My grandmother presented a riddle. "How do you tell if someone likes butter? You hold a buttercup under his chin and it reflects yellow." 4-yr-old me took to mean that everyone likes butter.
Yeah, at our school we'd do it to each other as a test to see if the person liked butter or not. Not sure if Chris realised the clue was referring simply to yellow light reflecting off the petals onto a person's skin.
I've always believed it would leave yellow dust on your chin if you brush it there, but I can't say I ever determined this empirically. (Come to think of it, that's true of dandelions (in abundance around here) not buttercups.)
Welcome back, Mr. Shortz!!
So glad to see Will Shortz back at it.
Aw so happy for him.
Yeah, Will!
… with thanks to Joel Fagliano for his yeoman’s labor during Will’s absence.
First time I got a faster time (9:49). Thanks for talking so much so I can feel smart.
My grandmother presented a riddle. "How do you tell if someone likes butter? You hold a buttercup under his chin and it reflects yellow." 4-yr-old me took to mean that everyone likes butter.
My grandma used to say it was how you could tell if a girl was a princess. 4-year old me didn’t know everyone’s chin reflected yellow. 😊
Yeah, at our school we'd do it to each other as a test to see if the person liked butter or not. Not sure if Chris realised the clue was referring simply to yellow light reflecting off the petals onto a person's skin.
My mom would do this when I was a kid we had so many buttercups in the yard
I knew of the ube not as a sweet potato because it has become a common ice cream flavor in parlours.
Welcome back Mr. Shortz ! A buttercup is a yellow flower with five petals.
I've always believed it would leave yellow dust on your chin if you brush it there, but I can't say I ever determined this empirically. (Come to think of it, that's true of dandelions (in abundance around here) not buttercups.)