Braingle: 'Who Is It?' Riddle

Who Is It?

Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.

Puzzle ID:	#160
Fun:	(2.5)
Difficulty:	(1.5)
Category:	Riddle
Submitted By:	Phyllis
Corrected By:	boodler

A man is looking at a picture and says:
"Sisters and brothers have I none,
But that man's father was my father's son."
Who is in the picture?

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Comments

jerry1 Feb 04, 2001	This one is really good and makes you think.
Mogmatt16 May 09, 2002	no, it makes you wonder how easy these teasers are getting.
zach6 Apr 11, 2003	this is incorrect as the person is actually himself
jimbo May 11, 2004	The given answer is correct but I have heard this question on a radio quizz where they tried to argue for the looking in a mirror type answer. Doesn't work!
Sane Mar 21, 2005	I believe both answers don't work. "That Man's father" That would be the dad right if the answer is a self-portrait or himself? "Was my father's son" Dad was my dad's son??????!!!!!!!
darthforman May 18, 2005
Izzie Dec 05, 2005	ok, give the man a name...Dave. Dave is looking at a picure and says that he has no brothers or sisters. Then adds that the man in the picture is "my" (Dave) fathers son. That would mean that he IS looking at a picture of himself. Right?
BraingleMaster2 Dec 05, 2005	That doesn't make sense. The answer is that it is the man's son. But it says that "that man`s father was my father`s son." So it's saying that that man's(the son) father(the man) is the man's father's son, which would mean that the man is saying that the son's grandfather is his father.
scm14 Dec 09, 2005	Ok...let's name the man "Dave" as before. If the picture is of Dave's son....then... Dave (who is the man's father) is his (Dave's) father's son. It works. Makes my head hurt, but it works.
kickthecan Dec 10, 2005	You gotta have the attention span to do that. I don't have it. lol
sugarnspice4u7 Dec 31, 2005	lov it!!!! great job!
SPUTNIK2 Jan 20, 2006	I liked this one!!! , god teaser, thanks
fezface Feb 24, 2006	i thought it was his nephew.....but that was a good teaser!!
mummeychic Mar 02, 2006	really confusing and makes you think...i thought it was his grandfather or something...
righteouschick2 Apr 10, 2006	i still dont get it
yoshinode Apr 23, 2006	I 1st heard this 1 from a math sheet called "Banneker's Collection of Riddles".
IMCUL4E Jun 04, 2006	my head hurts
Unraveled Jun 13, 2006	After reading the answer and looking back at the teaser, it all seems to make sense. I didn't get it, but it was fun to try.
speedywheels Jun 27, 2006	He's talking about himself.
GebbieRose Aug 11, 2006	Easy but cute. Kinda like an optical illusion.
ForestXela Aug 17, 2006	If that man't father is HIS father's son, and he has no siblings, it has to be him
(user deleted) Aug 25, 2006	the solution is simple: who is "my father's son" if the man saying that has no siblings? OBVIOUSLY, "that man's father" is ME. therefore the statement becomes "that man's father is ME", ergo he is looking at a picture of his SON, the correct answer. !!!
2rubystar2 Oct 27, 2006	How is it that SPUTNIK2 has commented on like every teaser on this website? I will paste this message every time I see their comment. Why? Because I feel like it. Okay? Okay.
2rubystar2 Oct 27, 2006	Yes, it is son, not the man himself. All you people who can't figure that out are just stupid.
have_hope605 Nov 25, 2006	not fair!!!!!! i like that one it made me smiley mad like i was mad but not really cuz i was happy.......does that make any sense?well i like it and thats all that's matters.
beatlesgirl Jan 04, 2007	I still don't get it.
mixed_masteress May 03, 2007	Yay! I got that one! Great teaser! I think you should've given the man a name. =).
snappytom Apr 21, 2008	An oldie but a goodie!
catfood99 Jun 30, 2008	That was very easy!
Omaha345 Sep 26, 2009	ForestXela Aug 17, 2006 This is offensive If that man't father is HIS father's son, and he has no siblings, it has to be him ------------------------------------------- No siblings, so his father only has the man looking at the picture. The man in the picture is the father of HIS fathers son, so his father is his dad, so his dads only son is the man, so his son is in the picture..... its hard to explain