Hi! Since I like doing these quizes, and I get a response here and there, here's a topic about riddles.
First the riddle. Then, after a few days, the answer.
This thing all things devours:
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down
What is it?
Bonus point: This is a famous riddle from a famous work of fiction.
-If you know where its from, you win a fabulous pat on the back.
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Riddle Corner
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 07:41 PM
The answer is time! and it's from Bilbo and Gollum's riddle smack-down in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Right?
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 09:37 PM
Darn!! Hahaha, That's a way better guess then mine...The answer is time! and it's from Bilbo and Gollum's riddle smack-down in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Right?
Mine was going to be "Anti-Matter!" .... It does EVERYTHING you want it to there. Just, I wouldent know who would make up such a weird riddle... :blink:
oops... :unsure:
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Posted 02 October 2007 - 03:23 AM
Hi there!
Good going gummiworld. I'll probably do a few more Bilbo riddles before long.
-Here's your complimentary pat on the back: Pat on the back.
AlteredEgos, for anti-matter you get a consolation prize.
-Another pat on the back: Pat on the back.
Another riddle:
Runs all day but never walks, often murmurs but never talks,
Has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats.
Cya!
-Snazzo
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Good going gummiworld. I'll probably do a few more Bilbo riddles before long.
-Here's your complimentary pat on the back: Pat on the back.
AlteredEgos, for anti-matter you get a consolation prize.
-Another pat on the back: Pat on the back.
Another riddle:
Runs all day but never walks, often murmurs but never talks,
Has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats.
Cya!
-Snazzo
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Posted 02 October 2007 - 05:09 PM
Woot, go Cami!!
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Posted 02 October 2007 - 11:33 PM
Confusing! :wacko:
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Posted 03 October 2007 - 01:46 AM
Aww Why do you have to beat me to them! I even got the RIGHT answer for that one....Woot, go Cami!!
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Posted 03 October 2007 - 08:25 AM
*raises the roof* thanks, Rach! B)Woot, go Cami!!
Sorry, Dan... but I will still continue to whip you :P :pyro:
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Posted 03 October 2007 - 11:13 PM
HAHA! :P Good goin' Cami.Sorry, Dan... but I will still continue to whip you :P :pyro:
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Posted 04 October 2007 - 12:59 AM
Hi there!
Well, as they said, River is Right!
Good going gummiworld. Or is it Cami?
Here's another:
Four jolly men sat down to play;
And played all night till break of day;
They played for money and not for fun,
With separate scores for every one.
Yet when they came to square accounts,
They all had made quite fair amounts!
Can you the paradox explain?
If no one lost, how could all gain?
I rather like this one. I hope you do too!
Snazzo
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Well, as they said, River is Right!
Good going gummiworld. Or is it Cami?
Here's another:
Four jolly men sat down to play;
And played all night till break of day;
They played for money and not for fun,
With separate scores for every one.
Yet when they came to square accounts,
They all had made quite fair amounts!
Can you the paradox explain?
If no one lost, how could all gain?
I rather like this one. I hope you do too!
Snazzo
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Posted 04 October 2007 - 02:50 AM
Either Cami or gummiworld works
Were they members of an orchestra hired to play at a dance or celebration.
Were they members of an orchestra hired to play at a dance or celebration.
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Posted 04 October 2007 - 02:18 PM
Hmm.. I had a few Guesses... I luckily people playing music didnt do it for me.Either Cami or gummiworld works
Were they members of an orchestra hired to play at a dance or celebration.
I HAD Hockey Players, .. although they arent jolly, nor only 4 of them. ..they do the rest though.
Then I thought. "Oh Of Course!" Poker Players! ... they play all night.... ohh wait, they can LOSE money too. So, how do we gat around that? ... simple. Make sure its not THEIR Money they're playing with.
As in, 4 MOB Bosses playing poker! .... its PERFECT.
lol I'm probably wrong... but hey. I tried. :thumbsup:
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Posted 05 October 2007 - 07:58 AM
:lol: :lol: B)Hmm.. I had a few Guesses... I luckily people playing music didnt do it for me.Either Cami or gummiworld works
Were they members of an orchestra hired to play at a dance or celebration.
I HAD Hockey Players, .. although they arent jolly, nor only 4 of them. ..they do the rest though.
Then I thought. "Oh Of Course!" Poker Players! ... they play all night.... ohh wait, they can LOSE money too. So, how do we gat around that? ... simple. Make sure its not THEIR Money they're playing with.
As in, 4 MOB Bosses playing poker! .... its PERFECT.
lol I'm probably wrong... but hey. I tried. :thumbsup:
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Posted 06 October 2007 - 08:07 PM
Way to go Cami! Right again!
-You be a Riddling Maniac! And I mean that as a compliment.
But I like your answer too, AlteredEgos. Mob bosses! Hee-hee.
Here's a lame joke riddle.
-Confidentally, I've never been fond of joke riddles, but I'll do some anyway.
What has 18 legs and catches flies?
Cya!
Snazzo
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-You be a Riddling Maniac! And I mean that as a compliment.
But I like your answer too, AlteredEgos. Mob bosses! Hee-hee.
Here's a lame joke riddle.
-Confidentally, I've never been fond of joke riddles, but I'll do some anyway.
What has 18 legs and catches flies?
Cya!
Snazzo
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Posted 08 October 2007 - 05:58 AM
Ahthankyou!
A baseball team?
A baseball team?
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Posted 13 October 2007 - 01:33 AM
Right you are again Cami! Thanks for playing!
Hm, I'm gonna run out of riddles.
I call these brainteaser riddles, though I'm not really sure if they're riddles or not.
What is the only thing you can put in a bucket to make it lighter?
Cya!
Snazzo
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Hm, I'm gonna run out of riddles.
I call these brainteaser riddles, though I'm not really sure if they're riddles or not.
What is the only thing you can put in a bucket to make it lighter?
Cya!
Snazzo
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Posted 14 October 2007 - 10:03 AM
No one's guessing, so I guess I'll take another whack at it. Is it a hole?
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Posted 14 October 2007 - 01:21 PM
Darn...didnt see this one.No one's guessing, so I guess I'll take another whack at it. Is it a hole?
And double darn. I instantly said "Hydrogen Gas or helium!" just....turn the bucket upside down. :D
...stupid creative imagination....
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