Riddle Answer

Here's a riddle I posted yesterday:

General Gasslefield, accused of high treason, is sentenced to death by the court-martial. He is allowed to make a final statement, after which he will be shot if the statement is false or will be hung if the statement is true. Gasslefield makes his final statement and is released.

The Question: What could he have said?


The answer is:

The general's last statement is, "I will be shot." If they take this statement to be true they'll hang him, making the statement false which means they should've shot him, which would make the statement true meaning they should hang him...etc. He got off on a technicallity.

Congratulations go to Britni Gudeman, Sarah Hodel, and Jake Leman.