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WHAT GETS BIGGER THE MORE YOU CONTRACT IT?
DEBTS.
Where learned: INDIANA ; PORTAGE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
WHAT IS IT THAT DOGS HAVE AND NOTHING ELSE HAS?
PUPPIES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): SEALS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 12-00-1971
WHAT WILL BE YESTERDAY AND WAS TOMORROW?
TODAY.
Where learned: INDIANA ; PORTAGE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
WHAT RELATION IS THE DOORMAT TO THE DOOR STEP?
STEP FATHER.
Where learned: INDIANA ; PORTAGE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
WHAT DOES A GIRL LOOK FOR THAT SHE DOWN'T WANT TO
FIND?
A RUN IN HER STOCKING.
Where learned: INDIANA ; PORTAGE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
WHY IS "O" THE NOISIEST VOWEL?
ALL THE OTHER VOWELS ARE INAUDIBLE. (AU CIRCLED)
Where learned: INDIANA ; PORTAGE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
WHEN IS ONION SOUP SURE TO RUN OUT OF THE SOUP
PLATE?
WHEN THERE'S A LEAK IN THEM. (LEEK)
Where learned: INDIANA ; PORTAGE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
WHY IS HANDWRITING LIKE A DEAD PIG?
BECAUSE IT IS DONE WITH A PEN.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A JEWELER AND
A JAILER?
ONE SELLS WATCHES AND THE OTHER WATCHES CELLS.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 16 OUNCES OF LEAD AND
A PIANIST?
THE PIANIST POUNDS AWAY AND THE LEAD WEIGHS A POUND.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
Keyword(s): PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
RIDDLE
WHAT IS BLACK AND ROUND AND HAS A WHOLE IN THE MIDDLE?
-- A RECORD.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): PHONOGRAPH
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
RIDDLE
WHAT DOESN'T EAT NOR DOESN'T DRINK BUT RUNS AND STRIKES?
-- A CLOCK
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): CLOCK
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-02-1970
MARY THE GOLDFISH
MAY LAY DEAD ON THE FLOOR COMPLETELY NUDE. JOHN WAS
ASLEEP ON THE COUCH. THERE WAS A POOL OF WATER BESIDE
MARY AND ON OVERTURNED BOWL. HOW DID MARY DIE?
TELLER OR INFORMANT ANSWERE QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE ANSWERED
"YES" AND "NO" UNTIL THE STORY UNFOLDS.
-- MARY IS A GOLDFISH AND JOHN IS A CAT.
Submitter comment:
FIRST HEARD BY INFORMANT AROUND 1952. IT HAS BEEN PASSED
ON AND HEARD FREQUENTLY SINCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT COLLECTORS HOME
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00-00-1952
Riddle
Flour of England, Fruit of Spain-
Met together in a shower of rain.
Put in a bag and tied round with a string-
If you'll tell me this riddle
I'll give you a ring.
Answer: Plum Pudding
Data entry tech comment:
Entry by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; Normandy
Keyword(s): England ; Language ; Plum Pudding ; RHYME ; RIDDLE ; Spain
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Riddle
Long legs, crooked thighs, little head and no eyes.
Answer: Tongs
Data entry tech comment:
No informant or collector data given.
Entry by TRD
Keyword(s): BODY PARTS ; PUZZLE ; RHYME ; RIDDLE ; Tongs ; UTENSILS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Riddle
Black we are, but much admired
Men seek for us until they are tired.
We tire the horse, but comfort man
Tell me this riddle, if you can!
Answer: Coal
Data entry tech comment:
No informant or collector data given.
Entry by TRD
Keyword(s): COAL ; GAME ; Language ; RHYME ; RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Old-Fashioned Puzzle
From six take nine,
From nine take ten,
From forty take fifty,
And six will remain.
From SIX take IX: left S
From IX take X: left I
From XL take L: left X
[equals] SIX
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
True Riddle
A father and his son were driving along the highway. They had a bad wreck. The father died and the son was sent to the hospital. When the boy arrived there, the doctor turned to him and said: "Oh my God, my son."
What relation is the doctor to the boy?
(Answer: It's his mother.)
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Man A was in the hospital. Man B came to visit the sick man. When the nurse asked what relation Man B was to the patient, Man B replied:
"Sisters and brothers have I none.
This man's father is my father's only son."
Who is Man B?
Answer: father of patient
Where learned: MISSOURI ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Proverb
Black within and red without
Four corners round about
--A chimney--
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |