40
$\begingroup$

Inspired by Elephants always get four mice.

Start with the phrase Yes, your fat ma is hers and perform the following steps, in some order, to find a famous quote:

  • Rearrange the words.
  • Remove a single letter from one word.
  • Reverse one word.
  • Remove one space.
  • Replace one word by its antonym.
  • Remove a single letter from one word.
Improve this question
$\endgroup$
7
  • $\begingroup$ So, removing a single letter would be done twice? $\endgroup$
    – Sid
    Feb 18, 2017 at 14:42
  • $\begingroup$ @Sid Yes (need more chars) $\endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
    Feb 18, 2017 at 14:43
  • $\begingroup$ Does the comma remain? $\endgroup$
    – rybo111
    Feb 18, 2017 at 14:44
  • $\begingroup$ @rybo111 It might or might not. The important thing is the words, not the punctuation. $\endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
    Feb 18, 2017 at 14:45
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ @Richard That when she hits Warp 1, she bounces. $\endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
    Feb 19, 2017 at 12:34

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
35
$\begingroup$

The answer is:

No, I am your father.

Steps:

Starting Phrase - Yes, your fat ma is hers.
First, take an antonym - No, your fat ma is hers.
Second, reverse - No, your fat am is hers.
Then, remove one letter - No, Your fat am I hers
Then, rearrange - No, I am your fat hers
Remove the last letter of "hers" - No, I am your fat her
Finally, remove one space - No, I am your father

This quote is from:

Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back

Improve this answer
$\endgroup$
2
  • 8
    $\begingroup$ Conclusively proving that the quote is not 'Luke, I am your father'. (how does Rand know this? He's never watched SW.) $\endgroup$
    – Mithical
    Feb 19, 2017 at 7:40
  • 6
    $\begingroup$ @Mithrandir Perhaps unfortunately, I've spent enough time on a certain sci-fi website to have picked up a lot of info like this by osmosis :-) Also, spoilers! $\endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
    Feb 19, 2017 at 11:58

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and cookie policy

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.