I'll vote for the riddle of the Sphinx.
Riddle
In celebration of Yurbles coming in for training, Cap'n Threelegs decided to make a sign for his Swashbuckling Academy that read
"Welcome Yurbles to the Swashbuckling Academy."
He went to the local signmaker to find out how much such a sign would cost.
"Well," the signmaker said, "my pricing is based on which letters you use. Some letters are quite pricey, while others are absolutely free.
For example, the letter A costs two dubloons, B costs three dubloons, C costs three dubloons,
D costs one dubloon, E costs two dubloons, F costs one dubloon, G costs three dubloons, and H's are absolutely free!
But I'm sure you don't need me to list off all of them. Still, the most expensive letter is only eight dubloons.
And don't forget, the price of the letter Y recently went up."
Cap'n Threelegs commissioned the sign to be made, and handed the signmaker a one thousand dubloon coin to pay for it.
How much change should Cap'n Threelegs receive?
I knew it, do you?
How about the Abbott and Costella routine with "Whose on First?" I would consider it pretty famous, while I would consider "the chicken crossed the road" as being most well-known.
Frank Apisa wrote:I'll vote for the riddle of the Sphinx.
What is the riddle of the sphinx Frank?
Re: Riddle
In celebration of Yurbles coming in for training, Cap'n Threelegs decided to make a sign for his Swashbuckling Academy that read
"Welcome Yurbles to the Swashbuckling Academy."
He went to the local signmaker to find out how much such a sign would cost.
"Well," the signmaker said, "my pricing is based on which letters you use. Some letters are quite pricey, while others are absolutely free.
For example, the letter A costs two dubloons, B costs three dubloons, C costs three dubloons,
D costs one dubloon, E costs two dubloons, F costs one dubloon, G costs three dubloons, and H's are absolutely free!
But I'm sure you don't need me to list off all of them. Still, the most expensive letter is only eight dubloons.
And don't forget, the price of the letter Y recently went up."
Cap'n Threelegs commissioned the sign to be made, and handed the signmaker a one thousand dubloon coin to pay for it.
How much change should Cap'n Threelegs receive?
Actually I know the answer but I don't know how it was determined. It is not the answer I thought of, "all of it."
@Craven de Kere,
What do a raven and a writing desk have in common?
"As I was going to St. Ives" appeared in my grade school literature book. That is my first remembrance of any riddle.
