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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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John Hale
Yarn Weaver
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Jan-26-2005 21:20
I think the answer to #1 is that ball was made of frozen mercury (a metal) which melted and and fell through the funnel.
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Sila
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Jan-27-2005 01:31
Jojo correct for 1 and 2. Sam correct for 3!
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Sila
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Jan-27-2005 02:55
I never was, am always to be,
No one ever saw me, nor ever will,
And yet I am the confidence of all
To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball.
What am I?
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Sila
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Jan-27-2005 03:02
My thunder comes before the lightning;
My lightning comes before the clouds;
My rain dries all the land it touches.
What am I?
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African Violet
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Jan-27-2005 03:03
Sila: The future?
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Sila
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Jan-27-2005 03:26
Close violet..!
It was supposed to be "tomorrow"...any thoughts on the second?
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Saxon Joshua
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Jan-27-2005 04:18
A factual riddle (apparently!): In l914 the British army introduced steel helmets as standard to all of their front-line soldiers fighting in the trenches. However, as soon as this was done, the field hospitals just behind the lines were overwhelmed with higher numbers of wounded Brits. Why? (and before anyone suggests it, as someone always does, the helmets were not magnetic!!)
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Sam the Rose
Old Shoe
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Jan-27-2005 09:10
you mean I was right about the leopard??
I was just kidding around!
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Sila
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Jan-27-2005 09:39
:o) You were right!
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Sam the Rose
Old Shoe
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Jan-27-2005 13:23
LOL!
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