The riddle thread

stitch626 · Post by **stitch626** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:30 pm

Darn, you guys beat me to both of them.

mwhittington · Post by **mwhittington** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:42 am

Can no one here solve my original riddle?
The following was seen on a hardware store window:
Hardware Special
$.25 each
100 for $.75
1000 for $1.00
10,000 for $1.25
What were they selling?

Tiberius · Post by **Tiberius** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:23 am

Buying numbers. Each number is $0.25.

Kirk never had one.
Spock had one once, but it wasn't really him.
Scotty got something like it, but never went all the way.
Sulu and Chekov both went without one.
McCoy had one but only for a little while.
Riker had one and kept it for a long time.
Geordie tried to get one a few times, but couldn't keep it.
Data tried it once, but it wasn't for him.
Someone had a fantasy about Picard with one.
Worf has always had one, but it's not very big.
Sisko decided to get one, but it was also very small.
Tuvok had one when he wasn't on Voyager.

What is it?

Post by **Mikey** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:09 pm

Ah, our first 'Trek-related riddle! A beard, of course.

Tiberius · Post by **Tiberius** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:16 am

Can you explain how it fits into each clue?

Post by **Mikey** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:43 am

Tiberius wrote:Can you explain how it fits into each clue?

What? I don't get what you're asking of me.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:52 pm

I think he means to ask "can you explain how each line refers to a beard".

Post by **Mikey** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:54 pm

OK, I'll get that up sometime soon.

Post by **Mikey** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:51 pm

Kirk never had one.
Spock had one once, but it wasn't really him.
Scotty got something like it, but never went all the way.
Sulu and Chekov both went without one.
McCoy had one but only for a little while.
Riker had one and kept it for a long time.
Geordie tried to get one a few times, but couldn't keep it.
Data tried it once, but it wasn't for him.
Someone had a fantasy about Picard with one.
Worf has always had one, but it's not very big.
Sisko decided to get one, but it was also very small.
Tuvok had one when he wasn't on Voyager.

OK: Kirk was clean-shaven.
Mirror Spock had a goattee, but "our" Spock didn't.
Scotty wore a moustache in films/TNG.
Sulu and Chekov were clean-shaven.
McCoy wore a beard in TMP.
Riker famously wore a beard.
Geordie had a bit of fuzz, but that's it.
Data had a beard for a hot minute.
Picard had a beard in the ATG future.
Worf wore a standard Klingon goattee.
Sisko grew a goattee.
The Tuvok thing? IDK... I guess he wore a beard while filling another berth or on an undercover assignment.

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:52 pm

Didn't Tuvok have a beard in the DS9 Mirror-verse episodes?

Post by **Mikey** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:55 pm

Tuvok was in the DS9 mirror eps?:?

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:55 pm

Mikey wrote:Picard had a beard in the ATG future.
The Tuvok thing? IDK... I guess he wore a beard while filling another berth or on an undercover assignment.

Picard also had a beard in the fake-future Riker experienced in "Future Imperfect", and I think Tuvok had a beard in "Endgame".

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:36 pm

Mikey wrote:Tuvok was in the DS9 mirror eps?:?

Yeah, as part of the Resistance.

N'tran DS 12 · Post by **N'tran DS 12** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:16 pm

A shoemaker makes shoes without leather
puts all four elements together.
Fire Water Earth and Air
Every customer has two pair.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:32 am

I'll take "Horseshoes" for one thousand, Alex.