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Four Jolly Men
Four jolly men sat down to play,
and played all night till break of day.
They played for gold and not for fun,
with separate scores for every one.
Yet when they came to square accounts,
they all had made quite fair amounts!
Can you the paradox explain?
If no one lost, how could all gain?
and played all night till break of day.
They played for gold and not for fun,
with separate scores for every one.
Yet when they came to square accounts,
they all had made quite fair amounts!
Can you the paradox explain?
If no one lost, how could all gain?
Hint
The answer is in `what` they were playing.Answer
The four men were all fiddlers in a German band and were each paid $5 at the end of the night. Most readers assume they were playing cards, but that is not stated.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Actually they were all gambling, just not playing against each other.
Why does the band have to be German?
dunno
I've heard this one before, but it's still cute.
I thought at first that the four men were playing against 4 women...
good answer, though!
good answer, though!
Great teaser
I get it!! wooooo me!
Awww... This is the second time I didn't listen to the hint so I got it wrong...
like the beat of that one that's probably my favorite riddle seeing that i despise riddles and math teasers
i thought they were playing slot machines. Cute answer, though.
I also wondered exactly why they were German Fiddlers. And why were they paid in dollars if they were German?
;)
Cute, anyway.
;)
Cute, anyway.
I guessed they were a band or something of the sort.
Yeah I thought they were playing Blackjack and the dealer had bad luck.
I thought they were playing the stockmarket
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