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| Re: Riddle Me This: [message #188070 is a reply to message #187785] |
Wed, 01 February 2006 12:38   |
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NukeIt15
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I was going to say either the letter Y, since it is SOMETIMES a vowel, but that would make it a group of 6, not of 5. And I'd have to murder warranto for the puns.
My other guess would have been the question, "Why?" It fits in with everything EXCEPT the group of 5 bit. However, if you are willing to exclude "How?" (as it does not begin with the letter W), it fits perfectly. That would make "Why?" the REASON behind everything.
I am the Alpha and Omega of all that is, has been, and is yet to come; "Why?" as the meaning of existence.
With a single utterance of my name, I can successfully challenge all things Religious and Scientific; "Why" as a demand for proof.
With one whisper of me, people have felled entire Kingdoms and entire Governments; "Why?" as dissent and dissatisfaction.
I am feared by all, yet all will use me willingly; "Why?" as the reason for an act; nobody likes to explain their own actions yet always demands to know the reasons behind the way others act.
I have been given an honourary place among four others of my kind. Among the "Big W" questions, "Why?" is the odd one out- the other questions ask for quantifiable data while "Why?" asks for the undefinable. However, there are 6 W's in total, if you count "How?" so this could be a problem.
So, how wrong am I?
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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| Re: Riddle Me This: [message #188078 is a reply to message #188057] |
Wed, 01 February 2006 14:00 |
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warranto
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Congrats!
The answer IS "why".
I am the Alpha and the Omega of all that is, has been, and is yet to come
Why are we doing it this way, why not some other way? <-- this ends the previous, and begins the new.
With a single utterance of my name, I can successfully challenge all things Religious and Scientific
Why does this do what it does? Why do you believe in a god that...
With one whisper of me, people have felled entire Kingdoms and entire Governments
Why do we have to put up with this?
I am feared by all, yet all will use me willingly
Why does this work the way it does? "Next question, please."
I have been given an honourary place among four others of my kind
Who, What, When, Where, and Why. "how" is not really counted in that specific group, so I wasn't counting it here. "Why" is also the most difficult of the questions to answer, hence the "honourary" place.
Though I'm thinking I may have to refraise that part if people tend to have a problem with it.
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| Re: Riddle Me This: [message #188090 is a reply to message #187785] |
Wed, 01 February 2006 15:41 |
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The problem with "the five W's" is that while "how" isn't one of them, it's actually the most important one. Without knowing how something is done, your mind won't push forward your knowledge substantially. Goes along with giving a man a fish vs teaching a man to fish.
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| Re: Riddle Me This: [message #188112 is a reply to message #187785] |
Wed, 01 February 2006 17:08 |
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m1a1_abrams
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Yeah that part was what confused me because technically, "who, what, when, where, how" isn't a group of anything. There is no "4 Ws" apart from that they sound good when read in that order, because there are more "wh" words that are also interrogative words (which is the only real thing the list has in common), such as "which", "whence", "whither". Also, the "4 Ws" with or without "how" are not all members of the same group of interrogative words either. The only group of those which has 4 members would be interrogative pronouns I think, which is "who, whom, what, which".
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| Re: Riddle Me This: [message #188127 is a reply to message #188112] |
Wed, 01 February 2006 19:04 |
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warranto
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| m1a1_abrams wrote on Wed, 01 February 2006 17:08 |
Yeah that part was what confused me because technically, "who, what, when, where, how" isn't a group of anything. There is no "4 Ws" apart from that they sound good when read in that order, because there are more "wh" words that are also interrogative words (which is the only real thing the list has in common), such as "which", "whence", "whither". Also, the "4 Ws" with or without "how" are not all members of the same group of interrogative words either. The only group of those which has 4 members would be interrogative pronouns I think, which is "who, whom, what, which".
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The "5 W's" is a group that refers to what words always begin a question, as well as what questions asked in order to find out information from people. (for those who know of it, think of the CTV show "W-Five")
"How" is never introduced, even during school when you are first introduced to this group.
Though you are correct. "who, what, when, where, how" isn't a group of anything. Hence why I said it was part of a group of 5, being "who, what, when, where, and why". That is the group of 5 that we all know about.
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| Re: Riddle Me This: [message #188130 is a reply to message #187785] |
Wed, 01 February 2006 20:39 |
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NukeIt15
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"How?" being a derivative question, a combination of inquiries rooted in the other 5. Still, every teacher I've ever had has lumped it in, so that threw me a little at first.
I still think the Banstick or the BFG-9000 would work just as well, though. 
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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Although, in my opinion, the "feared by all" part is not entirely correct, there are many people who are intriqued by the question, and devote their lives to answering them and asking new "why"'s.
