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Brothers and Sisters (Posted on 2002-12-30) Difficulty: 2 of 5
There is a man looking at someone's picture and says:

Brothers and Sisters I have none,
but this man's father is my father's son.

Whose picture is the man looking at?

  Submitted by cges    
Rating: 3.5600 (25 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
For some reason people sometimes think the man is looking at a picture of himself.

In reality, this would only be true if he said he was looking at his father's son (given that he has no brothers or sisters).

However, since he is looking at someone whose father is his father's son (himself), we can tell he is looking at a picture of his son.

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionSolutionMath Man2011-06-14 22:59:27
SolutionRiddle ResolutionK Sengupta2008-04-01 13:29:06
Brother and Sisters riddleJay2007-11-22 13:32:21
right?renee2007-10-08 22:34:30
answerK Sengupta2007-03-04 11:13:05
duhbookworm2006-05-29 18:44:59
No SubjectJak Dakars2005-08-22 02:12:05
SolutionSolutionAngelika2005-04-14 23:00:29
I've seen this puzzle perhaps 1000 times...Stephen Ticsay2005-03-14 03:43:40
aHAH!Dave2005-01-19 16:29:38
Brother & sisters I have none.Randy2004-12-28 14:35:20
re: So Sorry I was Wrongamadeus2004-12-23 20:44:16
got itLinda2004-12-16 20:40:26
PassLucy2004-12-05 02:34:21
yesRaman2004-11-30 09:11:15
solutionsLily2004-10-31 09:48:02
easyMat2004-08-11 12:57:33
too easysam2004-08-06 07:22:27
alternate posing of questionDeborah2004-06-18 21:04:25
SolutionEasy soluton.shaun2004-04-09 11:05:03
my thoughtsBilly Bob2004-04-04 11:33:44
Some ThoughtsSo Sorry I was Wrongabhishek2004-04-03 07:18:46
SolutionYawwwwwnnnnn!abhishek2004-04-03 07:12:49
No SubjectBryan2004-03-26 16:17:37
No SubjectBryan2004-03-26 16:17:15
SolutionSolutionPenny2004-02-17 08:51:34
0_0Bonzai2004-02-15 20:32:22
re: NEVERMIND I WAS WRONG!Heartberry2004-02-02 11:43:24
Some Thoughtsre: The solution is wrong!Heartberry2004-02-02 11:40:57
?Jasmine2004-01-03 17:31:34
re: The solution is wrong!Ashira2003-09-27 16:05:17
AnswerAshira2003-09-27 16:02:50
SolutionLawrence2003-09-01 13:54:23
keep'n kin closely~dorkdork2003-07-29 08:29:04
Hints/Tipsanswer plus commentcalla tah-n2003-06-13 21:47:16
re: omg easymatt2003-05-17 13:14:22
NEVERMIND I WAS WRONG!Emon Hunte2003-05-10 15:46:20
Some Thoughtsre: NOT Himself,selfish self,but his son,selfish sonEmon Hunte2003-05-10 15:40:23
SolutionThe solution is wrong!Emon Hunte2003-05-10 15:30:11
Solutionomg easyEmon Hunte2003-05-10 15:20:34
I finally get it!Cara2003-05-08 09:27:52
WAIT.... there are 2 fathers!Chaz2003-05-03 10:51:42
This was so ****ing easyChaz2003-05-03 10:49:27
Solutionahh, nice and easy for a changeBedhed2003-04-29 13:16:02
NOT Himself,selfish self,but his son,selfish sonTim Axoy2003-03-20 06:32:03
Himself,selfish selfTim Axoy2003-03-20 06:26:47
answerMarina2003-01-24 05:23:59
re(2): mans picturecges2003-01-04 16:28:20
Brothers and SistersRavi Raja2003-01-02 21:07:49
Solutionre: mans pictureTomM2003-01-01 04:03:27
SolutionThis was hard...Jennifer2002-12-31 20:36:47
mans pictureterry2002-12-31 19:10:12
I think I know.Pieter2002-12-30 21:00:28
Solutioni think i know itassem2002-12-30 20:27:06
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