I wish I had one to put up. I'd make something up, but I've got to get to bed. Early AM ride in the morning (if it stops raining).
Anybody up for a riddle?
- Thread starter Dan
- Start date
Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:
I thought it was a really good one. The "attractive" part was what got me thinking. I thought about something magnetic, but then I figured it out.
Passedpawn is a pro. As we all know. Let me see if I can remember how one goes.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
Sent from somewhere to someone
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
Sent from somewhere to someone
M
Yeah too easy. Unfortunately my 12am lunchbreak? Is over so back to work I must go.
Sent from somewhere to someone
Sent from somewhere to someone
Here are some from one of my favorite books, The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien. I'm sure nobody will be stumped by these unless they haven't read the book. In which case, dude, you really need to read the book!
Riddle 1:
What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?
Riddle 2:
Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters.
Riddle 3:
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes out first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.
Riddle 4:
Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.
Riddle 5:
This thing all things devours;
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats mountain down.
Riddle 1:
What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?
Riddle 2:
Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters.
Riddle 3:
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes out first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.
Riddle 4:
Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.
Riddle 5:
This thing all things devours;
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats mountain down.
OP
OP
Hmm... okay I'll give this a go
5 riddles said and just how do i sow
The first I believe might be the "sky"
That's probably wrong I'm just giving a try
The second one is it the "wind"?
That's the answer I do send
Number three I can think of two answers
darkness or shadow,
darkness my dog Prancer says is
Number four, must be a "fish"
with scales like chainmaille
or something like this
Riddle #5 I believe the answer is "time"
That's just me dropping my dime
Maybe I need to read the book
But for now it's time for my lunch to cook.
OP
OP
No rhyming and no riddle for now
I started reading this thread from the beginning.. It's over two years old. I don't even know how I answered riddles or came up with them. Lot of really smart folks here. It was fun while it lasted. I doubt I can come up with much more fun riddles. And to be honest, my accuracy at figuring them out is not real good. Cheers Riddlers. You made this place a great thread.
I started reading this thread from the beginning.. It's over two years old. I don't even know how I answered riddles or came up with them. Lot of really smart folks here. It was fun while it lasted. I doubt I can come up with much more fun riddles. And to be honest, my accuracy at figuring them out is not real good. Cheers Riddlers. You made this place a great thread.
Hmm... okay I'll give this a go
5 riddles said and just how do i sow
The first I believe might be the "sky"
That's probably wrong I'm just giving a try
The second one is it the "wind"?
That's the answer I do send
Number three I can think of two answers
darkness or shadow,
darkness my dog Prancer says is
Number four, must be a "fish"
with scales like chainmaille
or something like this
Riddle #5 I believe the answer is "time"
That's just me dropping my dime
Maybe I need to read the book
But for now it's time for my lunch to cook.
You got all but the first, Mountains was the first. Very nicely done!
OP
OP
Thanks, Setesh. That was a fun riddle. You got another one?
te-wa
Well-Known Member
i 8 sum pi?
OP
OP
I proably am jumping the gun
This one here is for my son
Although he doesn't know this thread
What is your answer, a better question said.
As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Every wife had seven sacks
Every sack had seven cats
Every cat had seven kittens
Kittens, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives
This one here is for my son
Although he doesn't know this thread
What is your answer, a better question said.
As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Every wife had seven sacks
Every sack had seven cats
Every cat had seven kittens
Kittens, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives
Just one, the man on the way to St Ives. The "I" in the riddle.
In response:
Rob and Bob are arch enemies. They decide to have a fight to the death one day when a fairy appears. The fairy says it will give them both one wish. Bob wishes, "I wish for twice whatever Rob asks for."
What can Rob ask for to ensure he wins the fight?
OP
OP
Well done.
I'm thinking
I'm thinking
That's it!
Ok here is one
Two mothers and two daughters go to a pet store and buy three cats. Each female gets her own cat. How is this possible?
Sent from somewhere to someone
Two mothers and two daughters go to a pet store and buy three cats. Each female gets her own cat. How is this possible?
Sent from somewhere to someone
Female one = Mother of a female#2, Grandmother of female #3
Female two = Mother of female 3, daughter of female one
Female three = daughter of female 2
That made sense in my head but now I'm thinking it's not right, cause even the Grandma is a daughter of someone, so it would have to be 2 mothers and 3 daughters for my scenario to work....or am I over thinking it?
No you are overthinking it. It is a grandmother, daughter and grandchild.
Sent from somewhere to someone
Sent from somewhere to someone
There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see through walls.
What is it?
What is it?
OP
OP
window
A man rides into town on a Friday. Stays for 2 days then rides out on a Friday. How is that possible?
Sent from somewhere to someone
Sent from somewhere to someone
OP
OP
Last edited by a moderator:
Yes his horse is Friday.
Sent from somewhere to someone
Sent from somewhere to someone
I like this one:
Remove the outside, cook the inside, eat the outside, throw away the inside.
What is it?
Remove the outside, cook the inside, eat the outside, throw away the inside.
What is it?
Hard boiled egg?
Sent from somewhere to someone
Sent from somewhere to someone
OP
OP
You need another layer.
That's it!
I'll post another one tomorrow when I have time to browse for good ones. For now my bed is calling me
boydster
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2013
- Messages
- 2,895
- Reaction score
- 833
My mom. "There's too many calories in the yoke".
Not right, but I like it anyways! Plus I've had to work late and have had a 100 calorie bag of popcorn and a can of green pees for dinner, so onion rings sound absolutely amazing right now! :rockin: Too tired though, it's strait to bed for me.
It's also the only part that has anything other than protein and it has more protein.
OP
OP
You use it between your head and toes,
the more it works the thinner it grows.
What is it?
the more it works the thinner it grows.
What is it?
OP
OP
It's customary in this thread to put the riddles in bold. Been this way a few years, it's been sold. Helps sometimes distiguish between the riddles and replies. Believe me this is true, and it's no disguise.
Could there be forces that hold you high?
Not for free they'd certainly charge
Positive or negative in a little sky
Perhaps you could even collide if you were large?
Similar threads
