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A Riddle

For a little light relief, we will now have an old riddle. What is it that gets wetter as it dries?

Clues

It is difficult to give any clues on this neat riddle other than to advise you to consider the question ACTIVELY, not PASSIVELY!

Answer listed below...........



a towel
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Another Riddle

What is it that the man who makes it does not need; the man who buys it does not use himself, and the person who uses it does so without knowing?

Clues:

It could also be said that nobody wants it, but everybody needs it!

Answer listed below.........




a coffin
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Push That Car

A man pushing his car stopped outside a hotel. As soon as he got there, he knew he was bankrupt. Why?

Clues:

Q: Did he have to push the car?
A: Yes
Q: Could the car ever be driven?
A: No
Q: Was the hotel on a famous road?
A: Yes
Q: Was he bankrupt because he had to pay money
to the hotel owner:
A: Yes

Answer listed below..............




he was playing Monopoly
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What goes up, and stays up a long time. In fact, it only goes back down when everyone is done with it.
I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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The Coal, Carrot, and Scarf

Five pieces of coal, a carrot, and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn, but there is a perfectly logical reason for their being there. What is it?

Clues:
Q: Does the time of year matter?
A: Yes.
Q: Were the coal, carrot, and scarf brought out to the garden by human beings?
A: Yes.
Q: Were they used for some entertainment purpose?
A: Yes.

Answer listed below.................




a snowman
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Well, I can't open the attachments, so my guesses are:

1. a chick with a laundry fetish doing laundry

2. a coffin



I'm sorry! I'll try & fix that.

1. a towel
2. a coffin
3. playing Monopoly
4. a snowman
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Five pieces of coal, a carrot, and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn, but there is a perfectly logical reason for their being there. What is it?


The snowman melted...

Ciels-
Michele


~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek
While our hearts lie bleeding?~

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Happy or Sad

Three women dressed in swimsuits were standing together. Two were sad and one was happy. But the sad women were both smiling and the happy one was crying. Why should that be so?

Clues:
Q: Were they on the beach or at a swimming pool?
A: No
Q: Is it relevant that they were wearing swimsuits?
A: Yes
Q: Was the happy one crying because she was happy?
A: Yes
Q: Were the sad ones smiling because they were sad?
A: No

Answer listed below.............


beauty contest
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Push That Car

A man pushing his car stopped outside a hotel. As soon as he got there, he knew he was bankrupt. Why?

Clues:

Q: Did he have to push the car?
A: Yes
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jmy replies....

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..posted prior to reading any further in this thread... ps ...# 1 and 2 stumped me.:S:S are there More???:D

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One Step Beyond

A man stood looking through the window on the sixth floor of an office building. Suddenly, he was overcome by an impulse. He opened the window and leapt through it. It was a sheer drop outside the building to the ground. He did not use a parachute or land in water or on any special soft surface. Yet the man was completely unhurt when he landed. How could that be so?

Clues:
Q: Was he holding a rope?
A: No
Q: Did he have special powers or could anyone have done this?
A: Anyone could have done this
Q: Did he fall six floors and land on the ground outside the building?
A: No
Q: Did he jump through the window?
A: Yes

Answer listed below............




he leapt into the building through the window (either contemplating suicide or a window cleaner)
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:)but I figured that the women are never in swimsuits,,,,,,,WHEN the winner is announced,,,, are they?????? hahahah maybe they are......!!!!!!
I seem to notice them wearing long gowns,,, when the crying begins,,,,:DB|:)keep 'em coming....Casie jmy
skydive softly skydive often skydive with friends

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:D:oB|;) I'm likin' this....
....He's a window washer........ sure the window is way up off the ground,, on the outside... but he's jumping IN...... ( I think)

( .....I have always thought that when we skydive,,,,, we are not jumping OUT of a door....
We are jumping INTO the door of freefall..... when we cross the threshhold of the airplane on our way to a skydive,,,,, we are most definitely jumping into a wonderful world.... the hole in the fuselage leads us in...... see... I must be a "sideways" thinker....:)

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:)but I figured that the women are never in swimsuits,,,,,,,WHEN the winner is announced,,,, are they?????? hahahah maybe they are......!!!!!!
I seem to notice them wearing long gowns,,, when the crying begins,,,,:DB|:)keep 'em coming....Casie jmy
skydive softly skydive often skydive with friends



I never watch beauty contests......but I think you're right on that one.................
~Porn Kitty
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Baby Has Lots

What is it that a baby has more of than an adult?

Clues:
Q: Is the answer something abstract, such as innocence or expectations?
A: No. The answer is something physical that a baby has more of than an adult.
Q: Does the number that a baby has reduce as he or she gets older?
A: Yes
Q: Does everybody have them and need them?
A: Yes
Q: Are they part of the body?
A: Yes
(A baby has about 350 of them and an adult about 206)

Answer listed below....................



A baby is born with some 350 separate bones. As the baby grows, some of these bones join together so that in maturity the same person has only some 206 bones.
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