Riddle me this

[Quakester]

Since I love riddles (have since I was little) I'll bet some others do too. So if you answer a riddle you can ask your own. Since it's my idea, I'll start. :p



If, having only one match, on a freezing winter day, you entered a room which contained a lamp, a kerosene heater, and a wood burning stove, which should you light first?

[TroubleWolf]

If, having only one match, on a freezing winter day, you entered a room which contained a lamp, a kerosene heater, and a wood burning stove, which should you light first?


I wrote my guess in black so it isn't spoiled for those who're still thinking on it. Highlight to see!

The match.

[Quakester]

Good one. Your turn.

[The Widowed]

Oooh, I love these! Waiting for my turn.... :D

[TroubleWolf]

This one may be a little difficult, and I don't want to kill the thread, so I'll give it one day for someone to solve, and then post an easier one.

Always am I 1 to 6,
Always am I 15 to 20,
Always am I 5.
Never am I 21... unless I am flying.
What am I?

[Blue Bolt]

Hey! I know this one!

A die.
It's in black above

[TroubleWolf]

Damn, I thought that was gonna stump some people. Bah!

Your turn, Blue Bolt. :b

[Blue Bolt]

Fine, although I like answering them more than asking them :p

What's black when you get it,
Red when you use it,
And white when you're all through with it?

[Tsarmina]

Hey! This one I know, but I'm not going to answer 'cuz I don't know any riddles to ask. :P
Edit: Ok. I changed my mind.
*Charcoal*

Here is the next riddle:
The one who made it did not want it.
The one who bought it did not use it.
The one who used it did not know it.

Thanks to someone for giving this one to me. :)

[Quakester]

So busy took forever to respond. I hate work (at times).

a coffin

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?

[Stalking Shadow]

*Mt. Everest*

Am I right? If so:

The poor have me,
The rich need me,
I am greater than God,
and more evil than Satan,
and if you eat me, you die.

What am I?

[TroubleWolf]

The answer is: Nothing!

George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee.
Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda.
Logically, is Elizabeth a coffee drinker or a soda drinker, and why?

[Blue Bolt]

Answer: Coffee, since she and everyone else who drinks it has 2 Es, like the word "coffEE"

A man lives on the 45th floor of an apartment building. On rainy days, he takes the elevator to and from his apartment, but on sunny days, he will take the elevator from his apartment to the lobby but walks up the 45 flights of stairs when he returns home. Why doesn't he just take the elevator all the time?

[Kinetix]

Answer:
He's a midget. On rainy days, he can hit the 45th button with his umbrella and of course he can always hit the lobby button because its so low down, but on sunny days, he doesn't have any way of hitting the 45th button so he just takes the stairs.

hehe

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don't want to use it?

[Stalking Shadow]

*A welcome mat*

Here's a easy classic one:

A simple box, with neither corners nor lid,
Yet deep inside me, a golden treasure's hid.
What am I?

[The Widowed]

Thanks to someone for giving this one to me. :)
You're wel...I mean....

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don't want to use it?
Take your pick:
A) An anchor.
B) A life preserver.
C) A fishing net.
D) A fishing hook.

Hmmm...I'm sensing an aquatic theme here.... :D

D'OH:
A simple box, with neither corners nor lid,
Yet deep inside me, a golden treasure's hid.
What am I?
An egg.

Just in case I'm right....

Weeping lady, standing still,
Gazing from the windowsill
with a bright nose.
The longer she stands,
The shorter she grows.

[Blue Bolt]

Answer: A candlestick?

In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995 that same person is 10 years old.
How is this possible?

[Malibu Sally]

Answer: A candlestick?

In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995 that same person is 10 years old.
How is this possible?
Because your math sucks? :P

[Poison]

Had to think about that one, but makes sense.
*1990 and 1995 BC*

What is more powerful than God,
more evil than the Devil,
the poor have it,
the happy ones need it,
and if you eat it, you'll die.

[Xanatos]

*nothing*

"Great Bridges shall be made alone,
Without ax, timber, earth or stone,
Of chrystall metal, like to glas;
Such wondrous works soon come to pass,
If you may then have such a way,
The Ferry-man need you not pay."

[Kinetix]

Widdy got it right :)

[Tarkenchi]

*nothing*

"Great Bridges shall be made alone,
Without ax, timber, earth or stone,
Of chrystall metal, like to glas;
Such wondrous works soon come to pass,
If you may then have such a way,
The Ferry-man need you not pay."

Im guessing a relationship bridge? bridge to someones heart? ehh? whats red blue and covered with you?

[The Widowed]

Widdy got it right :)
It was the anchor, wasn't it? :cool:

whats red blue and covered with you?
Your heart, your blood and/or the rest of your circulatory system. (Veins aren't actually blue, but they appear blue when viewed through your skin. And since the veins are still inside you....)

Not armed with steel,
Or thunder,
Or fires,
I kill mighty kings
And ruin empires.

I do not have teeth,
Nor poison,
Nor breath,
Yet bring countless people
To meet with Death.

I have no chisels,
Nor stones,
Nor hands,
Yet grind mighty fortresses
Into the sands.

I wait.
I ruin.
I ravage.
I fell.
I leave only memories
And eat them as well.

[Xanatos]

Im guessing a relationship bridge? bridge to someones heart? ehh?

Nope

:P

[The Widowed]

"Great Bridges shall be made alone,
Without ax, timber, earth or stone,
Of chrystall metal, like to glas;
Such wondrous works soon come to pass,
If you may then have such a way,
The Ferry-man need you not pay."
Hoo boy....

Time. :confused:

[Kurai Inago]

I've got a guess on your new one Wids

Time?

(I'm not posting a new one cause Mina took my favorite one.... *The Coffin one*)

[The Widowed]

I've got a guess on your new one Wids

Time?
Easy one, wasn't it? :D

[Quakester]

I'll post one for you Kurai, if you don't mind. :)



A man and his son are going for a drive on a dark and stormy night. They get into a car accident and the father is killed instantly. The son is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives, the doctor says, "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son." The doctor is telling the truth, so how is this possible?

[The Widowed]

A man and his son are going for a drive on a dark and stormy night. They get into a car accident and the father is killed instantly. The son is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives, the doctor says, "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son." The doctor is telling the truth, so how is this possible?
The doctor is the boy's mother. Yeah, it's an oldie. :D

Stop me if you've heard this one:

Ten men's length.
Ten men's strength.
Ten men cannot break it
Yet a child can come and take it.

[Kinetix]

@Widds: It was an anchor.

[The Widowed]

I know my anchors. Thank you, St. Louis and your three major rivers. :D

Of course, those are just boat anchors which you throw out. Whether you use a professionally forged flanged anchor or a milk jug filled with concrete, you throw it off the boat and pull it back in when you're ready to move. With big, massive ship anchors, well, it gets a little bit difficult to throw those things. You kind of flick a switch and get some automated winch to lower it down.... ;)

[Quakester]

The doctor is the boy's mother. Yeah, it's an oldie. :D

Stop me if you've heard this one:

Ten men's length.
Ten men's strength.
Ten men cannot break it
Yet a child can come and take it.

Breath

I think I got it, but I'm not posting cause I don't think anyone ever got Xan's.

[Stalking Shadow]

*nothing*

"Great Bridges shall be made alone,
Without ax, timber, earth or stone,
Of chrystall metal, like to glas;
Such wondrous works soon come to pass,
If you may then have such a way,
The Ferry-man need you not pay."

*Ice. Ice makes bridges over streams in winter months.*

Here's a couple quick ones:
I'm full of words, but cannot speak. What am I?

I have three rings, but no fingers. What am I?

What begins life with four legs, lives life with two legs, and ends life with three legs?

How many roads must a man walk down?

The man was afraid to go home, because the man in the mask was there. Why?

[WingedAvenger]

I'm full of words, but cannot speak. What am I?
-->Dictionary.

What begins life with four legs, lives life with two legs, and ends life with three legs?
-->Man. First he crawls, then he walks, then he uses a cane.

The man was afraid to go home, because the man in the mask was there. Why?
-->He's a baseball player, and the man in the mask is the catcher standing at home plate with the ball.