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Twisted Dreams · #1 07-21-2006, 03:05 AM

1.Tall, I am young,
Short, I am old.
Life burns in me,
Yet breath is my foe.

2. I have no hinges,
Key,
Nor lid,
Yet inside a golden treasure is hid.

3. All things this thing devours.
Birds, beasts, trees, and flowers.
Slays kings, ruins towns, burns houses down.

That wasn't a lot of riddles...nor very good ones, but they're the only ones I can think of. Just post the answer...If you come up with it. :lol:

SaP · #2 07-21-2006, 03:29 AM

well the answer to 2. is EGG

working on the others

kenner · #3 07-21-2006, 03:51 AM

simple one:
Speak my name and I will be shattered, who am I?

Twisted Dreams · #4 07-22-2006, 12:03 AM

Silence?

snack · #5 07-22-2006, 12:14 AM

This reminds me of Roles ole riddles, im not great at riddles and dont know the awnser.

The_Waffler · #6 07-22-2006, 12:28 AM

OK I have one. It's REALLY easy if you understand it.

Your dead, there are 2 doors with 2 ppl standing in front of each one.

One door leads to heaven, one leads to hell.

The devil will always lie and the angel will always tell the truth, and they both look the same.

How would you find out which door goes where?

Unseen · #7 07-22-2006, 10:43 AM

Ask the people?

The_Waffler · #8 07-22-2006, 03:20 PM

Incorrect.

Ask one of them a Question you already know the anwser to.

(btw your alone :lol

senses_fail · #9 07-22-2006, 03:46 PM

eh twisteds frist one is a cigarrete i think

Twisted Dreams · #10 07-22-2006, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by senses_fail@Jul 22 2006, 10:46 AM
eh twisteds frist one is a cigarrete i think

Nope...I don't think a cigarrete's foe is a breath...I may be mistakened of course, and there might be several answers. That's not the one I know of, though.

snack · #11 07-22-2006, 11:34 PM

Waffler you can also ask them what they would have said yesterday, it works

The_Waffler · #12 07-23-2006, 02:25 AM

Meh I suppose

snack · #13 07-23-2006, 02:09 PM

OK my riddle
The person who makes it sells it
The person who buys it has no use for it
The person whos using it doesnt know their using it

Edit.
when i say my riddle i dont mean i made it up

The_Waffler · #14 07-25-2006, 02:14 AM

Wait, is the answer the "it" or the "person" :huh:

snack · #15 07-25-2006, 02:39 AM

The it waffler

the "person" is differnt in each line the "it" is the same throughout

G0RR3 · #16 07-25-2006, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Twisted Dreams@Jul 20 2006, 10:05 PM
1.Tall, I am short,
Short, I am old.
Life burns in me,
Yet breath is my foe.

2. I have no hinges,
Key,
Nor lid,
Yet inside a golden treasure is hid.

3. All things this thing devours.
Birds, beasts, trees, and flowers.
Slays kings, ruins towns, burns houses down.

That wasn't a lot of riddles...nor very good ones, but they're the only ones I can think of. Just post the answer...If you come up with it. :lol:

1) A Candle: except on the first line it should be "Tall I am young"

2) Eggs

3) Time

and the answer to Snack's riddle is:

a coffin.

My turn:

"Only one colour, but not one size,
Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies,
Present in sun, but not in rain,
Doing no harm, and feeling no pain."

The_Waffler · #17 07-28-2006, 02:09 AM

Shadows?

2nd guess is heat

Twisted Dreams · #18 07-28-2006, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by G0RR3+Jul 25 2006, 09:46 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (G0RR3 @ Jul 25 2006, 09:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Twisted Dreams@Jul 20 2006, 10:05 PM
1.Tall, I am short,
Short, I am old.
Life burns in me,
Yet breath is my foe.

2. I have no hinges,
Key,
Nor lid,
Yet inside a golden treasure is hid.

3. All things this thing devours.
Birds, beasts, trees, and flowers.
Slays kings, ruins towns, burns houses down.

That wasn't a lot of riddles...nor very good ones, but they're the only ones I can think of. Just post the answer...If you come up with it. :lol:

1) A Candle: except on the first line it should be "Tall I am young"

2) Eggs

3) Time

"Only one colour, but not one size,
Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies,
Present in sun, but not in rain,
Doing no harm, and feeling no pain." [/b][/quote]
omg sorry I mistyped that...musta confused lots of people. Anyways, all those 3 answers are right

SaP · #19 07-28-2006, 02:16 AM

k got an oldie but a goodie.

a man who weighs 50 kg's has 3 gold bars, each gold bar weighs 1kg, he needs to cross a bridge that can only hold 52kg's, how does he get all the gold across the bridge at once?

easy solution!

The_Waffler · #20 07-28-2006, 02:18 AM

Um, bring the 2 bars over, leave them there, go back and pick up the other one.

OR
Go around it.

SaP · #21 07-28-2006, 02:24 AM

nope, he has to cross the bridge with all 3 gold bars at the same time.

The_Waffler · #22 07-28-2006, 02:26 AM

Omg I guess I didn't pay attention to that lol. I didn't notice it was in past speech.

Twisted Dreams · #23 07-28-2006, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SaP@Jul 27 2006, 09:16 PM
k got an oldie but a goodie.

a man who weighs 50 kg's has 3 gold bars, each gold bar weighs 1kg, he needs to cross a bridge that can only hold 52kg's, how does he get all the gold across the bridge at once?

easy solution!

Use a basket and lower it into the river while walking over? :lol:

The_Waffler · #24 07-28-2006, 02:33 AM

Ok ok I have a HARD one. This riddle will mislead you. So don't be surprised if the answer is totaly different.

"Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is."

Twisted Dreams · #25 07-28-2006, 02:46 AM

...Language?

SIvIuIIzIF · #26 07-28-2006, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SaP@Jul 27 2006, 10:16 PM
k got an oldie but a goodie.

a man who weighs 50 kg's has 3 gold bars, each gold bar weighs 1kg, he needs to cross a bridge that can only hold 52kg's, how does he get all the gold across the bridge at once?

easy solution!

Juggle

Whats greater than god, more evil than the devil, and if you eat it you will die?

SaP · #27 07-28-2006, 03:01 AM

i knew i could rely on my smurf brother to solve that one

Kikaz · #28 07-28-2006, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Waffler@Jul 27 2006, 08:33 PM
Ok ok I have a HARD one. This riddle will mislead you. So don't be surprised if the answer is totaly different.

"Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is."

Simple:

Courtesy of Ask.com Search.

Quote:

The Great "GRY" Riddle

By now, most of you have seen the seemingly-perplexing riddle that's been going around on various radio shows, copiers and fax machines, and of course, every listserv in existence. The riddle seems to have perplexed just about everyone. Many people have attempted to be helpful and have posted lengthy explanations, many of which, it seemed, were more incomprehensible than the original riddle.

So, why then does this riddle continue to mystify even the hardiest puzzle-solvers? Simple! It's because the riddle itself is almost always stated INCORRECTLY! That's right. The way the riddle is most often told, there IS no answer!

Don't believe me? Let's start by reading the riddle as it is usually told. Here goes:

"There are three words in the English language that end in GRY. Two are HUNGRY and ANGRY. The third one everyone uses every day and knows what it stands for. If you listened carefully, I already told you what the word is."

Sound familiar? I'll bet that YOU heard the riddle worded something like that, right? And if that's how you heard it, no wonder you've been wracking your brain trying to find the answer. But you know what? There IS no correct answer! This riddle or a version of it, has been around for at least 20 years. In the ORIGINAL format (as you'll soon see), it makes sense and is a true riddle in the sense that, once you find the answer, you slap your forehead and go "Of course!"

So, what IS the correct version, you ask? Be patient, because first we have to consider the nature of riddles. By definition, they are mind-teasers that use word tricks. A riddle is not a trivia question for which you can go to a reference book and look up an answer. In a true riddle, there's always some sneaky little trick that makes such a straight answer impossible. So to find the sneaky little trick in this -GRY puzzler, think of the way magic is performed. The magician does something to divert your attention away from what he is actually up to. If you watch very closely when all those scarves are being waved about, you realize that much of the action on stage is simply a technique to confuse or befuddle you so that you will not catch on to the magician's sly movements. That lovely assistant who parades around in high heels and sequins is there primarily to keep you distracted so you won't figure out the trick. (Hey, it works on ME!) Now back to the riddle.

Here is the riddle in its original form (going back about 20 years):

"Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is."

In its proper, original form, the first two sentences have absolutely nothing to do with the question: "Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them." Ignore those two sentences. They are there only to throw you off course. (And it worked, didn't it?) What's left is the actual riddle itself: "There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is."
The key is the phrase "the English language." In this three-word phrase, the third word is simply the word "language." Get it? "Language" is definitely something that "everyone uses every day"! Without that quirky little twist, the puzzle would be just another trivia question, not a riddle.

You might be tempted to say something like: "That can't be the right answer. It's too stupid!" Hey, remember that most riddles ARE "stupid." For example, there's an old riddle which asks: "What is Bozo the Clown's middle name?" (The answer is "the." Now THAT'S "stupid"!)

A final note: There are, or have been in the past, a number of English words ending in -GRY, for example, "mawgry," and "iggry" and even an obscure noun, "gry," that means a small unit of measure. (For a list of ONE HUNDRED such obscure words, click here.) Many people thought they had solved this puzzle when they found one of these words in old dictionary or by scouring the Internet. But c'mon, folks, when's the last time you used a word like "mawgry" or "iggry" in everyday conversation? The thing about riddles is, you must follow them to the letter or they just don't work. This one got messed up somewhere along the way and has become somewhat of a cruel hoax (and perhaps even an "urban legend").

I hope this explanation has been helpful.

http://onlyriddles.com/

senses_fail · #29 07-28-2006, 05:56 AM

hehe easy one but oh well

what has forests but no trees
highways but no cars
oceans but no water

Kikaz · #30 07-28-2006, 06:00 AM

My penis?

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