Re: Riddles (was: Lateral Thinking)

From: Emlyn (emlyn@one.net.au)
Date: Wed Jan 03 2001 - 04:36:30 MST

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> As far as I'm concerned, the riddle had its genesis for me when Douglas
> Hofstadter himself asked whether there was such a thing as a
> self-answering question. I am frankly amazed that Hofstadter managed to
> miss that. ("What is an example of a self-answering question?")

Are you sure that he missed it? He seems to have a sense of humour...

Emlyn

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