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noriko

Jun 18th, 2006 10:40 pm

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Riddle:Why did the man put his watch in a safe?

Riddle:What can't be used until it is broken?

Why did the man put his watch in a safe?
-- Because it was very expensive? (I think the real answer is more sophisticated.)

What can't be used until it is broken?
-- It's a seal?

noriko

Jun 18th, 2006 10:43 pm

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Warning! These are a little goofy.

2. Forward I’m heavy, but backwards I’m not. What am I?

Is it an uphill?

mesmark

Jun 18th, 2006 11:36 pm

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it is a 'ton'

noriko

Jun 18th, 2006 11:52 pm

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it is a 'ton'

May I know why "a ton" is heavy forward but not so backward?:confused:

mesmark

Jun 19th, 2006 12:18 am

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by backwards it means read backwards.

I warned you that it was goofy.:p

noriko

Jun 19th, 2006 01:57 am

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by backwards it means read backwards.

I warned you that it was goofy.:p

Oh! Good one! I didn't think goofy that way.:doh:

This may be a classic.
What time was it when an elephant sat on a fence?

mesmark

Jun 19th, 2006 06:11 am

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time to get a new fence?

noriko

Jun 19th, 2006 11:12 am

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time to get a new fence?

Yes, exactly! How did you guess?:bounce:

Unregistered

Jul 5th, 2006 06:04 pm

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Well the man wouldn't be marrying anyone now if he has a widow,so he's dead! Ie: Reply to Q. about Catholic church

Riddle about marrying brother's wife's mother-in-law ...not really, unless he can marry his own mother!

Unregistered

Jul 7th, 2006 04:50 pm

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Right on Manuela... you got it..
let's see yours...
1. a table
2. a zipper
3. a kite or a car or a pony tail??? I'm really guessing here.

I do a lot of riddles with my high school kids... but the adults in the evening are the ones who really love them.... for them I save the more mature ones...

Riddle: A man is found hanging from the center of a room... there is only a door , a window and absolutley no furniture... there is a puddle of water under the man.... how did he hang himself???

need to know the answer to tht last riddle bout the man hanging himself

mesmark

Jul 7th, 2006 05:24 pm

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he was standing on a block of ice

quilter

Jul 7th, 2006 09:37 pm

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What do you call a deer with no eyes?

A: No eye deer (no idea)

What do you call a deer with no eyes and no legs?

A: Still no eye deer.

noriko

Jul 7th, 2006 10:02 pm

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Why doesn't a mountain covered with snow catch cold? It's not because mountains can't catch cold.

jenniferp

Jul 7th, 2006 10:46 pm

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1. If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don’t have it. What is it?

A secret.

Here's one....
How many bricks does it take to complete a house made of bricks?

xx

mesmark

Jul 8th, 2006 07:29 pm

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one
:becky:

In Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a sign. Why not?

The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?

What is the middle of nowhere?

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it?

priya

Jul 27th, 2006 01:43 am

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In Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a sign. Why not?

The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?

What is the middle of nowhere?

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it?
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First is cause u need a camera to take a pic..
I dont exactly know the second one..but it seems like something to do with eyesight,
i think the third one is 'H'

mesmark

Jul 27th, 2006 02:16 am

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1. yes, you can't take a picture with a sign
2. the answer is darkness.
3. H!
4. an anchor

bosco

Aug 4th, 2006 09:53 pm

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Which letter is not me? U
Which is the most sefl centered letter? I
What letter has the most amount of water? P

is that right?

jenniferp

Aug 8th, 2006 05:27 am

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What letter has the most amount of water? P

C ?

Who is bigger: Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son?

Tom's mother has three children. One is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named?

What's white when it's dirty and black when it's clean?

mesmark

Aug 8th, 2006 07:10 am

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What's white when it's dirty and black when it's clean?

a blackboard?

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