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Riddles
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:25 pm
by mb_rockstar
Let's wake up those brain cells and put them to work.
A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds. What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:58 am
by Mikey_
A hole in the barrel or enough air to overflow 8 lbs
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:11 pm
by mb_rockstar
lol* good job! you are correct.
easy, huh? let's try something a bit harder.
A farmer had seventeen sheep, all but nine died, how many did he have left?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:20 pm
by Mikey_
Which one was the correct answer?
Sheeps... umm... 9?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:47 pm
by mb_rockstar
"9" is correct.
Can't fool you, huh?
If there are fifteen crows on a fence and the farmer shoots a third of them, how many crows are left?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:29 pm
by Mikey_
None. They all flew away already when the gun shot was heard. They'd be stupid to continue sitting on the fence after seeing a 3rd being killed.
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:18 pm
by mb_rockstar
lol* hahaha yup!
ok let's try another.
Can a man legally marry his widow's sister in the state of California?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:43 am
by Mikey_
No. He's dead already.
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:22 pm
by mb_rockstar
ok ok...
try this one!
What do the numbers 11, 69, and 88 all have in common?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:52 pm
by Mikey_
Depending on the font, the numbers are upside-downs of each other
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:20 pm
by mb_rockstar
alright smarty pants...
Some months have 30 days, some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:43 pm
by Lexi
All of them.
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:06 am
by mb_rockstar
lol* can't fool you...
dang, my riddles are way too easy.
What travels around the world yet stays in one corner?
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:33 am
by Lexi
A stamp!
By the way, I only know the answer to these because I have a nephew that enjoys bombarding me with cute and silly little knock-knock jokes and other riddles. Have a great night!
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:47 am
by mb_rockstar
haha* ok...how about this:
What turns everything around but does not move?
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:27 am
by Mikey_
Gravity?
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:34 am
by mb_rockstar
NOPE! hahaha* i may have gotten you this time.
try again...
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:59 pm
by Mikey_
Yes, I'm stumped
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:34 pm
by mb_rockstar
a mirror
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:42 pm
by Mikey_
A mirror doesn't turn everything around... Only if the viewer moves around will it do that