Years ago, I used to write my own riddles, and inflict -- I mean, share them with interested friends. Anyone interested here? :grin:


By way of a sample:

Many people, many places.
Always right and always wrong.
Truly shallow, seeming deep.
What am I?

yes please !! i love riddles. is the answer to the first one a mirror ?

Well butter my backside and call me a biscuit! You got it in one, zelda_pinwheel!

You didn't go to High-School with me did you? :inquisiti That's when I was last tossing that one around. :D

Allrighty then, how about this one?

Bald of head, but never cold.
Hard when young, but soft when old.
I cannot live with my food.
Majestic in movement, in eating crude.
What am I?

A buzzard?

A good guess, but nope, not a buzzard. :)

Bald Eagle

Wow, either these aren't as obscure as I thought they were, or you lot are really good at this.

Yes, a bald eagle is the answer to that one.



Anybody else got one?

I don't know but I think we read alot.

I don't know but I think we read alot.Is that a riddle? Reminds me of the infamous "What have I got in my pocket?" riddle. :)

Is that a riddle? Reminds me of the infamous "What have I got in my pocket?" riddle. :)

why yes that *is* a reader in my pocket, but i'm also glad to see you...:rolleyes:

One of my favourite childhood riddles was:

What can go up a chimney down, but can't go down a chimney up?

That would be an umbrella.

And, the desired answer to "what have I got in my pocket" (I think) is "My Preciousssss". (a ring)

That would be an umbrella.

Correct - well done! :clap:

Okay, I don't remember any more of the dozen or so I wrote years ago, so here's one I came up with today. Note that I can't and don't promise to come up with original riddles on a daily basis. :D

Without toes, I yet wear shoes.
My name's one of power and play.
I am most stable, a thing out of fable,
And also of quarter and dray.
What am I?

Natch is a horse.

A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed.

Go right to the source and ask the horse
He'll give you the answer that you'll endorse.
He's always on a steady course.
Talk to Mr. Ed.

People yakkity yak a streak and waste your time of day
But Mister Ed will never speak unless he has something to say.

A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And this one'll talk 'til his voice is hoarse.
You never heard of a talking horse?

Well listen to this. I am Mister Ed.

("Mister Ed" by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston)

Obviously I'm making these too easy! :D

Was there anything specific that gave it away?

The horse one wasn't that hard. The bald eagle one was so easy that I assumed bald eagle wasn't the answer.

Obviously I'm making these too easy! :D

Was there anything specific that gave it away?

yep, the words.

Ah, yes. Next time: no words! :mad:

How about this one, then?

All black and all white.
All dark and all light.
Everywhere and nowhere.
What am I?

(this is the last one I've got today -- enough of it came back to me to try it)

The sky?

OK lets see how many different answers we can find for this old one.

When is a raven like a writing desk?

OK lets see how many different answers we can find for this old one.

When is a raven like a writing desk?

Because neither can whistle?

OK lets see how many different answers we can find for this old one.

When is a raven like a writing desk?

Nevermore.

There are three good answers....

OK lets see how many different answers we can find for this old one.

When is a raven like a writing desk?

When Nate upends the ink well all over the desk while writing riddles?

The original answer:
Because it can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front.

Alternate answers:
Because Poe wrote on both.
Because the notes for which they are noted are not noted for being musical notes.
Because it slopes with a flap.
Because they both come with inky quills.

Isn't Google wonderful.

The sky?Nope, not the sky.

Finally, I've found one that wasn't answered in the first ten minutes! :yahoo:

How about this one, then?

All black and all white.
All dark and all light.
Everywhere and nowhere.
What am I?

(this is the last one I've got today -- enough of it came back to me to try it)

The Washington Post? The ether? Or how about dark energy, whatever that is? Or maybe the darkness 'tween my ears? You got me!

:mellow:

:mellow:

Boogers! No, that's an exclamation not an answer.

How about a Kindle with broken screen?

Not even close. :evilgrin:

Not even close. :evilgrin:

I need some help here, folks. We can't let him get away with this! It's probably something simple like.....what?

How about this one, then?

All black and all white.
All dark and all light.
Everywhere and nowhere.
What am I?




Nothing?

(I recall that being an answer to a different riddle, so it's worth trying.)

Nothing?Well, nuts. :cry:

At least that one took more than a full day. :D

What is always wicked, yet often seen in church?

sinners

sinners

Good try; but not sinners. :)

What is always wicked, yet often seen in church?
The Priest

The Priest

:smile: Nope, it's not a person.

What is always wicked, yet often seen in church?

Candles

Candles

Bingo!!!
Candles always have wicks and they're often seen in church.

Well done!!:clap:

My turn. Warning, I usually suck at creating riddles, but I've had this one for a while with no one to try it out on.

I am very, very smart but alone I am dumb.
I have many names yet go by only one.
I am serious, I am fun.
I weigh scant ounces or many, many tons.
What am I?

:smile: Nope, it's not a person.
I still think my answer fits. Well it does if you live in Boston. :rofl:

I am very, very smart but alone I am dumb...

Are you a 'speak your weight' machine?

Are you a 'speak your weight' machine?

Nope.

My turn. Warning, I usually suck at creating riddles, but I've had this one for a while with no one to try it out on.

I am very, very smart but alone I am dumb.
I have many names yet go by only one.
I am serious, I am fun.
I weigh scant ounces or many, many tons.
What am I?

are you a computer ?

are you a computer ?

No, but good answer. I told you I wasn't good at making riddles.

No, but good answer. I told you I wasn't good at making riddles.

or maybe you are TOO good at making them...

My turn. Warning, I usually suck at creating riddles, but I've had this one for a while with no one to try it out on.

I am very, very smart but alone I am dumb.
I have many names yet go by only one.
I am serious, I am fun.
I weigh scant ounces or many, many tons.
What am I?

A book?

A book?

Ohhh. So very close.

a library ??

a library ??

That's it.

I now retire my meager riddle creation skillz.

I thought maybe it was "an ebook reader" ..... (which is itself a library:)

I've tried to remember one. Pretty easy.

Once I saw a pair of hills,
As if walking far away,
They say they carry water,
Though water’s far away.

a camel ?

a camel ?

Yes. Way too easy. Here's another easy one - not a riddle but a joke:

If you're stuck in the desert, what would you eat for lunch?

Here's another new one:

Door, church, computer, field:
what am I?

Yes. Way too easy. Here's another easy one - not a riddle but a joke:

If you're stuck in the desert, what would you eat for lunch?All the sand which is there. :D

All the sand which is there. :D

Well done. I remember laughing my head off at that one. Okay, I was ten.

Well done. I remember laughing my head off at that one. Okay, I was ten.Fortunately, I'm only about 13, mentally speaking. :tongue3:

Here's another new one:

Door, church, computer, field:
what am I?

A knob, quite obviously. ;)

Here's another new one:

Door, church, computer, field:
what am I?
A knob, quite obviously. ;)

Mouse

A knob, quite obviously. ;)Nope.

MouseYup.

:D

One of those previous riddles reminded me of this one...
What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?
Same answer...

Nothing?

Nothing.

:) :)