ZeroLuneth Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 1. 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? 2. You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out just one gallon. How do you do this if you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container? 3. If your sock drawer has 6 black socks, 4 brown socks, 8 white socks, and 2 tan socks, how many socks would you have to pull out in the dark to be sure you had a matching pair? 4. What is broken every time it's spoken? 5. How did Mark legally marry three women in Michigan, without divorcing any of them, becoming legally separated, or any of them dying? 6. Mom and Dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?Short Hard Riddles 7. What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters? 8. If I say "Everything I tell you is a lie," am I telling you the truth or a lie? 9. What work can a painter never quite finish? 10. Why wasn't Bertha put in jail after killing dozens of people? 11. Why wasn't John able to take a photo of his mother with curlers? 12. If there are three cups of sugar and you take one away, how many do you have? 13. What has a mouth but can't chew? 14. How many letters are in the alphabet? 15. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? 16. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? 17. Food can help me survive, but water will kill me. What am I? 18. Take away the whole and some still remains. What is it? 19. What stinks when living and smells good when dead? 20. When is it bad luck to meet a white cat? 21. If it has a quart capacity, how many pennies can you put into a empty piggy bank? 22. What walks up a mountain with four legs and walkss down with three? PM me the answer to any of these riddles and you get +1 rep. Also come up with good riddles of your own and post them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lawless Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 the only one I feel like ansering after skimming 30% of the page is 4: Silence the other ones, I've never heard though. I want to know the answers now D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charizard Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 1. He could say "I sometimes tell the truth." Or "You will sentence me to 6 years in prison." 2. Fill the 3-gallon container with oil and pour it into the 5-gallon container. Then fill the 3-gallon container again and use it to fill the 5-gallon container the rest of the way. One gallon will be left in the 3-gallon container. 3. Two 5. He preformed the weddings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroLuneth Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Yep that's right. I'll PM you the answers but no telling anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoDemonX Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 14. if you mean the English is 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroLuneth Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 14. if you mean the English is 27 nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charizard Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 14. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 #6 is 8 people in the family #13: It's a river, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Griffin Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 1. A man was to be sentenced' date=' 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?[b']Some sort of a paradox which can't be true or false[/b] 2. You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out just one gallon. How do you do this if you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container?Fill the 3 gallon one, pour into 5, fill 3 again, top up 5, you have 1 gallon left in the 3. 3. If your sock drawer has 6 black socks, 4 brown socks, 8 white socks, and 2 tan socks, how many socks would you have to pull out in the dark to be sure you had a matching pair?5 4. What is broken every time it's spoken?Silence 5. How did Mark legally marry three women in Michigan, without divorcing any of them, becoming legally separated, or any of them dying?He was the priest 6. Mom and Dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?1 mother, 1 father, 4 daughters, 1 son, so 7 Short Hard Riddles 8. If I say "Everything I tell you is a lie," am I telling you the truth or a lie?Paradox, derp 9. What work can a painter never quite finish?An autobiography? 10. Why wasn't Bertha put in jail after killing dozens of people?She was putting people on death row to death/was in the army/other legal killing methods 12. If there are three cups of sugar and you take one away, how many do you have?One 13. What has a mouth but can't chew?A river 14. How many letters are in "the alphabet"?derp, 11 15. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?A towel PM me the answer to any of these riddles and you get +1 rep. Also come up with good riddles of your own and post them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoDemonX Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 22. a Mountain Sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter. Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 22. Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chex Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 15. Ice17. An insect19. A pig All that I can get that no one else answered yet. I'm not even sure if these are 100% correct but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG. Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 11 - You can't take photo's with curlers.16 - A stamp on a letter/parcel/whatever.21 - 1, as after you put one in it isn't empty anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negimalevolent Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 no one got 7 yet? It's easy! Queue! -> Q And I'm pretty sure 17 is fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.GhostRyder Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 1. He said nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 well heres a good riddle, but not my own: I am tall, I am youngI am short, I am oldWith life I glow,Somebodys breath is my foe. Who am I? Hope you liked the riddle TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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