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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* In ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' the gynosphinx is the type of sphinx that most resembles the Theben sphinx and has a similar MO, challenging passers-by with riddles and attacking whoever fails to answer. But some unscrupulous gynosphinxes have one they use if their hunger overcomes their pride:

My second's in Ill, but isn't in Lye.

My next two are found in Lid, not Bird.

My fifth is in May, but isn't in Say.

My sixth is in He, but isn't in Hay.

:* The answer is {{spoiler|"Kill Me", which is, in effect, giving the gynosphinx permission to attack, making the riddle a [[Morton's Fork]] unless the would-be victim is smart enough to phrase it in a way that emphasizes he does ''not'' mean it as request.}}