BossTamsin (imported) wrote: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:57 am Yes, it does. And in alphabetical order too.

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

Dude, you have some "hot" looking nuts! hehehe....

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

BossTamsin (imported) wrote: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:57 am Yes, it does. And in alphabetical order too.

But only in the English language.

HairyHarry (imported) wrote: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:19 pm But only in the English language.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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