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Old 02-25-2010, 10:36 AM   #1
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Default Riddle.
What is today if the day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday?

I'll admit, it's only confusing if don't read it correctly.




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Old 02-25-2010, 10:37 AM   #2
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Today is wednesday, at least where I am.
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:38 AM   #3
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Today is wednesday, at least where I am.
While correct, that isn't the answer to the riddle.
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:39 AM   #4
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While correct, that isn't the answer to the riddle.
If that's not the answer to the riddle, then the riddle is wrong.
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:40 AM   #5
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The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is today?

I'll admit, it's only confusing if don't read it correctly.
Saturday. " the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is today?"
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:41 AM   #6
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If that's not the answer to the riddle, then the riddle is wrong.
I see.

Saturday. " the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is today?"
Nope, try again.

I'll add one word to make this easier for the people who take things so literal. =P
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:42 AM   #7
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Saturday. " the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is today?"
The day before two days after [the day before tomorrow] is Saturday. What day is today?
The day before two days after today is Saturday. What day is today?
[The day before two days after] today is Saturday. What day is today?
[one day after today] is Saturday. What day is today?
tomorrow is Saturday. What day is today?
Today is friday.
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:42 AM   #8
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Sunday?
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:43 AM   #9
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Sunday?
Nope..
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:44 AM   #10
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Saturday.

EDIT:

Like that song, two steps forward and one step back.
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:46 AM   #11
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Please note that my previous answer is indeed a false statement. The question should be written as such

Given any day of the week n, the day before two days after the day before the day after n is Saturday. What day is n?
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:47 AM   #12
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Today is friday.
Yea, thats right.
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:48 AM   #13
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The day before two days after [the day before tomorrow] is Saturday. What day is today?
The day before two days after today is Saturday. What day is today?
[The day before two days after] today is Saturday. What day is today?
[one day after today] is Saturday. What day is today?
tomorrow is Saturday. What day is today?
Today is friday.
I think friday too.

the day before tomorrow = today
the day before two days after = tomorrow
today's tomorrow is saturday, so today is friday.
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:50 AM   #14
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Just did a google search and found the same riddle being answered as factual 2 different ways. Both as friday and saturday. So, before chiming in as whats right or wrong, can you please break it down to prove the right answer?
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:56 AM   #15
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Just did a google search and found the same riddle being answered as factual 2 different ways. Both as friday and saturday. So, before chiming in as whats right or wrong, can you please break it down to prove the right answer?
I was told I was correct when I answered Friday. My logic agreed with what Thesh posted.

I did not Google it to find the answer, so I didn't know it could be correctly answered as Saturday.
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Old 02-25-2010, 11:00 AM   #16
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Also
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i...efore+tomorrow
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Old 02-25-2010, 11:03 AM   #17
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By that, it's +1 day. If Saturday is that +1, it would be the day before Saturday.

I know it's worded oddly. I'll make it EVEN BETTER.
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Old 02-25-2010, 11:06 AM   #18
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I think we need to take yet another lesson from XKCD

http://xkcd.com/169/
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Old 02-25-2010, 11:11 AM   #19
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I think we need to take yet another lesson from XKCD

http://xkcd.com/169/
Awesome [thumbup]
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Old 02-25-2010, 11:12 AM   #20
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I think we need to take yet another lesson from XKCD

http://xkcd.com/169/
I was passing on a fun little riddle that I heard today because I was bored. Sorry I tried to defend it to somehow meet your requirements for a "logical riddle." I wasn't aware anyone was acting "smug," so I'm not sure how that comic applies.

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