Full Version: Who fancies a riddle?
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| Push the cork in the bottle and shake out the coin? |
right on both potholer & thebarman
thebarman, I' still thinking....
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| QUOTE (Potholer @ Apr 16 2004, 05:16 AM) Here's another My first is in fish and also in chips, my second is in mouth but not in lips, my third is in ache but not in pain, my fourth is my third all over again, my fifth is in pupil, but not in class, my whole is a beast that feeds on grass Fairly easy but there you go A: Sheep |
Spot on barman!
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| QUOTE (Potholer @ Apr 16 2004, 05:50 AM) What keys can't you put in a lock? A: The keys on a piano |
And again, well done barman
Still working on your one...
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Apr 16 2004, 11:51 AM) |
| thebarman, I' still thinking.... |
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| Still working on your one... |
Think outside the box
Seeing as i dont know the answer to the previous riddle, i thought i would post one of my own instead....
Two men appeared in court to be tried for murder. The jury decision found one man guilty and the second man innocent. The judge turned to the guilty man and said, "Even though your guilt has been established, the law compels me to set you free."
Why did the judge have to set the murderer free?
Two men appeared in court to be tried for murder. The jury decision found one man guilty and the second man innocent. The judge turned to the guilty man and said, "Even though your guilt has been established, the law compels me to set you free."
Why did the judge have to set the murderer free?
| QUOTE (Snowbaby @ Apr 16 2004, 01:12 PM) |
| Seeing as i dont know the answer to the previous riddle, i thought i would post one of my own instead.... Two men appeared in court to be tried for murder. The jury decision found one man guilty and the second man innocent. The judge turned to the guilty man and said, "Even though your guilt has been established, the law compels me to set you free." Why did the judge have to set the murderer free? |
They were probably Siamese twins, although why one Siamese twin would let the other commit murder is beyone me
Yours isn't history related is it barman?
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They were probably Siamese twins, although why one Siamese twin would let the other commit murder is beyone me |
Doh i'll have to think of a more difficult one!!! But i agree with u barman, the man who was found innocent surely shud have been charged with aiding and abetting or whatever it would be called?!!!!
Well done tho
Oh well, i best get back to work *sigh* at least it's Friday!!!
| QUOTE (Potholer @ Apr 16 2004, 01:24 PM) |
| Yours isn't history related is it barman? |
It's a riddle, so no it's not related to any "historic event" whatsoever, and if that's not a huge clue I don't know what is
| QUOTE (thebarman @ Apr 16 2004, 05:30 AM) |
| Right, I think that's all the outstanding one's on the board done, but no one even bothered to guess at mine so here it is again... It happened towards the end of the 19th century, Again around the middle of the 20th century But wont happen again for over 4000 years. What happened? ps: In the interests of making it a bit harder, try altering the wording of your riddle slightly so you can't simply plug it into 'Google' and get the answer |
1961 reads the same upside down too
+ 4000yrs [or so] 5965
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Apr 16 2004, 02:19 PM) | ||
1961 reads the same upside down too + 4000yrs [or so] 5965 |
Correct
I wasn't counting '5' as a number that can be flipped upside down, the next after 1961 I counted as 6009, the time before 1961 was of course 1881
Well done Dot9M
| QUOTE (siphis @ Mar 27 2004, 04:34 AM) |
| What are the next two letters in this series: A E F H I K L M ? |
So um do you guys give up?
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So um do you guys give up? |
I give up!
| QUOTE (siphis @ Apr 16 2004, 05:13 PM) | ||
So um do you guys give up? |
I don't give up, the next two letters are N and T, as these are the next letters that have no curves in them.
| QUOTE (thebarman @ Apr 16 2004, 12:26 PM) |
| I don't give up, the next two letters are N and T, as these are the next letters that have no curves in them. |
good one ...if it's right
Dot9M
Finally
OK, I hope nobody's done this one yet, if they have then just ignore me
A man lives alone in a house. One day he goes crazy, runs out of the house and imediately dies. As a direct result of him leaving his house 147 men women and children die. Why?
A man lives alone in a house. One day he goes crazy, runs out of the house and imediately dies. As a direct result of him leaving his house 147 men women and children die. Why?
| QUOTE (Britannica @ Apr 16 2004, 08:29 PM) |
| OK, I hope nobody's done this one yet, if they have then just ignore me A man lives alone in a house. One day he goes crazy, runs out of the house and imediately dies. As a direct result of him leaving his house 147 men women and children die. Why? |
he ate a stink bomb, which exploded when he came into contact with sunlight and the 147 people were coming over for a tea party and died of the smell??
Ok ok i dunno, but i have a good imagination right? lol
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he ate a stink bomb, which exploded when he came into contact with sunlight and the 147 people were coming over for a tea party and died of the smell?? Ok ok i dunno, but i have a good imagination right? lol |
Surprisingly, not the right answer, but you did make a funny picture in my head
lol
| QUOTE (Britannica @ Apr 16 2004, 03:29 PM) |
| A man lives alone in a house. One day he goes crazy, runs out of the house and imediately dies. As a direct result of him leaving his house 147 men women and children die. Why? |
Since snowbaby wasn't right [very good answer snowbaby, I might add] I got to thinking...
The house is a houseboat at Niagara Falls.
He runs off the boat & drowns [wasn’t wearing a life jacket- couldn’t swim].
The 147 people are his guests/ passengers, none of whom know how to steer the houseboat.
The boat goes over the Falls & all come to a dramatic end at the bottom of the Falls.
Dot9M
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Apr 17 2004, 03:03 PM) | ||
Since snowbaby wasn't right [very good answer snowbaby, I might add] I got to thinking... The house is a houseboat at Niagara Falls. He runs off the boat & drowns [wasn’t wearing a life jacket- couldn’t swim]. The 147 people are his guests/ passengers, none of whom know how to steer the houseboat. The boat goes over the Falls & all come to a dramatic end at the bottom of the Falls. |
Another good answer
... but also wrong. His house is static.Keep trying
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| A man lives alone in a house. One day he goes crazy, runs out of the house and imediately dies. As a direct result of him leaving his house 147 men women and children die. Why? |
He lives in a dome on the moon. He runs out the door and the lack of atmosphere kills him. He leaves the door open and lets all the (warm) air out and everyone in the dome dies.
OR
...ok, I can't think of a more plausible one...
| QUOTE (Britannica @ Apr 16 2004, 03:29 PM) |
| A man lives alone in a house. One day he goes crazy, runs out of the house and imediately dies. As a direct result of him leaving his house 147 men women and children die. Why? |
I've got it!
The man is the lighthouse keeper. [lives alone in the light house]
He goes insane runs out of the lighthouse, straight off the cliff and dies.
Since there is no one to guide the ships, a boat carrying 147 men women and children crashes into the rocks, leaving no survivors.
Dot9M
I think you might have it Dot9M
Here's one that I thought was very nifty because I got it from a fantasy book I'm reading at the moment -
I own no great hall
But I do have a bed;
I travel to and fro
But I never leave home.
I whisper and roar
Yet I have no mouth
My bounty is endless
And so is my wrath
Silver streams through me
And azure above
I let you rest on my skin
And death lies within
Who am I?
Here's one that I thought was very nifty because I got it from a fantasy book I'm reading at the moment -
I own no great hall
But I do have a bed;
I travel to and fro
But I never leave home.
I whisper and roar
Yet I have no mouth
My bounty is endless
And so is my wrath
Silver streams through me
And azure above
I let you rest on my skin
And death lies within
Who am I?
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Apr 18 2004, 03:25 AM) | ||
I've got it! The man is the lighthouse keeper. [lives alone in the light house] He goes insane runs out of the lighthouse, straight off the cliff and dies. Since there is no one to guide the ships, a boat carrying 147 men women and children crashes into the rocks, leaving no survivors. Dot9M |
yup, thats it exactly. Well done
| QUOTE (Potholer @ Apr 18 2004, 06:41 AM) |
| Here's one that I thought was very nifty because I got it from a fantasy book I'm reading at the moment - I own no great hall But I do have a bed; I travel to and fro But I never leave home. I whisper and roar Yet I have no mouth My bounty is endless And so is my wrath Silver streams through me And azure above I let you rest on my skin And death lies within Who am I? |
Hey Pothler, I'm working on yours...my first thought was Earth, but I don't think it's right.
Try mine:
"I see a wagon with one wheel, the wheel turns with no horse to pull it
but the wagon never moves.
Housewives revere it and make offerings of corn.
How can this be ?"
Dot9M
It just clicked, the answer is the ocean / sea.
| QUOTE (Potholer @ Apr 18 2004, 11:41 AM) |
| I own no great hall But I do have a bed; I travel to and fro But I never leave home. I whisper and roar Yet I have no mouth My bounty is endless And so is my wrath Silver streams through me And azure above I let you rest on my skin And death lies within Who am I? |
You are the sea......I think
Awww...Dot9M! You just beat me! 
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Apr 18 2004, 01:51 PM) |
| It just clicked, the answer is the ocean / sea. |
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| You are the sea......I think |
Well done to the both of you
Still working on yours Dot9M
Great job to all of us! I don't know about you but I keep hearing thebarmans voice in my head saying "Think outside the box Dot9M"...just kidding!
Dot9M
I don't know about you but I keep hearing thebarmans voice in my head saying "Think outside the box Dot9M"...just kidding! Dot9M
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Apr 18 2004, 01:50 PM) |
| "I see a wagon with one wheel, the wheel turns with no horse to pull it but the wagon never moves. Housewives revere it and make offerings of corn. How can this be ?" |
Makes me think of a windmill, but that doesnt acount for the wagon...gah, confused!
Very good B.
"You see a mill wheel turned by the stream".
----------Riddle------------
"I see a woman loved by a child,
the woman never speaks to her, feeds her or protects her from harm,
but the child loves her as much as any mother or sister.
How can this be ?"
Dot9M
"You see a mill wheel turned by the stream".
----------Riddle------------
"I see a woman loved by a child,
the woman never speaks to her, feeds her or protects her from harm,
but the child loves her as much as any mother or sister.
How can this be ?"
Dot9M
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Apr 18 2004, 02:10 PM) |
| "I see a woman loved by a child, the woman never speaks to her, feeds her or protects her from harm, but the child loves her as much as any mother or sister. How can this be ?" Dot9M |
this is perhaps a little morbid, but is the mother dead?
| QUOTE (Britannica @ Apr 18 2004, 09:23 AM) |
| this is perhaps a little morbid, but is the mother dead? |
The woman is not dead.
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Apr 18 2004, 02:10 PM) |
| Very good B. "You see a mill wheel turned by the stream". ----------Riddle------------ "I see a woman loved by a child, the woman never speaks to her, feeds her or protects her from harm, but the child loves her as much as any mother or sister. How can this be ?" Dot9M |
*whispers to Britannica "think outside the box"
The woman is a doll that belongs to the child
| QUOTE (thebarman @ Apr 19 2004, 05:12 AM) |
| *whispers to Britannica "think outside the box" The woman is a doll that belongs to the child |
Doll is correct!
What's got a neck but no head?
A bottle?
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Apr 19 2004, 12:34 PM) |
| A bottle? |
Indeedy Dot9M.
Ok, I know this one is ridiculously easy but to heck with it -
Man, looking at a portrait: "Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is the subjectof the portrait?
| QUOTE (Potholer @ Apr 19 2004, 12:41 PM) | ||
Indeedy Dot9M. Ok, I know this one is ridiculously easy but to heck with it - Man, looking at a portrait: "Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is the subjectof the portrait? |
It's a portrait of himself
When is a yellow dog most likely to enter a house?
* replies to barman - I would...but It's scary outside the box
* replies to barman - I would...but It's scary outside the box
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| When is a yellow dog most likely to enter a house? * replies to barman - I would...but It's scary outside the box |
*Come on Britannica...come play with us outside the box. It's not that scary, we've got potholer here
The only yellow dog I've ever heard about got shot
1957 Disney Classic - Old Yeller
--My riddle--
I see an army, far they travel
and loot gold from beautiful halls.
I see a single woman seize their treasure and carry it away.
How can this be ?
Dot9M
| QUOTE (Daughter of the Nine Moons @ Apr 20 2004, 04:45 AM) |
| I see an army, far they travel and loot gold from beautiful halls. I see a single woman seize their treasure and carry it away. How can this be ? Dot9M |
I guess I'll play the part of Loki then...
The army are bees collecting nectar - the woman has taken their honey from the hive.
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It's a portrait of himself |
When I first saw the riddle, that's what I thought it was too. But if you read through it (VERY) carefully, you'll find that's not the answer.
Try again
| QUOTE (Potholer @ Apr 20 2004, 11:48 AM) | ||||||
When I first saw the riddle, that's what I thought it was too. But if you read through it (VERY) carefully, you'll find that's not the answer. Try again |
Apologies, I rushed reading that.
After careful re-reading I have concluded that the man is looking at a picture of his son
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| After careful re-reading I have concluded that the man is looking at a picture of his son |
Very good barman
Here's another -
It bears thee many a mile away,
And yet its place it changes ne'er;
It has no pinions to display,
And yet conducts thee through the air.
It is the bark of swiftest motion
That every weary wanderer bore;
With speed of thought the greatest ocean
It carries thee in safety o'er;
One moment wafts thee to the shore.
Jinkies, I'm really loving this thread. Hehe.
*lounges outside the box* ahhh, what a life
EDIT: almost forgot the second paragraph
| QUOTE (Potholer @ Apr 20 2004, 12:12 PM) |
| It bears thee many a mile away, And yet its place it changes ne'er; It has no pinions to display, And yet conducts thee through the air. It is the bark of swiftest motion That every weary wanderer bore; With speed of thought the greatest ocean It carries thee in safety o'er; One moment wafts thee to the shore. |
That was written by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller,
and he was writing about a 'telescope'
ps: Yep, it's definately nicer outside the box
You scare me sometimes barman. You are correct on all three counts! (name, answer and box)*high five*
Riddle = What is the broadest water and the least jeapardy to pass over?
Please, let me know if these are way too easy?
One word in the English language that has four letters and begins with 'I', can have the letter 'A' placed in front of it and have a completely different meaning yet be pronounced the same.
What is the word?
What is the word?
| QUOTE (thebarman @ Apr 20 2004, 12:31 PM) |
| One word in the English language that has four letters and begins with 'I', can have the letter 'A' placed in front of it and have a completely different meaning yet be pronounced the same. What is the word? |
Would that word be "isle"? And, with an 'a', the word is "aisle"
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