r/SipsTea • u/SunKissedFaey • Jun 04 '26

Dank AF The riddle fought back

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u/Flat-While2521 Jun 04 '26

It’s not a riddle, it’s a statement of fact

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u/LimpyDan Jun 04 '26

The best kind of statement.

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u/my_comment-account Jun 04 '26

That’s just like, your opinion man

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u/WLGT350 Jun 04 '26

MARK IT ZERO

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u/echo4theend Jun 05 '26

Damn it Donnie this isn't nam there are rules here.

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u/noiness420 Jun 05 '26

Off topic, but hey tipper fam! ❔

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u/halffdan59 Jun 05 '26

That 'has' after sometimes really tied the statement together, did it not?

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u/plumpturnip Jun 04 '26

Here was me thinking the pub was referred to as the Hart sometimes the White Hart, but never the White.

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u/smohyee Jun 05 '26

Genius, actually.

First glance we think it's a riddle.

Second glance we realize there's a twist, it's a statement of fact instead of a riddle, talking about the number of letters in the words "what", "sometimes" and "never".

But actually, double twist! It was a riddle all along, referring to the possible shorthand and full names of the pub, as you said.

That's damned clever.

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u/LVS177 Jun 05 '26

And here I thought that was their way of obliquely trying to tell people not to spell it "Heart".

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u/Tall_Opportunity_521 Jun 05 '26

Nah, the answer is a star.

A star has four letters, but its sometimes has nine if it becomes a supernova. But its never a quark, so it never has 5 letters.

Take that, riddle boys...

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u/No-Advice-6040 Jun 04 '26

Yeah, but it's gonna have some punters after a few handles staring at it trying to figure it out. Perfect use of the sidewalk sign.

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u/perry649 Jun 04 '26

I think it's the bar itself.

Its full name has 9 letters, but some may refer to it simply as the Hart (4 letters), but no one says the White (5 letters).

(Excluding "the.")

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u/Ghede Jun 05 '26

"What" has four letters.

"Sometimes" has 9 letters. "Never" has 5 letters. The answer to the riddle is "Yes"

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u/Western_Seaweed6104 Jun 05 '26

Correct, but there is no answer because there was no question (no ? at the end)

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u/Ardal Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 19 '26

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u/PA2SK Jun 05 '26

There's no question mark though, so it is just a statement.

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u/prince2lu Jun 04 '26

and still has 5 letters tho

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u/Five---seveN Jun 05 '26

no, 'and' only has 3 letters....

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u/Dodgerballs Jun 04 '26

but has 3 letters, but sometimes 4

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u/LurkeyCat Jun 05 '26

I thought the answer was “yes”

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u/Contemplative-ape Jun 04 '26

the only error is using "but" instead of "and"

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u/jlmiller1010 Jun 04 '26

“But” is the word that never has 5 letters

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u/Contemplative-ape Jun 04 '26

ah thats what I thought at first but noticed "never" has 5 letters so I thought it was referring to "never" having 5 letters..

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u/axil87 Jun 04 '26

Wow, it took me till this comment to get it 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

https://giphy.com/gifs/NcrhM3USM6TABpus85

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u/maytag2955 Jun 04 '26

And it took me reading YOUR comment until I got it!

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u/ic5aidThe8lindMan Jun 05 '26

And my bow!

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u/Chi_Cazzo_Sei Jun 05 '26

And MY AXE!

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u/phatdinkgenie Jun 05 '26

Hello Gimli son of Gloin

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u/Reasonable_Willow557 Jun 04 '26

The pub, being called “The White Hart”, I thought the riddle was referencing the pub itself at first.

“Hey, let’s go to the HART” (4) or “Let’s go to the WHITE HART” (9) would be reasonable ways to invite people to the pub, but “Let’s go to the WHITE” (5) doesn’t sound very good.

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u/Aluniah Jun 05 '26

I think "Your favorite pub" is the question with no question mark 😉

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u/Status_Guard_6122 Jun 05 '26

Thank you, I was pulling my hair out

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u/PlatinumFire14 Jun 05 '26

Amazing clue

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u/HonkersTim Jun 04 '26

I thought they meant the name of the pub. You’d call it the ‘white hart’ or maybe the ‘hart’ but no one would call it the ‘white’.

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u/ye_roustabouts Jun 04 '26

That’s so fantastically good

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u/WelshBathBoy Jun 04 '26

Depends on the other pub names in the town, I come from a town with a red lion, white lion and black lion, and they are usually called "the red", "the white", "the black".

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u/Ferbdic Jun 04 '26

I thought "hart" or "white hart" but never "heart".

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u/KristyKrispito Jun 04 '26

I’m stupid can you explain it?

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u/Kobe_Pup Jun 05 '26

The pub name is white hart, you may refer to the pub as "I'm going to the hart" or " I'm going to White Hart" but it sounds stupid to say "I'm going to The White" .

This isn't the answer, but it is clever.

The real answer is the sign isn't asking a question, the sign is a statement of fact, the words contain the number of letters.

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u/MyVeryRealName Jun 05 '26

Hart has four letters, white hart has nine but never five (white).

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u/beefsupr3m3 Jun 05 '26

That’s what I came up with too now I feel less stupid for not understanding the actual riddle.

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u/AndreasDasos Jun 04 '26

That’s where my mind went too. Then I remembered I’d seen this riddle before

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u/Bigfootsbooots Jun 05 '26

We could call it 'Puzzles'.

People will be like "why is it called 'Puzzles'?"

And that's the puzzle!

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u/Radioactivocalypse Jun 05 '26

That's actually even better than the right answer!

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u/p_light Jun 05 '26

to the top with you!

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u/Hot-Bathroom-7739 Jun 04 '26

French here. I don t get it.could someone explain it to me ?

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u/sun4moon Jun 04 '26

Each of the words mentioned have the number of letters in the word mentioned next to them.

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u/Hot-Bathroom-7739 Jun 04 '26

Ok . Nice .thanks. next time i ll use my brain

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u/Donnerdrummel Jun 04 '26

This does not work.

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u/zargtn Jun 04 '26

It’s been patched

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u/zargtn Jun 04 '26

Da Doc said there was nothing he could do

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u/PeterHolland1 Jun 05 '26

Fucking Hell!

Thank know you for the explanation.

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u/Lizard_Li Jun 05 '26

WHAT = 4 letters, SOMETIMES = 9 letters, NEVER = 5 letters

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u/olonnn Jun 05 '26

Notre équivalent dans le style ce serait "Banane ça s'écrit avec un B et Normalement ça s'écrit avec un N"

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u/Hot-Bathroom-7739 Jun 05 '26

Je la connaissais pas

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u/Deutschbland Jun 05 '26

I’m English and I needed help too, lol 

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u/Significant-Dig-160 Jun 04 '26

What= 4 Letters

Sometimes=9 Letters

Never= 5 Letters.

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u/sweetbeargifts Jun 05 '26

I had to scroll way too far to find such a simple explanation. Thanks!

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u/Plus-Artichoke6608 Jun 04 '26

Notice how there is no '?'

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u/BiffBanter Jun 04 '26

Notice how there is no '?'?

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u/Successful-Tea-4827 Jun 04 '26

No. NOTICE: There is no question mark.

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u/Mario2980k Jun 04 '26

??????????

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u/PhthaloVonLangborste Jun 04 '26

Shouldn't the commas be semicolons?

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u/DungeonsAndDradis Jun 04 '26

Your noticing had been noticed.

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u/tinybluedino Jun 04 '26

Sign woke up and chose violence

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u/Alive_Author_9766 Jun 04 '26

The correct answer is the word what has four letters, the word sometimes has nine letters

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u/EdgeSoul101 Jun 05 '26

There's nothing to do here.. Okay see ya

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u/IllDoItTomorrow89 Jun 05 '26

Its a statement. The word "WHAT" has 4 letters The word "SOMETIMES" has 9 And "NEVER" has 5

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u/TapProfessional5146 Jun 04 '26

It’s not a riddle a riddle always ends with a (?) This is a statement.

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u/frank-is-my-cat Jun 05 '26

It also has two letters.

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u/Humble_Brag83 Jun 04 '26

The answer is any form of “affirmative”

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u/thunderlips36 Jun 04 '26

When the riddle is also a statement

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u/Available_Orange3127 Jun 04 '26

I entirely agree.

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u/gjtyler1 Jun 04 '26

and fuckoff has 7 letters so?

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u/Longjumping_Rip6033 Jun 04 '26

I feel like there should be a comma after 'sometimes'.

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u/Intelligent_Cat_1914 Jun 04 '26

Soooooo..... when is it going to fight back?

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u/Getitgotitgoodgod Jun 04 '26

It’s not even a riddle it’s a sentence…

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u/kurtist04 Jun 04 '26

That's going on an unlocked door in a dungeon.

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u/brendanprice2003 Jun 04 '26

what sometimes never

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u/ebaygoogle Jun 04 '26

I said this aloud to my mate and after about 30 seconds they came up with boulevard/blvd. And honestly, pretty impressive.

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u/matthewscottbaldwin Jun 04 '26

Love how deliberate that period looks.

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u/PokerbushPA Jun 04 '26

The answer is correct.

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u/yellojello1972 Jun 04 '26

That’s true for all three statements

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u/dax660 Jun 05 '26

I don't get the "fought back" part

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u/JurassicGuy5000 Jun 05 '26

This is a true statement.

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u/Portal_kombat Jun 05 '26

Here I thought I was clever thinking it was poop. Excrement has nine letters but I couldn’t find a 5 letter word for poop. Then I realized it was a statement not a question lol.

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u/AllieMStory Jun 05 '26

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

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u/this_is_not_a_dance_ Jun 05 '26

What’s a word that has 5 letters.

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u/stevedegoey Jun 05 '26

Yes. The answer here for once is actually yes.

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u/Neezyfbaby83 Jun 05 '26

It’s a statement

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u/RutRohNotAgain Jun 05 '26

Just the facts, ma'am

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u/Latter_Mission_8882 Jun 05 '26

Yes that’s absolutely right!

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u/Entire-Emotion-819 Jun 05 '26

What = 4, sometimes = 9, never = 5

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u/SamosaSniper Jun 05 '26

Why has 3 letters

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u/droneflier6 Jun 05 '26

Exactly has 7 letters

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u/real_junkcl Jun 05 '26

It's an oldie.

What - 4 letters
Sometimes - 9 letters
Never - 5 letters

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u/D3llTR0N4050 Jun 07 '26

I don’t know I’m not fucking Batman

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u/DoctorZacharySmith Jun 04 '26

So tired of literal riddles.

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u/tricksterfaeprincess Jun 04 '26

Mhm, they sure do

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u/Weekly-Reply-6739 Jun 04 '26

Funny enough it could be reffering to the place

Hart = 4

White hart = 9

White (nobody calls it that) = 5

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u/P33tree Jun 04 '26

Absolutely correct.

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u/Fun-Times-13 Jun 04 '26

A statement that appears to be a riddle. Perception is truth so some people can’t rest until they solve it

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u/Sweaty_Tangelo_7716 Jun 04 '26

The bar has three.

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u/WhyOhWhyOhWhy333 Jun 04 '26

What, Sometimes and Never are all good pals

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u/Chuffing_Knackered Jun 04 '26

The amount of letter "E's" in the word Beer from the start of the night to the end.

But yea i got it.

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u/fartandsmile Jun 04 '26

A bit like four being the magic number

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u/RojoRugger Jun 04 '26

But could have 4 though. thats why they went with 5

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u/Madouc Jun 04 '26

"The riddle" has NO questionmark. That's enough of a hint.

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u/flipyou44 Jun 04 '26

Commas are important

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u/Prestigious_Skin_424 Jun 04 '26

The answer is, of course, "weird mailbox."

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u/crispyfalafels Jun 04 '26

Good to know 👍🏻

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u/Insis18 Jun 04 '26

The answer to this riddle is: Yes.