VinnieASL
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Jul 8, 2017 8:37 AM
VinnieASL
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flushedphoenix
Highly recommended the Inversnecky at Aberdeen Beach great food good coffee lovely staff and a new board at least daily both sides like this
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
Hint to solution without giving away the answer: notice the lack of question mark.
allthenamesaregone
Exactly.
Dijksman
It is what it is.
dietderpsy
A postman who hates the number 5?
legolasmyeggolas
It has two letters
Majnizzle
That's right.
Aranyszin
Remember kids, punctuation matters.
GuyOMaley
mi17ke
The word what has four letters, the word sometimes has nine...
BishopSmurf
Punctuation is everything.
Jonesy343
Look at the grammar
Vatatheo
Hey, I figured it out
ImlnigoMontoya
Yes.
CringeMetal
Correct
ModerateRectalContusion
MyDogJake
No question mark.
dietderpsy
The capital S hurts me.
ffilm
There's no question.....
MyDogJake
Yes
stitchesspellslotsandsummits
This is the Inversnecky Cafe in my home city of Aberdeen, Scotland! They always have hilarious signs :-) Ace seeing it on FP
VinnieASL
I'll dispute the hilarious bit...
stitchesspellslotsandsummits
I can't help it, Im a sucker for a pun! :-)
Buckbeak1486
I'm exhausted, and can't figure this out...
madkittens
Its a statement not a question.
ThatsMySecretCapImAlwaysHorny
That's why there's no ? on the end
trustedtoomanyfarts
It's not really a riddle. Count the letters in what, sometimes and never.
negronamedcolbs
Great Scott!...it's brilliant
GwenShepard1
Banana starts with a b but usually with a u
ffilm
Occasionally with an o.
GwenShepard1
but sometimes with an s!
VinnieASL
Stealing this one.
SirBrendan
You see these little guys: ' '. They're called single quotation marks to denote that we're referring to rather than using a word. Fucker.
haruspex
That's called the use-mention distinction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use%E2%80%93mention_distinction
SirBrendan
You know your shit. You are not a fucker:p.
mattjPandaBandit
Fuck off has 7 letters and a space.
FsImgur
I think you should get back to relativity there Einstein.
mattjPandaBandit
Regardless, fuck off still has 7 letters and a space.
Hgalah
This caused my boyfriend and I to have a fight ????
TashaYar
Time to get a new one.
dietderpsy
Fight has 5 letters, the sign is controlling your mind.
FGammon
You should have said "and this has 4 letters" *fist*
alazyamerican
Congrats on the make-up sex!
ffilm
My boyfriend and I? Let me guess who won.........
HumfreeBugart
The answer is 42, as many people will already know
beetfarmer1975
Damn! I had South Africa...
TheTimeless
I didn't know, but thanks, I'll put it on my list of neat things, next to digital watches.
WoeToHice
You're turning into a penguin. Stop it.
ISayFuckAllTheTime
Hoopy as fuck, yo.
thegreatalan
Now there's a hoopy frood who knows where their towel is
Canchocolatejustletmefinish
In the beginning the Universe was created. This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
LunarDestructor
Yes
philidamo
Don't forget your towel
ihaveaten
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/words_that_end_in_gry.png
SirBrendan
Communicating bad. To say you communicate badly would say that the mechanism which allows you to communicate...
haruspex
*Communicating poorly. The thing you're wanting to correct is "feeling badly" should be "feeling bad."
SirBrendan
lmao, I'm sorry bud. I was making a movie reference for a joke. It actually relies on me fucking up. But that wasn't clear to you-- sorry.
haruspex
Damn, now I need to see that movie. Title?
SirBrendan
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (I literally watched it last night). It stars Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr. I thought it was really fun.
iSoulend
I don't get it, is language supposed to sound the same as hungry in English ?
SchwarzGeist
https://explainxkcd.com/169/
gmoney4321
what = 4, sometimes = 9, never = 5
FrostytheSnowcolt
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/words_that_end_in_gry.png
teddyboops
Yeah, I never would have gotten that.
SupaStu
pragmatao
Yes, but no.
MollyNapQueen
Yes, but yes!
suboptima1
He's right though, it's a statement, not a question
pragmatao
Yeah, I know.
DIDJAPUTYERNAMEINTHEGOBLETUVFIRE
Answer: dyslexia
verygoodusernamenumber1
Axelsidy
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
Sexdaily
YourInfoIsCrapImgur
That's why I didn't understand what it said
AThreeFootTallChocolateMooseWithFudgeEyes
sexlexia
LtKifKroker
*sigh*
BarretXIII
A difficult to spell word, to describe people who can't spell... Why not just call it "Bonk"?!
MrDrWatson
Dyslexics have more nuf.
ASongOfPissAndFarts
Displexi
KruziikVokunStaadnau
Aixelsyd
DimmadamnDougDimmadome
Dailysex
Tekni
Not a chance, my dad is a sbeech theparist!
GermFaceIsTaken
*shoehorn
TheEndlessDream
I think you mean 'I lady sex'
WrongUn
Dyslexics of the world : UNTIE!!!
BruisedCompassion
hahah
professionalwindowlicker
Sad thing is that I actually read that as unite instead untie
MuderfuckingDitto
Yse
RunningInCirclesNeverFeltSoGood
National Procrastinator meeting... tomorrow
PowwerOrb13
I'm busy with... things, can we postpone until next week?
Genotex
The first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club.
mandadadada
I am working on a lot of unfinished projects and stuff
Bootohfoostoe
Xeialedsy
Beagle8908
Dyslexics rule KO!!!
Snadethebeast
For those who can't figure out the riddle, it's threes statements rather than one question.
jiggymcjig
You must be fun at parties
willek
The middle one isn't a statement on its own since is doesn't have "has."
LoopStricken
http://imgur.com/b8mFMsg
WantMyBoddd
Vaanhalen
What I love about these is when u get it, u feel dumb instead of smart :D
NinjaBreadMon
You just saved 10 minutes of my life
RabidPandax
Then it should be punctuated as follows: "What" has four letters; "sometimes," nine letters; but "never" has five letters.
Isthe4thtimethecharm
When does what have 9 letters.
Phobotech
Omggg, ty
kronk14
thanx
HenryDorsettCase
god. fucking. dammit. thank you! :)
FromTheTwistedMindOfABrotha
Yeah what I learned about grammar has been slowly fading...Perfect for a fan - fiction writer like myself.
flyingskejaquita
I bet you were the one that told everyone the page that Dumbledore died on
unicornnuggets
Thanks for the breakdown for the remedial, brah.
idealz
Teacher?
JamiesEPIRB
No question mark, so it's not a question, which should be a clue for those trying to figure it out.
gewalt
I was only able to solve it due to the lack of question mark. if no punctuation had been provided I'd still be staring at the screen
Draxedz
Wow I should be more observative when I read stuff... Guess Donald Ducks comic book with Mickey Mouse' detective work was useless...
TurtIeproof
Fuck me, I was thinking something about squares or evens/odds.
HumfreeBugart
Not sure people wanted anybody to kill the post. I guess you haven't understood the concept of a puzzle or brainteaser
iLikeButtholes
gestaltist
I did. Too lazy to figure it out myself
impostersquall
As someone who hates brainteasers, i liked the answer
Anthonlee
Who cares. They wouldnt be in the comments if they did
Phobotech
WELCOME TO THE NEW AGE
ATalkingMushroom
Can you not?
Lucallia
I'm pretty sure if someone wanted to figure it out themselves they'll stop reading after "For those who can't figure out the riddle, it's"
Akurei00
I would avoid the comments altogether if I didn't want to read someone commenting on the solution.
vilocon
Reminds me of this. https://xkcd.com/169/
helpidontknowmyname
OK, I like the comic theme, but I don't get how language ends in gry? :(
vilocon
"There are 3 words in 'The English Language'". As if, "the english language" is a separate clause. Language is the 3rd word in that clause.
flyingskejaquita
Isn't it odd how it reads differently when you figure it out?
Crumply
I read it correctly the first time. Guess I'm weird
AlrightIGiveIn
This was a very useful hint!
ff7cstrife
"What has 4 letters and sometimes has 9 letters, but never has 5 letters." Revised.
UnderTheRedHoodJT
God damn it I was 667 :(
HolyStalactite
Period makes it obvious though
RideTheStimutacs
It's missing a "has" before sometimes, which I imagine would throw people off.
OldSchoolCoder
Took me a while. Mostly because Who kept playing the drums.
gitarookefka
I didn't know you could hear that
TheTechAdmin
I'll admit if it wasn't for your comment I would be thinking without looking at it again; and be stunped. But got it thanks to your comment.
MmmCookiePoops
I had to read it first to see the lack of (?) and it all made sense!
Hoobles
That's how jokes work
Kaleopolitus
Emphasis will do that for you.
Firebolt391d
And then you realize: there was no question mark at the end for a reason!
Spaceygirl84
Yeah?
helodriver41
More like... yeah.
HiImChrisWilsonFromGrindingGearGames
the word "what" has 4 letters, the word "sometimes" has 9 letters and the word "Never" has 5 letters
IhaveTP4Bunghole
It's a statement. Not a question.
whattheass
Punctuation is important.
TheMrPendragon
Thank you for giving clues and not the answer, I feel so accomplished I figured it out without cheating.
Icommentoncomments
Isn't it. Odd how it reads differently. When? You figure it out.
OneShucklak
ObiSeanFlurNobi
This comment was the rosetta stone for me.
ZeldaShotFirst
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DukeDarkwood
Yup. Same here.
GLACK802
What= 4 letters. Sometimes= 9 letters. Never= 5 letters
TheBestRussian
Thank you
imagurk
Oh, I read it as "but" never has 5 letters, which is a weird but true statement.
Sparkles42
I thought the sign was for a bar so "beer, beeeeeeer, but never beeer"
ThatswhatIwasthinking
That's what I was thinking
TyroneNiggams
Nice Name You Got There.
ThatsMrPoopyPantsToYou
Thats what I was thinking
VinnieASL
This is true for most statements. Context is very important.
Helios7719
That is true. For most statements, context is very important.
IDoTyposNotEvenSorryButYouCanCallMeNotAGator
After rwading this I went: Ohhhh.... has 5 letters xD
IDoTyposNotEvenSorryButYouCanCallMeNotAGator
Yes yes, rwading as in "He/She/Whateverthegender/It rwad a book"!
VinnieASL
Way to own a typo!
IDoTyposNotEvenSorryButYouCanCallMeNotAGator
Hehe thanks, trying my best not to offend any milenials out there! I also hate sarcasm and irony okay! xD
MelodramaticMagikarp
Punctuation is also very important.
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MelodramaticMagikarp
Don't tell me how to live my life, Ted.
FixinYou
He was merely suggesting.
EXiSTENCEthreshold
Actually now that I figure it out it is really obvious because there is no question mark, only dot. It's a statement.
Airra
My friends sometimes state questions without a question mark to express a total disinterest or dumbfoundedness in the subject in question.
Airra
No pun intended.
MenloPart
Rhetorical questions? I always figure people are too lazy to use question marks--or they just send me "?"
MelodramaticMagikarp
Do you even lift.
HalfThaiThiccyAllSheWannaDoIsBangkok
"I never said she stole my car." means something different each time you put an emphasis on a different word
flyingskejaquita
I applied Shatner to this as soon as I saw this
evula
In a similar vein: "She told him she loved him." Add the word "only" anywhere in that sentence to alter its intent each time.
Airra
Only she only told only him only she only loved only him, only.
evula
Well, that's definitely a different intent.
thehackycat
I read it six times, thank you
FixinYou
8 words though. Seems like you missed a couple.
thehackycat
But did you try with the last one? Sounds weird if you emphasize car.
FixinYou
And I missed the '7'.
WhoisAlanLongbottom
It doesn't work if you emphasize all the words
AlexisActually
Like here, before I figured it out it read as pictured. 10 seconds later, it read like "eat shit, OP."
iamkarlpilkington
I guess the clue is that it's a full stop at the end and not a question mark.
OldMadDad
your clue helped me. I've got the flu, took me way too long to figure this out.
Rip42
The second comma should have been a semicolon if this was actually punctuated correctly.
flightlessfruit
A comma followed by a conjunction is also fine to separate two independent clauses.