A Riddle

If you’ve heard this one, please don’t spoil the answer.

While on a walk through an unfamiliar town, you hit a fork in the road. Luckily, there are two identical twins who know the way. They dress the same, they look the same, and they talk the same. But one tells only the truth, and one only lies. You can only ask them just one question. What would you ask? Also, they both love porn—like, really love porn. Don’t bother asking about anything other than porn because there’s only one thing this duo wants to talk about: porn. Even if you don’t ask about porn, guess what they’ll respond with: porn. Ask about direction? More like ‘erection’ with a big ole ‘d.’ Better try something else. Look for clues. Don’t make eye contact with the twin with perpetually stained pants, and don’t bother trying to make eye contact with the twin glued to his computer watching Lady and the Tramping Dees Nuts. He’s seen it eight times, “but it only keeps getting better,” he’ll certainly tell you. He needs this. Back to the other twin–dammit, now he’s absorbed in porn. Emotionally? No: physically. The pheromones now permeate your naked body, and you subconsciously levitate to the twins. You need this. Your fate has been sealed.

Google maps suggest you stay to the left. Now, what question would you ask?

ZS ’18