Monday, February 7, 2011

Riddle of the Week

A very lonely women decided to get a parrot to keep her company. She went to a pet store and found a parrot that she liked, she asked the shopkeeper, "Does this parrot speak?"
"This parrot will repeat every word it hears, I guarantee it," The shopkeeper replied. The woman bought the parrot. Three weeks later, the woman still couldn't get the parrot to say a single word. She returned to the store asking for a refund, but the owner still held his guarantee.
The shopkeeper spoke the truth. How is this possible?


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6 comments:

  1. because it didn't hear a word she said or it is deaf.

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  2. The parrot would not speak because she did not say a word or he did not hear it.

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  3. The parrot would not speak because she didn't say a thing.

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  4. It did not speak b/c she did not speak or b/c the parrot needs a few weeks before he says what she says

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