I've always believed it would leave yellow dust on your chin if you brush it there, but I can't say I ever determined this empirically. (Come to think of it, that's true of dandelions (in abundance around here) not buttercups.)
My grandmother presented a riddle. "How do you tell if someone likes butter? You hold a buttercup under his chin and it reflects yellow." 4-yr-old me took to mean that everyone likes butter.
Yeah, at our school we'd do it to each other as a test to see if the person liked butter or not. Not sure if Chris realised the clue was referring simply to yellow light reflecting off the petals onto a person's skin.
Welcome back, Mr. Shortz!!
So glad to see Will Shortz back at it.
Yeah, Will!
… with thanks to Joel Fagliano for his yeoman’s labor during Will’s absence.
First time I got a faster time (9:49). Thanks for talking so much so I can feel smart.
Welcome back Mr. Shortz ! A buttercup is a yellow flower with five petals.
I've always believed it would leave yellow dust on your chin if you brush it there, but I can't say I ever determined this empirically. (Come to think of it, that's true of dandelions (in abundance around here) not buttercups.)
My grandmother presented a riddle. "How do you tell if someone likes butter? You hold a buttercup under his chin and it reflects yellow." 4-yr-old me took to mean that everyone likes butter.
My grandma used to say it was how you could tell if a girl was a princess. 4-year old me didn’t know everyone’s chin reflected yellow. 😊
Yeah, at our school we'd do it to each other as a test to see if the person liked butter or not. Not sure if Chris realised the clue was referring simply to yellow light reflecting off the petals onto a person's skin.
My mom would do this when I was a kid we had so many buttercups in the yard
I knew of the ube not as a sweet potato because it has become a common ice cream flavor in parlours.