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Do you you agree with the title of this posting?

My sister tells me that a Scottish newspaper once received a large number of letters from readers claiming this very thing. They were writing in response to the following riddle that had been published:

What substance is greater than God and more evil than the devil?
The poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it you will die.

The readers claimed that the riddle was misleading as the word ’substance’ should not have been included. In other words, the riddle should have read:

What is greater than God and more evil than the devil?
The poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it you will die.

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Please excuse me for my lack of postings recently. I have just moved to a new city and started a new job. On top of all that, I am working flat out to meet deadlines for my first book. As you can imagine, life has been very hectic and time has been in short supply. Thanks for your patience.