Bad Riddle Time!

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Well....we need something new for this board, and this seemed sappy enough to work. :D

Here we go...and come on, guess it! Prove you're more clever than the rest! :)

What is old, has hands, and toils on the hour?

[Joe Tully]

A grandfather clock.

[Naraht]

Originally posted by BourgeoisBuffoon
Well....we need something new for this board, and this seemed sappy enough to work. :D

Here we go...and come on, guess it! Prove you're more clever than the rest! :)

What is old, has hands, and toils on the hour?

Me. >=p

[Singin' Stray Cat]

Well, that was quick. :D Now see if you can get this one:

Little Miss Etticoat,
In a white petticoat,
And a red nose.
The longer she stands,
The shorter she grows. :dot:

[Joe Tully]

Could she be a snowma...er...snowwoman? One with a red button nose?

[Singin' Stray Cat]

Originally posted by Joe Tully
Could she be a snowma...er...snowwoman? One with a red button nose?

It could be, now that you mention it, but there's another answer to this that's a little more obscure. Think...what else grows shorter with time...? :D

[Naraht]

Originally posted by Singin' Stray Cat


It could be, now that you mention it, but there's another answer to this that's a little more obscure. Think...what else grows shorter with time...? :D

my patience?

I'm not good @ these it seams..=]

[DR. BELCH]

--a candle.

Here's one I tried unscuccessfully to stump my former boss with: What is it a man does standing, a woman does sitting, and a dog does with one legs raised :p ?

[Joe Tully]

Here's one borrowed from Lewis Carroll:

I have a log that weighs exactly one pound.
I use a saw to cut it into four pieces of equal weight.
What is the weight of each piece?
(Everyone says 1/4 lb. which is wrong)

[Danielle]

Originally posted by Joe Tully
Here's one borrowed from Lewis Carroll:

I have a log that weighs exactly one pound.
I use a saw to cut it into four pieces of equal weight.
What is the weight of each piece?
(Everyone says 1/4 lb. which is wrong)


I remember that.....was there even an answer? :confused:


While people are trying to figure that one out...anyone wanna break out the GRY riddle? :D

[Joe Tully]

There was an answer...if you can't figure out the actual number, I'll accept an explanation of your reasoning. :bosko:

[Danielle]

Originally posted by Joe Tully
There was an answer...if you can't figure out the actual number, I'll accept an explanation of your reasoning. :bosko:

Well.......when you use a saw, there are usually shavings of the wood that fall off, so it's NOT exactly one pound anymore.


Was that right?

Close to right?

COME ON!!! :p

[Joe Tully]

Well, the reasoning is right, though each piece would be less than 1/4 pound. Besides, you already read it, so you cheated and don't get the prize. I get to eat all the Cheez-Its myself.

[Danielle]

Originally posted by Joe Tully
Well, the reasoning is right, though each piece would be less than 1/4 pound. Besides, you already read it, so you cheated and don't get the prize. I get to eat all the Cheez-Its myself.


Wha....I NEVER GOT THE ANSWER!!!! :mad: My teacher read the riddles to us and told us to solve them BY THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR! AND DO YOU KNOW WHERE I AM?! A DIFFERENT SCHOOL!!!


I'm mad at you right now. :D But you can keep the Cheez-Its, I don't like them anyway.

Uh-oh! Did you put a (TM) on those?! Ooooooooooohhh, the legal team is gonna come over and sue you good! :p

[Joe Tully]

Okay, fair enough. I thought that you already had the answer. :D

*Hands Danielle Cheez-Its*

I know you don't like 'em, but you won so you get 'em anyways. HA!

[Danielle]

Meanie. :p

Can anyone solve this one?

[Joe Tully]

Originally posted by Danielle
Meanie. :p

Can anyone solve this one?

This what? Is it invisible? :confused:

[Danielle]

Originally posted by Joe Tully


This what? Is it invisible? :confused:


{pause}


Yeah, that's what it is. :rolleyes: :D


CAN ANYONE SOLVE THIS ON---RIDDLE?!

[Jack]

Originally posted by Danielle
I'm mad at you right now. :D But you can keep the Cheez-Its, I don't like them anyway.

Uh-oh! Did you put a (TM) on those?! Ooooooooooohhh, the legal team is gonna come over and sue you good! :p
You didn't put a (TM) after it either...

But don't worry, I'll help bust you out of prison and escape to Canada.



Jack :confused:

[Singin' Stray Cat]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH
--a candle.

Yep, that's the right answer! (to mine, anyway). I'll have to give Joe's some more thought.

And in case you don't make it to Canada...Danielle, Jack, I'll see you during visiting hours! ;)

[Joe Tully]

Originally posted by Singin' Stray Cat


Yep, that's the right answer! (to mine, anyway). I'll have to give Joe's some more thought.

And in case you don't make it to Canada...Danielle, Jack, I'll see you during visiting hours! ;)

Danielle answered mine...though maybe you went past the answer on purpose? Look at this if you saw Danielle's post.

There is no number answer. It's just that each piece is less than 1/4 lb. I was kinda vague cuz I didn't wanna give away the answer :D

For Danielle's riddle...

I have two answers..."No" and, if that one's no good, "One"

[NewMaxFranklin]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH
--a candle.

Here's one I tried unscuccessfully to stump my former boss with: What is it a man does standing, a woman does sitting, and a dog does with one legs raised :p ?

I'll skip the obvious answer. :rolleyes: ~Ahem~

Shake hands?

[Danielle]

Originally posted by Joe Tully



For Danielle's riddle...

I have two answers..."No" and, if that one's no good, "One"


What riddle? :confused:


Jack:
You are NOT taking me to Canada!!! I'm not traveling with YOUR dirty socks!

(going now to the Feedback board to request a grossed-out smilies....ugh.....)

[Jack]

Originally posted by Danielle
Jack:
You are NOT taking me to Canada!!! I'm not traveling with YOUR dirty socks!

(going now to the Feedback board to request a grossed-out smilies....ugh.....)
Well, maybe my dirty socks don't want to travel with you.


Jack :bosko:

[Thad Komorowski]

What do you call a snail on a ship?

A SNAILOR!!!!
:p:p:p:p:p



-Thad

[Joe Tully]

Originally posted by Danielle



What riddle? :confused:




Never mind, I was confused.

Anyways, lemme think of a new one...

Hmm...

What have I got in my pocket?

Nah, only a Hobbit fan would get that one. :D

[Danielle]

Originally posted by Joe Tully


Never mind, I was confused.

Anyways, lemme think of a new one...

Hmm...

What have I got in my pocket?

Nah, only a Hobbit fan would get that one. :D


Um.........lint? (NOW DON'T YOU START!!!!!)


Jack:

Of COURSE they don't want to travel with me! My socks are just as dirty and smelly as yours! :D Wanna take a whiff?


Thad:

{*CLANG*} *sigh* And I thought the one where the man walked into the bar and said "Ouch" was bad....

[Lonestarr]

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Note: I'm really asking this because, frankly, I don't know. Ever since I heard it in Disney's "Alice in Wonderland", I've wanted to know. If the answer is unpostable, please PM me.

[Joe Tully]

While Lewis Carroll had intended that there was no answer to this riddle, there's technically no real answer. But in later editions of the book, Carroll included the answer in the foreword to put a rest to all of the mail he was getting about the riddle: Because they both make notes that are flat, and are nevar put with the with the wrong end in front. (Note: nevar was purposely misspelled. Look at the word in reverse)

There's also been a lot of attempts by fans to answer the riddle. My favorite is: there's a "B" in both and "N" in neither.