A Riddle

[The_Real_King]

What is it that has no weight, can be seen by the naked eye and if you put it in the barrol it'll make the barrol lighter?

[Endra]

Eeek, no clue. I am gonna get some sleep and try and solve it tomorrow, if someone else hasn't figured it out.

[TrkenTyger009]

Atomic Number: 2 Atomic Radius: 128 pm
Atomic Symbol: He Melting Point: <-272.2 ?C
Atomic Weight: 4.00260 Boiling Point: -268.93 ?C
Electron Configuration: 1s2 Oxidation States: --

theres my guess, thank god for google ;)

[Broken]

electricity? :confused:

[CheshireCat]

a hole.

[Prince Simba]

^^ yeah thats it, im sure.

[Vidan]

Originally posted by The_Real_King
What is it that has no weight, can be seen by the naked eye and if you put it in the barrol it'll make the barrol lighter?

I'll guess the same as Trk.


Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
What belongs to you, yet other people use it a lot more than you?

Generosity?

[Nephilim]

Your name.

[The_Real_King]

Originally posted by CheshireCat
a hole.

Yeah, that's it.

[CheshireCat]

i'm a genius.

[Aurelian]

Reviving a VERY old thread. ;)

Here is a riddle for you:

What word begans with "E", ends with "E", and only has one letter in it?

[Sombolia]

Envelope.

[Nicoga]

Nifty.

Riddle: The one that makes sells it, the one that buys it doesn't use, and the one who uses it doesn't know it.

[lionloversam]

Is it a coffin?

[Azerane]

I believe so, it makes much sense.

I can't remember any riddles. Actually wait, yes I do, but I'll post it at a later time when I'm not at Uni :p

[lionloversam]

What walks on four legs in the morning, two at mid day, and three at the end of the day?

[Nicoga]

Originally posted by lionloversam
Is it a coffin?

Yup yup. ^^ And the answer to yours "man", right?

[lionloversam]

Originally posted by Nicoga
Yup yup. ^^ And the answer to yours "man", right?

Yes, it sure is. :ayecapn: :ayecapn:

[Nicoga]

Yay! Okay, I got another riddle/story:

Two gryphons [gryphon is the thing in my avy] are walking through the woods and stumble about another in a clearing. One gryphon looks to his companion and asks, "who is that?" His companion then replies,
"Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that gryphon's father is my father's son."
Question: How are they related?

[Aurelian]

Originally posted by Sombolia
Envelope.

Correct.

Nicoga, the gryphons in question are uncle/nephew.

I love shagy dog stories. ;)


What walks on four legs in the morning, two at mid day, and three at the end of the day?

I have no idea.

I'll add one of my favorite brain teasers.

A man was driving down the road in a black car with. As he was driving, a completly black furred dog ran into the street. This road had no houses or street lights. The car's headlights and internal light were off. There were no stars or moon out. Yet, the man was able to see the dog and stop with plenty of time to spare. How?

Edit: Sorry, Sam, but I screwed it up, like I alwasy do. re-read, and try again. Good guess though.

[lionloversam]

The head lights reflected on the dogs eyes. That way the driver saw the dog and was able to stop in time. Assuming he had his high beams on.

[Kovu The Lion]

Originally posted by lionloversam
What walks on four legs in the morning, two at mid day, and three at the end of the day?


a human ;)

[Aurelian]

Sajm, please re-read my last reply. My fault, sorry.

I don't understand the legs/man one...:confused:

[lionloversam]

The legs riddle explanation:

Four legs in the morning: When a person is a baby they crawl on their hands and knees

Two at mid day: How a person normally walks
three at the end of the day: A man with a cane/ a elderly man

[TakaTiger]

Originally posted by Roquivo

I'll add one of my favorite brain teasers.

A man was driving down the road in a black car with. As he was driving, a completly black furred dog ran into the street. This road had no houses or street lights. The car's headlights and internal light were off. There were no stars or moon out. Yet, the man was able to see the dog and stop with plenty of time to spare. How?
.



umm.. cause it was daytime?

[Rafiki's stick]

Originally posted by TakaTiger
umm.. cause it was daytime?

wow...... that makes complete sense O.O

[Nicoga]

Originally posted by Roquivo
Nicoga, the gryphons in question are uncle/nephew.

Eee... sorry, incorrect. "Brothers and sisters, I have none"
---
And, yeah. I'd probably guess daytime, too.

[Aurelian]

Originally posted by TakaTiger
umm.. cause it was daytime?

Bingo! ;) That is why there was no moon or stars(Unless you want to get tenichal and concider the sun a star), and why the man had all his lights off.

[Krypto]

Originally posted by The_Real_King
What is it that has no weight, can be seen by the naked eye and if you put it in the barrol it'll make the barrol lighter?

I remember this from the television show "Are You Afraid of the Dark?". :cheese:

[Azerane]

Originally posted by Nicoga
Yay! Okay, I got another riddle/story:

Two gryphons [gryphon is the thing in my avy] are walking through the woods and stumble about another in a clearing. One gryphon looks to his companion and asks, "who is that?" His companion then replies,
"Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that gryphon's father is my father's son."
Question: How are they related?

Father and Son right? I hope :p

And all the other one's seem to be pretty much answered so here's one for you.

There is a house with four walls, each wall has a window, and each window faces south. A bear walks past one of the windows. What colour is the bear?

[Nicoga]

Originally posted by Azerane
Father and Son right? I hope :p

And all the other one's seem to be pretty much answered so here's one for you.

There is a house with four walls, each wall has a window, and each window faces south. A bear walks past one of the windows. What colour is the bear?

Right! ^^ Good job. And for your riddle... my brain has nothin'. :confused:

[Son-Goku]

Originally posted by Azerane

There is a house with four walls, each wall has a window, and each window faces south. A bear walks past one of the windows. What colour is the bear?

Hmm, interesting... white?

[This Land]

Dont have a clue

here is one

Man in a steel room, Walls and ceilings are 3 inches thick, no doors, no windows, no obvious thing around that is a exit. All he has inside is a Table and a WoodSaw, How does he get out of the room.

(Use your imagination ;))

Sorry if i have posted this before, i think i did on a dirrent forum but im not sure if i did already on here a long time ago.

[Nicoga]

Originally posted by This land

Man in a steel room, Walls and ceilings are 3 inches thick, no doors, no windows, no obvious thing around that is a exit. All he has inside is a Table and a WoodSaw, How does he get out of the room.


Start digging! :cheese:

[This Land]

:lol: Woops i forgot to mention the Steel floor :p

Comon use ur imagination :P :D

[Azerane]

Originally posted by Son-Goku
Hmm, interesting... white?

Was that just a random guess? :p Hehe, either way, it's right ;)


Man in a steel room, Walls and ceilings are 3 inches thick, no doors, no windows, no obvious thing around that is a exit. All he has inside is a Table and a WoodSaw, How does he get out of the room?

Doesn't he saw a hole in the table or something.. and then he kinda 'sees' that it's a hole and climbs through it to escape? It's something silly like that anyway :p

[This Land]

Originally posted by Azerane
Doesn't he saw a hole in the table or something.. and then he kinda 'sees' that it's a hole and climbs through it to escape? It's something silly like that anyway :p

Yep, you got it just by a thread :D

Cut the Table In Half, 2 halfs make a Whole.
Jump Through The Hole :P

Its a silly one i know, i thinks its funny though

[Son-Goku]

Originally posted by Azerane
Was that just a random guess? :p Hehe, either way, it's right ;)

Hehe, nope, polar bear was the answer :P



Originally posted by This land
[B]
here is one

Man in a steel room, Walls and ceilings are 3 inches thick, no doors, no windows, no obvious thing around that is a exit. All he has inside is a Table and a WoodSaw, How does he get out of the room.

(Use your imagination ;))

Sorry if i have posted this before, i think i did on a dirrent forum but im not sure if i did already on here a long time ago.

:hmm: You sure there wasn't a tape recorder there on the table somewhere and then when he plays is it goes like "Hello *enter name here*... i wanna play a game" XD.
Nah, not quite.

Honestly, i think there's a detail missing from the riddle, cause you said "no obvious thing around that is a exit", meaning that it is an exit if inspected closer. Either that or i'm supposed to figure it out now.

And he could "get out" if he kills himself xD''

[This Land]

Another 2 to fizz your minds on

1. Man, walks into a Room, Switches the light off and gets into bed without the room gettin dark first. How???


2.Man throws a ball away from him as hard as he can in a wide open space with no obstacles. The ball returns back to him. How???

[TakaTiger]

1: Light Outside, Open Windows?
2: the ball is on some kind of rubber band, or string?

[This Land]

without the room gettin dark first

Meaning it gets dark after ;)

and the ball one, well its a sneaky answer but not the one i had in mind. try and work it out :D

[Aurelian]

1. The're was a TV on in the room that the man didn't turn off until he was in bed.

2. Easy. The ball was thrown straight up. Gravity did the rest.

[TakaTiger]

Originally posted by This land
Meaning it gets dark after ;)



indeed, after he lays in bed, the sun goes down, and the room gets dark:evilgrin:

[Fire_Hazard]

Oh! I got one. :D

What is it that gets wetter when it dries?

[Aurelian]

:lol: A towel?

[Kovu The Lion]

Originally posted by Fire_Hazard
Oh! I got one. :D

What is it that gets wetter when it dries?

My body :\ :D :idiot: =D

Hmm heres one

Lame:

What has four legs, roars, and has fur :D

[Fire_Hazard]

OMG! WAIT! WAIT! I think I have it! *Goes into a corner and thinks real hard. Pops a muscle in his brain* I GOT IT! A lion! :D :cheese:

[Kovu The Lion]

OMG WTF HOW DID YOU GUESS THAT xD!!

it seriously took me like forever to guess what that was the first time my stepdad said it after watching TLK the first time xD :idiot:

~KTL

[This Land]

Originally posted by Roquivo
1. The're was a TV on in the room that the man didn't turn off until he was in bed.

2. Easy. The ball was thrown straight up. Gravity did the rest.

Lol, i give up on the first one because now i know that there are endless amounts of differents answers :p. My initial answer was thst he had a bedside Lamp :lol:

The second one is spot on :D


Originally posted by Kovu The Lion
What has four legs, roars, and has fur :D

My neighbours across the road!

[Jackandsimba]

Originally posted by This land
My neighbours across the road!

ooh, harsh.

I am beautiful yet discusting...?

Probably lots of things you can thingk of, I'm looking for one particular thing! good luck:D

[Kapasa]

well i dont know what "discusting" is...so im gunna guess good old custard.

You cant go wrong with custard, no siree goes great with any other food ANY!, although it does look disgusting. And hence the gag "discusting". Yet it has that great custard like taste, and no I dont bathe in custard.....No never, who told you.....

The following riddle is from Monty Python:

Old Hag: Answer these riddles three and ye can safely pass the bridge, but if you fail to answer correctly you will die. Are you sure you wish to pass?

King Arthur: Yes

Old Hag: Very well. How many coconuts can a swallow carry?

(This one is a mind bender)

[Monai]

*random, oft-used riddle most people will probably know*

A seven letter word.
It is greater than God.
It preceded God.
It is more evil than than the devil.
All poor people have it.
All wealthy people need it.
If you eat it, you will die.

What is it?

[TakaTiger]

the Anwser is nothing =3

[This Land]

A word has six Letters, Take Away one and twelve remain.

What is it :D

[lion_roog]

Originally posted by This land
A word has six Letters, Take Away one and twelve remain.

What is it :D

dozen?...:D

[Daniel]

What are the 3 days of the week that you can say consecutively without saying "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday" or "Sunday"?

:D

[Aurelian]

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. ;)

[Daniel]

Originally posted by Roquivo
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. ;)

got it :D

*gives the wolf a cookie*

[Aurelian]

Yummy! :D My turn:

A man wakes up early on the first on the month. He realizes that it Saturday and goes back to sleep. On the first day of the next month, the man once again wakes to find it is a Saturday.

What month was it the second time the man woke up?

[Daniel]

any month, cos he could have slept for a very long time :D

[Aurelian]

Not quite. I specifically said "the next month".

[Ciara]

prolly august!

[Daniel]

Oh, i know :D

March?

[Aurelian]

You are correct, Dan, but do you know why?

[Ciara]

cuz february has only 28 days sometimes :p .. thats how i counted with august since july and august have just as many days, but I bet that's wrong too :D

[This Land]

Take away my first letter and I am unchanged;
Take away my second letter and I am unchanged;
Take away all my remaining letters and I am still unchanged!

What am I?

[Aurelian]

Originally posted by Ciara
cuz february has only 28 days sometimes :p .. thats how i counted with august since july and august have just as many days, but I bet that's wrong too :D

Actually, your right in a way. February and March are the only consecutive months who's dates fall on the same weekdays. The only exception is leap-years.

A few word riddles:

What word is always spelt wrong?

Is there any single word in the English language that contains all the vowels?(AEIOUY)

What is the only word in the english language that contains three consecutive double letters?

[Kapasa]

These are just guesses ok?

What word is always spelt wrong? Febuary? (lol)

Is there any single word in the English language that contains all the vowels?

carvinerous? (I know it doesnt have "y" but i didnt think it was a vowel, if im wrong sorry)

err....Moo? (nah i dont know this)

they're all interesting

[LunarCat]

Originally posted by Roquivo
Actually, your right in a way. February and March are the only consecutive months who's dates fall on the same weekdays. The only exception is leap-years.

A few word riddles:

What word is always spelt wrong?



wrong ;)

[Aurelian]

Originally posted by Roquivo
Actually, your right in a way. February and March are the only consecutive months who's dates fall on the same weekdays. The only exception is leap-years.

A few word riddles:

What word is always spelt wrong?

Is there any single word in the English language that contains all the vowels?(AEIOUY)

What is the only word in the english language that contains three consecutive double letters?

Good job, Lunar! These ones were't really meant for mad head scratching. The answers just make you laugh.

1. "Wrong" is always spealt "W-R-O-N-G".

2. Is there any word that contains all the vowels? Unquestionably

3. Bookkeeper

[Aikachi]

hmmm let's see if I can remember any good riddles that haven't already been said...

aha!

You are walking down a road, and come to a fork, you know that one way leads to fame and fortune, and one leads to evil evil death. You have no idea which way is which, and both ways look exactly the same as far as the eye can see. Standing at the junction are two identical twin brothers, they are known far and wide, one can speak only the truth, and the other can speak only lies. You cannot tell which brother is which, and they will only allow you to ask one brother one question, what one question can you ask to know for sure which way is which?

[This Land]

You piont to one of the roads and you ask one of the brothers
"Would your brother say this is the road to a evil evil death"

If he says yes, you go the way you pionted in that direction, if he says no you go in the other road that you diod not piont to.

:D

[Dyani]

Probably been already done, but heres one:

There is a creature, name it.
In the morning it has four legs.
In the afternoon it has two legs.
In the evening it has three legs.


:D

Also...

Originally posted by This land
Take away my first letter and I am unchanged;
Take away my second letter and I am unchanged;
Take away all my remaining letters and I am still unchanged!

What am I?

[Kapasa]

Originally posted by Dyani
Probably been already done, but heres one:

There is a creature, name it.
In the morning it has four legs.
In the afternoon it has two legs.
In the evening it has three legs.


I think its a...a human! With the day reresenting someones life, as a baby on all fours crawling, an adult walks on two legs, and the third leg is the stick in old age. I think...

Sorry if this has been done before...

-What runs all around the yard without moving?-

[Dyani]

A fence? :p

That was correct by the way ;) Its a human alright.

[Kapasa]

yep, its a fence, nicely remebered or figuring it out....someones been having their wheatabix...

[Monai]

Originally posted by This land
Take away my first letter and I am unchanged;
Take away my second letter and I am unchanged;
Take away all my remaining letters and I am still unchanged!

What am I?

A mailbox?

[King Simba]

Ok, my turn:

A bus driver was heading down a street in Colorado. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn" sign, and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?

[Dyani]

Because he's walking, not driving ;)

Whats broken the moment its mentioned?

[King Simba]

Originally posted by Dyani
Because he's walking, not driving ;)
Correct. ;)

And as for yours, I'll have to try think on that one if no-one else gets it. xP

[Kapasa]

I think its Silence.

What is gone during the day but never lost, what comes back at night but never gone?

[LunarCat]

^ the moon/stars?

[Kapasa]

Yep your right!, ive ran out of riddles though...

[Dyani]

1) A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bustrip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?

2) There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body, or moving in any way (other than the eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?

3) What is special about the number 854917632?

4) A man and a woman are driving along a country road on a cold winter night when the car breaks down. Before leaving to find help, the man tells the woman not to open the doors or windows and not to let anybody in. He leaves, and she does as he says. When he returns, she is dead and there is a stranger in the car. What happened?

And finally...

5) Doctor says to lawyer We were born on the same year, month, day, and minute. We were born in the same hospital, hospital room and we have the same 2 parents. We are not twins and we have no brothers. Explain this.


:lol: Have fun :p

[Daniel]

Originally posted by Dyani
1) A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bustrip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?

cos she paid him for sex


Originally posted by Dyani
2) There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body, or moving in any way (other than the eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?

Up one person's arse


Originally posted by Dyani
3) What is special about the number 854917632?

It contains the numbers one to nine in alphabetical order


Originally posted by Dyani
4) A man and a woman are driving along a country road on a cold winter night when the car breaks down. Before leaving to find help, the man tells the woman not to open the doors or windows and not to let anybody in. He leaves, and she does as he says. When he returns, she is dead and there is a stranger in the car. What happened?

she got raped


Originally posted by Dyani
5) Doctor says to lawyer We were born on the same year, month, day, and minute. We were born in the same hospital, hospital room and we have the same 2 parents. We are not twins and we have no brothers. Explain this.

twin sisters

oh wait, not twins...


erm... **** knows xD

[Aurelian]

1) A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bustrip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?

Because "An apple a day keeps the doctor away!"

2) There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body, or moving in any way (other than the eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?

On one person's head.

3) What is special about the number 854917632?

Dan already got this.

4) A man and a woman are driving along a country road on a cold winter night when the car breaks down. Before leaving to find help, the man tells the woman not to open the doors or windows and not to let anybody in. He leaves, and she does as he says. When he returns, she is dead and there is a stranger in the car. What happened?

I'm guessing there was sombody else already in the car.

And finally...

5) Doctor says to lawyer We were born on the same year, month, day, and minute. We were born in the same hospital, hospital room and we have the same 2 parents. We are not twins and we have no brothers. Explain this.

One of them is a female.

:lol: Have fun :p

[Dyani]

All are right except 4) and 5). You are going down the right track for five though.

:p Daniel!!! Honestly! *Up one persons arse??* No one can see it then unless that particular person is transparent!! :lol:

[LunarCat]

Originally posted by Roquivo


4) A man and a woman are driving along a country road on a cold winter night when the car breaks down. Before leaving to find help, the man tells the woman not to open the doors or windows and not to let anybody in. He leaves, and she does as he says. When he returns, she is dead and there is a stranger in the car. What happened?

5) Doctor says to lawyer We were born on the same year, month, day, and minute. We were born in the same hospital, hospital room and we have the same 2 parents. We are not twins and we have no brothers. Explain this.



4) she was pregnant, had the baby and died during child birth?

5) they were triplets/quadrulplets/quintuplets all girls

[TakaTiger]

4) A man and a woman are driving along a country road on a cold winter night when the car breaks down. Before leaving to find help, the man tells the woman not to open the doors or windows and not to let anybody in. He leaves, and she does as he says. When he returns, she is dead and there is a stranger in the car. What happened?


Im guessing the stranger was allready in the car

[Dyani]

Originally posted by Lunarcat
4) she was pregnant, had the baby and died during child birth?

5) they were triplets/quadrulplets/quintuplets all girls

Correct. ;)

1) I have a tail, and I have a head, but i have no body. I am NOT a snake. What am I?

2) When I'm used, I'm useless, once offered, soon rejected. In desperation oft expressed, the intended not protected. What am I?

3) Romeo and Juliet are found dead on the floor in a bedroom. When they were discovered, there were pieces of glass and some water on the floor. The only furniture in the room is a shelf and a bed. The house in is a remote location, away from everything except for the nearby railway track. What caused the death of Romeo and Juliet?

4) A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

5) What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

6) What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left over?

7) I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?

8) Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

9) I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeeze, but can come like a gale. By some I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll dance to the music, though I can't hear. Of names I have many, of names I have one. I'm as slow as a snail, but from me you can't run. What am I?

10) Read my riddle, I pray. What God never sees, what the king seldom sees, and what we see every day. What is it?



:evilgrin: This is uber fun... 7 sounds dodgey though :lol:

[Aurelian]

1) I have a tail, and I have a head, but i have no body. I am NOT a snake. What am I?

A coin.

2) When I'm used, I'm useless, once offered, soon rejected. In desperation oft expressed, the intended not protected. What am I?

I could not understand the wording in this one. Sorry.

3) Romeo and Juliet are found dead on the floor in a bedroom. When they were discovered, there were pieces of glass and some water on the floor. The only furniture in the room is a shelf and a bed. The house in is a remote location, away from everything except for the nearby railway track. What caused the death of Romeo and Juliet?

I love this one. Romeo and Juliet were fish, and they died after the rumbling of the train on the tracks knocked over their tank, hence the glass and water.

4) A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

The man wrote "Y-O-U-R E-X-A-C-T W-E-I-G-H-T" on the paper.

5) What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

I have no clue...

6) What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left over?

Wholesome

7) I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?

I don't know, a hooker?

8) Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

This one was already posted. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

9) I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeeze, but can come like a gale. By some I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll dance to the music, though I can't hear. Of names I have many, of names I have one. I'm as slow as a snail, but from me you can't run. What am I?

:confused:

10) Read my riddle, I pray. What God never sees, what the king seldom sees, and what we see every day. What is it?

All I know is that is can't be a physical object, as god sees all...

[Dyani]

Originally posted by Roquivo
10) Read my riddle, I pray. What God never sees, what the king seldom sees, and what we see every day. What is it?

All I know is that is can't be a physical object, as god sees all...


God doesn't see an Equal :p whic is what it is

[This Land]

I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeeze, but can come like a gale. By some I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll dance to the music, though I can't hear. Of names I have many, of names I have one. I'm as slow as a snail, but from me you can't run. What am I?

A Shadow :diva:

[Nalas]

Here's one a friend told me back in school:

A man is laying dead in the middle of a green player's field. He is surrounded by fifty-three bicycles. Why did he die?

And another;

A man is born in 1972 and dies in 1952 at the age of 25.

[Raize]

A man is born in 1972 and dies in 1952 at the age of 25.

Obviously, :secret: the man in question is Marty McFly. He took another trip in the DeLorean at 25 years old, but when he reappeared, he must have crashed into something :tears:

[Nalas]

^Not quite. ;)

[KanuTGL]

So what is it? :p I've thought about it for a while now, but I can't figure it out xD

[Leorgathar]

Hmm the only solution I can think of is that 1972 and 1952 aren't referring to years, but rather places, like hotel room numbers or something. Still, I'm not sure if that's even close to the real answer :hmm:

[Nalas]

^Ding! :D It's referring to hospital rooms.

[Leorgathar]

Oh wow, really!? :cs_surprise_2: yay! ^^ That was more a lucky guess, though xD

As for the other one:


Here's one a friend told me back in school:

A man is laying dead in the middle of a green player's field. He is surrounded by fifty-three bicycles. Why did he die?

I still can't figure it out :confused:

[Nalas]

^I'll give you a hint: It's a double meaning riddle. ;)

[Aurelian]

Here's one a friend told me back in school:

A man is laying dead in the middle of a green player's field. He is surrounded by fifty-three bicycles. Why did he die?


Those Poker games can get messy when it gets heated. Our friend tried to cheat the wrong opponent. a "green player's field" refers to a felt poker table, and there are 53 cards in a set of Bicycle playing cards... if you include the cheater's extra ace.

[Kirauni]

Brilliant! I didn't know the second meaning. Thanks for clearing this one up , Feral!

And great job on the other riddle too, Leorgathar!
It didn't occur to me that they were room numbers. *lol*

Thank you for those nice riddles, Nalas!

[Guntur]

:lol: I was suspicious about 53 bicycle, I should have known about the playing cards brand.

[Aurelian]

Guess it's my turn to stump you guys. This is one I made up when I was little.

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A man is driving his black car down an empty lonely wooded road in the middle of nowhere, when he comes across a big black dog in the middle of the road. There were no street lights/lamps on this road, the man did not have his headlights on, the moon was not out, and there was no houses or other cars anywhere around. How was the driver able to see the dog in time to stop?

[Vidan]

I'll guess that the man and dog are both made of dark matter, which can pass through itself, and thus they never truly "hit" each other. But then, you did say you made up the riddle when you were little ...

[Leorgathar]

^ That a very good answer :lol:

But let's see... there's no light source or whatsoever around, so I assume there's no light that can be reflected by the dog's eyes. I think that both the dog and the car being black is key here, so I first thought that they might actually be sign posts or something (figures are usually black on those), but that still doesn't make much sense, I guess xP

[Kirauni]

*LOL* That must have happened during daytime :cs_surprise_1:

[Guntur]

Since it was dark, it just probably a dream or a nightmare for the driver. :lol: :p

[Leorgathar]

*LOL* That must have happened during daytime :cs_surprise_1:

Oh wow! you're right! :wow: nowhere in that riddle does it say that it happened at night time. All the mentions of black, lights out and no moon do deviate the reader's mental image of the scene. Very clever Feral xD
...I feel fooled :\ Lol

[KanuTGL]

I'm with Kirauni on this one :lol:

[Guntur]

Yeah, I'm going for her guess. :lol:

[Aurelian]

Kirauni nailed it! It was a bright, sunny day!

The trick to this one is that I gave so much unneeded info that it detracts from the real clue, what I DIDN'T say. Also, the line " in the middle of nowhere" is key. By reading this bit before all the references to darkness, your mind automatically remembers it incorrectly as "in the middle of the night".

[Kirauni]

Yes, a very clever mind game. I don't have a real "riddle", but here we go:

August was the name of a young puppy that was always picking on older and larger animals.
One day he got into an argument with a lion. The next day was the first day of September.
Do you know why?

[Leorgathar]

Hmm the lion ate the puppy, and so that was the last day of August. If that's the answer, wow, that's cruel :lol:

[Kirauni]

Haha, yes. You're right. That was the last of August. That poor puppy.