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A riddle of liars
dw_insane Started conversation May 6, 2004
A woman dies and goes into the afterlife. She meets two men in where the a passage divides. She is told by a sign that one of the men always lies and guards the gate to hell and that the other always tells the truth and guards the gate to heaven. Apart from this they are indistinguishable. She may ask either man only one question which she doesn't already know the answer to to determine which gate to go through to get to heaven. She successfully works out which gate is to heaven. What question does she ask?
A riddle of liars
Number Six Posted May 6, 2004
I've no idea, but I humbly suggest you may find more people who might over at <./>askh2g2</.>... this page is more for talking about the Guide itself 
A riddle of liars
Noggin the Nog Posted May 6, 2004
She asks either of them "If I ask the *other* guardian which is the gate to heaven what will he tell me?"
Noggin
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Prince_of_shadow Posted May 7, 2004
You forgot to state that she will go through the door opposite to the answer that she is given
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