[flyingcod]

Got me on that one, dregz

We should have a thread called Sab's Random Fact Of The Day

(no, Pure calling it Sab's Fact Hunt would be childish!)

where we can rate how good the random fact is.

My FOTD is WW2 flying aces and that the first top 70 pilots with 100+ "kills" were all German.

fc will out fact anyone

[mr.pure]

You didn't put any quotes in Dregz so it doesn't really work mate.

[steve-o]

Alright then you people of knowledge, here's one i was asked a while back. The challenge was to figure it out without using the internet. After many moons of pondering I'm afraid I had to resort to the web to get the answer.

Think of words ending in "-gry". "Angry" and "hungry" are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is.

Answer: "What"

[mr.pure]

The answer, if he'd put it in quotes or said it to us in person would be language.
But he didn't.
So it's not.

[GeeBee]

nice Mr Pure..
...or if he'd said it verbally ... "agree" , "pedigree" etc etc, although that doesn't really work with the "only three words" part.
How did you mean it Dregz? I'm guessing Pure's answer is what you were after?

[steve-o]

"If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is."

"What is the third word?"

[GeeBee]

True enough Steve-O...
Though I think it would work better verbally.
Christ - I just looked at -gry puzzle on wikipedia - don't do it...
In the light of that I'll change my answer to "onions".

[mr.pure]

If he was telling us that "what" is the third word then he he'd have to have been making a statement.
"What is the third word !"
But he wasn't.
As it was, he asked a question so the whole thing doesn't work.

[/pedant]

[b0n3s]

got the results of my final exams today - i passed all 3 tests and now i'm allowed to do my A-level next year

london trip tomorrow

[DasBill]

Great stuff bon3s! wish my exams were over, Electromagnetic fields tomorrow

[streak]

Well done Bones!! Good on ya!

[DasBill]

Think we might have to get some titles on the go, i got a couple:
Sab = SSDB resident Nurse
FC = Factshitter
Dregs = the fookin Riddler!
DasBill = Royal pain in the arse!
Shellshock = Prison yard suzy
anyone got anymore?

[dregz]

Nice one pure, you were on point with that one. Although to be fair I've posted the riddle exactly as it was sent to me, without quotes.
When i finally found the answer the 3 words "the English language" were in quotation marks making the answer, as Pure said, 'Language'.
Apparently there are 8 or so variations and answers to this one. Depending how you phrase it Steve-o and GeeBee's answers work too.

I was told by the person that sent it to me that it's too easy to work out if the quotations marks are in the original question
and if i was any good then i should have been able to figure it out anyway.
To back up your point though Pure, when i found the answer I did feel a little robbed that they were left out.

Well done bones, and good luck for tomorrow Das.

I like that title too Das. Might have to throw a few more riddles your way.

[DasBill]

lol well ill have a look friday on me day off, thanks for the luck fella!

[streak]

don't put youself out fella..