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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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reda
Well-Connected
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Oct-29-2005 10:42
John Green posted this:
Here's my all time favorite riddle. I know it from memory.
Only one color, but not one size.
Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies.
Present in sun, but not in rain.
Doing no harm, and feeling no pain.
What is it?
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Moonshh
Well-Connected
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Oct-29-2005 10:44
Ohhh, reda's on top of things! I guessed "shadow."
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reda
Well-Connected
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Oct-29-2005 10:44
Moonsh answered:
A shadow?
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reda
Well-Connected
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Oct-29-2005 10:45
oops I guess we were posting at the same moment ;)
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John Green
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Oct-29-2005 13:29
Moonshh:
Correct! it was a shadow!
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John Green
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Oct-29-2005 13:37
Here's one:
What walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?
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IdealKonsepts
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Oct-29-2005 14:57
humans - old riddle.
4 legs (crawling as a baby) to 2 legs (walking) to 3 legs as an old man/lady with a cane
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John Green
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Oct-29-2005 15:35
Nice job IdealKonsepts, I guess my riddles are kind of old.
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Professor Woo
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Oct-29-2005 16:19
John, indeed your riddles are very old. The "walks on 4 legs" riddle is known as "The riddle of the Sphinx", and it is a classic from Greek mythology - (Story of Oedipus). That puts it around 500 BC at least. :)
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John Green
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Oct-29-2005 16:53
Oh... I just read it in a book once.
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