Giraffe Riddle on Facebook-Truth!
Summary of eRumor:
There is a strange phenomenon taking place on the popular social site Facebook. When people visit their friends profiles they notice that the profile photo has been changed to display the head of a giraffe. Have they been hacked or did they loose a bet?
The Truth:
The good news is your friends have not been hacked.
“It’s the newest social media craze to involve a cute animal,” according to an October 28, 2013 article by the Chicago Tribune News.
Participants of the riddle voluntarily changed their profile photos to an image of a giraffe if they could not correctly answer a riddle that has gone viral on Facebook.
The riddle goes like this:
It’s 3 a.m., the doorbell rings and you wake up. Unexpected visitors! It’s your parents and they are here for breakfast. You have strawberry jam, honey, wine, bread and cheese. What is the first thing you open?
The rules of the game say that if the players answer the riddle incorrectly that they have to change their Facebook profile photo to an image of a giraffe.
Spoiler:
If you guessed your eyes or the door you are correct. Those are the only two acceptable answers to the riddle.
Posted 10/29/13