think you are clever

triforcelink1

here is one
what has
4 legs
2 legs
2 legs
3legs
and then none
plz say you guesses.........
IF YOU DARE
What creature is this?

Tazryl

I think its man.

But I could be wrong.

sugarpoultry

Is this a riddle thread?

It is a man.

*GDwarf*

Two legs twice is a bit weird, but yeah, this sounds like the Sphynx's riddle to Oedipus.

"What walks on four legs at sunrise, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?" the answer being, of course, a man.

sugarpoultry

Because he goes from crawling (2), walking, walking some more (2), then he has a cane (3), then he dies.

Tazryl

I actualy cheated... i used google

sugarpoultry

I didn't, so I guess that means I'm clever.

Mini-Link

Mes gots ones toos...

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 words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?

The letter does NOT have to be the one from the end, it can be any letter in the word.

squall24

Hehe, this riddle is in Devil may cry 3, I guess it pays to play games doesn' it.(the man riddle)

sugarpoultry

Oh it is? Never played it, I just figured it out. It was a pretty easy riddle.

*GDwarf*

It's also a very famous one.

squall24

Maybe it is famous, and in a game with loose literature roots(dante's inferno) I guess it makes sense.(though completley different authers and time periods hehe) Only difference is if you guessed wrong you would be attacked by swarms of demons

Azarimanka

its a man and this is a very old riddle.

*Aeffles*

it's quite annoying when thirty people post the same thing.

*GDwarf*

You know what's annoying? When more than one persons makes essentially the same post.

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superbeast

Yup it's man. It's from a story/book. I forgot what it was called.
I think one of the guys in the story stabbed his eyes out, cause he couldn't bear the pain of something. I don't remember clearly. EXCEPT it's from a story, I know that much.

Lieutenant Lollipop

After reading all these posts, I think the answer is 'man'.

*GDwarf*

Quote:

Originally Posted by -v-a-m-

Yup it's man. It's from a story/book. I forgot what it was called.
I think one of the guys in the story stabbed his eyes out, cause he couldn't bear the pain of something. I don't remember clearly. EXCEPT it's from a story, I know that much.

Indeed, the story is Oedipus Rex.

Well, sorta, Oedipus does beat the sphinx, but I don't believe he does so in any particular play, it's just an act attributed to him.

However, he does stab his eyes out in Oedipus Rex, because he accidentally slew his father and married his mother.

Azarimanka

Quote:

Originally Posted by GDwarf

Indeed, the story is Oedipus Rex.

Well, sorta, Oedipus does beat the sphinx, but I don't believe he does so in any particular play, it's just an act attributed to him.

However, he does stab his eyes out in Oedipus Rex, because he accidentally slew his father and married his mother.

Is not the riddle mentioned in one of the plays - the reason that the defeat of the Sphinx is significant is that that is the reason why the Thebans made him king - when they thought that he was a Corinthian.

superbeast

Quote:

Originally Posted by GDwarf

Indeed, the story is Oedipus Rex.

Well, sorta, Oedipus does beat the sphinx, but I don't believe he does so in any particular play, it's just an act attributed to him.

However, he does stab his eyes out in Oedipus Rex, because he accidentally slew his father and married his mother.

That's it!! That's the story I read!!!
Thank you for refreshing my memory.

ZeldaMaster#1#1

I knew this before posting.

A man.

He awkes with 4 legs (infant). He grows and walks on 2's. Walks some more during adulthood. And then he has a cane. 3 legs.

Soon he dies with no useful legs.

efo

its a human :/

triforcelink1

damn it how did u all know

**Cody**

Quote:

here is one
what has
4 legs
2 legs
2 legs
3legs
and then none

It's obviously a chair.

4 legs - the chair is sitting in a normal position.
2 legs - someone is leaning forward on the chair, only two of the legs are touching the ground.
2 legs - this person is leaning back on their chair now, using the other two legs of the chair.
3 legs - The chair cannot take the strain and a leg breaks off, leaving it with three legs.
No legs - since the chair is broken, it is useless and thus burned for firewood. No legs (or chair) remain.

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triforcelink1 Gerudo Thief Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the twilight realm Posts: 66	think you are clever here is one what has 4 legs 2 legs 2 legs 3legs and then none plz say you guesses......... IF YOU DARE What creature is this? __________________ die Zelda die ha ha ha Protect the HOMELAND!!!!!!

Tazryl [insert clever custom title] Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Realm of Darkness. Posts: 3,099	I think its man. But I could be wrong. __________________ Sig by: sugarpoultry

sugarpoultry HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!! :D Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rexburg, Idaho Posts: 6,251	Is this a riddle thread? It is a man. __________________ Graphic Homeroom : My Sig Shop : My Deviant Art + \|\| Avi image drawn by me \| Signature by me \|\| + [Voted Best Sig Maker for the ZU 2008 Winter Awards!]

GDwarf "...Standing on the shoulders of giants." Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 8,968	Two legs twice is a bit weird, but yeah, this sounds like the Sphynx's riddle to Oedipus. "What walks on four legs at sunrise, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?" the answer being, of course, a man. __________________ "Science is the poetry of reality." ~ Richard Dawkins

Tazryl [insert clever custom title] Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Realm of Darkness. Posts: 3,099	I actualy cheated... i used google __________________ Sig by: sugarpoultry

squall24 Sword Master Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere safe Posts: 1,312	Hehe, this riddle is in Devil may cry 3, I guess it pays to play games doesn' it.(the man riddle) __________________ Yes the sig looks like crap, but live with it. 何者だ？ハア!名前なんか！

GDwarf "...Standing on the shoulders of giants." Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 8,968	It's also a very famous one. __________________ "Science is the poetry of reality." ~ Richard Dawkins

Azarimanka Lord of an Industrial age. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Posts: 444	its a man and this is a very old riddle. __________________ MIDDLESEX Bρεκεκεκέξ κοάξ κοάξ Βρεκεκεκέξ κοάξ κοάξ! O DEAR... Good Old Twats are dying everywhere.. FREEDOM TO PALESTINE!! FREEDOM TO GAZA!!

Aeffles Use only as directed. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In Farore Posts: 2,834	it's quite annoying when thirty people post the same thing. __________________ Sheikahchica is my amazing ZU girlfriend <3 \| Thanks so much to Fox McCloud for the birthday sig!

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superbeast superbeast is feeling PEACE&LOVE, but is not loved Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: In your room. Posts: 543	Yup it's man. It's from a story/book. I forgot what it was called. I think one of the guys in the story stabbed his eyes out, cause he couldn't bear the pain of something. I don't remember clearly. EXCEPT it's from a story, I know that much. __________________ Too many words in my sig!

Lieutenant Lollipop Banned User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Europe, Belgium Posts: 4,817	After reading all these posts, I think the answer is 'man'.

ZeldaMaster#1#1 I fell into a huge lake by leaning on a weak pole. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hell. Posts: 1,495	I knew this before posting. A man. He awkes with 4 legs (infant). He grows and walks on 2's. Walks some more during adulthood. And then he has a cane. 3 legs. Soon he dies with no useful legs. __________________ Thank you Rheks for the awesome Signature and Avatar!

triforcelink1 Gerudo Thief Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the twilight realm Posts: 66	damn it how did u all know __________________ die Zelda die ha ha ha Protect the HOMELAND!!!!!!