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25 Sep 2007, 11:49 am

This ought to be interesting... Try to insert periods, commas and question marks to make this line readable.
There is only one right answer (technically) but we can probably come up with lots of answers that are valid!

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that that is is that that is not is not that that is is not that that is not that that is not is not that that is is that not so it is

If you've seen this one before, please try not to give the "correct" answer right away.

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27 Sep 2007, 2:38 am

That that is, is that that is not, is not that that is, is not that that is not, that that is not ,is not that that is, is that? Not so, it is.

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27 Sep 2007, 11:42 am

iamnotaparakeet wrote:

That that is, is that that is not, is not that that is, is not that that is not, that that is not ,is not that that is, is that? Not so, it is.

Not a bad try! I can't easily see any meaning in the sentence you've made, though. Can you paraphrase it to explain what the sentence means?

I'll be sure to paraphrase my solution when I reveal it.

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27 Sep 2007, 6:01 pm

xyzyxx wrote:

iamnotaparakeet wrote:

That that is, is that that is not, is not that that is, is not that that is not, that that is not ,is not that that is, is that? Not so, it is.

Not a bad try! I can't easily see any meaning in the sentence you've made, though. Can you paraphrase it to explain what the sentence means?

I'll be sure to paraphrase my solution when I reveal it.

It sound's like a logic circuit which required user correction, either that or some statement of theology. It's very vague, as is my answer unfortunately.

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27 Sep 2007, 6:36 pm

Here's a try:

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. That that is, is not that that is not. That that is not, is not that that is. Is that not so? It is.

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27 Sep 2007, 11:10 pm

Ragtime wrote:

Here's a try:

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. That that is, is not that that is not. That that is not, is not that that is. Is that not so? It is.

Congratulations, that's the exact solution that came with the puzzle.

And I'm having trouble paraphrasing it... It should speak for itself, though.

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28 Sep 2007, 8:09 am

xyzyxx wrote:

Ragtime wrote:

Here's a try:

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. That that is, is not that that is not. That that is not, is not that that is. Is that not so? It is.

Congratulations, that's the exact solution that came with the puzzle.

And I'm having trouble paraphrasing it... It should speak for itself, though.

Cool! I spent about five minutes on it, thinking I was getting nowhere, before I finally got it.

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28 Sep 2007, 1:01 pm

grrrrr. it has been answered correctly already. but.. i think i rather like it as an argument.

that?

that is!

...is that??

that is!! !!

not!! is not!! !! !

that? THAT??? IS!! !

is NOT!! !! !! !!

THAT-THAT IS!

NOT that!.. THAT..! IS NOT! is NOT!

that-THAT IS!

is that?? NOT so!! !

IT IS!! !! !

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28 Sep 2007, 1:50 pm

i_Am_andaJoy wrote:

grrrrr. it has been answered correctly already. but.. i think i rather like it as an argument.

I enjoyed reading your interpretation! A bunch of people yelling!

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28 Sep 2007, 2:01 pm

xyzyxx wrote:

i_Am_andaJoy wrote:

grrrrr. it has been answered correctly already. but.. i think i rather like it as an argument.

I enjoyed reading your interpretation! A bunch of people yelling!

just two, or even one. i do self-argue quite a lot. glad you enjoyed it.

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