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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #90 on: May 06, 2020, 09:30:58 AM »
Quote from: Jitter on May 06, 2020, 09:23:45 AM
Is #5 ’incorrectly’?

Good of you to come up with more! I’m not very good with these but it’s a fun thread to follow!
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#6: A secret?
Quote from: Jitter on May 06, 2020, 09:27:02 AM
#3 a towel?
Yes to all three. I need to find some more difficult riddles, these are getting solved too quickly.
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #91 on: May 06, 2020, 09:50:24 AM »
I'll just add my guess to #1

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February :)
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #92 on: May 06, 2020, 10:16:42 AM »
Quote from: thegreyarea on May 06, 2020, 09:50:24 AM
I'll just add my guess to #1

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February :)

Yup. It's really obvious in hindsight, isn't it? Then again, answers to all good riddles are...
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #93 on: May 06, 2020, 11:02:04 AM »
#1: During which month do people sleep the least?

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February? It's got the fewest nights in it.



#5: Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?

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Answered, I think: that's got to be "incorrectly".



#7: A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?

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Is he playing Monopoly? He's using the car token; and he landed on an expensive space with a hotel on it and can't pay the hotel rent.


ETA: whoops, fast moving thread.
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #94 on: May 06, 2020, 11:13:37 AM »
Quote from: thorny on May 06, 2020, 11:02:04 AM
#1: During which month do people sleep the least?

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February? It's got the fewest nights in it.



#5: Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?

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Answered, I think: that's got to be "incorrectly".



#7: A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?

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Is he playing Monopoly? He's using the car token; and he landed on an expensive space with a hotel on it and can't pay the hotel rent.


ETA: whoops, fast moving thread.
#1 and #5 are correct, but they've already been answered. #7 is absolutely correct.
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #95 on: May 06, 2020, 01:46:27 PM »
Quote from: RanVor on May 06, 2020, 08:18:07 AM
This thread is ours and keep it alive we shall! More riddles for you to take your brain off the COVID-19 related matters!
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(1, 5, 6, 7 already answered like I would have.)
ad 2. I don't think many people would call a melting ice cube "dying", so let me upgrade to a snowman.
ad 3. I immediately went "desiccant", as in drying a room / its walls, because they IIUC come in boxes so that condensed water dripping off of them gets collected, but "towel" is a good one too, even though they don't usually get dripping wet.
ad 4. Well, "white" ...



Quote from: RanVor on May 06, 2020, 10:16:42 AM
Yup. It's really obvious in hindsight, isn't it?
Well, let me offer an upgrade </Neo voice>, then ...

All Europeans know that October is the longest month there, thanks to the EU (and some more nations around it) switching back from DST in October and thus adding an hour to it. But how long exactly can it get, as a theoretical maximum?
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #96 on: May 06, 2020, 04:55:57 PM »
Quote from: JoB on May 06, 2020, 01:46:27 PM
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(1, 5, 6, 7 already answered like I would have.)
ad 2. I don't think many people would call a melting ice cube "dying", so let me upgrade to a snowman.
ad 3. I immediately went "desiccant", as in drying a room / its walls, because they IIUC come in boxes so that condensed water dripping off of them gets collected, but "towel" is a good one too, even though they don't usually get dripping wet.
ad 4. Well, "white" ...


Well, let me offer an upgrade </Neo voice>, then ...

All Europeans know that October is the longest month there, thanks to the EU (and some more nations around it) switching back from DST in October and thus adding an hour to it. But how long exactly can it get, as a theoretical maximum?
'Tis correct.

Hmm, that would be all of them. You people are too good at this.
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #97 on: May 06, 2020, 07:50:50 PM »
An oldie, from memory, so probably a bit botched...

Nilly Nelly Netticoat
In a white petticoat
With a white nose.
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows.
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #98 on: May 07, 2020, 12:37:22 AM »
Quote from: RanVor on May 06, 2020, 11:13:37 AM
#1 and #5 are correct, but they've already been answered. #7 is absolutely correct.

Yeehah! Three out of three; even if two of them were late.

(um. we'll ignore the four I didn't answer . . .)

Quote from: Vulpes on May 06, 2020, 07:50:50 PM


Nilly Nelly Netticoat
In a white petticoat
With a white nose.
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows.


I'm pretty sure I've seen this one; maybe back in my childhood.

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A candle? Presumably one made with white wax, and "standing" lit.
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #99 on: May 07, 2020, 04:59:30 AM »
I thought it might be candle, but the version I know says ‘red nose’ for the flame.
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #100 on: May 11, 2020, 08:23:50 PM »
Quote from: Róisín on May 07, 2020, 04:59:30 AM
I thought it might be candle, but the version I know says ‘red nose’ for the flame.

Hah, I said I probably botched it, didn't I?   :-[

Yes, a candle. I'm so terrible at these I can't even pose them properly, let alone answer them! :'D
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #101 on: May 11, 2020, 09:56:11 PM »
Heh, I had forgotten that riddle! Nice to be reminded.
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #102 on: May 12, 2020, 07:25:46 AM »
Alright everybody, this time I looked specifically for hard riddles, so hopefully this one will not be a cakewalk. Let's go!

#1: I am something people love or hate. I change peoples appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of themself I will go up even higher. To some people, I will fool them. To others, I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will never go down. What am I?

#2: 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?

#3: Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands? What is it?

#4: If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?

#5: Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

#6: What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?

#7: What is it that given one, you'll have either two or none?

Have fun solving these ones!
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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #103 on: May 12, 2020, 07:42:05 AM »
Quote from: RanVor on May 12, 2020, 07:25:46 AM
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Have fun solving these ones!

Thanks, Ran! A few guesses:

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#3 A Taylor's mannequin?


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#5 888+88+8+8+8 = 1000

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Re: Riddle time!
« Reply #104 on: May 12, 2020, 07:44:28 AM »
Quote from: thegreyarea on May 12, 2020, 07:42:05 AM
Thanks, Ran! A few guesses:

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#3 A Taylor's mannequin?


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#5 888+88+8+8+8 = 1000

No and yes.   ;D
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