February 2, 2012 The Shadow Knows

CaliforniaMama • Feb 2, 2012 10:59 am
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[SIZE="1"][FONT="Verdana"]Today is the day I'm supposed to look for my shadow with the whole world watching. If I see my shadow we'll have six more weeks of winter and if I do not see my shadow we'll have spring.

Do I look or do I not? If I don't look and see my shadow, even though it is there, will we have spring?[/FONT][/SIZE]

[FONT="Verdana"]image via Betty at The Countryside of New Jersey[/FONT]
classicman • Feb 2, 2012 11:44 am
Looks like six more weeks for us ...
If they are going to be like yesterday or today, bring it!
It has been gorgeous here.
Trilby • Feb 2, 2012 11:52 am
Reminds me of Bill Murray...
busterb • Feb 2, 2012 1:49 pm
6 More, what happened to the first 6 weeks???
HungLikeJesus • Feb 2, 2012 3:11 pm
Brianna;792522 wrote:
Reminds me of Bill Murray...


Is it the eyes?
Sundae • Feb 2, 2012 3:28 pm
We have a number of questions/ statements posted along the corridor in school.
Some are riddles, some just designed to make you think.

One still has me baffled:
Think of an object that does not cast a shadow.
Given a source of light, surely everything corporeal casts a shadow?
BigV • Feb 2, 2012 5:01 pm
busterb;792556 wrote:
6 More, what happened to the first 6 weeks???


If we get six more, *those* will be the first six.
BigV • Feb 2, 2012 5:01 pm
Sundae;792585 wrote:
We have a number of questions/ statements posted along the corridor in school.
Some are riddles, some just designed to make you think.

One still has me baffled:
Think of an object that does not cast a shadow.
Given a source of light, surely everything corporeal casts a shadow?


A pane of window glass?
Wombat • Feb 2, 2012 5:32 pm
A pane of window glass does cast a shadow, just a very faint one (roughly 10% of the light doesn't make it through).

Maybe the answer is the Sun?
footfootfoot • Feb 2, 2012 5:47 pm
The sun does not cast a shadow.
HungLikeJesus • Feb 2, 2012 8:28 pm
The wind doesn't cast a shadow.
ZenGum • Feb 2, 2012 8:59 pm
Naughty FFF. ;)

Any object in complete darkness does not cast a shadow.
BigV • Feb 2, 2012 9:17 pm
Sundae;792585 wrote:
We have a number of questions/ statements posted along the corridor in school.
Some are riddles, some just designed to make you think.

One still has me baffled:
Think of an object that does not cast a shadow.
Given a source of light, surely everything corporeal casts a shadow?


The earth's molten core.
jimhelm • Feb 2, 2012 9:42 pm
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ideas?
Nirvana • Feb 3, 2012 12:15 am
The Original Meteorologist?
ZenGum • Feb 3, 2012 12:43 am
Don't ... turn ... around ...
Ibby • Feb 3, 2012 1:49 am
I tried for about half an hour to find a picture of one, and there apparently is not one on the interwebs, so, well, hopefully Munchkin players will understand my wanting to post a photo of the card The Shadow Nose.


(one of the monsters one can encounter in Munchkin is the Floating Nose, a spoof of the "floating eye" monsters from rpg lore. Another, more dangerous opponent is the SHADOW Nose. it's a really awesome nerdy wordplay if you have the actual card in front of you rather than trying to explain the joke.)
jimhelm • Feb 3, 2012 9:24 am
I like it, Zen...
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infinite monkey • Feb 3, 2012 11:25 am
Their arms are so funny!
classicman • Feb 3, 2012 12:38 pm
It's doing a T-rex impersonation.
CaliforniaMama • Feb 5, 2012 1:38 pm
Sundae;792585 wrote:
We have a number of questions/ statements posted along the corridor in school.
Some are riddles, some just designed to make you think.

One still has me baffled:
Think of an object that does not cast a shadow.
Given a source of light, surely everything corporeal casts a shadow?


Except a hole.
footfootfoot • Feb 5, 2012 5:04 pm
classicman;792752 wrote:
It's doing a T-rex impersonation.


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jimhelm • Feb 5, 2012 6:15 pm
Gang a bong, get it on.....
infinite monkey • Feb 6, 2012 11:52 am
So who's that, like, Punxsutawney Prophylactic Phil?
Lamplighter • Feb 6, 2012 11:55 am
Now that I've seen PP Phil, I can't forget it :3_eyes:
infinite monkey • Feb 6, 2012 12:03 pm
What has been seen cannot be unseen. :)

PP Jazzy Phil, in the HOUSE.
footfootfoot • Feb 6, 2012 12:27 pm
infinite monkey;793195 wrote:
So who's that, like, Punxsutawney Prophylactic Phil?
infinite monkey • Feb 6, 2012 12:33 pm
PP Jazzy Phil is better.
Happy Monkey • Feb 6, 2012 1:03 pm
Sundae;792585 wrote:
One still has me baffled:
Think of an object that does not cast a shadow.
Given a source of light, surely everything corporeal casts a shadow?
Maybe the answer is the Sun?
Or, more generally "a source of light".

Reminds me of "A bookkeeper was surprised to discover a word with three consecutive sets of double letters. What was it?"
infinite monkey • Feb 6, 2012 1:08 pm
Ookkee?
Lamplighter • Feb 6, 2012 1:11 pm
:D - it pays to know how to take a test
Lamplighter • Feb 6, 2012 1:17 pm
Originally Posted by Sundae View Post
We have a number of questions/ statements posted along the corridor in school.
Some are riddles, some just designed to make you think.

One still has me baffled:
Think of an object that does not cast a shadow.
Given a source of light, surely everything [COLOR="DarkRed"]corporeal[/COLOR] casts a shadow?


Sorry, but with the word "corporeal", you could include "burp, voice, and other such :eek: :facepalm:
ZenGum • Feb 7, 2012 12:52 am
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infinite monkey • Feb 7, 2012 10:25 am
Love it!
glatt • Feb 7, 2012 10:27 am
"turn to page 22"?!

But it IS page 22.
infinite monkey • Feb 7, 2012 10:34 am
It's Groundhog Day. ;)
Lamplighter • Feb 7, 2012 10:48 am
Gotcha !
Sundae • Feb 7, 2012 3:21 pm
Lamplighter;793236 wrote:
Sorry, but with the word "corporeal", you could include "burp, voice, and other such :eek: :facepalm:

My apols for not knowing the full extent of the word (not sarcastic, these things educate me!)
But you will admit that despite my gaffe, a burp is not an object and therefore doesn't answer the question.

I think a hole can be the only answer.

A source of light is a good one, but only tenable when it is the only source of light.
A lamp in a room will cast a shadow if you bring a candle in.
CaliforniaMama • Feb 8, 2012 9:37 pm
CaliforniaMama;793056 wrote:
Except a hole.

Sundae;793491 wrote:
My apols for not knowing the full extent of the word (not sarcastic, these things educate me!)
But you will admit that despite my gaffe, a burp is not an object and therefore doesn't answer the question.

I think a hole can be the only answer.

A source of light is a good one, but only tenable when it is the only source of light.
A lamp in a room will cast a shadow if you bring a candle in.


You mean I guessed it? Wow! I never figure these things out. :)
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