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A riddle
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John Hale
Yarn Weaver
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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?
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Blaise Joshua
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Mar-1-2005 11:49
Here's one:
What's unique about this equation - eleven plus two = twelve plus one.
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sunny
Lady of Shadows
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Mar-1-2005 13:55
it's an anagram?
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iggymin
Well-Connected
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Mar-1-2005 18:00
the answer is 13 and both sides of the equation have 13 letters?
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Blaise Joshua
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Mar-2-2005 12:50
Very good : o ) Points for Sunny and Iggy. Both sides are perfect anagrams of each other and yes, there are thirteen letters which equals the answer.
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CubsGirl
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Mar-2-2005 14:27
"The poor have too much.
The rich have too little.
It is more evil than Satan.
It is more great than God.
What is it? "
the answer is nothing
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CubsGirl
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Mar-2-2005 14:33
"A farmer and his hired help were carrying grain to the barn. The farmer carried one sack of grain and the hired help carried two sacks. Who carried the heavier load and why?"
The farmer- he's carrying a sack full of grain while the farmhand is just carrying two empty sacks.
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lauraandgabriel
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Mar-2-2005 21:39
About the match thing: It's black here in the philippines, turns red, then still black...
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lauraandgabriel
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Mar-2-2005 21:43
Umm, CubsGirl, those two riddles were already answered.
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Det.Fresh
Well-Connected
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Mar-3-2005 11:09
I love reading these even though I can never answer them.
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ctown28
Huntsman
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Mar-3-2005 14:09
Heres one:
What took 19 years to get into itself?
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