What's the Secret Behind This Riddle?

[AMan24]

What am I? Ice women a knack weary yum Andy tall thevish feud. Mine aim kennel sobe agree klet her?

the answer is....
"Siamese fighting fish"
Can anyone explain to me how the hell this is the answer. My chemistry teacher gave this as a random extra credit question on our test. I am convinced he's trolling us.

 

[BvU]

I can make sense out of the second sentence: My name can also be a greek letter (so beta in this case).
Have to pass on the first one, but it'll be something phonetically analogous.

Don't think your grade will be influenced by missing out on this one

 

[russ_watters]

Looks more like a code than a riddle to me.

 

[BvU]

I swim in an aquarium and eat all the fish food ?

 

[Hornbein]

Siam is a Greek letter? He must meant psi.

Well, I bet nobody got that.

 

[JorisL]

He should get his head checked. Seems like he fell on it.

You can always respond with a question like "complete the sequence <insert random numbers>".
It's similar since you can't answer it without knowing the context/rules you used.

 

[BvU]

You guys should look at this a bit more open-minded !
If I google siamese fighting fish I immediately find the name betta fish. $\beta$ !

So my best bet:

I swim in an aquarium and eat all the fish food. My name can also be a greek letter.​

Improvements welcome, but I think I've got the main issue.
Perhaps this once being a non-native english speaker is an advantage .

 

[russ_watters]

You guys should look at this a bit more open-minded !
If I google siamese fighting fish I immediately find the name betta fish. $\beta$ !

So my best bet:

I swim in an aquarium and eat all the fish food. My name can also be a greek letter.​

Improvements welcome, but I think I've got the main issue.
Perhaps this once being a non-native english speaker is an advantage .

Great job, but I still call it at least half a code because you first have to decode the words before solving the riddle.

 

[jackwhirl]

If you like that sort of puzzle, look up Mad Gab.

 

[gjonesy]

beta fish or "If the teacher wanted you to figure out what the riddle itself is" that would be a (phonetic cypher or code.)

 

[fresh_42]

Coming soon to a test near you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript

 

[256bits]

You guys should look at this a bit more open-minded !
If I google siamese fighting fish I immediately find the name betta fish. $\beta$ !

So my best bet:

I swim in an aquarium and eat all the fish food. My name can also be a greek letter.​

Improvements welcome, but I think I've got the main issue.
Perhaps this once being a non-native english speaker is an advantage .

I got as far as " I swim in a ... the fish food. My name ... " before you posted.
Good one.

Phoenetics is sounding it out. :)

 

[zoobyshoe]

beta fish or "If the teacher wanted you to figure out what the riddle itself is" that would be a (phonetic cypher or code.)

Yeah, apparently the conventional term for this is "phonetic cypher," though I'm not sure it actually fits the definition of a cypher.
http://www.magicschoolbook.com/extras/codes

Anyway, this seems to have started with the song, "Mairzy Doats":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mairzy_Doats

 

[tfr000]

Yeah, apparently the conventional term for this is "phonetic cypher," though I'm not sure it actually fits the definition of a cypher.Anyway, this seems to have started with the song, "Mairzy Doats":

Or maybe with "Ladle rat rotten hut".

 

[zoobyshoe]

Or maybe with "Ladle rat rotten hut".

I had to google that. It lead me to an article called "Anguish Language." I suppose "anguish" = "english".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguish_Languish

 

[Evo]

What am I? Ice women a knack weary yum Andy tall thevish feud. Mine aim kennel sobe agree klet her?

the answer is....
"Siamese fighting fish"
Can anyone explain to me how the hell this is the answer. My chemistry teacher gave this as a random extra credit question on our test. I am convinced he's trolling us.

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