Re: Riddles (was: Lateral Thinking)

From: Jason Joel Thompson (jasonjthompson@home.com)
Date: Mon Jan 01 2001 - 18:14:59 MST


----- Original Message -----
From: "Damien Broderick" <d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au>

> At 10:33 PM 31/12/00 -0500, Eliezer S. Yudkowsky claimed implausibly:
>
> >The riddle itself is a Hofstadterian self-answering riddle.
>
> How... disappointingly... inadequate. So much build up, so little pay off.
>
> I need to see this alleged lateral wonder unpacked.
>
> Damien Broderick

I have to agree, and to be somewhat immodestly frank, I think I might have
to claim that my response was the better answer.

Shrug.

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