Who IS That Man? A sort of logic puzzle . . . . .

[caubeen]

Probably not new, even to ARRSE. But here goes.

A man sits alone at his desk, looking at a photograph, and says these words to himself :

"Sisters and brothers have I none;
But that man's father is my father's son"

Fancy posting a logical explanation of whose photograph he's looking at?

(Preferably without resorting to mirrors etc.)

Enjoy . . . . . .

(as Americans and The Young seem fond of saying.)

 

[caubeen]

his own ?

You may well think that.
I can't possibly comment.

If himself, please explain how/why.

 

[E-Layer]

A pic of his own son.


His father's son is himself.

So that man's father must be him

So the bloke in the pic is his offspring.

 

[Tiddle]

The photo is of his son.....



NEXT!

 

[E-Layer]

Well............

are we right?

 

[E-Layer]

because 'That mans Father is my Fathers son' The first bit is a red herring

No it's not

If he had a brother then the pic could have been his nephew.

 

[caubeen]

because 'That mans Father is my Fathers son' The first bit is a red herring

Line one excludes the possibility of siblings and cousins, thus narrowing the focus.

He (IMHO) is looking at a photograph of his SON.

Thus :
That man = i.e. his son.
's father = himself (father os his son)
is my father's son = himself (because no bros)

But I have had black & blue arguments contending it's himself . . . . .

Anyone care to propose that motion - logically?

 

[gingerslime]

It is himself,

brothers and sisters have i none - only child

But that man's father is my father's son - his fathers son must be him as he has no siblings

 

[E-Layer]

Anyone care to propose that motion - logically?

No but try this one.....

Who

LETS NORAH SEE SHARON'S TELEGRAM

?

 

[caubeen]

Anyone care to propose that motion - logically?

No but try this one.....

Who

LETS NORAH SEE SHARON'S TELEGRAM

?

An over-hasty deviation.

Shame!

Let's hear-out the "himself" faction . . . . .

 

[Machristo]

this riddle ripped clean from a joke in a bernard manning routine, right? irishman on his way to the airport, driver says it's a long journey, we'll have some riddles.......

and for my answer, i've always said it's his son and BM got it wrong in his joke.

 

[Machristo]

Anyone care to propose that motion - logically?

No but try this one.....

Who

LETS NORAH SEE SHARON'S TELEGRAM

?

An over-hasty deviation.

Shame!

Let's hear-out the "himself" faction . . . . .

you mean "marge lets norah see sharons telegram'?

 

[CRmeansCeilingReached]

It is himself,

brothers and sisters have i none - only child

But that man's father is my father's son - his fathers son must be him as he has no siblings

i hope you're not really int corps.

if he said "that man is my fathers son", it would be a pic of himself. but he doesn't.

take the shame.

 

[Pox_Dr]

I am my fathers son, so that mans father must be me. So that man must be my son.


Try these:

A doctor and a nurse have a baby boy. But the boy's father is not the doctor and the mother is not the nurse. How can it be?

Two mothers and two daughters go to a pet store and buy three cats. Each female gets her own cat. How is this possible?

Brothers and sisters have I none, but this man's father is my son.

 

[gingerslime]

CR i was hungover earlier and not on full steam, reading again i see my mistake. as for doctor nurse one, mother is doctor father is nurse?

 

[Bad_Omen]

Three generations, Grandmother, Mother and Daughter...Too easy.