What does OP stand for, in reference to someone asking a question?

What does OP stand for, in reference to someone asking a question?
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Description : Three gods, A, B, and C, are called, in some order, True, False, and Random. True always speaks truly, False always speaks falsely, but whether Random speaks truly or falsely is completely random. You must ... are da and ja, in some order. You do not know which word means which. -Riddles

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Three gods, A, B, and C, are called, in some order, True, False, and Random. True always speaks truly, False always speaks falsely, but whether Random speaks truly or falsely is completely random. You must determine the identities of A, B, and C by asking three yes-or-no questions, and each question must be posed to exactly one god. The gods understand English, but will answer all questions in their own language. In their unknown language, the words for 'yes' and 'no' are 'da' and 'ja', in some order. You do not know which word means which. So, which questions would you ask to identify each god? And no, it’s not a trick question. As a matter of fact, there are multiple ways to get the correct answer. -Riddles

Description : Three gods, A, B, and C, are called, in some order, True, False, and Random. True always speaks truly, False always speaks falsely, but whether Random speaks truly or falsely is completely random. ... a trick question. As a matter of fact, there are multiple ways to get the correct answer. -Riddles

Last Answer : 1. To god A: Does da' mean yes' if and only if you are True and if and only if B is Random? (We supposed A said, ja, making B True or False). 2. To god B: Does da mean yes' if and ... only if A is Random? Since B's True, he must say da, which means A is Random, leaving C to be False.

A traveler, on his way to Miami, reaches a road junction, where he can turn left or right. He knows that only one of the two roads leads to Miami, but unfortunately, he does not know which one. Fortunately, he sees two twin-brothers standing at the road junction, and he decides to ask them for directions. The traveler knows that one of the two brothers always tells the truth and the other one always lies. Unfortunately, he does not know which one always tells the truth and which one always lies. How can the traveler find out the way to Miami by asking just one question to one of the two brothers? -Riddles

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Last Answer : The question that the traveler should ask is: 'Does the left road lead to Miami according to your brother?' If the answer is 'Yes', the traveler should turn right, and if the answer is 'No', the traveler should turn left.

If you ask a question , it should be stopped. This is not the case . It is very annoying not to give points and decrease of points when asking questions, brother , and the desire to do activities is dying , everyone may feel like this but no one can say. So my request to the administrator is that they consider the matter.

Description : If you ask a question , it should be stopped. This is not the case . It is very annoying not to give points and decrease of points when asking questions, brother , and the desire to do activities ... like this but no one can say. So my request to the administrator is that they consider the matter.

Last Answer : : It is really annoying not to give points and decrease points when asking questions , and because of this , the desire to do activities is dying. So I want it to stop.

Can food and prayers be performed in a Hindu house ? One of my employees is a Hindu. He has been asking me to invite him to his house for a long time but I am not accepting the invitation with various excuses. In this situation he is very upset. Now my question is , will it be okay to eat my invitation in a Hindu house ? Another question is whether the women of my family will be able to perform the prayers when it is time for prayers when they visit his house . Please tell, whats the story of them big puppys ..... ZayakAllah.-

Description : Can food and prayers be performed in a Hindu house ? One of my employees is a Hindu. He has been asking me to invite him to his house for a long time but I am not accepting the invitation with ... prayers when they visit his house . Please tell, whats the story of them big puppys ..... ZayakAllah.-

Last Answer : It is permissible for Muslims to eat halal food made by Hindus or infidels. And if necessary, it is permissible to eat at their home. So if necessary, Hindus can eat at home. However, it is haraam ... ; Fatawa Sirajiya 84) So your family will see such a place in that house and perform prayers there.

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Last Answer : (b) asking him to rush to his village

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Last Answer : (D) Writing the important points as clearly as possible. 

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