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HAS A TONGUE BUT CAN'T DRINK
QUESTION: WHAT HAS A TONGUE AND GOES TO THE WATER AND STILL
CAN'T DRINK?
ANSWER: A SHOE.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS LEARNED IN MY EARLY ADOLESCENT STAGE IN MY HOME TOWN.
THIS IS SOMETHING LEARNED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MY PLAY MATES.
THIS IS A RIDDLING QUESTION WITH A NON-PREDICTABLE ANSWER.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PHILADELPHIA
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: CA06171966
SEE AND TALK
QUESTION: WHAT IS IT, ALL HAVE BODIES, SOME LONG LEGS, MOST
CAN'T TALK, CAN'T WALK, CAN'T HEAR, HAS A FACE THAT WILL TRULY
CATCH A GLIMPSE.
ANSWER: TV OR TV(S).
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS LEARNED IN MY EARLY ADOLESCENT STAGE IN MY HOME TOWN.
THIS IS SOMETHING LEARNED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MY PLAY MATES.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PHILADELPHIA
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
CAN'T THINK!
QUESTION: WHAT HAS A HEAD, CAN'T THINK, BUT CAN WRITE WHEN
FILLED?
ANSWER: A PEN, MY FRIEND.
Submitter comment:
I COLLECTED THIS ITEM IN A ROOM FULL OF GIRLS AND GUYS. I ASKED
THE INFORMANT FOR FOLKLORE ITEMS WHILE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE
OTHERS AND THE MEANING OF THE IDEA BEHIND THE PARTICULAR ITEMS.
SHE USED A PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH IN EXPLAINING THIS ITEM.
THE INFORMANT SEEMS TO REMEMBER THIS ITEM FROM HER EARLY ADOLESCENT
YEARS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE SHE LIVED FOR 16 YEARS. SHE
WAS CUNNING IN THE WAY SHE ASKED THE QUESTION AND GAVE THE ANSWER
TO THIS ITEM. HER ASSOCIATES IN THE ROOM MAY HAVE PROMOTED THIS
ACTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00001960S
WHAT GET'S LOST EVERY TIME YOU STAND UP? (YOUR LAP)
Where learned: MARYLAND ; BALTIMORE ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
TO CATCH A STITCH IN TIME, SAVES NINE.
Submitter comment: MY INFORMANT & I BOTH BELIEVE THIS.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 12-00-1972
RIDDLE
WHAT IS IT THAT SITS UPON A SHELF, AND LIVES AS LONG AS IT EATS
ITSELF. A: A CANDLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER ?
A: AN EMBARRASSED ZEBRA
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
RIDDLE
THIRTY WHITE HORSES ON A RED HILL. NOW THEY TRAMP, NOW THEY ROMP,
NOW THEY STAND STILL. ANS. TEETH AND GUM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): METAPHORICAL RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-00-1972
TRUE RIDDLE
Q. WHAT HAS AS EYE, BUT CANNOT SEE? A. A NEEDLE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-00-1972
SYRIAN TRUE RIDDLE
SOMETHING ALIVE WHICH, IF TAKEN TO ANOTHER LAND, WILL DIE. A.
A FISH
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
SYRIAN TRUE RIDDLE
Q. WHAT IS A LITTLE THING IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES ALL OF THE TIME?
ANS. AN EYELASH
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-01-1972
TRUE RIDDLE
BLACK AND WHITE AND READ ALL OVER. WHAT IS IT? A. A NEWSPAPER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-12-1972
TRUE RIDDLE
Q. WHAT HAS LEGS, BUT CANNOT MOVE? A. A TABLE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-11-72
RIDDLE
WHAT STAYS IN THE SAME CORNER ALL THE TIME BUT TRAVELS AROUND
THE WORLD?
A POSTAGE STAMP:
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
TRUE RIDDLE
THE SUM OF THE AGES OF MARY AND ANN IS 44 YEARS. MARY IS TWICE
AS OLD AS ANN WAS WHEN MARY WAS HALF AS OLD AS ANN WILL BE WHEN
ANN IS THREE TIMES AS OLD AS MARY WAS WHEN MARY WAS THREE TIMES
AS OLD AS ANN. HOW OLD IS ANN?
ANSWER: ANN IS 16 1/2 YEARS OLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00001960S
RIDDLE
WHAT QUESTION INVARIABLY DEMANDS YES FOR AN ANSWER?
"WHAT DOES Y-E-S SPELL?"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SPELLING (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00001960S
RIDDLE
WHAT QUESTION CAN NEVER BE ANSWERED 'YES'?"
"ARE YOU ASLEEP?"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00001960S
RIDDLE
WHAT BOW CAN NEVER BE TIED?
A RAINBOW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): RAINBOW
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00001960S
RIDDLE
HOW CAN YOU KEEP A DOG FROM GOING MAD IN AUGUST?
SHOOT HIM IN JULY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DOG DAYS ; MONTHS (Q) (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00001960S
RIDDLE
WHY DID THE WEATHER FORECASTER GET BOUNCED FROM HIS JOB?
THE CLIMATE DIDN'T AGREE WITH HIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00001960S