This is a VERY confusing paragraph. Not a bad tongue twister, either. ;)?

Question

Read it once and tell me if you were totally confused:

Ned Nott was shot and Sam Shott was not. So it is better to be Shott than Nott. Some say Nott was not shot. But Shott says he shot Nott. Either the shot Shott shot at Nott was not shot, Or Nott was shot. If the shot Shott shot shot Nott, Nott was shot. But if the shot Shott shot shot Shott, then Shott was shot, not Nott. However, the shot Shott shot shot not Shott, but Nott. Think about it... ^_^

Answer 1

Yes it is a very confusing paragraph, but if you substitute the names Shott and Nott with something else, it becomes easier.

Answer 2

Shott shot Nott

Answer 3

It was a little confusing but I got it. Shott shot Nott at the end

Answer 4

Since Shott is telling the story, Nott was shot but not dead, just shot unlike Shott who was not shot.

Answer 5

Wow i actually understood it ok... Nott was the one who ended up getting shot rather than Shott. I did read it once but very slowly... lol! But then of course I read it again to make sure I got it... Hell I can be wrong tell ME what you think, lol!

Answer 6

So Nott got shot, not Shott. lol. That was fun.

Answer 7

well, nott could not have shot shott because then if he admitted it, he'd be in jail right now.

Answer 8

Well, then Nott was shot. It's obvious.


I must be a TOTAL nerd because I don't think it's that confusing. Just take it one sentence at a time. :) It just repeats the first one in a different fashion.

Answer 9

nott was was nott shot but shott was shot nott?

Answer 10

Good one! Tied my brain up in knots for the rest of tonite and I dare anyone to say this lyric 3 times fast and get it right!