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{{quote|''If be it your hubby, |
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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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When [[Only Smart People May Pass]], a challenge is often given in the form of a riddle. The solution to said riddle is often, in itself, the means by which the characters may continue. |
When [[Only Smart People May Pass]], a challenge is often given in the form of a riddle. The solution to said riddle is often, in itself, the means by which the characters may continue. |
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This sort of riddle game is sometimes also used for other purposes than determining whether someone may pass. For example, it may be for a reward of an item or information. |
This sort of riddle game is sometimes also used for other purposes than determining whether someone may pass. For example, it may be for a reward of an item or information. |
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[[Sub-Trope]]s include [[Riddling Sphinx]] (the tendency of sphinxes to do this), [[Riddle of the Sphinx]] (a particular riddle that's very popular), [[These Questions Three]] (combining this trope with the [[Rule of Three]]). |
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Not to be confused with the popular comedy podcast [[Answer Me This]]. |
Not to be confused with the popular comedy podcast ''[[Answer Me This]]''. |
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== [[Comics]] == |
== [[Comics]] == |
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* This is the standard MO of The Riddler in the ''[[Batman]]'' comics. [[Depending on the Writer]], it could be a game he plays, or it could be an outright psychotic compulsion he feels he ''has'' to play. |
* This is the standard MO of The Riddler in the ''[[Batman]]'' comics. [[Depending on the Writer]], it could be a game he plays, or it could be an outright psychotic compulsion he feels he ''has'' to play. |
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