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A Man Without Eyes (Posted on 2005-05-10) Difficulty: 1 of 5
A man without eyes saw plums on a tree.
He did not leave plums on the tree, yet he did not take plums either.
How can this be?

  Submitted by Dustin    
Rating: 3.3000 (10 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
The solution lies in the use of plural nouns.
He did not have "eyes", he had one eye. He saw two plums on the tree, and took one. In other words, he did not take "plums", and did not leave "plums".

I don't remember where I heard this.

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  Subject Author Date
Greetings! lbrin2023-09-16 12:49:33
No Subjectlbrin2023-09-16 12:48:09
A Man Without Eyes Whia19672022-09-17 03:51:32
apk downloadMichelle Dague2020-03-27 05:10:18
eduIola Myers2020-02-18 00:13:00
No SubjectMacKensie Lynch2020-01-29 03:02:50
re: A solution with aplombMacKensie Lynch2020-01-29 03:01:41
SolutionEye have the answer!Math Man2012-08-03 18:40:21
AnswerK Sengupta2007-08-31 23:17:18
interesting...Z-chan2006-10-29 19:27:19
SolutionNo Subjectashleigh2006-03-20 09:17:47
ahhh sorry wrong answerjustine2005-10-07 18:21:37
DUHjustine2005-10-07 18:16:05
re: not a good riddleRichard2005-08-31 03:30:01
not a good riddlej smith2005-08-31 00:33:51
consider the followingJen2005-07-11 19:22:32
re: Hey! I know this!Laura2005-06-30 11:15:53
huh?m2005-06-02 03:08:01
re: what about thisJoseph2005-06-01 19:20:08
answer...michael2005-05-27 05:11:37
is this it?matt2005-05-22 20:44:12
what about thisLifeTeach2005-05-18 17:11:50
SolutionHey! I know this!Rex2005-05-11 12:57:28
eh.Amon2005-05-10 23:19:49
Another solutionErik O.2005-05-10 15:28:55
SolutionSolutione.g.2005-05-10 13:40:12
re: A solution with aplombPenny2005-05-10 13:34:21
SolutionA solution with aplombPenny2005-05-10 13:20:41
re: Some thoughts and maybe a spoilerCharlie2005-05-10 12:52:25
Some ThoughtsSome thoughts and maybe a spoilerLeming2005-05-10 12:22:03
SpoilerFletch2005-05-10 12:08:48
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