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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?

Aug-31-2005 08:26

Yep, that's right.

Sep-1-2005 05:27


Thank you....(I forgot the whole lines about God/Devil) I have lines to add to that riddle..
Seen the dark.
The poor have have it- but eat it, they die.
The rich need it.
It's more evil than Satan, it's more holy than God.
What is it?

Sep-1-2005 05:29

Madame Giry's second one is "coffin".

Sep-1-2005 06:30

Lady Emerald-nothing.

Sep-1-2005 13:20

Here's a couple of riddles -

An original:
It makes s0me things bigger;
it makes some last longer.
It makes some men smarter;
it makes some men stronger.
But if I should tell about the good It's done,
then that would make this riddle one.

And a classic:
Four jolly men sat down to play,
And played all night till the break of day.
They played for cash and not for fun,
With a separate score for every one.
When it came time to square accounts,
They all had made quite fair amounts.
Now, not one has lost and all have gained,
What happened here, can you explain?

Sep-1-2005 20:33

er of course.
and they weren't playing together?

Sep-1-2005 20:39

and Heart M. Giry

Sep-1-2005 20:45

A very valid answer Lady Emerald, but not the "classic" answer.

For the traditional answer, they most definately played together.

Sep-1-2005 21:05

They were playing blackjack (or slots, or roulette etc.) ?

A lie? or perhaps Viagra. lol

Sep-2-2005 00:19

Well done Mr. Long,
Yes, "a lie" is the answer to my original riddle.

However, the intended answer to the classic riddle is still not guessed. Seeing both Emerald's and Steve's answers, the riddle should specify that the four jolly men were the only people who sat down to play. And that they played together.

Steve, Out of curiosity I noticed you put a question mark after your guess for "a lie." This concerns me slightly, because I've always felt that when one guesses the correct answer to a "good" riddle, it should feel like an epiphany, where there is no doubt that the answer fits. So, I'm wondering, what part about the answer leaves you questioning it's validity. ... Or am I reading way too much into an idle question mark? (P.S. I got a chuckle out of the Viagra answer. )