not sure what he means by integers and such but if he means it contains each digit he's half right. and you Ieunuch are correct. it contains each digit from 0-9 in alphabetical order
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not sure what he means by integers and such but if he means it contains each digit he's half right. and you Ieunuch are correct. it contains each digit from 0-9 in alphabetical order
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ramses (imported) wrote: Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:43 am Dude, you have some "hot" looking nuts! hehehe....
lol thanks, glad you like them. i thought it was a very hot picture
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Yupp. The order will not be the same, even in the languages closest to english.
A thousand years ago, a person from Scandinavia and a person from England coudl talk to each other about as well as people from different parts of Scandinavia today - the difference between the spoken languages was that much smaller. (Although a person speaking old norse or old english would probably not be able to make themselves understood today. Unless maybe in Iceland...)
So, on the general theme of riddles, this is one I fancy from the Exeter book (written close to 900 A.D.)
Wiht cwom gongan þær weras sæton
monige on mæðle, mode snottre;
hæfde an eage ond earan twa,
ond II fet, XII hund heafda,
hrycg ond wombe ond honda twa,
earmas ond eaxle, anne sweoran
ond sidan twa. Saga hwæt ic hatte.
The last line, Saga hwæt ic hatte, translates to "say my name" (say what is my name), but what is the answer?
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sapient (imported) wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:32 am Yupp. The order will not be the same, even in the languages closest to english.
A thousand years ago, a person from Scandinavia and a person from England coudl talk to each other about as well as people from different parts of Scandinavia today - the difference between the spoken languages was that much smaller. (Although a person speaking old norse or old english would probably not be able to make themselves understood today. Unless maybe in Iceland...)
So, on the general theme of riddles, this is one I fancy from the Exeter book (written close to 900 A.D.)
Wiht cwom gongan þær weras sæton
monige on mæðle, mode snottre;
hæfde an eage ond earan twa,
ond II fet, XII hund heafda,
hrycg ond wombe ond honda twa,
earmas ond eaxle, anne sweoran
ond sidan twa. Saga hwæt ic hatte.
The last line, Saga hwæt ic hatte, translates to "say my name" (say what is my name), but what is the answer?
ok i have no clue on that one lol i give up.
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somebody told me to post some more riddles, so here is one. it is a fairly simple one. so i expect an answer by the time i get off work tomorrow lol.
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt
It lies behind stars and under hills
And empty holes it fills
It comes first and follows after
Ends life, kills laughter.
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt
It lies behind stars and under hills
And empty holes it fills
It comes first and follows after
Ends life, kills laughter.
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I think I recognize that one from The Hobbit. (Yes, I'm a nerd. I do roleplaying games too.)
The answer should be Darkness, if I remember correctly.
The answer should be Darkness, if I remember correctly.
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Here's my own translation to the riddle from the Exeter book. That might make it a tad easier... 
Who comes walking where we’re sitting
men making merry meeting of the wise
a head and an eye and two ears to that
two feet he has twelve hundred more heads
a back and a belly and his bony hands
arms and shoulders armed with his sword
and two are his sides Say what his name is.
Who comes walking where we’re sitting
men making merry meeting of the wise
a head and an eye and two ears to that
two feet he has twelve hundred more heads
a back and a belly and his bony hands
arms and shoulders armed with his sword
and two are his sides Say what his name is.
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sapient (imported) wrote: Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:31 pm Here's my own translation to the riddle from the Exeter book. That might make it a tad easier...
Who comes walking where we’re sitting
men making merry meeting of the wise
a head and an eye and two ears to that
two feet he has twelve hundred more heads
a back and a belly and his bony hands
arms and shoulders armed with his sword
and two are his sides Say what his name is.
you have me on that one, i have no clue... wait wait, give me a day to work it through my head. i'm sure i can crack it