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Old chestnut: The oldest chestnut

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(thing) by /dev/joe (4.2 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) 1 C! Mon Apr 17 2000 at 3:16:35

The following is said to be the Riddle of the Sphinx, and thus the oldest riddle known to exist (translated, of course), and the oldest old chestnut of them all.

What has four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?

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Answer: The oldest chestnut Old Chestnut old chestnut: Lisa's dog Replacing a two-prong receptacle with a three-prong receptacle
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