Ot: Please Help Me Solve This Puzzle Posted: 04-05-05 09:11am
Ok, here's a little something to keep you
occupied, and then maybe I can get some
answers :)
there's a blind guy, a deaf guy and a dumb
guy. 3 guys in total. The blind guy ends
up marrying a really gorgeous woman, and
the other two get jealous and envious.
Then the deaf guy starts having an affair
with the blind guy's wife.
So here's the question: how does the dumb
guy tell the blind guy that the deaf guy
and the girl (blind guy's wife) are having
an affair?
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Lion79
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Posted: 07-23-07 17:52pm
Write it in braille for blind guy to read?
I hate riddles
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young Girl
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Posted: 07-23-07 17:55pm
ummif they are blind they can still hear
so if the dumb guy tells the blind guy the
blind guy will hear him
the deaf guy wouldnt
am i right? ahh look at what youve done to
me!
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Lion79
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Posted: 07-23-07 17:55pm
dumb means he can't speak. As is my
understanding.
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young Girl
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Posted: 07-23-07 17:58pm
Lion79
wrote:
dumb means he can't speak.
As is my
understanding.
ive never herd of some one who cant speak
being called dumb?
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Lion79
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Posted: 07-23-07 17:59pm
On holiday I encountered beggar guys
giving out cards and leaving little
objects on the table to buy and he left a
card telling us he was 'deaf and dumb' and
couldn't hear or speak.
So I assumed that's what it means. I think
mute may be a better word for it.
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 07-23-07 18:54pm
Yeah, they called people "deaf and dumb"
if they couldn't hear or speak. "Dumb" is
another (more rude) way of saying mute.
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young Girl
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Posted: 07-23-07 18:56pm
AyaMiyaki
wrote:
Yeah, they called people
"deaf and dumb" if they couldn't hear or
speak. "Dumb" is another (more rude) way
of saying
mute.
well thats rude!!!
lol
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Kia
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Posted: 07-24-07 12:55pm
the_girlfreind
wrote:
Lion79
wrote:
dumb means he can't speak.
As is my
understanding.
ive never herd of some one who cant speak
being called
dumb?
actually it's British.
It's not rude when used in the correct
context and it most definately doesn't
mean stupid (although your comment was
most definately ignorant).
deaf, dumb and blind - the three most
common sensory handicaps that affect
people in society.
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Posted: 07-25-07 18:09pm
I don't know how serious or facetious this
is, but here's my answer:
TTY.
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Posted: 07-26-07 13:14pm
In ordinary spoken English, a sentence
such as He is dumb will be interpreted to
mean “He is stupid” rather than “He
lacks the power of speech.” “Lacking
the power of speech” is, however, the
original sense of the word, but it has
been eclipsed by the meaning “stupid.”
For this change in meaning, it appears
that the Germans are responsible. German
has a similar and related word dumm that
means “stupid,” and over time, as a
result of the waves of German immigrants
to the United States, it has come to
influence the meaning of English dumb.
This is one of dozens of marks left by
German on American English. Some words,
like kindergarten, dachshund, and schnapps
still have a German feel or are associated
to some extent with Germany, but others,
like bum, cookbook, fresh (in the meaning
“impertinent”), rifle, and noodle have
become so thoroughly Americanized their
German origins may surprise some.
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Posted: 07-26-07 13:25pm
aflsh
wrote:
In ordinary spoken English,
a sentence such as He is dumb will be
interpreted to mean “He is stupid”
rather than “He lacks the power of
speech.” “Lacking the power of
speech” is, however, the original sense
of the word, but it has been eclipsed by
the meaning “stupid.” For this change
in meaning, it appears that the Germans
are responsible. German has a similar and
related word dumm that means “stupid,”
and over time, as a result of the waves of
German immigrants to the United States, it
has come to influence the meaning of
English dumb. This is one of dozens of
marks left by German on American English.
Some words, like kindergarten, dachshund,
and schnapps still have a German feel or
are associated to some extent with
Germany, but others, like bum, cookbook,
fresh (in the meaning “impertinent”),
rifle, and noodle have become so
thoroughly Americanized their German
origins may surprise some.
I've seen and head "dumb" meaning
incapable of speech for years... and I'm
in America
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Posted: 07-26-07 13:37pm
Eiri
wrote:
I've seen and head "dumb"
meaning incapable of speech for years...
and I'm in America
yeah i've heard the expression "deaf and
dumb" numerous times
and i'm smack in the middle of the US
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Re: Ot: Please Help Me Solve This Puzzle Posted: 07-26-07 13:48pm
whiteflag
wrote:
Ok, here's a little
something to keep you occupied, and then
maybe I can get some answers
there's a blind guy, a deaf guy and a dumb
guy. 3 guys in total. The blind guy ends
up marrying a really gorgeous woman, and
the other two get jealous and envious.
Then the deaf guy starts having an affair
with the blind guy's wife.
So here's the question: how does the dumb
guy tell the blind guy that the deaf guy
and the girl (blind guy's wife) are having
an affair?
He could always drag the blind guy to the
home one night and let him listen to the
wife and deaf guy going at it...
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Kia
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Posted: 07-27-07 09:10am
aflsh
wrote:
In ordinary spoken English,
a sentence such as He is dumb will be
interpreted to mean “He is stupid”
rather than “He lacks the power of
speech.”
And given that you live in Canada while I
live in England I think you will find that
I am fully aware of how we speak in
England.
and if you'd like to actually read what I
wrote: you would see that I had actually
said it was a British term and that I had
stated "when used in the correct context"
kia
wrote:
actually it's British.
It's not rude when used in the correct
context and it most definately
doesn't mean
stupid
The partial sentence of "he is dumb" lacks
any context and anyone would therefore be
unable to ascertain your intent.
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The Ginger 1
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Posted: 07-27-07 19:48pm
Kia
wrote:
aflsh
wrote:
In ordinary spoken English,
a sentence such as He is dumb will be
interpreted to mean “He is stupid”
rather than “He lacks the power of
speech.”
And given that you live in Canada while I
live in England I think you will find that
I am fully aware of how we speak in
England.
and if you'd like to actually read what I
wrote: you would see that I had actually
said it was a British term and that I had
stated "when used in the correct context"
kia
wrote:
actually it's British.
It's not rude when used in the correct
context and it most definately
doesn't mean
stupid
The partial sentence of "he is dumb" lacks
any context and anyone would therefore be
unable to ascertain your
intent.
Everyone speaks in different tongues - I
couldn't say the word in this forum, which
In England we use to refer to a cigerette,
as in the US it's offenceive to
Homosexuals. Dumb in England means not
being able to speak ... just like the
Americans call thier posteriers *fanny*
.. so I don't know why this has caused an
argument, all languages are different,
even in England - eh Kia ? Up North of
England they speak totally different than
that from Southern England ...
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The Ginger 1
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Posted: 07-27-07 19:54pm
The Ginger 1
wrote:
Kia
wrote:
aflsh
wrote:
In ordinary spoken English,
a sentence such as He is dumb will be
interpreted to mean “He is stupid”
rather than “He lacks the power of
speech.”
And given that you live in Canada while I
live in England I think you will find that
I am fully aware of how we speak in
England.
and if you'd like to actually read what I
wrote: you would see that I had actually
said it was a British term and that I had
stated "when used in the correct context"
kia
wrote:
actually it's British.
It's not rude when used in the correct
context and it most definately
doesn't mean
stupid
The partial sentence of "he is dumb" lacks
any context and anyone would therefore be
unable to ascertain your
intent.
Everyone speaks in different tongues - I
couldn't say the word in this forum, which
In England we use to refer to a cigerette,
as in the US it's offenceive to
Homosexuals. Dumb in England means not
being able to speak ... just like the
Americans call thier posteriers *fanny*
.. so I don't know why this has caused an
argument, all languages are different,
even in England - eh Kia ? Up North of
England they speak totally different than
that from Southern England ...
For those that are curious - Scotland is
not North of England .....places like
Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham are !
North of Great Britain is Scotland ...
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Tylanas
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Posted: 07-27-07 20:19pm
I think I am among many people who are
confused by Europe.
What is the difference between the UK
(United Kingdoms), Great Britain, and
England!?
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The Ginger 1
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Posted: 07-28-07 03:42am
Eiri
wrote:
I think I am among many
people who are confused by Europe.
What is the difference between the UK
(United Kingdoms), Great Britain, and
England!?
Awe bless you Tyna - Europe is a
confusing continent, why do you think
we're all confused too !!
Great Britain is like your United States
... we have 3 Countries ..
England, Scotland and Wales all 3
countries make up Great Britain..or
Britain (we drop the Great sometimes)
Ireland is over the waters, but it isn't
part of GB !! - well that bit confuses me
to .. IS Ireland part of GB - I know
Northern Ireland isn't ... see that's a
differernt story ...
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The Ginger 1
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Posted: 07-28-07 03:45am
The Ginger 1
wrote:
Eiri
wrote:
I think I am among many
people who are confused by Europe.
What is the difference between the UK
(United Kingdoms), Great Britain, and
England!?
Awe bless you Tyna - Europe is a
confusing continent, why do you think
we're all confused too !!
Great Britain is like your United States
... we have 3 Countries ..
England, Scotland and Wales all 3
countries make up Great Britain..or
Britain (we drop the Great sometimes)
Ireland is over the waters, but it isn't
part of GB !! - well that bit confuses me
to .. IS Ireland part of GB - I know
Northern Ireland isn't ... see that's a
differernt story
...
And UK is just there to confuse the Brits,
English and you guys
