# "Brothers and sisters I have none, but that mans father is my fathers son'

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**Created:** [September 14, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brothers-and-sisters-i-have-none-but-that-mans-father-is-my-fathers-son/510045 "2009-09-14T16:13:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![ammozon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@ammozon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ammozon)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brothers-and-sisters-i-have-none-but-that-mans-father-is-my-fathers-son/510045/1 "2009-09-14T16:13:58Z")

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"Brothers and sisters I have none, but that mans father is my fathers son’

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The way I heard the story is: Two men were hunting in the woods, when they spotted a man hanging dead up in a tree. The 1st man says “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that mans father, is my fathers son”.

What is the relationship between the 1st man and the dead man?

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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brothers-and-sisters-i-have-none-but-that-mans-father-is-my-fathers-son/510045/2 "2009-09-14T16:16:13Z")

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The 1st man is the dead man’s father. Easiest riddle of all time. And about the most bizarre thing you could say on discovering your son’s corpse.

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brothers-and-sisters-i-have-none-but-that-mans-father-is-my-fathers-son/510045/3 "2009-09-14T16:16:52Z")

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[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/451/whats-the-answer-to-the-riddle-that-mans-father-is-my-fathers-son](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/451/whats-the-answer-to-the-riddle-that-mans-father-is-my-fathers-son)

The speaker’s son.

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brothers-and-sisters-i-have-none-but-that-mans-father-is-my-fathers-son/510045/4 "2009-09-14T16:17:33Z")

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The first man is the dead man’s father.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brothers-and-sisters-i-have-none-but-that-mans-father-is-my-fathers-son/510045/5 "2009-09-14T16:44:59Z")

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Duplicate thread - ["Brothers and sisters I have none, but that mans father is my fathers son' - Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=531946)

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brothers-and-sisters-i-have-none-but-that-mans-father-is-my-fathers-son/510045/6 "2009-09-14T17:20:48Z")

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Since this thread was also started in CoCC, let’s close this one. Thanks, everyone.

**samclem** Moderator, General Questions