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| Shawn Franchi (Doctapeppa)
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A man was brought before a tribal chief, who asked him a question. He did not know the answer. If he had known the answer, he probably would have died. He didn't, and lived. | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Wow - that sounds interesting! Was the question personally related to the man? to the chief? to religion? other? | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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Was the question: "What is the shape of the birthmark on my daughter's left buttock?" | ||
| Arjun Rangarajan (Jun)
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And that sounds even more interesting  | ||
| Eliot (Eliot)
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If, by any chance, Boroean didn't hit the nail on the head, is it the same idea? That if the man had been doing something wrong, he would have known the answer? | ||
| Shawn Franchi (Doctapeppa)
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Alizon said this: Wow - that sounds interesting! Was the question personally related to the man? to the chief? to religion? other? its not personally related to any of the relevant people Beroean said this: Was the question: "What is the shape of the birthmark on my daughter's left buttock?" No Jun said this: And that sounds even more interesting Eliot said this: If, by any chance, Boroean didn't hit the nail on the head, is it the same idea? no That if the man had been doing something wrong, he would have known the answer? no | ||
| Eliot (Eliot)
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Did he say something that was misunderstood? Was it something he said that saved him? Something he did? Is the question about the surrounding area? A riddle? A trick question? | ||
| Shawn Franchi (Doctapeppa)
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Did he say something that was misunderstood? no Was it something he said that saved him? yes Something he did? no Is the question about the surrounding area? noA riddle? noA trick question? no | ||
| Arjun Rangarajan (Jun)
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At the time the question was being asked, did he wish he knew the answer? Did he know the consequences of knowing/ not knowing the answer? Did the tribal chief ask the question to find out if the man was guilty? Was the tribal chief asking for help? | ||
| Shawn Franchi (Doctapeppa)
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At the time the question was being asked, did he wish he knew the answer? YesDid he know the consequences of knowing/ not knowing the answer? no Did the tribal chief ask the question to find out if the man was guilty? no Was the tribal chief asking for help? no | ||
| Shawn Franchi (Doctapeppa)
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Hint: The man answered the question correctly. | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Was it a yes/no question? Did it require a particular knowledge? If he did not know the answer but answered the question correctly, did he guess? DId he say "I don't know?" | ||
| Simon Downham (Beroean)
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The man "did not know the answer" but "answered the question correctly" so: (similar to Alizon's question) Did he guess the answer correctly? Did he answer non verbally? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Was it technically possible for the man to know the answer? Was the chief asking about a thing? a person? an idea? something else? If you asked us the same question, do you think it would be appropriate? would we feel offended? confused? indifferent? | ||
| Shawn Franchi (Doctapeppa)
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Alizon said this: Was it a yes/no question? no Did it require a particular knowledge? yope If he did not know the answer but answered the question correctly, did he guess? no DId he say "I don't know?" YES Beroean said this: The man "did not know the answer" but "answered the question correctly" That is correct so: (similar to Alizon's question) Did he guess the answer correctly? See above Did he answer non verbally? No Alizon said this: Was it technically possible for the man to know the answer? It would be possible, yes, if the man had known the answer Was the chief asking about a thing? a person? this one an idea? but also this one something else? If you asked us the same question, do you think it would be appropriate? yes would we feel offended? confused? indifferent? no to rest | ||
| miroac (Miroac)
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wild guess... something related to Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First?" routine? | ||
| Eliot (Eliot)
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If the man had known the answer, would he have said "I don't know"? Is that the actual answer? | ||
| Shawn Franchi (Doctapeppa)
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Miroac said this: wild guess... something related to Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First?" routine? YES Eliot said this: If the man had known the answer, would he have said "I don't know"? Probably not Is that the actual answer? yes | ||
| miroac (Miroac)
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You're kidding! wow. wild shots in the dark work sometimes. I wasn't expecting that. So, did the chief ask him "Who's on third?" and he correctly answered "I don't know", but he didn't know he answered correctly? Did the man know the "Who's on first" routine? Did he know that "I don't know" was on third? | ||
| Shawn Franchi (Doctapeppa)
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So, did the chief ask him "Who's on third?" and he correctly answered "I don't know", but he didn't know he answered correctly? Pretty much Did the man know the "Who's on first" routine? no Did he know that "I don't know" was on third? no Now you just have to figure out why he probably would have died if he knew the correct answer. | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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Because he would've said "No, Who's on first, I Don't Know is on third." and been killed for correcting the chief (who can't ever be wrong)? | ||
| Shawn Franchi (Doctapeppa)
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Because he would've said "No, Who's on first, I Don't Know is on third." and been killed for correcting the chief (who can't ever be wrong)? That is it... A man was brought before a tribal chief, who asked him a question. He did not know the answer. If he had known the answer, he probably would have died. He didn't, and lived. The native chief asked him, "Who is the third baseman in the Abbott and Costello routine 'Who's on First'?" The man, who had no idea, said "I don't know," the correct answer. However, he was a big smart aleck, so if he had known the answer he would have pointed out that "Who" was the first baseman's name. The chief, being quite humorless, would have executed him on the spot. | ||
| Shawn Franchi (Doctapeppa)
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here comes the... | ||
| Shawn Franchi (Doctapeppa)
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**********SPOILER****************** The native chief asked him, "What is the third baseman's name in the Abbott and Costello routine 'Who's on First'?" The man, who had no idea, said "I don't know," the correct answer. However, he was a big smart aleck, so if he had known the answer he would have pointed out that "What" was the second baseman's name. The chief, being quite humorless, would have executed him on the spot. |
