An explorer is sailing around in the pacific when his ship runs aground on a reef off a beautiful desert island. His ship goes down. And all on board except the explorer die. He floats towards the island and eventually washes into shallow water. Some natives discover him and take him to their chief.
After some excited discussion with his tribe, the chief comes over and speaks to the explorer. He tells him that the tribe is cannibals. And what’s more, that he would very much like to eat the explorer. The explorer is horrified by this news. He protests that he doesn't want to be eaten! The chief relents, and says...
"Because you plead so well you will be given a chance.
You must tell me a tale. If the tale is divined as true, then you will be given a merciful death. If the statement is divined false, then you will be roasted alive.
What did the explorer say to the cannibal chief to stop them killing him at all?
2006-09-10 02:10:37 · 16 answers · asked by tui 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
i will be roasted alive.
2006-09-10 02:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by Mlsig 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
He says, "You will roast me alive."
This means that they cannot roast him seeing as that would make the statement true and they would therefore have to give him a merciful death, so the statement would be false and they would roast him alive, so the statement would be true and he would be given a merciful death etc. etc. so they have no alternative but to let him go.
2006-09-10 05:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he told him the tale " The sad reason for LOVING"
and the tale goes like this :
There once was a beautiful woman but despite of her beauty she was blind.Because of being blind she hated everyone around her, anything around her.After 3 years of trying to make her understand that he loves her a certain man could approach the lady and she started to accept him.He was deeply in love with her, and she was certain she felt the same.The man propose her to marry him but she denied. She said that if only she could see the world, all the beauties around her she would marry him.Some day she got lucky and someone donate her new, healthy eyes. She was amazed by what she could see and started to love everything around her.After a while the man that was around her all the time came to her ad said " will you marry me ? " and she replayed " I can't marry you ! you're blind"
and then he turned around and whispered for himself " please take good care of my eyes"
On the cannibal chief's face a tear roll down... he took a look at the blind explorer and decided to release him.
2006-09-10 02:29:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
He tells him: "I don't know". Thus, he isn't given a merciful death or roasted alive. Also, he might have kept silent to avoid the two deaths.
2006-09-10 02:11:36 · answer #4 · answered by Lilo 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps he said, "Sir, God is a woman." Since the chief couldn't prove or disprove this, he let him go?
2006-09-10 02:46:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he told the chief that he had this incurable viral disease that would transmit thru air once he died...the chief never take the chance to find out if he's telling the truth...
2006-09-10 02:29:35 · answer #6 · answered by eDraLiN 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He narrates the whole story over again. nice riddle though
2006-09-10 02:41:09 · answer #7 · answered by funmzire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The explorer said "I think your roaster's been stolen."
2006-09-10 03:22:23 · answer #8 · answered by Sylas Grayson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The BEST answer to this riddle comes from
"ANNA" - JUST LOVE HER STORY!
2006-09-10 03:08:12 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did anyone bring the salt?
2006-09-10 02:34:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Say hello to my little friend" and pulled out an UZI! Popped a couple caps in day asses.
2006-09-10 02:15:29 · answer #11 · answered by STONE 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋