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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: SilveN on May 09, 2004, 08:17:29 am
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hey have u guys ever had a riddle thread where someone posts a riddle and the person who answers it gets to post another?
well here we go if u ahvent already
'Whoever makes it tells it now, whoever takes it knows it not, whoever knows it wants it not.'[/b]
What is it? =DD
this is my fav - i thought ill start it off with a toughie too
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rofl that was a good start, lemme type it again
whoever makes it tells it not, whoever takes it knows it NOT, whoever knows it wants it not
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and STEAKbrains! get that 'great flatulence' off my nick
hahaha
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counterfeit money.
It is greater than God and more evil than the devil. The poor have it, the rich need it, it will bring dead people back to life, and if you eat it, you'll die. What is it?
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It is nothing.
Shame, that's the one I wanted to ask.
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Silven: History.
Carl: Nothing.
Edit: Damnit, LS beat me to it :)
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Originally posted by Carl
It is greater than God and more evil than the devil. The poor have it, the rich need it, it will bring dead people back to life, and if you eat it, you'll die. What is it? [/B]
Nothing. Nothing is greater than God, nothing is more evil than the devil, the poor have nothing and the rich need nothing, and if you eat nothing you will die.
(Note: I disagree with the god part :p)
My turn:
A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys.
How can this be possible?
EDIT: Damn you all for beating me to it!
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The other half are also boys :D
What gets wetter the more it dries?
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a sponge.
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Originally posted by Lightspeed
a sponge.
No, a towel :p
I went into the woods and got it. I sat down to seek it. I brought it home with me because I couldn't find it. What am I?
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a tick.
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haha u guys are too good...this is no fun
Hey, this isn't me! Oi, Silven, log me off your computer. :p // Setekh
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problem is, you can just google the answers.
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What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs during midday and 3 legs at dusk?
It's quite an old one and was in an old Greek myth as poeple who studied Greek mythology will know.
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Originally posted by ARothers
What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs during midday and 3 legs at dusk?
It's quite an old one and was in an old Greek myth as poeple who studied Greek mythology will know.
A Human :p If I didn't know that one I wouldn't be much of a history teacher :p
-Morning stands for the early years in our life where we crawl on all fours.
- Midday stands for the time when a person learns how to walk.
- Dusk stands for when we grow old and need a cain of sorts to walk (a third leg).
:)
Ow, and it isn't Ancient Greek mythology, it's Egyptian mythology. This riddle is called 'The Riddle of the Sphinx'. Though similar Greek riddles do exist.
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human
Edit: darn beat me to it
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simple, simple one:
What runs, but never walks, has a mouth, but never talks?
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The Greek verion had a hero called Oedipus which I won't go into and I didn't learn about ancient Egyptian mythology but you're right.
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Originally posted by ARothers
The Greek verion had a hero called Oedipus which I won't go into and I didn't learn about ancient Egyptian mythology but you're right.
Ow, I know all about mythology (one of my favourite subjects :)). And as I said, there are similar Greek riddles. It's just that the one from Ancient Egypt is considered the original.
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River.
Think of words ending in -GRY. 'Angry' and 'hungry' are two of them. What is the third word in the English language? If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is.
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Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.
What runs, but never walks, has a mouth, but never talks?
A river :)
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Originally posted by Blaise Russel
the English language
1...
2...
3!
The answer is 'language'! :D
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Or Aardwolf :D
Zi-Hi-Wang was the president of Amalgumated Gadgets. Every morning he'd take his limo to the company building in downtown Manhatten. Zi-Hi would take the executive lift to the 10th floor and then run up the next 12 floors to get to his office. Every night he would take the lift to the ground floor get into his limo and go home.
Zi-Hi was an exceptionally fit man and had no need of the extra exercise so given that the lift was in perfect working order why did he do that?
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He's too small to reach the button.
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Correct :D
Someone else post a riddle then :)
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Since no one wanted to here's one I heard a while back.
In front of you are three switches. The switches control 3 lights in the room next door. You can not see into the room next door at all. You are only allowed to enter the room once and once you do so you must identify which switch goes with which light. How do you do this?
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that's too hard :p
try this:
I never was, am always to be,
No one ever saw me, nor ever will
And yet I am the confidence of all
To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball.
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Originally posted by karajorma
Since no one wanted to here's one I heard a while back.
In front of you are three switches. The switches control 3 lights in the room next door. You can not see into the room next door at all. You are only allowed to enter the room once and once you do so you must identify which switch goes with which light. How do you do this?
Thats easy.
Turn on the first switch. Wait ten minutes. Turn on the second switch.
Go to the other room.
Theres two bulbs that are on: a warm light bulb (first switch) and a cool one (second). The one that is off is the third switch.
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dammit, you guys are too good!
what if you can't reach the lightbulbs?
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Jump.
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Flick the switch on and off till the filament breaks. Have VERY good eyesight :D
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what if the lightbulb is like 20 feet high? you can't jump that high.
and you don't have a ladder.
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I never was, am always to be,
No one ever saw me, nor ever will
And yet I am the confidence of all
To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball.
answer that
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Tomorrow :D
I like that one :)
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Okay. I return with a couple of easy ones.
What gets bigger the more you take from it?
I am unwanted. The man who buys me never uses me. The man who uses me never sees me. What am I?
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Is the second one life insurance?
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Close but no cigar :D
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Is the first one a loan? :D
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An overdraft :D Or simply a hole were the answers I had but close enough :)
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You use a knife to slice my head,
and weep beside me when I am dead.
Use me well and I am everybody,
but scratch my back and I am nobody.
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Originally posted by karajorma
I am unwanted. The man who buys me never uses me. The man who uses me never sees me. What am I?
A buttplug?
:nervous:
*runs*
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Originally posted by Stealth
You use a knife to slice my head,
and weep beside me when I am dead.
Use me well and I am everybody,
but scratch my back and I am nobody.
The first one is an onion. I'm still working on the second :)
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I have one that's a bit like the one karajorma posted. I can't remember where I heard it from, I may remember it a bit wrong, but it should go something like this:
You are in a room with 2 doors in it. The other door leads to certain death, the other to safety. Both of the doors have a guard in front of them. The other guard always tells the truth no matter what you ask him, and the other one always lies no matter what you ask him. You don't know which door is which, or which guard is which.
You may ask one question from either of the guards(but not both). What question must you ask to find out which door leads to safety?
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It's from the movie Labyrinth but is actually older than that. (The version I heard featured a two-headed parrot). I won't spoilt it for those who haven't heard it :D
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Which door would the other guard say is the one which leads to certain death?
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Since Stealth's one has me stumped I figured it was time to return the favour :D
I have neither top nor bottom
I hold both bone and skin
Though I seldom make a noise
My names are quite a din
I've imprisoned men and women
And held them dispite their pain
Yet many seek out my endless self
for the reward of ultimate gain
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Originally posted by Stealth
Use me well and I am everybody,
but scratch my back and I am nobody.
A mirror???
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Originally posted by Karajorma
I have neither top nor bottom
I hold both bone and skin
Though I seldom make a noise
My names are quite a din
I've imprisoned men and women
And held them dispite their pain
Yet many seek out my endless self
for the reward of ultimate gain
Flesh ;7
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Nope. Doesn't work for line 4 or 7 :D
Not a bad answer though :)
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Tiara got it by plugging it into a search engine.
Good job, it's a mirror ;)
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Four more :D :D :D
It is weightless, you can see it,
and if you put it in a barrel it will make the barrel lighter.
If you throw it off the highest building it will not break.
If you place it in the ocean it will.
The rich men want it, the wise men know it,
the poor all need it, and the kind men show it.
What occurs once in a minute,
twice in a moment,
but never in an hour.
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Originally posted by Stealth
Tiara got it by plugging it into a search engine.
Good job, it's a mirror ;)
No, I wasn't even sure of the answer. :p I just guessed it... Lucky guess tho...
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Originally posted by karajorma
I am unwanted. The man who buys me never uses me. The man who uses me never sees me. What am I?
a coffin
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0wned
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Originally posted by Stealth
Four more :D :D :D
It is weightless, you can see it,
and if you put it in a barrel it will make the barrel lighter.
A hole
If you throw it off the highest building it will not break.
If you place it in the ocean it will.
The rich men want it, the wise men know it,
the poor all need it, and the kind men show it.
no idea yet...
What occurs once in a minute,
twice in a moment,
but never in an hour.
The letter "m"
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yes, you're right with the "letter m", but you're wrong about the hole... although i'm sure a hole would work too ;)
I looked at it and i knew it immediately :P
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Originally posted by Stealth
The rich men want it, the wise men know it,
the poor all need it, and the kind men show it.
Everything? That fits the first three at least.
Originally posted by Stealth
What occurs once in a minute,
twice in a moment,
but never in an hour.
I was going to post that one myself except the last line is but never in a thousend years :D
Originally posted by PhReAk
a coffin
Spot on :)
Still waiting for an answer to this one
I have neither top nor bottom
I hold both bone and skin
Though I seldom make a noise
My names are quite a din
I've imprisoned men and women
And held them dispite their pain
Yet many seek out my endless self
for the reward of ultimate gain
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Nope. I'm still stumped on that one. :hopping: ;)
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I was actually about to bump this topic since I can't solve Stealth's riddle.
As for mine I'm rather suprised that Mikhael or Tiara couldn't solve it (and if you think about why I singled them out you may realise what it was) :)
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History?
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Nope. Wrong connection :)
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As for Stealth's one, I've heard it before, and am almost certain the answer then was a hole. This must be a variation... ;)
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I was waiting to Steak to get a chance with it after I gave the hint. :)
The answer is a wedding ring / wedding band :D
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Oh! :o Hold on... "My names are quite a din"?
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Bands make a noise. A ring is a noise :)
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meh :p my
Flesh ;7
response was close enough :p