Funny but true: riddles
I was going through an old issue of the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly and its brain teaser spread prompted me to get on with this compilation. The first one on this list is from the magazine, the rest are long-time + newly-discovered favorites.
What occurs four times in every week, twice in every month but only once in a year?
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The letter “E”
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What did the big chimney say to the small chimney?
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You are too small to smoke
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What is so fragile even saying its name can break it?
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Silence
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What is in the middle of Paris?
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The letter “R”
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What did a wall said to another wall?
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I’ll meet you at the corner
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What has four legs and no eyes?
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A table
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What did one eye say to the one beside?
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Between you and me something smells
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What building has the most stories?
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The library
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What creature is smarter than a talking parrot?
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A spelling bee
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What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
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Shorter
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Which city has no citizens?
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Electricity
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What goes around the world yet stays in a corner?
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A postage stamp on an envelope
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The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
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Friday
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What gets wetter the more it dries?
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Towel
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What is black when you buy it, red as you use it, and grey when you throw it out?
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Coal
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What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?
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The letter “M”
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What 11-letter English word does everyone pronounce incorrectly?
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The word “Incorrectly”
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What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
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River
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What doesn’t exist, but has a name?
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Nothing
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What bone keeps getting longer and shorter?
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A trombone
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What is as light as a feather, yet no one can hold it for long.
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Your breath
Tease someone today, won’t you? And if the next time someone tries them on you, you can then surprise them with your clever answers!
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From Liz
he he he… Thank you – I needed a good laugh today.
At Liz’s blog: For the Love of Chinese
2008.04.28 @ 7:47 pm
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From M.Kate
hahahaha..good one, if i had to take an exam…i’ll fail for sure :(
At M.Kate’s blog: BESUT AND HYATT, KUANTAN
2008.04.29 @ 2:01 am
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From Tracy
This was funny…Thanks for the cheer! Happy Day ((HUGS))
2008.04.29 @ 6:25 am
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From Colleen
These were fun!
And hello. :)
2008.04.29 @ 8:23 am
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From kitem
I like them all, but I would have not been able to answer a single one, so clever the people that could imagine such tricky questions.
At kitem’s blog: Petit bouquet
2008.04.29 @ 2:54 pm
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From heidi
groan…thanks for the laugh!
At heidi’s blog: mama’s birthday
2008.04.30 @ 10:12 am
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From tea time and roses
Hi Clara!!
I love these!! Especially the one about the eye, I must share them with my grand daughter! :o)
Smiles…
Beverly
At tea time and roses’s blog: A Stroll In the Neighborhood……
2008.04.30 @ 3:56 pm
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From Laney
These were funny. I feel like a 5 year old that has just discovered knock-knock jokes(want to run out and try them on everybody)
Have a great weekend Clara!At Laney’s blog: progress….
2008.05.02 @ 5:51 am
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