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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?

May-30-2005 16:52

jstkdn- you are right! Since they could see the stars, they realized that the tent was stolen right under their butts! Oh to answer your question... I don't know, I'm only two days old.

May-30-2005 16:54

Nope Jstkdn, it is a very old joke. First time I heard it I fell off my dinosaur.

Here are some classic riddles.(I can't remember seeing them on this thread but they might be here somewhere)

1)In the morning I walk on four legs
At noon I walk on two.
In the evening I walk on three legs
What am I?

2)Two legs on three legs
Beside no legs on four legs.
And four legs gets some.
What am I?

May-30-2005 17:12

Is #1 a werewolf? I'm just guessing! Is #2 a chair?

May-30-2005 17:15

No and no. You are close with #2

May-30-2005 17:21

#2 a table?

May-30-2005 17:45

Daniella: Between the two answers you are close. The riddle is taken from "The Hobbit" by JRR Tolkien. Bilbo uses it in his riddle contest with Gollum.

May-30-2005 17:57

I DON'T READ HOBBIT! PLEASE GIVE ME THE ANSWER BEFORE I GO INSANE!

May-30-2005 18:12

GIVE ME THE BLOODY ANSWER QUICK BEFORE I DROWN MYSELF IN VODKA LOL!

May-30-2005 18:42

*pulling up a chair and holding it for the young detective to sit upon*

Daniella, please relax and and stop yelling.
The riddle answer won't be posted until others have had a chance to answer as well.

*hands the young lady a glass of water calmly*

Lady Grey,
#2...

a man on a stool...beside a plate on a table...and an animal must get part of the meal on the plate...?

May-30-2005 18:53

*gets out his copy of The Hobbit...*]

Ohhhhh.....