O/T and irrelevant bit of trivia.

[ex_pat_magpie]

Just a little problem to take your minds off the bigger one.


What has four letters, sometimes has nine letters and never has five letters.

[ex_pat_magpie]

I'll put the answer up tomorrow evening if no one gets it first.

[jacapus]

I'll put the answer up tomorrow evening if no one gets it first.

WHAT........ SOMETIMES..........NEVER
Sorry to be a party pooper Pat

[Zippity]

WHAT........ SOMETIMES..........NEVER
Sorry to be a party pooper Pat

very good

[Zippity]

The man who invented it doesn't want it. The man who bought it doesn't need it. The man who needs it doesn't know it. What is it?

[ex_pat_magpie]

WHAT........ SOMETIMES..........NEVER
Sorry to be a party pooper Pat

I thought you or Zippity would be first past the post.

The correct answer is that it's a statement with a full stop as opposed to a question with a question mark.

For clarity,

What has 4 letters

sometimes has 7

and never has 5

[ex_pat_magpie]

The man who invented it doesn't want it. The man who bought it doesn't need it. The man who needs it doesn't know it. What is it?

It's not the old "coughing" (non colloquial cockney) puzzle is it?

Tried to ask without spoiling it Zip.

[Jammy89]

Well. . . . if we're riddling

"What is the creature that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three in the evening?"

Famous one this

[ex_pat_magpie]

Well. . . . if we're riddling

"What is the creature that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three in the evening?"

Famous one this

Is it a human throughout life, crawling, walking on two legs and in late life with walking stick.

[Zippity]

It's not the old "coughing" (non colloquial cockney) puzzle is it?

Tried to ask without spoiling it Zip.

It is, Pat