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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
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Keyword(s): COAL ; GAME ; Language ; RHYME ; RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Joke - Riddle
What's big and purple and travels under water?
Answer: Moby Grape
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): GAME ; Grape ; JOKE ; Melville ; Moby Dick ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Joke - Riddle
Whats green and sings?
Answer: Elvis Parsley
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Keyword(s): Elvis Presley ; Herb ; JOKE ; Parsley ; PLAY ON WORDS ; Pub ; RIDDLE ; Saying
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Riddle - Question
If you had oly one match, and enered a room in which there was a kerosene lamp, an oil heater, and a wood burning stove, which would you light first?
Answer: The match
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Keyword(s): GAME ; RIDDLE ; Trick Question
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Riddle - Question
If you went to bed at 8 o'clock at night and set the alarm to get up at 9 in the morning, how many hours of sleep would this permit you to have?
Answer: One.
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Keyword(s): Alarm ; QUESTION ; RIDDLE ; TIME
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Riddle - Question
A farmer had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many were left?
Answer: Nine.
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Keyword(s): RIDDLE ; SHEEP ; Trick Question
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Riddle - Question
Some months have thirty days some have thirty one. HOw many months have twenty eight?
Answer: all of them.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): CALENDAR ; Dates ; Month ; PUZZLE ; RIDDLE ; Trick Question
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Riddle - Question
How many animals of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
Answer: Moses didn't build the ark, Noah did.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): ANIMALS ; Ark ; Moses ; Noah ; QUESTION ; RELIGION ; RIDDLE ; Trick Question
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
DOES X EQUAL Y
GIVEN X=Y? ADD 2
X+2=X+2
X**2+4X+4=Y**2+4Y+4 SQUARE BOTH SIDE
X**2-Y**2=4Y-4X REARRANGE TERMS
(X-Y)(X+Y)=-4(X-Y) FACTOR
(X-Y)(X+Y)/(X-Y)=-4(X-Y)/(X-Y) DIVIDE BOTH SIDES
X+T=-4; X=-4-Y; THEREFORE X DOESN'T EQUAL Y
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HE LEARNED THIS IN HIGH SCHOOL
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Math ; MATHEMATICS ; PUZZLE ; RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-31-1967
PUZZLE
T K H A Y E S T L E V E S O O R
Y E L N I K C M O T M O N R O E
L N I X O N B U N T R O S T E T
E N S M A D A U N O S J C A J R
R E A T Y L E R C N P I E R C U
C D G O O E S T H H R S T E O M
L Y R C U I O O U N A E N W O A
E T A N O F J R S T P N H O L N
V A N B U R E N K L O P A H I T
E A T X T A F T A S L I R N D Z
L E L Y T G F O I N I E D E G N
A O H O O V E R X X N R I S E O
N A R T H U T Z U C C C N I E S
D I X O N A S Y T R O E G E O L
D O G A H O O F I L L M O R E I
M A D I S O N O T G N I H S A W
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Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): PRESIDENTS ; PUZZLE ; RIDDLE ; United States
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
ANIMAL RIDDLE
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS A PARROT WITH A MOUNTIAN
LION?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT WHEN IT TALKS YOU BETTER LISTEN.
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LARRY HEARD IT FROM HERMAN CARDUCCI VTR EDITOR, U OF D TELEVISION
STATION.
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Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; CAR
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; JOKE ; PUZZLE ; RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
ANIMAL RIDDLE
WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU COMBINE A MINK AND A KANGAROO?
A MINK WITH A POCKET.
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Where learned: MINNESOTA ; MINNEAPOLIS
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; JOKE ; PUZZLE ; RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
TARA TOOK TONY TOWARD TWO TINY TWISTED TWINKIES.
"I HAVE TWO COUSINS NAMED TARA AND TONY. WHEN THEY WERE
YOUNGER, TARA ALWAYS GAVE TONY TWINKIES THAT WERE SMASHED.
MY GRANDFATHER MADE UP THIS TONGUE TWISTER ABOUT THEM.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
Keyword(s): Language ; RIDDLE ; SPEECH ; TONGUE TWISTER
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- S5570 |
Date learned: 08-00-1985
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