[Disgruntled Intern]

Hi. Yeah, it's me again.


Anyway, I have always fancied riddles. I just can't get enough of them, actually. I really dislike silly riddles, though. I personally enjoy the riddles that cause you to do some logical thinking. That's why, I've decided to make a topic containing some of my ''old favorites". Some of these could be a bit tricky, I guess. I've known them since I was but a wee lad, though. In addition to attempting to answer my riddles, I would enjoy it if you would post any you may know.

Also, when replying with an answer, I would prefer that you quote the riddle you'll be answering, to avoid confusion. I hope I atleast get some participation, on this one...



1- "What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a head but never weeps?


2- " No sooner broken than spoken. What is it?"


3- "Feed me, and I live. Give me drink, and I die. What am I?"


4- "I pass before the sun, yet I cast no shadow. What am I?"


5- "I am light as a feather, yet no man can hold me for long. What am I?"


6- "We are very little creatures; all of us have different features.One of us in glass is set; one of us you'll find in a jet. Another you may see in tin, and the fourth, is boxed within. In the fifth, if you should pursue, it can never fly from you. what are we?"


7- "When is a door not a door?"


8- "Where may you find roads without cars, forests without trees, and cities without houses?"


9- "Cannot be seen, cannot be smelt. It lies behind the stars and beneath the hills. Ends life and kills laughter. What is it?"


10- "A thing that runs, but cannot walk. It sometimes sings, but never talks. Lacks arms; has hands, lacks a head, yet has a face. What is it?"


11- "What builds up castles, tears down mountains, makes some blind, but helps others to see?"


12- "Man walks over; man walks under. In times of war, he burns assunder."



I have loads more, but if I don't get much participation, I won't bother. I know some people simply loathe riddles....