Fisher's Riddle: What Are We Catching & Keeping?

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The Fisher's Riddle presents a thought-provoking scenario where the items caught are discarded while the uncaught items are retained. The primary interpretations discussed include "mistakes" and "fleas," with participants debating the feasibility of each answer. The riddle emphasizes the paradox of value in what is kept versus what is thrown away, prompting deeper reflection on the nature of decision-making and priorities.

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This is not a logic puzzle, but just an old riddle I happen to like, called the Fisher's riddle.

The ones we catch we throw away.
The ones we don't catch we keep.

What are they catching and not catching?
 
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Answer:Mistakes[/color]
 
Good BicycleTree. I like the answer, fleas, a little better because it's a little hard to imagine a mistake that a fisher could make and then throw away.
 
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