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TRUE RIDDLE
Q: THE MORE YOU PUT INTO IT, THE SMALLER IT GETS. THE MORE YOU TAKE
AWAY FROM IT, THE BIGGER IT GETS. WHAT IS IT?
A: A HOLE IN THE GROUND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; CAUSAL OPPOSITIONAL ; PARTICULAR AREAS (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-25-1970
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS ROUND ON THE END AND HIGH IN THE MIDDLE?
A: C-H-I-C
Data entry tech comment: ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS IN THE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
Keyword(s): LITERAL ; PARTICULAR AREAS (A) ; STATES OF BEING (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): ENVELOPE PARALLELISM ; OHIO
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: HOW CAN A FARMER PLANT 5 STRAIGHT ROWS OF TREES WITH 4 TREES IN
EACH ROW IF HE HAS ONLY TEN TREES?
A: IN A FIVE POINTED (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) STAR SHAPE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; NATURAL PHENOMENA (Q) ; NUMBERS ; PERSONS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS IT THAT WOMEN DON'T HAVE AND DON'T WANT? MEN CONSIDER IT
A FINE THING TO HAVE, BUT ONCE THEY HAVE IT THEY TRY TO GET RID OF
IT?
A: A BEARD.
Submitter comment: DIRECTLY TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; ANTITHETICAL ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A) ; PERSONS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 11-01-1968
RIDDLE
Q: THEY HEAR EVERYTHING, BUT TELL IT TO NO ONE.
A: EARS.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; CAUSAL OPPOSITIONAL ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
RIDDLE
Q: THEY'RE BOTH STANDING ON THE ROAD, BUT NEITHER ONE CAN SEE THE
OTHER.
A: EYES.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; PARTICULAR AREAS (Q) ; PARTS OF THE ; PERSONS (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): PARALLELISM? ; POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
MIZSLE - LITHUANIAN RIDDLE
Q: DVIEM PUPOM VISAZ LAUKAZ APSEJA. - TWO SEEDS, SOW A WHOLE FIELD.
A: AKIMIS - WITH YOUR EYES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CAUSAL ; NATURAL PHENOMENA (Q) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A)
James Callow Keyword(s): IMAGINATION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 03-06-1968
RIDDLE
Q: THOUGH THEY ARE EASILY CARRIED, THEY CAN NEVER BE COUNTED.
A: HAIR.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; CAUSAL OPPOSITIONAL ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS NEVER SEEN BUT OFTEN CHANGES?
A: YOUR MIND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; ANTITHETICAL OPPOSITIONAL ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT ROOF NEVER KEEPS OUT THE WET?
A: THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): BUILDINGS (Q) ; NATURAL PHENOMENA (Q) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SAYING (RIDDLE)
Q: NO MATTER HOW SMART YOU ARE, WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU ALWAYS
OVERLOOK?
A: YOUR NOSE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; CAUSAL OPPOSITIONAL ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS THE SHORTEST BRIDGE IN THE WORLD?
A: THE BRIDGE OF YOUR NOSE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): METAPHORICAL ; PARTICULAR AREAS (Q) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT VEHICLE CARRIES PEOPLE BUT DOESN T HAVE ANY WHEELS?
A: A MAN'S SHOULDERS.
Submitter comment:
N.B. IN JAPAN FATHERS RIDE THEIR CHILDREN ON THEIR SHOULDERS SO
THAT THE TERM KATA GURUMA (SHOULDER CAR) WAS COINED.
INFORMANT LIVES IN ASHIYA, JAPAN, AND LEARNED ABOVE FROM HIS
CHILDREN.
Keyword(s): PART OF THE BODY (A) ; PRIVATIONAL ; TRANSPORTATION (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 07-28-1964
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS SMALLER THAN AN ANT S MOUTH?
A: HIS TEETH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): INSECTS (Q) ; LITERAL NONOPPOSITIONAL ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A)
James Callow Keyword(s): PROPORTION RELATIVITY SIZE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 11-22-1968
MIZSLE - LITHUANIAN RIDDLE
Q: MIZSLUZ TEVAS KLANE GULI. - THE FATHER OF RIDDLES IS SLEEPING IN
THE GULLY.
A: LIESUVIS - YOUR TONGUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; PARTICULAR AREAS (Q) ; PARTS OF THE ; PERSONS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 03-07-1968
RIDDLE
Q: A RED ROOSTER WHICH JUMPS AROUND AND OVER THE WHITE FENCES.
A: THE TONGUE.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; ANIMALS (Q) ; METAPHORICAL ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
TRUE RIDDLE
Q: WHAT GOES ALL OVER THE HOUSE BUT NEVER TOUCHES ANYTHING?
A: YOUR VOICE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; CAUSAL OPPOSITIONAL ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-02-1970
RIDDLE
Q: WHICH MAN SHAVES 20 OR MORE TIMES A DAY?
A: THE BARBER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (Q) ; PERSONS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-09-1965
RIDDLE
Q: TO WHAT MAN DOES EVERY ONE ALWAYS TAKE OFF HIS HAT?
A: THE BARBER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): LITERAL ; PERSONS (A) ; PERSONS (Q) ; WEARABLE (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): OCCUPATIONS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT HAS EIGHTEEN LEGS AND CATCHES FLIES?
A: BASEBALL TEAM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): INSECTS (Q) ; NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (Q) ; PARTS OF THE BODY
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN