Braingle: 'Four Legs, Two Legs, Three Legs' Riddle

Four Legs, Two Legs, Three Legs

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Puzzle ID:	#221
Fun:	(2.37)
Difficulty:	(1.29)
Category:	Riddle
Submitted By:	Mr. G
Corrected By:	rose_rox

What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?

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mad-ade May 19, 2002	wasn't this part of the Sphinx's great riddle?
tissue Oct 02, 2002	You're right mad-ade.
Rashad Jul 23, 2004	yes mad-ade. From the greek mythology. I saw it on Animal Channel
(user deleted) Jan 24, 2005	Clever
seteramike Feb 18, 2005	That's the oldest one in the book!! I still like it though...
RLCowboy7 Mar 01, 2005	man that was soooooooooooo easy dude like that hasnt been used before
bigSWAFF_69_ Mar 25, 2005	HOW ORfreekinIGINAL!!!!!!!!!!!
darthforman May 26, 2005
troydunn May 27, 2005	No Riddle section would be complete without the classic 'Riddle of the Sphinx'.
deepsea Jul 29, 2005	ahh yes an oldie but a goodie- no riddle site would be complete with out it
hidentreasure Nov 28, 2005	ITS THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHIX!! ITS SO DANG EASY!
mrbrainyboy Dec 09, 2005	Yup, heard it B4. Pretty good, though.
trickyone Jan 07, 2006	Heard it before very easy
SPUTNIK2 Jan 24, 2006	good one, I've never heard it before, had me stumped thanks
Crazycriely Mar 17, 2006	umm the time "afternoon, morning, and evening" threw me off. i thought it wasnt great
Vigo95 Mar 23, 2006	i thought maybe it was referring to my average day . crawling out of bed , going to work then too tired to hold myself up afterward !oh well
Mellew Apr 01, 2006	seen b4, classic o weel easy 4 me 2 rate
righteouschick2 Apr 12, 2006	creative
lcp2 Apr 19, 2006	I've heard this classic riddle a 1000 times, still good though
alec5216 May 05, 2006	but it doesnt take place over 1 day
spazzyjazzy93 May 07, 2006	i hear this one like every day (not literally) but i still like it yeah-the whole "morning, afternoon, evening" thing doesn't work for me it should say something like what first walks on 4 legs, then 2, then walks on 3 or maybe i'm just crazy i dont know. . . .i'm tired. . .
IMCUL4E Jun 04, 2006	heard it b4.
scr26 Jun 16, 2006	how does morning afternoon and nite have 2 do w/ baby adult and old man?????
coleypoo Aug 01, 2006	This one is the oldest ever. The only joke/riddle that I can think of that's older is "knock knock" "who's there" "boo" "boo who" "aww you dont have to cry." Well boo you, that sucked.
(user deleted) Aug 10, 2006	A Human
sabrefang Aug 23, 2006	Heard it before.... Stumped me the first time I heard it though.
sayaah92 Aug 25, 2006	I enjoyed it ! i've never heard it before.
ChristheGreat Nov 13, 2006	dude. where did the "walks i the morning sleeps at night" whatever go.
kristybubba Dec 06, 2006	how am i supposed to guess that people at school call me the smart goddess but im not that smart
kristybubba Dec 06, 2006	how am i supposed to guess that people at school call me the smart goddess but im not that smart
bgil7604 Feb 27, 2007	I had no idea what the answer was, but my friend answered it with ease.
Subtox Mar 14, 2007	If the morning/ afternoon/ evening thing is still eluding you, this is what is known as a "metaphor". The nice people at Merriam-Webster tell us that a metaphor is "a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them." So yeah, it's when one thing is used in place of another because they're alike in some way. Picture the human life as a single day, where the morning represents infancy, the afternoon represents adulthood, and the evening represents old age. cl..click...BANG!
(user deleted) Mar 28, 2007	wouldn't the four leg answer part be wrong since humans only have 2 arms not 4
DorbeckL Apr 25, 2007	I never heard that, why isnt it under a catagory for metaphors.
GISTY May 09, 2007	What has that answer got to do with morning, afternoon or evening?
Malika123 Sep 28, 2008	Hahaha. Very funny,
staticbrain Jun 02, 2010	maybe it was all about time, like thew morning is early in life, evening is later
baliset Feb 03, 2011	I agree with troydunn and deepsea-this is a classic. Special thanks to Subtox for explaining metaphor. Sad that is was needed.