Consider the following:
- One foot
- Three feet
- Four feet
These are (in no particular order): my purpose, what I am, and what I have. Wait, one of those is a misspelling!
Can you tell me my name?
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My answer shares some of the same logic as the others, but I came up with a different conclusion.
Are you...
One foot
"what I am" -> A low footstool might be a foot tall
Three feet
"what I have" -> A footstool can have 3 or 4 feet, typically
Four feet
"my purpose" -> For feet!
answered May 18, 2016 at 15:19
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$\begingroup$ Sweet! I loved the misspelling aspect of this puzzle. $\endgroup$ May 18, 2016 at 17:45
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Are you a
White flag
One foot
What I have: The staff of the flag can be a "foot" when planted into the ground.
Three feet
What I am: The flag could be three feet tall
Four feet
My purpose: The flag's purpose is to signal a surrender, or forfeit (misspelled as four feet)
answered May 18, 2016 at 2:31
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$\begingroup$ This is a wonderful and creative answer! Unfortunately, not the one I was looking for. +1 $\endgroup$ May 18, 2016 at 16:09
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Are you a
Shoelace
One foot
What I have: a shoelace binds a foot inside a shoe
Three feet
What I am: A shoelace can be three feet long
Four feet
My purpose: For feet! (four -> for)
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$\begingroup$ Another great answer! This one fits so well but it's not quite the answer I was looking for. +1 $\endgroup$ May 18, 2016 at 16:11
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Are you...
a Quad Walking Cane
One foot
my purpose => The cane supplies one extra "foot" to the user.
Three feet
what I "am" => Three feet seems to be a rough height for these, or at least the top hit for an adjustable one lists 36½"- 46½" as its range.
Four feet
what I have => Quad-walking canes have four stabilizing points on the bottom.
Doesn't cover the misspelling, however.
answered May 18, 2016 at 7:24