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Porsche-O-Phile 07-26-2009 03:57 AM

The barber has a split personality and therefore shaves himself - but it's not really "himself". :)

svandamme 07-26-2009 04:25 AM

barber either is a chick, a Native American, or wears a full beard which he trims, not shaves.

DanielDudley 07-26-2009 12:18 PM

He can shave himself every other day.

I have spoken.

Por_sha911 07-26-2009 05:21 PM

How about thinking outside the box? The barber goes to the next town over to get a shave. End of problem.

HHI944 07-26-2009 05:23 PM

The barber is barbara streisand???

rattlsnak 07-26-2009 07:24 PM

maybe the barber is only 12 and doesnt yet have to shave?

myamoto1 07-27-2009 10:07 AM

How about another barber? The other barber can shave all those who do not shave themselves, which would include our original barber.

svandamme 07-27-2009 10:10 AM

he would not have much business now would he.
if barber A shaves all those that don't shave, that means he has 100% of the market including barber B

If barber B shaves barber A, then that would mean Barber A does not shave 100% of those who do not shave themself, and also that barber B only shaves one person ...and would be out of business in no time

myamoto1 07-27-2009 10:19 AM

Maybe barber B lives one town over...

svandamme 07-27-2009 10:21 AM

i doubt that works when solving riddles

Aerkuld 07-27-2009 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by myamoto1 (Post 4801564)
How about another barber? The other barber can shave all those who do not shave themselves, which would include our original barber.

I was thinking the same thing - there are two barbers and each would shave the other. That would fit perfectly with the riddle.

Esel Mann 07-27-2009 05:07 PM

I suspect there is more to the riddle which is missing. The reason being, the riddle as it is written in the post does in fact have multiple possible answers. Usually a riddle is supposed to only have one answer. No? The fact that three reasonable as well as possible answers come to mind and which are:

- the barber has no hair and thus does not need to shave;

- the barber has hair but does not shave or have shaved the hair;

- the barber shaves, as the "all those" encompasses all or everyone. the and thereafter merely adds another set which is meaninless;

suggests that there are one or more constraints missing from the riddle.


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