Big as a barn, light as a feather, and sixty horses can't pull it.
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This riddle does a great job of combining different shadow-clues!
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Big as a barn
Big as a barn, light as a feather, and sixty horses can't pull it.
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A man who had a boat
There was a man who had a boat;
he got in the boat and drew off his coat,
and drew off his hat (it was blue),
and drew off one shoe.
I've said his name three times now: tell me what it is.
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I bet there are other names that could provide words for a riddle like this! The name "Andy" could be even easier than "Andrew" since you could just say "and he" to make the riddle.
The end of the rainbow
What's always at the end of the rainbow?
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This can be adapted for anything that is famous for what's at its "end" like the rainbow: "What comes at the end of the year? R." "What comes at the end of a long day? Y." "What comes at the end of a war? R." And so on!
The letter W.
Two lookers, two hookers...
Two lookers, two hookers, four standers, one switcher.
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A brilliant riddle! I'd love to come up with some other funny animal riddles like this one.
A cow.
Luke, Paul, and Miss Sullivan
Luke had it first, Paul had it last; boys never have it; girls have it but once; Miss Sullivan had it twice in the same place, but when she married Mr. Murphy she never had it again.
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I love the innuendo in this one! Luke and Paul makes it sound like a Bible riddle, but then it goes in a different direction. It could also be just a Bible riddle if it went like this: "Luke had it first, Paul had it last, but Peter never did."
The letter L.
Fire and water
What can't be burned in fire nor drowned in water?
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I'm a little dubious about the drowning in water part, but I suppose that since it is water, ice does not drown in water: it just becomes water!
Ice.
Take half, leave nothing
What number can you take half from and leave nothing?
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It's important that the answer be printed in the form of the numeral, not the word "eight."
8.
Fingers and thumbs
Neither fish nor flesh nor feathers nor bone but still has fingers and thumbs of its own.
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Yet another of those great anatomy riddles! People don't wear gloves as often now as they used to, but at least people do still know what gloves are.
Gloves.
Once in a minute
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and not once in a hundred years?
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You could add on to this one too: What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and every Monday...
The letter M.
Round and high
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This is one of my favorite riddles! It uses every syllable.
Ohio.
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