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(Message started by: BNC on Oct 23^rd, 2003, 8:20am)

Title: Susan and her father
Post by BNC on Oct 23^rd, 2003, 8:20am

Susan's father faces his five daughters (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=riddles_easy;action=display;num=1067306887;start=0), and tells them all to do something.

Only Susan obeys.
Her father says something to her, and in response she stomps away and sulks.

What happened?

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by PseudoPserious on Oct 23^rd, 2003, 11:39am

I'm new to these boards...may I answer straight away, or do I have to ask permission first?

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by towr on Oct 23^rd, 2003, 11:51am

You can answer straight away.
You can hide (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=riddles_suggestions;action=display;num=1043138466) your answer with [hide]<answer>[/hide], that way people can remain clueless if they want :P

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by BNC on Oct 23^rd, 2003, 11:53am

hello PseudoPserious, and welcome.

No you do not need to ask permission, and may post as you wish. It is customary on this board, though, to hide answers / hints. To do that, include your answer between the "hide" tags, like this: [hide] Text to be hidden [/hide].
For example, placing a text between these tags will result in: (select with mouse to see)
[hide]Hidden text between tags[/hide]

As a general rule, most boards (including this one) have their own customs. You'll pick it up as you go...

[e]And of course, you should note that if you'll take too long to write a message, some hasty moderator may jump and post before you do :P[/e]

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by PseudoPserious on Oct 23^rd, 2003, 11:56am

Well, in that case...

[hide] Father, may I?

Would my first post be considered a hint? [/hide]

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by BNC on Oct 23^rd, 2003, 11:27pm

Well, it seems I totaly misunderstood you before...
If I do understand now, It seems you're suggesting a kid must ask his parents' permission beforeperforming their orders? Seems kind of harsh to me!

In any case, the scenario described here may take place even in the most liberal families.

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by aero_guy on Oct 24^th, 2003, 6:02am

Did he say something figuratively and Susan took it literaly?

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by harpanet on Oct 24^th, 2003, 8:37am

:[hide]Father asks his daughters to tell him if they have done anything naughty. Only Susan confesses. Father responds with "you're grounded missy"[/hide]:

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by BNC on Oct 24^th, 2003, 9:10am

Sorry, but non of the above.

The father actually told his daughters to do something very specific, literally.

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by mistysakura on Oct 24^th, 2003, 11:14pm

Ummm... taking the hint,[hide]
"Take three steps forward," says Father.
Susan takes three steps froward.
"You didn't say "Father, may I?"," Father says.
Susan stomps away in a huff, angry that she had practically lost the game.[/hide]

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by BNC on Oct 25^th, 2003, 2:47am

Must be one of them &*%$#@ cultorar barriers again...
I didn't know of a game called "Father, may I?". How do you play it?

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by Icarus on Oct 25^th, 2003, 12:01pm

The version played around here is called "Simon Says". On the off-chance that some readers are from cultures with nothing like it: The game has a caller who faces the participants. The caller calls out instructions for actions the participants should make. At the same time the caller also does an action. But the action the caller does may or may not be what he requested, and the participants should only act at all if the caller says "Simon says" to do the action. Anyone who performs the wrong action, or performs an action at all when the caller did not say "Simon says" first is eliminated from the game.

So daddy has a game going with his daughters. He calls out "simon says pat your belly" while rubbing his head. All of his daughters are too quick for this and pat their bellies. Next he calls out "Touch your toes". Susan quickly obeys, but the quads payed better attention and stood still. Dad tells her "I didn't say 'Simon says'". She stomps away and sulks at being so quickly eliminated.

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by BNC on Oct 25^th, 2003, 1:01pm

I'm familiar with "Simon says", and that's what I was thinking. I understand from the answers that there is a (version of the same perhaps) game called "father may I", in which the players are required to ask permission before complying with the "order" given. I havn't heard about this game (if it really exists).

Title: Re: Susan and her father
Post by TimMann on Oct 25^th, 2003, 1:14pm

Simon Says seems to fit best. There's a game called Mother May I, but the rules I found for it on the Web don't match the riddle. (I've never played this game, but I'd heard of it, so I did a web search for the rules.) See http://www.parentcenter.com/refcap/fun/games/7410/7454/12680.html.