WebProNews

Tag: riddle

  • Giraffe Riddle: Already Receiving Backlash

    There was Planking. There was also Gangnam Style, that Old Spice Guy, the Harlam Shake, Twerking and Hashtags. And now, we see pictures of giraffes, lots of them.

    The Great Giraffe Challenge seems to be taking over the internet. Tens of thousands of people have accepted the challenge, it’s a simple riddle that goes like this:

    It’s 3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up. Unexpected visitors, It’s your parents and they are there for breakfast. You have strawberry jam, honey, wine, bread and cheese. What is the first thing you open?

    Get the riddle wrong and you’re encouraged to be a good sport and voluntarily change your Facebook profile pic to a giraffe for three days. If you get it right, you’re congratulated for not being a giraffe. But where did this viral riddle come from? No one knows the exact origins for sure. However, New Zealand Vlogger, Andrew Strugnell, is responsible for uploading the video that has sparked the internet sensation. Believe it or not, the video was seen by over 50,000 people in less than two days.

    The Great Giraffe Challenge has become an official internet meme (ideas or actions that spread virally), moving through chat rooms, trending on Yahoo, tweeted about on Twitter and being forwarded in emails. And of course, as with any sensation, there is going to be the inevitable backlash.

    So what’s the answer to the riddle? Sure, I could tell you. Sure, you could look it up. And, sure, you could probably make a claim that the supposed “correct” answer is not actually the right one. You’re just going to need to open your eyes and see for yourself.

    Image via Wikipedia

  • Giraffe Riddle has gone Viral on Facebook

    Giraffe Riddle has gone Viral on Facebook

    Curious as to why all of your friends Facebook profiles are pictures of giraffes? It seems as though there is a new game, that I myself have fallen victim to, that has you answer a riddle correctly or change your profile picture to a giraffe for three days. Yes, my profile picture is currently a giraffe.

    Here is the post that many of you have seen:

    “I had to change my profile to a giraffe. I tried to answer a riddle and got it wrong . Try the great giraffe challenge! The deal is I give you a riddle. You get it right you get to keep your profile pic. You get it wrong and you change your profile pic to a Giraffe for the next 3 days. MESSAGE ME ONLY SO YOU DONT GIVE OUT THE ANSWER. Here is the riddle: 3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up. Unexpected visitors, It’s your parents and they are there for breakfast. You have strawberry jam, honey, wine, bread and cheese. What is the first thing you open? Remember… message me only. If you get it right I’ll post your name here. If you get it wrong change your profile pic.”

    Unlike those posts that read “If you do not share this something bad will happen to you in so many hours”, the giraffe riddle is completely harmless. Simple really…get the answer correct or be a giraffe. I won’t give away the answer in case any of you would like to play along. For those of you that choose to play… Good luck!

    Image via Wikimedia Commons