The Smuggler Riddle
Every day, a man crosses the border of Mexico on a bicycle with two bags of sand. The customs officers check his bags and they are full of sand. The custom officers are aware that he is smuggling something but are not sure what is it exactly. As they do not have any evidence, they let him cross the border. What is he smuggling?
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How Did It Happen Riddle
A man was going to bleach his socks because they had gotten muddy the day before. As he was pouring the bleach into the washing machine, he spilled some on the floor. He got some ammonia cleaning fluid and mopped it up with a rag. Minutes later he was dead. How did he die?
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When you mix bleach and ammonia, it creates a deadly gas. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Pounds Of Sugar Riddle
The grocer had ten customers, each wanting to buy a 2 pound bag of sugar. A 20 pound bag of sugar had been delivered that morning, but he had not yet divided it because he could only find the 5lb and 9lb weights. One of the customers, getting impatient, showed him the quickest way to measure the sugar with the two weights he already had. How did he do it?
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Weigh out 4 pounds of sugar with the 5lb and the 9lb weights in different pans of the scales. With the 4lb weight , weigh three more lots of 4 pounds each - the remaining sugar will also weigh 4 pounds. Divide each 4 pound portion equally on the two sides of the scales. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Two Mothers Two Daughters Riddle
Two mothers and two daughters went to the store to buy themselves a pair of shoes. In all they bought 3 pairs of shoes. They each got a pair of shoes.
How is this?
How is this?
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There are only 3 people
There's a grandmother her daughter and granddaughter. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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There's a grandmother her daughter and granddaughter. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The 2 Barbershops
There is a small town on the East Coast that has 2 barbershops each with a single barber, and on opposite sides of town. The barbershop in the good part of town is immaculate. The floors and windows are washed and the air is fresh. The barber is very friendly, always smiling, he has shined shoes, a nice head of hair, and a clean dress shirt. The barbershop in the bad part of town is a mess. The entire barbershop is covered with a layer of dirt, and the air smells of trash. The barber always has a frown on his face. His skin is oily, his hair is ragged, and there are always stains visible on his shirt.
A man comes into town and hears of both barbershops and the man decides to go to the dirty barbershop in the bad part of town. Why does he do this?
A man comes into town and hears of both barbershops and the man decides to go to the dirty barbershop in the bad part of town. Why does he do this?
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The clean-cut barber must have his hair cut by the dirty barber and the dirty barber by the clean-cut barber. So its obvious that the dirty barber gives a better haircut. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Forgetful Camping Trip
You go camping and realize you forgot your sleeping bag. You get it come back and then realize you forgot your flashlight. You go and get it, but when you come back you find your sleeping bag is missing. You then find out you forgot your tent. When you go back and get it you see your sleeping bag, get it and leave your tent. You go back to the camp site remembering you left your tent at home. You also come to see your flashlight is now missing. You get your tent and see your flashlight, you get that too. You then see your sleeping bag is gone. You are so exhausted you leave it at home. Why does every thing keep going missing?
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You bring your sleeping bag home when you realize you forgot your flashlight. You leave your sleeping bag at home. You realize you did not bring your tent, go home with you flashlight. Instead of picking up your tent you see your sleeping bag and take that instead leaving your tent and flashlight at home. You go back when you get to camp because you now need your flashlight and tent. You bring your sleeping bag. And when you get your tent and flashlight you leave your sleeping bag. Every time you bring something to the camp site you leave what you had there at home. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A Ponderous House Riddle
I'm a riddle in nine syllables,
An elephant, a ponderous house,
A melon strolling on two tendrils O red fruit,
Ivory, fine timber!
The loaf's big with it's yeasty rising
Money's new minted in this fat purse.
I'm a means, a stage, a cow in calf.
I've eaten a bag of green apples
Boarded the train there's no getting off.
What am I?
An elephant, a ponderous house,
A melon strolling on two tendrils O red fruit,
Ivory, fine timber!
The loaf's big with it's yeasty rising
Money's new minted in this fat purse.
I'm a means, a stage, a cow in calf.
I've eaten a bag of green apples
Boarded the train there's no getting off.
What am I?
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Monster Mother Riddle
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Dressed In Black Riddle
A man is dressed in black , top hat is black, shirt and pants are black,shoes are black he is black, and a driver comes by and stops at the last second before running into him even with the street lights turned off. How does the driver see him?
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Making Dirty Money
Im to make dirty money youll probably wash;
Im put over your shoes like a snow-day galosh;
The loud clamorous noise you might hear at a mosh;
And the hand-held equipment for tennis or squash.
Who am I?
Im put over your shoes like a snow-day galosh;
The loud clamorous noise you might hear at a mosh;
And the hand-held equipment for tennis or squash.
Who am I?
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I Can Fly Riddle
Im colorful but Im not a rainbow
Im sometimes found on a shoulder but Im not a bag strap
I have two legs but Im not an ostrich
I can talk but Im not a person
I can fly but Im not an airplane
I'm a...
Im sometimes found on a shoulder but Im not a bag strap
I have two legs but Im not an ostrich
I can talk but Im not a person
I can fly but Im not an airplane
I'm a...
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Sock Singing Riddle
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Pearl Problems Riddle
"I'm a very rich man, so I've decided to give you some of my fortune. Do you see this bag? I have 5001 pearls inside it. 2501 of them are white, and 2500 of them are black. No, I am not racist. I'll let you take out any number of pearls from the bag without looking. If you take out the same number of black and white pearls, I will reward you with a number of gold bars equivalent to the number of pearls you took."
How many pearls should you take out to give yourself a good number of gold bars while still retaining a good chance of actually getting them?
How many pearls should you take out to give yourself a good number of gold bars while still retaining a good chance of actually getting them?
Hint: If you took out 2 pearls, you would have about a 50% chance of getting 2 gold bars. However, you can take even more pearls and still retain the 50% chance.
Take out 5000 pearls. If the remaining pearl is white, then you've won 5000 gold bars! Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Part Of Your Body
I can hold things but Im not a bag
Im used to write things down but Im not a pen
I have digits but Im not a cellphone
I have nails but Im not a hook
Im part of your body but Im not a foot
I am a?
Im used to write things down but Im not a pen
I have digits but Im not a cellphone
I have nails but Im not a hook
Im part of your body but Im not a foot
I am a?
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A Single Mother Had A Baby Riddle
A single mother had a baby, but she was poor so the baby didn't have food, clothes, shoes. What else didn't the baby have?
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