Toughest Riddle Ever?

[Porsche-O-Phile]

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

[svandamme]

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

[DanielDudley]

He can shave himself every other day.

I have spoken.

[Por_sha911]

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

[HHI944]

The barber is barbara streisand???

[rattlsnak]

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

[myamoto1]

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

[svandamme]

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]

Maybe barber B lives one town over...

[svandamme]

i doubt that works when solving riddles

[Aerkuld]

Originally Posted by myamoto1

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]

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.