Puzzles!!!

[bernhard]

i think your profession was a teacher of some kind. 

Er... piano maybe?

BW
B.

[pianistimo]

piano before  piano.  what kind of messages are you sending me subliminally.  that i'm stupid.  of course, i know you teach piano.  but what did you do before you taught piano?  and don't tell me piano again.

[m1469]

he he, here is a puzzle:

what is my first name

BW
B.

Uhmm.... Dutch chocolate delight ?  

[bernhard]

piano before  piano.  what kind of messages are you sending me subliminally.  that i'm stupid.  of course, i know you teach piano.  but what did you do before you taught piano?  and don't tell me piano again.

Er.. that is the question, is it not?

BW,
B.

[bernhard]

Uhmm.... Dutch chocolate delight ? 

Is that what they call it? Interesting...

BW,
B.

[pianistimo]

how did the dutch get into this?

[bernhard]

how did the dutch get into this?

For starters, Bernhard is the surname of the Dutch Royal Family...

BW
B.

[leahcim]

For starters, Bernhard is the surname of the Dutch Royal Family...

I think you've been tangoed. I thought they were Oranges?

Prince Bernhard Bernhard? Can he sue?

Anyway as for the puzzle is it Caesar or some variation. Previous profession, piano teacher. Current profession, haven't you thrown away the "pay me no matter if you turn up or die 3 years in advance" contracts and with the tears still falling down their cheeks to this day, and before they could shout "It was one-sided you see! Sayonara suckers!" run off to some S American country?

Let's not go to stereotypes, are you a beggar or drug lord? No? Perhaps you're looking for rare orchids then

[00range]

...what was my previous profession.

Hmm... Kama sutra instructor? (Free lessons, girls!)   

[ihatepop]

HELLOOOOOOOOO how did we go from talking about puzzles to Bernhard being a prince? Please try to focus.....

Yhanks,

ihatepop

[ce nedra]

Here's a puzzle for you.

1 + 1 = 1 ... sometimes. How is this so?

[phil13]

Here's a puzzle for you.

1 + 1 = 1 ... sometimes. How is this so?

Is this anything like the proof that 2 = 1 ?

Phil

[bernhard]

Here's a puzzle for you.

1 + 1 = 1 ... sometimes. How is this so?

Easy.

When Pianistimo does the maths.

BW
B.

[pianistimo]

well.  it depends what religion you belong to.  the catholics believe 1+1+1=1  and yes. i believe 1+1=1 God  i think the holy spirit is God's mind.  otherwise, WHY would Christ have to be ressurrected tot eh Father for the Holy Spirit to decend (and He said specifically He would SEND the Holy Spirit).  noone has ever answered this to my satisfaction other than the scriptures which speak for themselves.

one God - from eternity.  The Word was WITh God and the Word WAs God.  how is this so?  i haven't a clue.  i guess it's like two married people.  they both have the same name.  they both think alike after 20 years.  and, they both kinda know what each other is thinking.  other than that - i'm really puzzled myself exactly how God is one. but, if He says it is - then it is so.  He divided - just like a cell (making life for everyone).  perhaps He was the first 'cell' division (spirituallY).  just a guess.

since He is a creator - perhaps he is also analogous to our minds as a pregnant woman (except God is the Father of all who have ever lived).  a woman who is prenant is one woman - but she is carrying a child.  God the Father allowed His Son to be born into this world as an example of obedience for us.  if He followed His Father to death - then our choices should not be about worrying about our physical life.  only He has the power to ressurrect us.

[phil13]

well. it depends what religion you belong to. the catholics believe 1+1+1=1 and yes. i believe 1+1=1 God i think the holy spirit is God's mind. otherwise, WHY would Christ have to be ressurrected tot eh Father for the Holy Spirit to decend (and He said specifically He would SEND the Holy Spirit). noone has ever answered this to my satisfaction other than the scriptures which speak for themselves.

one God - from eternity. The Word was WITh God and the Word WAs God. how is this so? i haven't a clue. i guess it's like two married people. they both have the same name. they both think alike after 20 years. and, they both kinda know what each other is thinking. other than that - i'm really puzzled myself exactly how God is one. but, if He says it is - then it is so. He divided - just like a cell (making life for everyone). perhaps He was the first 'cell' division (spirituallY). just a guess.

since He is a creator - perhaps he is also analogous to our minds as a pregnant woman (except God is the Father of all who have ever lived). a woman who is prenant is one woman - but she is carrying a child. God the Father allowed His Son to be born into this world as an example of obedience for us. if He followed His Father to death - then our choices should not be about worrying about our physical life. only He has the power to ressurrect us.

AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!1

I cannot take this anymore!

Phil

[pianistimo]

i happened to be studying this very thing last weekend.  about the trinity doctrine.  nowhere in the bible is the word TRINITY found!  most people don't know that.  they assume that in greek the Holy Spirit is HE.  but, the Holy Spirit is nongendered and in english would be 'it.'  it can mean more than a being.  it can mean fire (as tongues of fire decended on the apostles)  it can mean a 'dove' - it can take many forms.  they are representations of the mind of God.  He is a consuming fire.  He is also a Counsellor and peacemaker.  He is light.  He is so many things - that perhaps He is MORE than we realize. 

now as far as creeds go. the EARLIEST creed was the apostles creed.  II Timothy 1:13 'i charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontias Pilate, that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will bring about at the proper time - He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords; who alone (ALONE - that would mean that noone has ascended into heaven yet!) possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see.  To Him be honor and eternal dominion!  Amen.'

to me, that's a far better creed.  why?  because God overcame evil (by descending to hell before ressurrection to heaven) - it mentions the gospel.  and, makes it clear that it is only through Him that we obtain eternal salvation. 

[pianistimo]

phil13 - go ahead.  make my day.  explain how 1+1 = 1.

[phil13]

could you PLEASE go 1 or 2 threads without being religiously zealous? You're fine when God isn't part of the subject.

Incidentally, your last 2 posts before this had.... NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TOPIC! Nothing! There's a more important rule than the colorful language one at Pianostreet. It's called spamming. 

Also....

phil13 - go ahead. make my day. explain how 1+1 = 1.

1+1=2. The question is a trick. I even asked whether this was the same as the 2=1 proof. How does solving the puzzle somehow prove to you that my previous comment is not moot??? 

Phil

[pianistimo]

so is your previous comment moot.  a kindergartner knows 1+ 1.  but a scientific mind thinks it's .9999 x .9999 adinfinitum.  i'd say the kindergartner wins.

[phil13]

what?

What are you talking about?

Phil

[ce nedra]

It has nothing to do with the 2=1 proof... and definitely does not have anything to do with religion.... Think.

[phil13]

Haystacks?

Phil

[quantum]

1. Some flies are trapped in a sealed jar. You place the jar on a set of scales. The scales will register the greatest weight when the flies are:
   a. sitting on the bottom of the jar
   b. flying around the inside of the jar
   c. neither. The weight will be exactly the same in each case

Since the jar is sealed all the flies are dead or will die inside.  So the weight will stay the same.

I thought we already determined that combining haytacks results in 1 haystack. 

[phil13]

We did. 1 haystack + 1 haystack = 1 haystack. Thus, in that case, 1 + 1 = 1.

Phil

[ce nedra]

YES!! Doesn't have to be a haystack though, obviously, but yes!

[ihatepop]

Since the jar is sealed all the flies are dead or will die inside.  So the weight will stay the same.

Correct!

Whats 1+1? No, its a completely different question altogether, nothing to do with haystacks or anything.

ihatepop

[dss]

 1+1: Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter

[nortti]

1+1=1 in a Boolean algebra thingy where 1=true and + = the OR operator...

[pianistimo]

oh.  now you finally get to the answer.  boolian.  of course!

[ihatepop]

You can say that.....

ihatepop

[kelly_kelly]

This one's easy, but I can't think of anything else:

Bill and Bob order identical drinks. Bill drinks quickly and is fine, but Bob drinks slowly and dies. Why?

[ihatepop]

This one's easy, but I can't think of anything else:

Bill and Bob order identical drinks. Bill drinks quickly and is fine, but Bob drinks slowly and dies. Why?

Does it have anything to do with the bill?

ihatepop

[kelly_kelly]

Does it have anything to do with the bill?

ihatepop

Nope

[henrah]

This one's easy, but I can't think of anything else:

Bill and Bob order identical drinks. Bill drinks quickly and is fine, but Bob drinks slowly and dies. Why?

Bob drinks so slowly he doesn't breath, therefore suffocating himself. Either that or he stupidly drinks into his lungs.
Henrah

[leahcim]

Is the piano maybe, like the pianoforte except a bit more hit and miss?

[leahcim]

Bill and Bob order identical drinks. Bill drinks quickly and is fine, but Bob drinks slowly and dies. Why?

They've just walked across a desert?

[kelly_kelly]

No, no, and no. I'll give you a (big) hint: They both ordered a Coke w/ice.

[amanfang]

Bob is deathly allergic to Coke.  It doesn't matter that he drank slowly.

[nicco]

No, no, and no. I'll give you a (big) hint: They both ordered a Coke w/ice.

the ice cubes are poisoned. as bob drinks slowly, the ice cubes melts and poisons him and therefore he dies 

[pianistimo]

that could happen with peanutbutter, too.  although most people don't drink it.

[kelly_kelly]

Bob is deathly allergic to Coke.  It doesn't matter that he drank slowly.

Why would he order it?

the ice cubes are poisoned. as bob drinks slowly, the ice cubes melts and poisons him and therefore he dies 

Good job!

Pianistimo, could you explain the peanut butter thing? Or am I just slow?

Here are some more:

1. A man, while on sentry duty, dreams of the time and place of the enemy's upcoming attack. He tells an officer, the army gets prepared, and easily wins the battle. Then the aforementioned sentry is killed. Why?

2. First think of the person who lives in disguise,
who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies.
Next, tell me what's always the last thing to mend,
The middle of middle and end of the end?
And finally give me the sound often heard
During the search for a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together and answer me this,
Which creature would you be unwilling to kiss? (if you've read Harry Potter, don't give the answer.)

3. What can run but never walks,
has a mouth but never talks,
has a head but never weeps,
has a bed but never sleeps?

4. When you say my name,
I no longer exist.

Who am I?

5. A box without hinges, key, or lid,

Yet golden treasure inside is hid

I think that's enough for now...



 

[nicco]

4. When you say my name,
I no longer exist.

Who am I?

Silence

[nicco]

Here is a nice confusing one

A certain family consists of 1 grandfather, 1 grandmother, 2 fathers, 2 mothers, 4 children, 3 grandchildren, 1 brother, 2 sisters, 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 father-in-law, 1 mother-in-law, and 1 daughter-in-law.  How many people are there altogether?

[gymnopedist]

1. A man, while on sentry duty, dreams of the time and place of the enemy's upcoming attack. He tells an officer, the army gets prepared, and easily wins the battle. Then the aforementioned sentry is killed. Why?

The officer was from the other army?

[ihatepop]

3. What can run but never walks,
has a mouth but never talks,
has a head but never weeps,
has a bed but never sleeps?

Ummm, a shadow?

[ihatepop]

Heres a really easy one.

You put the two slices of bread into the toaster, and you push down onto the button, until you hear a 'click'. But after 2 hours, nothing happens. Why? (Actually you would look like a fool standing there for 2 hours for two slices of toast, haha.)

ihatepop

(I'm still working on those other riddles, kelly_kelly!)

[leahcim]

1. A man, while on sentry duty, dreams of the time and place of the enemy's upcoming attack. He tells an officer, the army gets prepared, and easily wins the battle. Then the aforementioned sentry is killed. Why?

Sleeping on duty.

3. What can run but never walks,
has a mouth but never talks,
has a head but never weeps,
has a bed but never sleeps?

Lots of things e.g taps, water etc. Lots of things, e.g a river etc. Lots of things e.g beds, governments, schools etc. Lots of things e.g gardens etc.

[thalbergmad]

Why would he order it?


3. What can run but never walks,
has a mouth but never talks,
has a head but never weeps,
has a bed but never sleeps?

Tony Blair

[ihatepop]

Man, I love this thread. Heres one more.

ihatepop was about to print out the sheets to Liszt's La Campenella. He opens up the file, pressed the 'print' button and waited. However, nothing happened. He realised that he had forgotton to turn on the printer, and pushed the on button. However, still nothing happened. He checks the printer and confirmed that there was paper, there was ink in the ink cartridge, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with the printer.
Feeling frustrated, he gives up and goes to his friend's house to print. Can you tell whats wrong with his printer, computer, or what so ever?

ihatepop

[thalbergmad]

You should have cencelled the old print job and restarted your computer.

Thal