Name Mix-up
Published: Nov 30, 1999
Riddle: A phone conversation:
"This is John Rominch."
"Could you spell your last name, please?"
"Sure. R as in Rome, O as in Oslo, M as in Madrid, I as in Innsbruck..."
"I as in what?"
"Innsbruck."
"Okay, continue."
"N as in Nome...
This does not make sense. Why?
"This is John Rominch."
"Could you spell your last name, please?"
"Sure. R as in Rome, O as in Oslo, M as in Madrid, I as in Innsbruck..."
"I as in what?"
"Innsbruck."
"Okay, continue."
"N as in Nome...
This does not make sense. Why?
Answer: Who ever was speaking with John already knew that when he said "I as in Innsbruck," he had said I, because she said "I as in what?" Therefore, she already knew he had said I, so she did not need to ask him, "I as in what?"
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