In "The Hobbit," Bilbo wins the riddle contest against Gollum by asking "What have I got in my pocket?"
In "The Dark Tower," Eddie Dean wins the riddle contest against Blaine the Mono by telling irrational and terrible jokes in the form of questions ("Why did the dead baby cross the road? Because it was stapled to the chicken!!").
In The Bible, Samson wins the riddle contest against the Philistines by asking "Out of the eater, something to eat, / Out of the strong, something sweet;" a riddle only he can know the answer to.
So my question is this: do you have to cheat to win a riddle contest, or is that just the best way? Should it even be considered cheating if you used all of the weapons at your disposal to outwit your opponent?
2007-09-05
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