Riddle YOU This!
March 15, 2015
Back by popular demand (of 3 whole people), try these wonderfully confusing riddles!
- Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin. Light enough to caress the sky. Hard enough to crack rocks. What am I?
- What is broken every time it’s spoken?
- A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
- 2 fathers and 2 sons go fishing. Each of them catches one fish. So why do they bring home only 3 fish?
- A man was to be sentenced, and the judge told him, “You may make a statement. If it is true, I’ll sentence you to four years in prison. If it is false, I’ll sentence you to six years in prison.” After the man made his statement, the judge decided to let him go free. What did the man say?
- Food can help me survive, but water will kill me. What am I?
- From the beginning of eternity, to the end of time and space, to the beginning of every end, and the end of every place. What am I?
- I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry. I make guys have to pee and girls comb their hair. I make celebrities look stupid and normal people look like celebrities. I turn pancakes brown and make your champagne bubble. If you squeeze me, I’ll pop. If you look at me, you’ll pop. What am I?
- What’s black, white and red all over?
Answers!
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Water
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Silence
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The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry
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Because the fishing group comprises a grandfather, his son, and his grandson – hence just three people.
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He said, “You’ll sentence me to six years in prison.” If it was true, then the judge would have to make it false by sentencing him to four years. If it was false, then he would have to give him six years, which would make it true. Rather than contradict his own word, the judge set the man free.
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Fire
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The letter ‘e’
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Pressure
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An embarrassed zebra!
