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John Hale
John Hale
Yarn Weaver

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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sushi kitty
sushi kitty

Jul-29-2006 11:11

oh jeez, thanks for finally posting the answers, john q. it's been nagging at the back of my head all week : ) i never did figure it out.

now i have your riddle to ponder...

John Q. Publik
John Q. Publik
Old Shoe

Jul-30-2006 18:28

That's fire, Josie. Something I am very familiar with, being an ex-volunteer firefighter and all.

Becky :)
Becky :)

Jul-30-2006 22:24

To John Q.: A shadow!! Give me another!! And heres one for all:

It's more powerful than God.
It's more evil than the devil.
The poor have it.
The rich need it.
If you eat it, you'll die.
What am I?

It's actually very simple!!!

Becky

Becky :)
Becky :)

Jul-30-2006 22:25

And here's another good one!!

The one who makes it sells it.
The one who buys it doesn't use it.
The one who's using it doesn't know he's using it.
What is it?

Becky

John Q. Publik
John Q. Publik
Old Shoe

Aug-3-2006 20:01

Becky, the first answer is nothing. And the second is just a different wording of Josie's from before, a coffin.

biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Aug-3-2006 20:52

Both of those are in here already too :)

There's some great ones if you read through the whole post

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Aug-10-2006 15:28

1. Scheming Suzie is afraid of monsters hiding under her bed. She usually runs form her bedroom door and leaps onto her bed so the monsters can't get her. Even though Suzie's bed is twelve feet from teh door, she manages to switch off her light and jump in to bed before her is dark. Since Suzie doesn't use any devide to flip the switch, how is she able to accomplish this remarkable feat?

2.Two train tracks run parallel to each other, except for a short distance where they meet and become one track over a narrow bridge. One morning, a tain speeds on to the bridge. Another train coming form the opposite direction, also speeds on to the bridge. Neither train can stop on the short bridge, yet there is no collision. How is this possible?

3. Picture a liter of milk, and a liter of Sangria. A cup of Sangria is poured in to the milk and mixed thoroughly. Then, a cup of this mixture is poured back in to the Sangria. Is the amount of Sangria now in the milk more, less, or the same as the amount of milk in the Sangria?

John Q. Publik
John Q. Publik
Old Shoe

Aug-11-2006 19:36

1. She goes to bed before the sun goes down.

2. They cross the bridge at different times.

3. By my calculations (and yes, I even broke out my calculator) it should be the same amount. If not, the difference is too infinitesimal for anyone to ever notice.


And this is probably one of my favorites of all time. Lewis Carroll fans should agree.

"Why is a raven like a writing desk?"

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Aug-11-2006 21:53

1. her light is in the middle of the room. she pulls a string hanging down from it to turn it off?

2. either what john said or, they stop before the bidge, let the other pass, then go.

3. no clue.

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Aug-12-2006 08:07

Mr. Publik,

"I think you might do something better with the time than wasting it in asking riddles that have no answers."

Barry

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