Student Question

Explain the quote from "Blood Relations": "Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is "that man"?

Quick answer:

The quote is a classic riddle. The speaker claims to have no siblings and states, "that man's father is my father's son." This implies that "my father's son" is the speaker himself, making "that man" the speaker's son. Therefore, the person in the photograph is the speaker's son.

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This is an old brain teaser. The full question is:
A man is looking at a photograph of someone. His friend asks who it is. The man replies, 'Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man's father is my father's son'. Who is in the photograph?
Answer: the man's son

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