Riddle me this....

Shannon023
Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
Four men sat down to play. They played all night till break of day. They played for gold and not for fun. With separate scores for everyone. When they had come to square accounts. They all had made quite fair amounts. Can you the paradox explain. If no one lost, how all could gain?


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  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    Four men sat down to play. They played all night till break of day. They played for gold and not for fun. With separate scores for everyone. When they had come to square accounts. They all had made quite fair amounts. Can you the paradox explain. If no one lost, how all could gain?


    :bigsmile:
  • mizzymiz
    mizzymiz Posts: 417 Member
    If no one lost, how all could gain?

    :bigsmile:

    ...because they were all drinking wine! obviously... :bigsmile:
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
    If no one lost, how all could gain?

    :bigsmile:

    ...because they were all drinking wine! obviously... :bigsmile:

    Uhhhhhhhhhhhh............yeah.........what MissMustard said :drinker: :bigsmile: :smokin:
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    If no one lost, how all could gain?

    :bigsmile:

    ...because they were all drinking wine! obviously... :bigsmile:

    You're growning on me, missmustard! :love:
  • chrissyh
    chrissyh Posts: 8,235 Member
    Is the gold how many times they had to pee after drinking all the wine?!
  • mizzymiz
    mizzymiz Posts: 417 Member
    :laugh: :laugh:
    If no one lost, how all could gain?

    :bigsmile:

    ...because they were all drinking wine! obviously... :bigsmile:

    You're growning on me, missmustard! :love:

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    united by wine!! ... and adversity to screw tops. :laugh:
  • SoupNazi
    SoupNazi Posts: 4,229 Member

    You're growning on me, missmustard! :love:

    You should really go have that looked at by a professional.
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member

    You're growning on me, missmustard! :love:

    You should really go have that looked at by a professional.

    The professional has already dedicated two chapters in his medical journal on me. :blushing:
  • SoupNazi
    SoupNazi Posts: 4,229 Member

    You're growning on me, missmustard! :love:

    You should really go have that looked at by a professional.

    The professional has already dedicated two chapters in his medical journal on me. :blushing:

    Did he find out what was really growing on you?
  • mizzymiz
    mizzymiz Posts: 417 Member

    You're growning on me, missmustard! :love:

    You should really go have that looked at by a professional.

    last time I checked there wasn't a cream to solve this problem....:laugh:
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I SOOOOOO WUBS YOU"S GUYS crush.gif
  • SoupNazi
    SoupNazi Posts: 4,229 Member

    You're growning on me, missmustard! :love:

    You should really go have that looked at by a professional.

    last time I checked there wasn't a cream to solve this problem....:laugh:

    Not that I know personally, but I HEAR antibiotics work wonders with those kinda things.:bigsmile:
  • SoupNazi
    SoupNazi Posts: 4,229 Member
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I SOOOOOO WUBS YOU"S GUYS crush.gif

    I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Wubs you kellch!!!!!!!!!!!!!:smooched: :heart: :smooched:
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    :grumble:

    okay...the answer is not wine, and the ointments working just fine, thankyewverymuch.....:angry:

    Any answer to my riddle???? :huh:
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I SOOOOOO WUBS YOU"S GUYS crush.gif

    I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Wubs you kellch!!!!!!!!!!!!!:smooched: :heart: :smooched:

    :smooched: :smooched: :smooched: :smooched:
  • SoupNazi
    SoupNazi Posts: 4,229 Member
    :grumble:

    okay...the answer is not wine, and the ointments working just fine, thankyewverymuch.....:angry:

    Any answer to my riddle???? :huh:

    Oh yeah, there was a riddle wasn't there?

    Can you repeat the question?
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
    :grumble:

    okay...the answer is not wine, and the ointments working just fine, thankyewverymuch.....:angry:

    Any answer to my riddle???? :huh:

    *pats Shannon on shoulder* There There dear........we're just not as smart as you :smooched: :flowerforyou:

    Well I can't speak for everybody:embarassed: But my brain is ummmm wellllll fried :smokin: It doesn't work well anymore.....it's on meltdown :laugh: :laugh:
  • they werent playing cards, they were playing in a band
  • mizzymiz
    mizzymiz Posts: 417 Member
    they werent playing cards, they were playing in a band

    oh ... you are good! That makes sense because they had separate scores...nice!

    :glasses:
  • SoupNazi
    SoupNazi Posts: 4,229 Member
    Exactly! They were musicians!!

    here's one....

    What Are We?
    "Twelve white ponies,
    On a red hill,
    Always moving,
    but standing still."
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    they werent playing cards, they were playing in a band

    WOOOOT!!!! A flower for you! :flowerforyou:
  • jsmalla
    jsmalla Posts: 140 Member
    I wanted to make a guess but I was afraid that if I was wrong . . .
    SoupNazi might clobber me. :laugh: :laugh:
    Holy cow! Look at those guns!
    Way to go!
  • SoupNazi
    SoupNazi Posts: 4,229 Member
    I wanted to make a guess but I was afraid that if I was wrong . . .
    SoupNazi might clobber me. :laugh: :laugh:
    Holy cow! Look at those guns!
    Way to go!

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    My bark is worse than my bite.:blushing:

    Thank you.:flowerforyou:
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    I wanted to make a guess but I was afraid that if I was wrong . . .
    SoupNazi might clobber me. :laugh: :laugh:
    Holy cow! Look at those guns!
    Way to go!

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    My bark is worse than my bite.:blushing:

    Thank you.:flowerforyou:
    Hey soupy! LOL! Not as good as yours......but coming along! (I am hiding my tricep area because they aren't as good yet!!) :laugh:
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  • SoupNazi
    SoupNazi Posts: 4,229 Member
    Coming along nicely Tam.:drinker:
  • jsmalla
    jsmalla Posts: 140 Member
    I wanted to make a guess but I was afraid that if I was wrong . . .
    SoupNazi might clobber me. :laugh: :laugh:
    Holy cow! Look at those guns!
    Way to go!

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    My bark is worse than my bite.:blushing:

    Thank you.:flowerforyou:
    Hey soupy! LOL! Not as good as yours......but coming along! (I am hiding my tricep area because they aren't as good yet!!) :laugh:
    39610_6571.jpg

    Don't fool yourself, Tam!
    You're amazing. Down 122 pounds.
    You are an absolute inspiration!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    Wusses. :yawn:

    Here I am at the lake last summer...

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    :blushing:
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    I wanted to make a guess but I was afraid that if I was wrong . . .
    SoupNazi might clobber me. :laugh: :laugh:
    Holy cow! Look at those guns!
    Way to go!

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    My bark is worse than my bite.:blushing:

    Thank you.:flowerforyou:
    Hey soupy! LOL! Not as good as yours......but coming along! (I am hiding my tricep area because they aren't as good yet!!) :laugh:
    39610_6571.jpg

    Don't fool yourself, Tam!
    You're amazing. Down 122 pounds.
    You are an absolute inspiration!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

    Thanks!! :happy:

    Down 124 lbs now!! :wink:
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
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  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
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    Thanks. :blushing: