Helsinki General Hospital has wings (like the Children's wing) and Finns (it's in Finland)... but heels? Is this a reference to the soap opera General Hospital?
Helsinki has Finns, the hospital heals, but I can't figure out how the general ties in with wings? Please don't tell me it's because the general "wins"...
So if the Sphinx worked on this riddle for five thousand years, should we conclude the human civilization was essentially directed by her - including invention of flight, the internet, the economy, etc. - as a setup for this riddle?
Sphinx: "What has four legs in the morning, two legs in the daytime, and three legs in the evening?"
Oedipus: "Probably one of those new Pokemon... There's like 600 of them, I'd be surprised if one of the DOESN'T change its number of legs whilst evolving"
Sphinx: "Fair enough man. I can't reasonably expect you to remember all their names. You may pass"
Geebus that was hilarious. Though I don't get the Nelson one (but I'm not a native English speaker).
"one eye and RYs" - didn't get that one
I skimmed the pun title and misread it as actually saying "ritalin" and was confused by the contents for a good 10 seconds.
That last sentence took me a minute...
Helsinki General Hospital has wings (like the Children's wing) and Finns (it's in Finland)... but heels? Is this a reference to the soap opera General Hospital?
Man, Scott, I'm glad you weren't eaten by the Sphinx. Also, this explains the entire 405 experience.
the odin one genuinely made me laugh out loud. goddammit. at least we know its the real scott and not an impostor
> Oidipous, literally "swollen-foot," from oidan "to swell" (from PIE *oid-; see edema) + pous (genitive podos) "foot," from PIE root *ped- "foot."
This may be the best thing I've ever read.
"A gardening class during apartheid"
I wonder if the "legs" riddle came about as a result of exceptional observational powers, or of very skillful searching and filtering.
Gollum eat your heart out 🧐 other airline price comparison sites are available...
"Lame motherfucker" was a nice touch.
Helsinki has Finns, the hospital heals, but I can't figure out how the general ties in with wings? Please don't tell me it's because the general "wins"...
This doesn't appear in the index, even for paying subscribers. The most recent article is still Metaculus Monday.
The Nelson one as a history meme https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryMemes/comments/lbdeca/
So if the Sphinx worked on this riddle for five thousand years, should we conclude the human civilization was essentially directed by her - including invention of flight, the internet, the economy, etc. - as a setup for this riddle?
Sphinx: "What has four legs in the morning, two legs in the daytime, and three legs in the evening?"
Oedipus: "Probably one of those new Pokemon... There's like 600 of them, I'd be surprised if one of the DOESN'T change its number of legs whilst evolving"
Sphinx: "Fair enough man. I can't reasonably expect you to remember all their names. You may pass"
"Mary Mary" is probably redundantly duplicated? Also, I guess this is "The Secret Garden" reference.
A gardening class during apartheid! I laughed aloud
I didn't know until now that Lord Nelson only had one (good) eye, just that he was unable to apply a full nelson due to having only one arm.
Lol awesome
This is majestic. Thank you.