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You are touring an island, but it is not any old island. All the residents here are either a type T or L person.
Type T people ALWAYS tell the truth.
Type L people ALWAYS lie.
Now a person comes up to you and says, "I am a Type L person."
What type of person are they?
Type T people ALWAYS tell the truth.
Type L people ALWAYS lie.
Now a person comes up to you and says, "I am a Type L person."
What type of person are they?
Answer
A tourist.A type T could not say that, because he would be lying. A type L couldn't say it, because he would be telling the truth. So the person couldn't be either. Also, since your are touring the island, there are probably others too. And a tourist could either lie or tell the truth. In this case, he would be lying.
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Hey, first comment!
Good teaser!
Good teaser!
If they "ALWAYS" lie then how could one tell the truth? regardless of the answer.
Yay, I got it right. I love teasers like this where I get them right but it is still not super-easy. A++ to whoever wrote this teaser. Definetly going under my faves and will get a full star for fun and half a purple thingy for popularity. You don't find teasers this good anywhere.
SliceOPi, they aren't telling the truth because they are not really the L people, they are tourists.
I thought the tour guide ... nice teaser
Good teaser, but very easy.
I thought it was you, talking to yourself.
I liked this one - even though I got it wrong!!
Oh! haha. Nice teaser
Another reason it's not type T or L is because everyone would say that they are type T.
Best riddle!!!A+++++++=this riddle
Best riddle!!!A+++++++=this riddle
omg i actually got this one
Oct 29, 2010
lol nice one
I liked this one. I thnk I've heard it before somewhere.
Feb 17, 2011
i dont like this 1 it herwts my head
conundrom
I got it right. I said a non-resident so I was close enough.
Togglers—Alternately tell the truth or lie.
Togglers often say "I LIED!!" when telling a lie.
Togglers often say "I LIED!!" when telling a lie.
that was a nice one
Who the heck raised the people that live on that island?!?!?!? Who were the parents, and are they crazy? I love this riddle.
I thought it was a paradox.
Not one of my favorites. Kind of dumb!
Have heard this one before.
I never heard this one before. I just thought it was mis-written. It was not a T or an L. I never thought of a tourist.
This is a pretty old one, but a good one nonetheless. Thanks for sharing and bringing back memories.
Same as yesterday. (see TOTD for Feb 1. Here's what I said:
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I really, honestly, can't believe this.
Most recent posters have been squealing like stuck pigs about ....
"no new teasers ..........."
"no new teasers ..........."
And, here ... here .... is one of the best recent ones (last month) again re-run today as a TOTD.
A very good "language" teaser. And language teasers are the 'life-blood' of Braingle.
It got ONE comment when it was introduced, and only TWO today.
REALLY, REALLY sad, folks.
Braingle is dying.
Does no one care?
PM me if you want to hear my suggestions about what to do about it.
I'll bet I won't get many.
Jaye
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I really, honestly, can't believe this.
Most recent posters have been squealing like stuck pigs about ....
"no new teasers ..........."
"no new teasers ..........."
And, here ... here .... is one of the best recent ones (last month) again re-run today as a TOTD.
A very good "language" teaser. And language teasers are the 'life-blood' of Braingle.
It got ONE comment when it was introduced, and only TWO today.
REALLY, REALLY sad, folks.
Braingle is dying.
Does no one care?
PM me if you want to hear my suggestions about what to do about it.
I'll bet I won't get many.
Jaye
I enjoyed it-gave my morning-mind that nudge it needed! Thanks
Oh that was clever!!
Where was the "Trick", the solution seemed pretty obvious to me; should have been "Logic"?
Nice twist on the Liar Paradox.
Grrr, TFF took my comment almost verbatim. Now I'd just be a copy cat if I said the same thing. So I won't comment at all.
Put that in your paradox pipe and smoke it.
Put that in your paradox pipe and smoke it.
Called it
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