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07-25-2005, 02:49 PM #1Eternal Member
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Riddle me this, Batman...
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What row of numbers comes next?
This is a tough one!
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
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A man walks up to you and says - "everything I say to you is a lie." Is he telling you the truth or is he lying?
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A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys.
How can this be possible?
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If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
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What word in the English language uses all five vowels plus Y in alphabetical order and uses each one only once?
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The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed.
How old could they be? (3 possible solutions).
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Sabrina gave Samantha as many dollars as Samantha started out with. Samantha then gave Sabrina back as much as Sabrina had left. Sabrina then gave Samantha as back as many dollars as Samantha had left, which left Sabrina broke and gave Samantha a total of $80.00. How much did Sabrina and Samantha have at the beginning of their exchange?
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Name a five letter word which has three consonants all the same and two different vowels. Every now and then you see this while running a Window95/98 on your PC.
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Google Google
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07-25-2005, 03:00 PM #3Eternal Member
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DON'T CHEAT!!!!!!
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07-25-2005, 03:02 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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After having a quick read, I know the answer to just one of them, it is by far the simplest riddle there. I never was good at riddles.
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Well, Jamie, don't be shy, what is the answer?
(I should have mentioned that all correct answers get free advertising at WHT for a month) NOT!!!!!
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07-25-2005, 03:05 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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1. 1113213211
2. He's lying.
3. All of them are boys.
4. Second.
5. Facetiously
6. 51 and 15.
7. Sabrina had $50 and Samantha had $30.
8. Error.
EDIT: I had to cheat on 5.- Matt
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07-25-2005, 03:06 PM #7Retired Moderator
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2. The truth
3. All 7 are boys
4. 2nd place
Not sure about the others.Steve
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07-25-2005, 03:06 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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I thought we were sending answers on a post card.
If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
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07-25-2005, 03:07 PM #9Eternal Member
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Ding! Ding! Ding!
Jamie is the first winner.
(Prizes to be disclosed at a later date)
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07-25-2005, 03:08 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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I am, how about Matt and Steve, or was the answer "2nd, unless you were lapping 2nd place, where upon you would be in 1st"?
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YIKES!!!!!
I read your post and didn't even scroll up to see other posts.
(Signs of a forum newbie... )
Sorry guys, let me regroup and repost...
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07-25-2005, 03:14 PM #12Eternal Member
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Dang it. Blankwire got 'em all!
Either he's a veritable genius, or he's a google user. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and grant him marshall status in the thread.
Congrats, Blankwire.
(next time, Vito commits to making the riddles much more difficult...)
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07-25-2005, 03:50 PM #13The Elder One
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I'll try to help you out a bit vito, so let's have a go. Google users disqualified
Seven letters
It perceeded god
greater than god
more evil than the devil
all poor people have it
wealthy people need it
if you eat it you will die
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Interesting
Eighty percent of Kindergartners solved
this riddle, but only 5% of Stanford
graduates figured it out!
Originally posted by Lorand M
I'll try to help you out a bit vito, so let's have a go. Google users disqualified
Seven letters
It perceeded god
greater than god
more evil than the devil
all poor people have it
wealthy people need it
if you eat it you will die
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07-25-2005, 04:01 PM #15The Elder One
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Hmm, you got me there
And come to think I was actually waiting for answers. Not it would be easy to search for itLorand R. Minyo
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Lorand M and the crazy riddles full of nothing
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07-25-2005, 04:54 PM #17Retired Moderator
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Originally posted by Lorand M
I'll try to help you out a bit vito, so let's have a go. Google users disqualified
Seven letters
It perceeded god
greater than god
more evil than the devil
all poor people have it
wealthy people need it
if you eat it you will die
EDIT: Damn, someone beat me to the nothing joke Hadn't read this page.Steve
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07-25-2005, 04:57 PM #18The Elder One
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Keep'em coming. Nothing convinced me that you know what's it about.
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07-25-2005, 05:03 PM #19Junior Guru Wannabe
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Here's one, it might be because I know the answer, but it seems a bit easy:
I can fly.
I was created by man.
I am seen, but I cannot be felt.
Spend me doing whatever you wish.Scott - My Spiel
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Yikes. I've created a monster.
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A man walks up to you and says - "everything I say to you is a lie." Is he telling you the truth or is he lying?
lying
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If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
2nd
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The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed.
How old could they be? (3 possible solutions).
22/44
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Name a five letter word which has three consonants all the same and two different vowels. Every now and then you see this while running a Window95/98 on your PC.
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07-25-2005, 05:11 PM #22Eternal Member
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climax, you got them all right except for #3.
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The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed.
How old could they be? (3 possible solutions).
06 and 60? - Not sure if that counts, or that the son appreciated his fathers 54 year advantage.Scott - My Spiel
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Yes, 60 and 06 is one answer.
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24 and 42 is another.