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[[File:test611_6460.jpg|frame|Always [[Take a Third Option|Take the Third Option]]]] |
[[File:test611_6460.jpg|frame|Always [[Take a Third Option|Take the Third Option]]]] |
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{{quote|''If be it your hubby, |
{{quote|''If be it your hubby, |
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wish you to see, |
wish you to see, |
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this haunting be-riddle |
this haunting be-riddle |
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answer you'll me!''|''[http://andrewhussie.com/comic.php?sec=archive&auth=Blurbs&cid=blurbs/00018-rg.gif&blurb=rg Riddler's Gammon]'', by [[MS Paint Adventures|Andrew Hussie]]}} |
answer you'll me!''|''[http://andrewhussie.com/comic.php?sec=archive&auth=Blurbs&cid=blurbs/00018-rg.gif&blurb=rg Riddler's Gammon]'', by [[MS Paint Adventures|Andrew Hussie]]}} |
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** As everyone knows, Sphinxes are fond of riddles. Sphinx cards, therefore, will often pose riddles to the players, such as [http://magiccards.info/cmd/en/42.html "What is the top card of your library?"] or [http://magiccards.info/m10/en/73.html "Which creature card have I stolen from your deck?"] or [http://magiccards.info/di/en/114.html "What card is in your opponent's hand?"] |
** As everyone knows, Sphinxes are fond of riddles. Sphinx cards, therefore, will often pose riddles to the players, such as [http://magiccards.info/cmd/en/42.html "What is the top card of your library?"] or [http://magiccards.info/m10/en/73.html "Which creature card have I stolen from your deck?"] or [http://magiccards.info/di/en/114.html "What card is in your opponent's hand?"] |
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** Sphinxes feature heavily in ''[[Magic: The Gathering/Test of Metal|Test of Metal]]'', so Tezzeret has plenty of riddles to solve. |
** Sphinxes feature heavily in ''[[Magic: The Gathering/Test of Metal|Test of Metal]]'', so Tezzeret has plenty of riddles to solve. |
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{{quote|I am the stone that comes not from the sea |
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I am the blood but the blood is not me |
I am the blood but the blood is not me |
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I am the key to the door with no locks |
I am the key to the door with no locks |
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I am the mainspring that winds broken clocks |
I am the mainspring that winds broken clocks |
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I am your tears on the chains of the rack |
I am your tears on the chains of the rack |
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I am your gift and you can't give me back }} |
I am your gift and you can't give me back }} |
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* Subverted in [[Subnormality]]. The sphinx meets Oedipus' ''mother''. When she learns who she's talking to, the sphinx has a massive flipout about which one of them is considered the monster, and makes Oedipus' mother take her place. |
* Subverted in [[Subnormality]]. The sphinx meets Oedipus' ''mother''. When she learns who she's talking to, the sphinx has a massive flipout about which one of them is considered the monster, and makes Oedipus' mother take her place. |
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* A subversion in [[Order of the Stick]]. First, there's Haley's famous solution to the "two paths, one honest man, one liar, one question" riddle. [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0327.html The Test of the Mind]. |
* A subversion in [[Order of the Stick]]. First, there's Haley's famous solution to the "two paths, one honest man, one liar, one question" riddle. [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0327.html The Test of the Mind]. |
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{{quote|'''Varsuvius''' Gordium called--they have a knot you may want to take a look at.}} |
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* In {xkcd}, The classic "[[Knights and Knaves]]" puzzle is sent up/parodied where there's three guards. One only tells the truth, one only lies, and one [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|stabs people who ask tricky questions]]. |
* In {xkcd}, The classic "[[Knights and Knaves]]" puzzle is sent up/parodied where there's three guards. One only tells the truth, one only lies, and one [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|stabs people who ask tricky questions]]. |
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