Re: riddle for Friday's enjoyment

From: Neil Hopkinson (nhopkins@dmu.ac.uk)
Date: Fri Mar 05 1999 - 15:40:39 EET


I must be a kid, I think the answer is "nothing".

I love these riddles, they stop me writing my PhD, got any more?

Neil

Elaine Hunt wrote:

> When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten students got the answer,
> compared to 17% of Stanford University seniors.
>
> What is greater than God,
> More evil than the devil,
> The poor have it,
> The rich need it,
> And if you eat it, you'll die?
>
> page down
>
> Nothing
>
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