Riddle me this...

Disgruntled Intern · #1 07-23-2002, 02:15 AM

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....

Joe the Intern · #2 07-23-2002, 03:01 AM

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

I think the answer to this one is a river, but I'm not sure. Oh well. I guess I'll find out in time...

Armed Slig · #3 07-23-2002, 04:22 AM

"The man who buys it, doesn't need it. The man who needs it, doesn't know it." What is it?

"You run from home and turn three times, you're back home but there is a stranger there with a mask." Who is the stranger in the mask?

Surfacing · #4 07-23-2002, 05:03 AM

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Originally posted by Joe the Intern
"What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a head but never weeps?

I think the answer to this one is a river, but I'm not sure. Oh well. I guess I'll find out in time...

How the hell can it be a river? A river has no head or mouth or bed. I have no idea what it is D.I what is it?

Here's one of my own

"What always coming but never arrives?".

Joe the Intern · #5 07-23-2002, 05:15 AM

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How the hell can it be a river? A river has no head or mouth or bed. I have no idea what it is D.I what is it?

The mouth of the river is where it starts, and the bottom of the river is a riverbed. I forgot what I thought the head was...

Edit: Armed Slig, the answer is a Catcher.

Majic · #6 07-23-2002, 05:16 AM

River bed, the mouth of a river,I have no clue about a head although it sounds familiar, maybe just because of "bed"...

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

Mm, a burning hot coal. Or a random girl that doesn't like guys. Not much difference

J/k....

Joe the Intern · #7 07-23-2002, 05:21 AM

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

Ha! Two posts in five minutes! I think the answer to this on is a promise...

Edit: Woo! I just keep coming back!

"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?"

I think that's a clock.

Gluk Schmuck · #8 07-23-2002, 09:57 AM

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Originally posted by Disgruntled Intern
4- "I pass before the sun, yet I cast no shadow. What am I?"
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?"

4. Vacuum.
10. Clock.

Disgruntled Intern · #9 07-23-2002, 12:25 PM

So far. the riddles that have been answered correctly are:

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? "

It is indeed, a river.

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?"

Yep, a clock is what it be. Good job, Tom and Morgan. I will only confirm correct answers. I won't give them out. There are a few that I'll give hints for, though.

armed slig, I agree with morgan. I think the answer is catcher. I seem to remember that one from my little league days..

Armed Slig · #10 07-23-2002, 12:33 PM

I'm not going to tell the first answer 'til somebody gives up. The second one. Well, it can be catcher OR umpire. Yes, that's an acceptable answer. Good job.

Jacob · #11 07-23-2002, 02:16 PM

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

A Wall?

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

Air?

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

Some sort of electrical applience? You feed it electricity or sumat?

"The man who buys it, doesn't need it. The man who needs it, doesn't know it." What is it?

Wealth

Armed Slig · #12 07-23-2002, 02:19 PM

Sorry Jacob, you can't buy wealth. Nice try, though.

Jacob · #13 07-23-2002, 02:30 PM

Happiness

SeaRex · #14 07-23-2002, 03:25 PM

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Originally posted by Disgruntled Intern
3- "Feed me, and I live. Give me drink, and I die. What am I?"

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."

3. Easy. Any pyro knows it's fire.
11. Oooh... tough. I'm going to have to say "power", but that probably isn't the answer.
12. A bridge!

Disgruntled Intern · #15 07-23-2002, 03:38 PM

Okay...so far, the riddles that have been aswered correctly are

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? "

[good job, Morgan!]

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?"
[good job, Tom!]

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

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

[Good job, Luke!]

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

Jacob, you are VERY close on your answer. Bleh. You're close enough. The answer is wind.

One, Two, Middlesboogie · #16 07-23-2002, 04:41 PM

The man who buys it, doesn't need it. The man who needs it, doesn't know it. What is it?
A coffin.

No sooner broken than spoken. What is it?
Silence.

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

When is a door not a door?
When it's ajar.

Where may you find roads without cars, forests without trees, and cities without houses?
An ants' nest?

Rex Tirano · #17 07-23-2002, 05:54 PM

6 is ajar.
10 is a clock!

Disgruntled Intern · #18 07-23-2002, 07:12 PM

Ana, all were correct, except for the last answer you gave. Good job.

Danny · #19 07-23-2002, 08:40 PM

I've only answered the ones that I know and that nobody's answered yet. I got the Fire one and the Breath one, but other people have got those...

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

I was thinking a Vacuum, except for the "beneath hills" bit...

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

Time?

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Originally posted by Surfacing
"What always coming but never arrives?"

Tomorrow.

Armed Slig · #20 07-23-2002, 08:47 PM

Good job One, Two, Middlesboogie. You got it right.

Disgruntled Intern · #21 07-24-2002, 10:27 PM

wheeeeeeee! it's answer time! gather around, kiddies!

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?
[Solved by: Joe the Intern]

2- " No sooner broken than spoken. What is it?"
[solved by: One, Two, Middlesboogie]

3- "Feed me, and I live. Give me drink, and I die. What am I?"
[Solved by: Searex]

4- "I pass before the sun, yet I cast no shadow. What am I?"
[Solved by: Jacob]

5- "I am light as a feather, yet no man can hold me for long. What am I?"
[Solved by:One, Two, Middlesboogie]

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?"
[Ha! I knew none of you would get this! I learned it back in grade school. The answer is: the vowels of the english language]

7- "When is a door not a door?"
[Solved by: One, Two, Middlesboogie, and, Rex tirano]

8- "Where may you find roads without cars, forests without trees, and cities without houses?"
[Ah..this one is a bit tricky. The answer is: A map]

9- "Cannot be seen, cannot be smelt. It lies behind the stars and beneath the hills. Ends life and kills laughter. What is it?"
[This one is also fairly tricky. The answer is: Darkness]

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?"
[Solved by: Tom]

11- "What builds up castles, tears down mountains, makes some blind, but helps others to see?"
[Yet another tricky riddle. The answer: Sand.]

12- "Man walks over; man walks under. In times of war, he burns assunder."
[Solved by: Searex.]

Good job to everyone who put forth an effort, and congrats to those of you who got some of the answers correct.

oddling · #22 07-24-2002, 11:20 PM

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Originally posted by Surfacing

Here's one of my own

"What always coming but never arrives?".

Tomorrow. This one is tricky, my first two letters meena male, add the next and it meens female, with four I am a man again, with all I am a woman.

Oddling l:c l

Surfacing · #23 07-25-2002, 12:29 AM

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Originally posted by Danny

Tomorrow.

Well done Dan here's a few more:

1) How many letters are in the alphabet?

2) What row of numbers comes next?
This is a tough one!
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221

Majic · #24 07-25-2002, 03:04 AM

For Surf: 1. Well, theres 11 characters in "the alphabet". 12, if you count spaces. Theres 7 different letters, 8 if spaces count. Or if its just the actual alphabet, 26. Can I submit all 5 answers?

Surfacing · #25 07-25-2002, 04:37 AM

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Originally posted by Majic_Abe
For Surf: 1. Well, theres 11 characters in "the alphabet". 12, if you count spaces. Theres 7 different letters, 8 if spaces count. Or if its just the actual alphabet, 26. Can I submit all 5 answers?

No it's ok you were right the first time. Here's another

1) A man and his son are in the car the father is driving, then suddenly the car crash's. The father is killed instantly but the son is rushed to hospital. Before surgery had began the doctor said "I can't operate on this boy he is my son" Who is the doctor?

Majic · #26 07-25-2002, 04:53 AM

The way I see this the driver was a grandfathter, and he was killed. The son of the grandfather was rushed to the hospital to operate on someone who is his son. Theres a grandfather somewhere though, even if I'm wrong isn't there?

Surfacing · #27 07-25-2002, 05:00 AM

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Originally posted by Majic_Abe
The way I see this the driver was a grandfathter, and he was killed. The son of the grandfather was rushed to the hospital to operate on someone who is his son. Theres a grandfather somewhere though, even if I'm wrong isn't there?

Nope sorry no grandfather.

Majic · #28 07-25-2002, 05:01 AM

Darn, I'll have to think about it then. I still say my answer made sense though...

Surfacing · #29 07-25-2002, 05:05 AM

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Originally posted by Majic_Abe
Darn, I'll have to think about it then. I still say my answer made sense though...

You'd be suprised, if you give up tell me then i'll tell you the answer.

Majic · #30 07-25-2002, 05:07 AM

Sure, I have your other riddle still to work on....