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Edward Nigma | The Riddler ([personal profile] questionauthority) wrote2011-03-19 01:17 am

Riddle 022: On the Open Road

[Standard Drone Filter in Play]

A question for all of you, Mayfield---and yes, it's most certainly a topical one.

A driver comes to a fork in the road and doesn't know which way to go to reach his destination. There are two men at the fork, one of whom always tells the truth while the other always lies. The driver doesn't know which is which, though. He may ask one of the men only one question to find his way. Which man does he ask, and what is the question?

There are questions you should be asking yourselves, as well, you know. Where did this highway come from, all of a sudden? Where does it truly lead to? And why would our dear friend Officer Grady be so insistent that we stay off the roads? Could this be a way out of Mayfield?

[He chuckles, self-assuredly.]

I'll admit, these questions certainly are fascinating. And I'm sure the answers will be found. Besides---at a fork in the road, who would you be more willing to get answers from? A man who only tells lies? Or a man who always tells the truth?

Someone like Officer Grady? Or someone like Edward Nigma?

I intend to hold a little gathering of the minds this Sunday to try and get to the bottom of all this. The choice to attend is yours, of course. Still---if you'd like to be educated, you know where to find me. Though, again, to those of you who joined me last month, you'd be interested to know that I don't intend to hold another meeting in the same place twice. I have far too much class, after all.

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-20 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
That would at least answer the question of who would and wouldn't lie to you, yes. But would that tell you which direction is the way you need to go?

I fully intend to get to the bottom of this.

[identity profile] prefixation.livejournal.com 2011-03-20 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
Compound it in such a way that it doesn't come off as an additional question. "Give me a direction... will you gain anything from lying to me?" It sounds like an interrogation, but it's better than trusting the wrong guy.

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-20 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
That's a bit of a stretch.

[identity profile] prefixation.livejournal.com 2011-03-20 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
All the trouble could've been avoided with a map, anyway.

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-20 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
if only life were that simple.