Belial | Laine Calantini (beliedto) wrote in monte_rpg, @ 2012-02-28 20:46:00 |
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Entry tags: | angrboĆ°a, baku, beelzebub, belial, dian cecht, echo, flauros, ganymede, legion, paimon |
Hello, everyone. My name is Laine. I'm a pre-law major. I've just been through a harrowing experience. My laptop is finally back from the shop after being gone for repairs for ages. Amazing, the damage that falling out of a bag and being run over by a bicycle does to these things, and it was a horrible inconvenience. I had never been so bored in my entire life. But, while the poor thing was being patched up I did have plenty of time to read, and I came across this classic riddle. It was so charming, I just wanted to share it. It's called "The Devil's Hats", paraphrased and embellished just a little by me.
One lovely afternoon the Devil was unbelievably bored, and so he called forth 100 souls to entertain him by playing a little game. He would line them up all facing the north star, so that the north star could assure him that they had not cheated. Once they were placed this way, they could only see the backs of the heads of the people in front of them. Then, the Devil would place a hat atop each of their heads. Exactly 50 of the hats were red, and the others were black. Each person would need to guess what color hat was atop his or her head without moving an inch. No turning, no looking around, no foot-tapping, no nothing. They could not speak either, except for two words: red, or black, when asked to give the answer to which hat it was they thought they wore. This would not be a very exciting game without consequences, so the Devil said that whoever guesses incorrectly, he will do horrible things to him. He is the Devil, after all. Whoever guessed right could walk free, go on back to his business or some such... Because the Devil was feeling very generous on this day as well, he allowed those 100 souls a few minutes to talk amongst themselves before they played the game. As soon as he was ready, he would start asking from the back of the line.
One soul, that of a dead knight, nobly said, "I will be last, and I will tell the person in front of me what color his hat is with my answer. Live well, my friend. I propose that every other person do the same as me, so that at least half of us will survive this day."
There was a general nodding and steeling of nerves amongst the people, but before anyone else could chime in, the soul of an accountant spat on the ground and announced, "You're all fools. I'll go last. We can all get out of this in one piece, and I will tell you how."
What do you suppose his plan was? Tell me what you think. If you answer it correctly, maybe I will owe you a prize. And no googling. That's cheating.
If you don't know or you don't care, just say something cute to me and I will say something back. It will be fabulous. Ciao!