye gods, I sound illiterate in my first post!  Let me edit it so that I have proper noun/verb agreement, at least.  :rolleyes: <-- at me

Your question should be clarified after that.  :)
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Guest (Deleted) on April 29, 2006, 05:47:40 PM
Ok, at this point I'm lost.
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Cyberzombie on April 29, 2006, 08:31:18 PM
Quote from: PookaOk, at this point I'm lost.
So was my class the first time we went through it.

Look at the (revised) initial post and question your assumptions.  :)
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Name Lips on April 29, 2006, 11:26:22 PM
Does the original number of bicycles (52) have anything to do with a deck of cards (i.e., is the fact that a deck of cards has 52 cards relevent to this puzzle?)
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Guest (Deleted) on April 29, 2006, 11:35:27 PM
Ack!! That's it. Bicycle is the name of a brand of cards.  The other guy was cheating at cards so he shot him for it.
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Cyberzombie on April 30, 2006, 12:29:30 PM
Bingo!  The riddle is solved.  :)
Title: Premise Riddle #5
Post by: Blackthorne on December 25, 2009, 04:06:41 PM
Not as clever as the first one.
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