nuther riddle

[tank a holic]

A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who were both born in Boston, Massachusetts. The child is not a United States citizen. How is this possible?

 

[jackri]

The parents moved to another country, gained citizenship, came back to visit and had the baby early or something to that effect?

 

[tank a holic]

nope

 

[alix2.0]

haha i know this one, but only cause ive heard it before. i wont ruin it...

 

[jackri]

c'mon ruin it.. now i need to know

 

[alix2.0]

think about where the child was born.

 

[jackri]

I'm watching TMZ and doing sudoku so I have absolutely no brain cells left. Mostly from TMZ

 

[jemshores]

They adopted him???IDK

 

[tank a holic]

Originally Posted by jemshores
http:///forum/post/3106989
They adopted him???IDK
nope, its their child
btw alix was right, and thanx for not ruining it

jack

 

[jackri]

I googled it and got it... lame

I even had to google the answer to make sure it was valid

I'm not going to ruin it for anyone either -- and I thought I was good at this sort of thing

Oh one more smiley just cuz

 

[coral keeper]

Cuz hes cooler than u?

 

[pezenfuego]

I've heard this one before too. I agree with jackri...

 

[reefraff]

There is more than one answer to the riddle as asked. I had one and hadn't thought of the second. Good riddle.

 

[ruaround]

does the answeer have to do with WHEN they were born???

 

[jemshores]

I think this is wrong, but could it be before Mass. was admitted to the Union?

 

[pezenfuego]

Originally Posted by jemshores
http:///forum/post/3107280
I think this is wrong, but could it be before Mass. was admitted to the Union?

That is the preferred answer, but as others have said, there is more than one correct answer.

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by PEZenfuego
http:///forum/post/3107288
That is the preferred answer, but as others have said, there is more than one correct answer.
so since everyone seems to know what the answer is...why isn't anyone saying it?

 

[jemshores]

I agree meozer !!!! Must of been those ribs my hubbs cooked today that gave me brain cells back I lost years ago!! I am horrible with riddles...give me crossword puzzles anyday

For the other answer....Could he have been born on a ship in international waters; offshore of Boston??

 

[jackri]

Ok -- the answer is he was born before 1776. I had to make sure Boston was a city not only before 1776 but long enough to give the parents time to have kids. Well Boston was established in like 1620 so they could've had a bunch of greats grandkids even.

 

[reefraff]

Another example is a child who's parents were foreigners who worked in their county's embassy or mission in Boston and rejected citizenship for their child. Of course both parents would have had to have been born under the same circumstances. If one were a citizen then the child would automatically be a US citizen.