A prisoner is told "If you tell a lie we will hang you; if you tell the truth we will shoot you." What can he say to save himself?
2006-09-18 05:05:29 · 23 answers · asked by horrorfan 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
I will be hanged!
2006-09-18 05:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by iamigloo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell the person in charge that the prisoner wants a two foot long cigar and the time to smoke it!
2006-09-18 05:09:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"You will hang me."
If they hang him, that means he would have told the truth, so they should have shot him. But if they shot him, the statement automatically becomes a lie.
Alternatively he could have said "I am telling a lie."
2006-09-18 05:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the prisoner says “You are going to hang me.” They can’t hang him because that would mean he didn’t lie. They can’t shoot him because that would mean he didn’t tell the truth.
2006-09-18 05:09:20 · answer #4 · answered by marie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He can lie about the truth
2006-09-18 05:08:25 · answer #5 · answered by Death Virus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you shoot me you can't hang me.
2006-09-18 05:08:14 · answer #6 · answered by kksay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a lottery ticket and pray
2006-09-18 05:08:26 · answer #7 · answered by Nyla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bend the truth
2006-09-18 05:07:11 · answer #8 · answered by MJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Say nothing. He will neither be hung nor shot?
2006-09-18 05:08:09 · answer #9 · answered by Yinzer from Sixburgh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He can keep his mouth shut.
2006-09-18 05:07:07 · answer #10 · answered by a_poor_misguided_soul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋