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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?

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

Oct-29-2005 15:35

Nice job IdealKonsepts, I guess my riddles are kind of old.

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. :)

Oct-29-2005 16:53

Oh... I just read it in a book once.

Oct-29-2005 23:34

Just because it's old doesn't mean there are some who won't have heard it! So keep 'em coming if you have more that aren't on this thread yet, John!

I don't think anyone has solved my most recent riddle yet....but it's okay; it took my students a long time, too ; )

Oct-30-2005 01:38

Moonsh I dont know how to call this in english but is the aswer to yours a woolen ball of thread?

Oct-30-2005 05:04

What do you own but everyone else uses more than you?

Oct-30-2005 10:13

the doorbell?

Oct-30-2005 10:34

What has four legs, a back, but no body?

Oct-30-2005 10:56

John, I am thinking a chair?

Dionne, good answer, with doorbell! *waits to see if Dionne is right, as she can't think of anything better herself*

Reda, you're very close, but the answer is not a /ball/ of yarn or thread. You might be thinking of the right answer, but a ball is not long and thin in the middle...