A Riddle*
By Dan on Feb 15, 2008 in nonsense
He remembered it was about 3:35?**
A grand prize for the winner. You must be specific. Google all you want; I thought this up myself.
*Are riddles inherently dorky, or is it just me?
**Question mark added at the insistence of the President of the Frank Gorshin Fan Club – Springfield Chapter.
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I don’t recall a period on the front of Frank Gorshin’s costume, so I disqualify this as a riddle.
I’m guessing the answer (or question?) has something to do with some obscure Tom Waits lyric, but of course I’ll futilely ponder this thing all weekend. Thanks.
Russ | Feb 15, 2008 | Reply
I’m more perplexed by your asterisk comment. Are you asking if you’re the only one who thinks riddles are iherently dorky or if just YOU are inherently dorky?
nancy | Feb 15, 2008 | Reply
Russ,
Happy now?
Nancy,
Either one.
Thanks for commenting,
Dan
Dan | Feb 15, 2008 | Reply
Much better…but no less cryptic. I have no idea what the answer (or question) is, but maybe if I share my thought process with the other guessers, we can crack this bad boy.
1) The obvious key to the “riddle” is 3:35.
2) 3:35 can be broken down a few different ways. 3 Hours 35 Minutes (215 Minutes), 3 Minutes 35 Seconds (215 Seconds), coordinates on a map, etc. But the most likely direction here would be an actual time.
3) So 35 minutes past the hour of 3. Or in other words, 25 minutes until 4. 25 until 4, 25 ’til 4, 25 to 4.
4) The first thing that comes to mind when you say that out loud is “25 or 6 to 4″, by Chicago, but that does nothing to solve this riddle (and Peter Cetera doesn’t seem a very Dan-like riddle answer).
I’ll ponder for a while more, and then I expect a hint.
Russ | Feb 17, 2008 | Reply
My guess was going to be Robert Lamm, who wrote the Chicago song 25 or 6 to 4. Don’t even know if I am on the right track, but thought I would throw it out there.
Paco | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
After Nancy and Russ flirted with the correct answer, Paco swoops in to win a grand prize.
The story goes that Robert Lamm came up with the tune in the wee hours of the morning, the precise time being about 3:35 or maybe 3:36. Thus, when he got around to writing the lyrics, he remembered it being 25 or 6 to 4.
What a wonderful riddle!
Dan | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Sweet! What did I win?
Paco | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
You win a grand prize!
Enjoy.
Dan | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Dan, 25 or 6 to 4 – wouldn’t that be 25 or 26 to 4? In other words 3:34 or 3:35, not 3:35 or 3:36?
Laura | Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
Laura,
You’re right. But please don’t let my carelessness distract from the beauty of the riddle.
Dan | Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
Can you punctuate the following, in order to make it a proper English sentence?
I said that that that that that man wrote should have been underlined
RickMonday | Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
I said that that That that that man wrote should have been underlined.
Dan | Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
That, of course, being the title of a book.
Dan | Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
I wont keep you guessing:
I said that,”that ‘that’ that that man wrote should have been underlined.
For a complete explanation, see the page; That Riddle About That “That”.
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RickMonday | Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
There should be a ” after underlined. My bad.
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