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(Message started by: maryl on Jul 5th, 2003, 9:26am)
Title: I defend
Post by maryl on Jul 5th, 2003, 9:26am
I defend without weapons, stand without legs, wound without force, and am harder to fight than to kill. What am I?
Title: Re: I defend
Post by Leonid Broukhis on Jul 5th, 2003, 9:58am
If I think of [hide]time[/hide], am I far away from the answer?
Title: Re: I defend
Post by maryl on Jul 6th, 2003, 8:52am

on 07/05/03 at 09:58:35, Leonid Broukhis wrote:
If I think of [hide]time[/hide], am I far away from the answer?


Yes, it's not time.
Title: Re: I defend
Post by clever vixen on Jul 7th, 2003, 2:48pm
could it be a shield?
Title: Re: I defend
Post by mistysakura on Jul 7th, 2003, 5:07pm
Okay, how exactly does a shield stand?  (Not bothering to hide since it was originally revealed anyway)
Title: Re: I defend
Post by zero on Jul 8th, 2003, 1:29pm
answer:[hide]wall[/hide]

why is it so common for people to say time is the answer.
Title: Re: I defend
Post by maryl on Jul 8th, 2003, 1:38pm

on 07/08/03 at 13:29:01, zero wrote:
answer:[hide]wall[/hide]

why is it so common for people to say time is the answer.


Hey, very good; and I was wondering about that time thing myself.
Title: Re: I defend
Post by James Fingas on Jul 8th, 2003, 1:59pm
Probably because it's so easy to kill time, but so hard to fight it. How do you kill a wall? (for that matter, how do you fight a wall?)
Title: Re: I defend
Post by towr on Jul 8th, 2003, 2:14pm
For that matter how does a wall wound you?
I know you can wound yourself using a wall, but a wall is rather passive.
Title: Re: I defend
Post by maryl on Jul 8th, 2003, 2:17pm

on 07/08/03 at 13:59:57, James Fingas wrote:
Probably because it's so easy to kill time, but so hard to fight it. How do you kill a wall? (for that matter, how do you fight a wall?)


You kill a wall by breaking it down which is feasible right, but still quite the task if it's a solid wall like some we've seen come down over the past years. But to fight against a wall is almost useless yet not totally since they have been scaled and overcome in past battles, I would say it is harder to fight than to just knock down and kill. Make sense? We are speaking figuratively.
Title: Re: I defend
Post by BNC on Jul 9th, 2003, 12:22am
Wound witout force ... ? ? ? ? ? ?  ???
Title: Re: I defend
Post by maryl on Jul 9th, 2003, 4:11pm
Ok, (some days you guys are really tough); actually, I had to think that wounding part out too, and I came to the conclusion that a wall can indeed wound by not letting you past it-for whatever reason: freedom, or whatever is on the other side worth having.
Title: Re: I defend
Post by zero on Jul 12th, 2003, 3:27pm
I defend without weapons,
walls defend without weapons

stand without legs,
walls stand without legs

wound without force,

have you tried to break a wall?
you probably would be hurt  unless yuo use mechines or some sort of mechanism


and am harder to fight than to kill. What am I?
you can fight a wall but to kill it is hard
think of a middle ages they would fight a caslte
but hard to destroy it
Title: Re: I defend
Post by mistysakura on Jul 12th, 2003, 4:20pm

on 07/12/03 at 15:27:26, zero wrote:
and am harder to fight than to kill. What am I?
you can fight a wall but to kill it is hard
think of a middle ages they would fight a caslte
but hard to destroy it

Aren't you saying that walls are harder to kill than to fight?
I think maryl had it anyway.
Title: Re: I defend
Post by towr on Jul 13th, 2003, 7:25am

on 07/12/03 at 16:20:41, mistysakura wrote:
I think maryl had it anyway.
Well she ought to, it's her riddle after all :P


on 07/12/03 at 15:27:26, zero wrote:
wound without force,

have you tried to break a wall?
you probably would be hurt  unless yuo use mechines or some sort of mechanism
If you get hurt that is only because the wall counters the force of your action with an force of equal size in opposite direction as reaction.
Title: Re: I defend
Post by zero on Jul 15th, 2003, 12:26pm
well its solved so lets stop posting
Title: Re: I defend
Post by Chewdogscp on Jul 15th, 2003, 4:52pm

on 07/15/03 at 12:26:33, zero wrote:
well its solved so lets stop posting


I agree. Riddles are not all perfect, and this is just one of those ones that can be worded several ways and the answer is still correct. So since we have found the correct answer we should be done here.  ;)
Title: Re: I defend
Post by towr on Jul 16th, 2003, 1:06am
it's never stopped us before..

Besides, I keep thinking something immaterial might fit better.
Like for instance a joke.
Some people use jokes as a(n emotional) defence, some people are hurt by jokes even though it's immaterial and thus can't use (physical) force, it's also very easy to kill a joke (by telling it wrong), but I wouldn't know how to fight it.
The only problamatic thing would be standing..
Title: Re: I defend
Post by aero_guy on Jul 16th, 2003, 10:59am
If the newbies think we finish talking about a riddle simply because we have finished the elementary task of solving it, they should take a looks at the .9999=1 (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=riddles_medium;action=display;num=1027804564) thread.  Though I think I did mention something about a dead horse on page 8 or so.
Title: Re: I defend
Post by wowbagger on Jul 16th, 2003, 11:22am
Exactly! It only gets interesting once the trivial stuff has been dealt with.
Title: Re: I defend
Post by zero on Jul 19th, 2003, 3:36pm

on 07/16/03 at 10:59:56, aero_guy wrote:
If the newbies think we finish talking about a riddle simply because we have finished the elementary task of solving it, they should take a looks at the .9999=1 (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=riddles_medium;action=display;num=1027804564) thread.  Though I think I did mention something about a dead horse on page 8 or so.


well that isnt completely solved is it because everyone isnt convince the answer is either

A) .9999=1
B) .9999>1
C) .9999<1
Title: Re: I defend
Post by Icarus on Jul 20th, 2003, 11:26am
No - that one has been completely and repeatedly demonstrated.

Because some people refuse to accept the truth no matter how well it has been shown does not mean the issue isn't resolved.
Title: Re: I defend
Post by zero0 on Jul 21st, 2003, 10:23pm
thy biggest threat is thine ignorants

thy=mans
Title: Re: I defend
Post by aero_guy on Jul 22nd, 2003, 7:32am
thy - adj. The possessive form of thou.

The irony here should be apparent.


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