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If at Midnight...
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Puzzle ID: #36308
Submitted By: EnderofGames Corrected By: EnderofGames
Submitted By: EnderofGames Corrected By: EnderofGames
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In the country, Bobland, there is a law that if a baby is born exactly at midnight, they will celebrate two birthdays.
Ralph, a boy born in Bobland, only celebrates one birthday, but he was born exactly at twelve o'clock. He was also born after the law was made. Why?
Ralph, a boy born in Bobland, only celebrates one birthday, but he was born exactly at twelve o'clock. He was also born after the law was made. Why?
Answer
He was born exactly at noon, not midnight.Hide Answer Show Answer
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That was a cool teaser. And it's pretty easy if you think about it. I got the answer on the first try.
??? The last time I looked, this was at 6 reject and 3 accept... And I never even found out why...
Oh, well. Thanks for your comment, gaballa.
Oh, well. Thanks for your comment, gaballa.
great job! kinda easy if ya think about it...but i liked it!
pretty easy teaser, but i liked hows its set up. i liked this one.
I got it! Nice one, easy and fun.
RALPH COULD BE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY
Pretty easy teaser, but excellent if you want to give your brain a vacation. Keep up the good work!
That was way too easy.
that was really really easy but when your bored youll do anything
I thought that he was born in the US or some other foregin land!
i thought Ralf could have been from a diffeerent country
I'll get to the country problem ASAP.
Thanks for your comments!
Thanks for your comments!
Not sure the country would make a difference. 12 oclock is 12 oclock. But maybe you said the law in that country was . . .ok yeah, now I see what they mean. Good job, easy and at this time of night I need them easy. ha ha!
too easy. much too easy
well, it said that the boy was born in Bobland so already we know that he wasn't from another country. good teaser though.
Ya, I corrected it.
Thanks for your comments!
Thanks for your comments!
I had to reread it but i still got it. Very good.
Sorry...Too easy!
The lack of the key word "midnight" made this one too simple.
got this one... kinda easy too.. really nice
good idea, but there other options
...and I think this sould be under 'situation' maybe
GOOD ONE!! HA HA HA HA HA HA I need to pay closer attention
I got it!!!
This one really is not one of my favs. sorry.
Awesum I guessed it though
i didnt even have to think about that one.
wayy too easy
wayy too easy
nice but far too easy
too easy and kinda boring, ood quiz though
I thought the twelve o'clock was a midnight!!!
Good one, easy, but fun!
Harmony Girl said: Pretty easy teaser, but excellent if you want to give your brain a vacation. Keep up the good work!
I agree!
good job
I agree!
good job
how easy u r ryt harmony girl...i guessed it straight away make something easier!! lol joking great job mate
Jul 13, 2007
nice......but far too easy dont you think?
Bobland???
Uh... Yeah... Bobland... About that...
Oct 11, 2007
Yea, I got that one.
Ooh, I actually got tricked by that one. lol. I was thinking about being born on Feb. 28
You mean the 29th?
That was really fun but also easy i got it on the first try
tricky, very tricky..
Um, maybe the guy just wanted to celebrate ONE or the two birthdays. The law didn't require the person to celebrate both....... I missed the obvious.....
Um, maybe the guy just wanted to celebrate ONE of the two birthdays. The law didn't require the person to celebrate both....... I missed the obvious.....
I worked that one out
I got that one!
lol nice one!
that was so easy!
Clever and tricky. Loved it. Thanks for posting.
does that mean 12oclock in the daytime?
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