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The answer to the riddle: "You sit on it but you can't take it with you"

posted 9 years ago by FormerSeattlite
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In the movie, the answer is exactly 5 letters, otherwise I would say "toilet". (In case you're wondering, the Russian word for toilet is 6 letters too, "tualet")

The answers I've seen are: "chair" (which doesn't make sense, because some chairs you can take with you), "privy" (which is old fashioned, but I thought might work, because the movie is British and the characters are Russian), and "floor" (which I guess is the best answer)

Is there a real answer? Like from the script writer or director?

[–] BingoFlip20943 9 years ago

Pussy

[–] CuriousCase007 9 years ago

In the film, Bond says 'chair', which Natalya types...

[–] mikeyg24 9 years ago

The thing is though it's not a very difficult riddle. In fact it's quite silly it's so obvious. You'd think a brilliant hacker like Boris would have more cunning riddles to stop people hacking him!

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[–] CuriousCase007 9 years ago

Well that's not what the OP asked.

But I think that's the point. Intellectuals like Natalya would over think it - Bond gets it straight away but that's because he's got the street-smarts and doesn't get caught up in over thinking the small things.

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[–] mikeyg24 9 years ago

Well that's not what the OP asked.

I know. I wasn't replying to the OP was I?

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[–] CuriousCase007 9 years ago

It sounded like you were questioning the legitimacy of my response. And yet, you didn't acknowledge my response to your question, either.

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[–] ebright99 8 years ago

"chair" bugs me because you CAN take a chair with you.

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[–] EmilyTheDramaQueen 7 years ago

I honestly thought of chair right away but then thought no that couldn't be it and it had to be something more difficult.

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[–] sage2112 8 years ago

Money. That's my answer.

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[–] Vega_Lyra 7 years ago

Depends on what you mean by portable. There have been fold up lawnchairs for decades.

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[–] zee944 7 years ago

It looks like the answer was "chair" in the movie, which of course doesn't make any sense.

"Floor" would've been a better choice, or they could've just came up with a different riddle.

[–] lee-skavydis 7 years ago

I am not showing off any degree of intelligence but I remember watching this film in the cinema over 20 years ago and got the riddle right away.