here are some riddles for you lovely people, i have hidden the answers, so if u are reeeeeeeeeeealy deperate u can see them
1. A farmer who had three sons was dying and called his family around him to share out his herd, and said: "To my first son I leave 1/2 of all my cows, to my second son I leave 1/3 of all my cows, and to my third son I leave 1/9 of all my cows." Soon thereafter the old man died. Now a problem occurred with splitting up the herd of 17 cows. The three sons were at a loss as to how to share their inheritance in the correct proportions without cutting up at least one cow.
How did they share their inheritance in the correct proportions?
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they borrowd a cow from a neighbour. half of 18 is 9, a third is 6 and a ninth is 2, leaveing one cow to give back to the neighbour
2. you start at one point. you go one mile north, one mile east, one mile south, and end up at the point you started. what colour is the bear?
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white. you were at the north pole where it is imposible to go either east or west
3. The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?...
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never. the ship is floatign on the water, so rises with it
4. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
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niagra falls, it errodes backwards at a rate of 2 and a half feet per year. my geography teacher would be proud
5. What is so fragile that when you say its name you break it?
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silence. you should know it becuase we used to say it to eachother in primary school
6. What goes up and down the stairs without moving?
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the carpet
7. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
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the letter m
8. It's been around for millions of years, but it's no more than a month old. What is it?
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the moon
9. This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down. What is it?
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time
10. A horse is tied to a 15 ft. rope and there is a bail of hay 25 ft. away from him. Yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. How is this possible?
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the rope isnt tied to anything
have fun with these 10! i might post more once you have all had fun trying to solve this lot, post what you get out of ten!
(best thing is, just makeing this post distracted me for a while while trying to remember all the riddles i have been told!)
"I would be almighty in my own world of art, even if I had to paint my pictures with my wet tongue on the dusty floor of my cell." -Picasso
"No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war." - Picasso
'I have scars becuase I have a past; but they, like my past, do not define my future'
If only you'd ever speak to me
the way you once did
look at me the way you once did
pull to me the way you once did
but you don't
you don't feel anymore
you don't care anymore
it's all gone
it's all gone
If only you'd ever speak to me
the way you once did
look at me the way you once did
pull to me the way you once did
but you don't
you don't feel anymore
you don't care anymore
it's all gone
it's all gone
These are ones that were old and I read when I was little, so if you don't make sense, it's because they're so old. X 3
1. On my way to St. Ives
I passed a man with seven wives
Each wife has seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kit's
Kit's, cats. sacks and wives
How many were going to St. Ives?
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Only one person was going to St. Ives. All the others were being passed along the way.
2. Imagine a barrel.
Now, what can you put in the barrel that is weightless, is visible to the naked eye, and can make the barrel lighter?
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A hole
3. Tom, Dick, Sue and Jenny find a nest with bird's nest with four eggs in it. They all take one out. How many eggs are left?
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Three.
4. What has... a hundred eyes, and no nose?
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A potato.
5. A rooster lays an egg on the top of a barn. Which way does the egg roll?
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It doesn't. Roosters can't lay eggs.
6. A plane from California crashes in Nevada. Where are the survivors buried?
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Survivors don't get buried. o.o
"These are the days that last forever." -The Exies
I cant work out how to do this hide thing...:( i'd post riddles if i knew how. Someone P.M me instructions lol
We enjoy warmth because we have been cold. We appreciate light because we have been in the darkness. By the same token, we can experience joy because we have known sadness.
w00t. thanx to those who pm'd me how to do the hide thing-o. =]
igtz..down to business.
One. A man has to take a dog, a cat, and a mouse across a river. He can only take one of the animals across at a time. If he takes the mouse, the dog will eat the cat. If he takes the dog, the cat will eat the mouse. How does he get the three animals across the river?
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1. The man takes the cat across and goes back to get the mouse. 2. The man then takes the mouse across and returns with the cat. 3. The man leaves the cat on the shore and takes the dog across. He leaves the dog with the mouse. 4. The man goes back to get the cat and all of the animals have made it across the river!
Two. In the basement there are 3 light switches in the off position. Each switch controls 1 of 3 light bulbs on the floor above. You may move any of the switches, but you may only go up stairs one time. How can you determine which switch controls each light?
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Turn any one switch to the "on" position for 5 minutes, then turn that switch "off". Quickly turn any other switch to the "on" position and run up stairs. Feel the two lights that are "off". One of them will be "hot" because is was "on" for 5 minutes. Obviously the "hot" bulb is controlled by the first switch you turned "on". The light that is currently "on" is controlled by the switch you last turn "on". The "cold" bulb that is "off" is controlled by the only switch left. When solving problems we often need to use all our senses.
Three. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have five children, half of them are boys.How is this possible?
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They are all boys
Four. THIS ONE IS EASY! There is a pink single story house and everything in it is pink. The doors are pink, the windows are pink and the TV is pink. What color are the stairs....
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There are no stairs in a single story house
Five. With the numbers 123456789, make them add up to 100. They must stay in the same order. You can use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Remember, they have to stay in the same order !!!
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1+2+3+4+5+6+7+(8X9) = 100
Ightz thats all for today =]
We enjoy warmth because we have been cold. We appreciate light because we have been in the darkness. By the same token, we can experience joy because we have known sadness.
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