Dr. Jeebus wrote:

This is just another one of those threads that encourages people to increase their post count (Not that that really matters here) without actually having a discussion. Does anyone care if this is locked? It's not technically a forum game, so I'm not locking it immediately.

I really like the initial idea of this thread personally. It would be cool to have a place to post interesting riddles, or awesome mind-bending facts that don't deserve a post of their own. If its just going to degenerate like I see it doing already, though...I'm all for a lock. Sigh.

Anyway, in the spirit of contributing to this thread, a riddle (of the English-major variety):

The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why?

"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honour got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby , walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "

I won't add where the passage actually comes from, as that would facilitate easier googling for the answer (not that any of you would do that, right?) I'll mention it when someone gets the right answer.

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SoldierHawk wrote:

Dr. Jeebus wrote: Anyway, in the spirit of contributing to this thread, a riddle (of the English-major variety): The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why? "Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honour got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby , walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... " It doesn't contain the letter E. Thanks, 8th grade trivial knowledge! (Didn't even read the paragraph, just had the see the question, lol)

Very good, Mr. Mensa Easy or no, I've always liked that riddle. You don't realize how often we use that damn letter, until you try to write without it--and he wrote an entire *book* without one. That's mind-blowing shit.

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SoldierHawk wrote:

Dr. Jeebus wrote: SoldierHawk wrote: Dr. Jeebus wrote: Anyway, in the spirit of contributing to this thread, a riddle (of the English-major variety): The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why? "Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honour got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby , walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... " It doesn't contain the letter E. Thanks, 8th grade trivial knowledge! (Didn't even read the paragraph, just had the see the question, lol) Very good, Mr. Mensa Easy or no, I've always liked that riddle. You don't realize how often we use that damn letter, until you try to write without it--and he wrote an entire *book* without one. That's mind-blowing shit. I'd be even more impressed if he could've titled the book without using one as well

Gadsby has an E? (Or did you mean his name and I missed your point?)

No kidding. Believe me, I had to slog my way through that damn book ( Great Gatsby that is), and the most interesting about it was counting the number of E's . If he hadn't used any, at least I could have been mildly impressed. Instead I was just bored.

Okay, here's another one:

If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door?

^ lucky bastard. I hate tall/long-limbed people. *sigh*.

Incidentally, Kojjiro got it right, conveniently without explaining himself