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Jun 18th, 2006, 10:40 pm
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Quote Bilingualdiva Riddle:Why did the man put his watch in a safe?
Riddle:What can't be used until it is broken? | Why did the man put his watch in a safe?
-- Because it was very expensive? (I think the real answer is more sophisticated.)
What can't be used until it is broken?
-- It's a seal? |
Jun 18th, 2006, 10:43 pm
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Quote mesmark Warning! These are a little goofy.
2. Forward I’m heavy, but backwards I’m not. What am I?
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Is it an uphill? |
Jun 18th, 2006, 11:36 pm
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| | Re: Riddles - Riddles & Answers ONLY! it is a 'ton' |
Jun 18th, 2006, 11:52 pm
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Quote mesmark it is a 'ton' | May I know why "a ton" is heavy forward but not so backward? |
Jun 19th, 2006, 12:18 am
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| | Re: Riddles - Riddles & Answers ONLY! by backwards it means read backwards.
I warned you that it was goofy. |
Jun 19th, 2006, 01:57 am
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Quote mesmark by backwards it means read backwards.
I warned you that it was goofy. | Oh! Good one! I didn't think goofy that way.
This may be a classic.
What time was it when an elephant sat on a fence? |
Jun 19th, 2006, 06:11 am
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| | Re: Riddles - Riddles & Answers ONLY! time to get a new fence? |
Jun 19th, 2006, 11:12 am
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Quote mesmark time to get a new fence? | Yes, exactly! How did you guess? |
Jul 5th, 2006, 06:04 pm
| | Re: Riddles - Riddles & Answers ONLY! Well the man wouldn't be marrying anyone now if he has a widow,so he's dead! Ie: Reply to Q. about Catholic church
Riddle about marrying brother's wife's mother-in-law ...not really, unless he can marry his own mother! |
Jul 7th, 2006, 04:50 pm
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Quote Unregistered Right on Manuela... you got it..
let's see yours...
1. a table
2. a zipper
3. a kite or a car or a pony tail??? I'm really guessing here.
I do a lot of riddles with my high school kids... but the adults in the evening are the ones who really love them.... for them I save the more mature ones...
Riddle: A man is found hanging from the center of a room... there is only a door , a window and absolutley no furniture... there is a puddle of water under the man.... how did he hang himself??? | need to know the answer to tht last riddle bout the man hanging himself |
Jul 7th, 2006, 05:24 pm
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| | Re: Riddles - Riddles & Answers ONLY! he was standing on a block of ice |
Jul 7th, 2006, 09:37 pm
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| | Re: Riddles - Riddles & Answers ONLY! What do you call a deer with no eyes?
A: No eye deer (no idea)
What do you call a deer with no eyes and no legs?
A: Still no eye deer. |
Jul 7th, 2006, 10:02 pm
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| | Re: Riddles - Riddles & Answers ONLY! Why doesn't a mountain covered with snow catch cold? It's not because mountains can't catch cold. |
Jul 7th, 2006, 10:46 pm
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1. If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don’t have it. What is it? | A secret.
Here's one....
How many bricks does it take to complete a house made of bricks?
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Jul 8th, 2006, 07:29 pm
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In Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a sign. Why not?
The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?
What is the middle of nowhere?
What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it? |
Jul 27th, 2006, 01:43 am
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| | Re: Riddles - Riddles & Answers ONLY! In Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a sign. Why not?
The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?
What is the middle of nowhere?
What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it?
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First is cause u need a camera to take a pic..
I dont exactly know the second one..but it seems like something to do with eyesight,
i think the third one is 'H' |
Jul 27th, 2006, 02:16 am
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| | Re: Riddles - Riddles & Answers ONLY! 1. yes, you can't take a picture with a sign
2. the answer is darkness.
3. H!
4. an anchor |
Aug 4th, 2006, 09:53 pm
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| | Re: Riddles - Riddles & Answers ONLY! Which letter is not me? U
Which is the most sefl centered letter? I
What letter has the most amount of water? P
is that right?
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Aug 8th, 2006, 05:27 am
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What letter has the most amount of water? P
| C ?
Who is bigger: Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son?
Tom's mother has three children. One is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named?
What's white when it's dirty and black when it's clean? |
Aug 8th, 2006, 07:10 am
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Quote jenniferp What's white when it's dirty and black when it's clean? | a blackboard? |
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