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Dec-8-2004 01:45

Hello all.
I'm fairly new to Sleuth and I thought I might share a little hobby of mine with you all. Here's something for that sad moment when the mysteries of the day are all done.

Thousands lay up gold within this house,
but no man made it.
Spears past counting guard this house,
but no man wards it.
What is it?

Oct-21-2005 17:17

A man, his wife, and their two sons come to a river they wish to cross. They find a rowboat on the river bank; however, the boat can only carry a maximum of 150 pounds at a time. Both the man and the woman weigh 145 pounds each. Their sons weight 75 pounds. How will they get across the river using the boat, and how many trips will it take?

Oct-21-2005 18:56

First, the two sons row across. Then one son rows back. One of the parents rows across, and the other son rows back. Then the sons row across again, and one rows back. The second parent rows across, and the son on the far side rows back across to pick up his brother. The two sons make the last trip together, and the whole family is across and reunited. I think that's nine one-way trips. Can it be done in less?

Oct-21-2005 20:40

It can be done in less, but it would involve some maiming ...

Oct-22-2005 11:28

Sounds correct to me Moonshh. :)

Someone elses turn....to post a riddle.

Oct-22-2005 12:21

Big at the bottom,
Big at the top.
Long and thin in the middle.
I can roll on the floor,
And you can wind me up.
Now, can you guess this riddle?

Oct-24-2005 07:22

A grandfather clock...with wheels?

Oct-24-2005 07:37

a yo-yo?

Oct-24-2005 08:59

Keep trying!

Oct-29-2005 10:42

John Green posted this:

Here's my all time favorite riddle. I know it from memory.

Only one color, but not one size.
Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies.
Present in sun, but not in rain.
Doing no harm, and feeling no pain.

What is it?

Oct-29-2005 10:44

Ohhh, reda's on top of things! I guessed "shadow."