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Two PhDs were talking

Of what can never be.

If this then that, if that not this,

But this is true you see.

(answer is one word)

Take my guess exactly as typed

I'm not sure of the spelling

There have been 217 right answers, 337 wrong answers and 661 people have given up.

This riddle written by MDM

Hints will help you notice the riddle's key words or phrases.

Hint #1: How might someone casually refer to two PHD's?

Hint #2: Try to work out the logic of the this's and that's in the last two lines.

Check Hint: CVCVCVC

Big Hint: The first line is a pun: PhD's are docs, there were two of them, they were a .....

You should use the Big Hint ONLY if you are really stuck. This hint may contain information that is beyond what is already in the riddle.

The Check Hint lets you check your answer without actually seeing the answer. A Check Hint is the answer with each vowel (AEIOU) replaced by a 'V' and each consonant (including Y) replaced by a 'C'.

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