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Going To St. Ives
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?
I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?
Hint:
One. As John McClane learns, this is a classic trick question. If the narrator meets the group on the way to St. Ives, then they must be going in the opposite direction and the math calculations are simply a bit of trickery meant to misdirect. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Quietest Whimper
I talk, but I do not speak my mind
I hear words, but I do not listen to thoughts
When I wake, all see me
When I sleep, all hear me
Many heads are on my shoulders
Many hands are at my feet
The strongest steel cannot break my visage
But the softest whisper can destroy me
The quietest whimper can be heard.
What am I?
I hear words, but I do not listen to thoughts
When I wake, all see me
When I sleep, all hear me
Many heads are on my shoulders
Many hands are at my feet
The strongest steel cannot break my visage
But the softest whisper can destroy me
The quietest whimper can be heard.
What am I?
Hint:
Unwilling To Kiss
First think of the person who lives in disguise,
Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies.
Next, tell me whats always the last thing to mend,
The middle of middle and end of the end?
And finally give me the sound often heard
During the search for a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together, and answer me this,
Which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?
Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies.
Next, tell me whats always the last thing to mend,
The middle of middle and end of the end?
And finally give me the sound often heard
During the search for a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together, and answer me this,
Which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?
Hint:
An Island That Has 3 Gods
There is an Island that has 3 gods. One god always tells a lie, and the other always tells the truth. The third god has a random behavior. To top it off, these three gods, being jerks, answer in their own languages such that you are unable to tell which word, between "ja" or "da", means "no" or "yes". You have 3 questions to work out the True god, the false god, and the Random god.
Hint:
Question 1: (To any of the three gods) If I were to ask you "Is that the random god," would your answer be "ja?" (This questions, no matter the answer, will enable you to tell which god is not random i.e. the god who is either False or True)
Question 2: (To either the True or False god) If I asked you "are you false," would your answer be "ja?"
Question 3: (To the same god you asked the second question) If I asked you "whether the first god I spoke to is random," would your answer be "ja?" Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Question 2: (To either the True or False god) If I asked you "are you false," would your answer be "ja?"
Question 3: (To the same god you asked the second question) If I asked you "whether the first god I spoke to is random," would your answer be "ja?" Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Chicken Or The Egg
Hint:
Evolution would have to say it was the egg that came first because the modern chicken (MC= Modern Chicken) would have evolved from the ancient pre-historical semi-chicken-like dinosaur (AC= Ancient Chicken). Yet by logic, then that AC came before the egg. But what brought that? An older dinosaur most likely. But what brought that? Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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An Absentminded Philosopher Riddle
An absentminded philosopher forgot to wind up the only clock in his house. He had no radio, television, telephone, internet, or any other means of ascertaining the time. He therefore decided to travel by foot to his friend's house, a few miles down a straight desert road. He stayed there for the night and when he came back home the following morning, he was able to set his clock to the correct time. Assuming the philosopher always walks at the same speed, how did he know the exact time upon his return? Note: this is not a trick question. The Philosopher did not bring anything to his friend's house, nor did he bring anything back with him on his trip home.
Hint: We can assume that the journey to his friend's and back took exactly the same amount of time.
He Philosopher winds the grandfather clock to a random time right before leaving, 9:00 for example. Although this is not the right time, the clock can now be used to measure elapsed time. As soon as he arrives at his friend's house, the Philosopher looks at the time on his friend's clock. Let's say the time is 7:15. He stays overnight and then, before leaving in the morning, he looks at the clock one more time. Let's say the time is now 10:15 (15 hours later). When the Philosopher arrives home, he looks at his grandfather clock. Let's say his clock reads 12:40. By subtracting the time he set it to when he left (9:00) from the current time (12:40) he knows that he has been gone for 15 hours and 40 minutes. He knows that he spent 15 hours at his friends house, so that means he spent 40 minutes walking. Since he walked at the same speed both ways, it took him 20 minutes to walk from his friend's home back to his place. So the correct time to set the clock to in this example would therefore be 10:15 (the time he left his friend's house) + 20 minutes (the time it took him to walk home) = 10:35. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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5 Houses Riddle
Here's more information:
An Englishman resides in a red house.
The Dane drinks tea.
Dogs are kept by the Swede.
The green house is left to the white house.
The occupant of the green house drinks coffee.
The birds are kept by the Pall Mall smoker.
The horse keeper and the Dunhill smoker live next to each other.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives right next to the blue house.
The blend smoker's neighbor drinks water.
Hint:
Doorway To Heaven
You die then you find yourself in limbo, and you see two doors. One of them leads you to hell and the other one heaven. They are being guarded by two guardians. The guardian guarding the doorway to heaven always tells the truth and the guardian guarding the doorway to hell always lies. What is the one question you will ask to either of the guardians to find out which door will lead you to heaven?
Hint:
If I asked the other guardian which door leads to heaven, what would he tell me? Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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What Is Caught And Kept Riddle
Hint:
White Horses Riddle
There are 30 white horses on a red hill: first they champ, then they stamp, then they stand still. What are they?
Hint:
Sumer House Riddle
Hint:
Prohibited Chess Riddle
Hint:
Ruins Town Riddle
Hint:
Walking On Four Legs
Hint:
A Human. As an infant, a man crawls on 4 legs; as an adult he walks on two legs and as an elderly citizen he walks with a cane hence the three legs. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Writing Desk
Hint:
Post Your Philosophical Riddles Puns Below
Can you come up with a cool, funny or clever Philosophical Riddles of your own? Post it below (without the answer) to see if you can stump our users.
1. Why did Nietzsche refuse to go on a cruise? Because he feared it would be too sea-inducing.
2. Descartes walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender asks, "Would you like a glass with that, or are you not quite sure yet?"
3. How many existentialists does it take to change a light bulb? None, they prefer to sit in the dark and ponder its meaninglessness.
4. What did the Buddhist monk say to the hot dog vendor? "Make me one with everything."
5. Why did Kant wear sunglasses? Because he didn't want his actions to become a mere means to an end.
6. Why did Sartre break up with his girlfriend? Because he realized she was just a being-for-others.
7. What do you call an Austrian philosopher who loves to fish? Friedrich "Nietzschy" Rod.
8. Why did the Stoic philosopher refuse to share his umbrella? Because he believed in facing the rain with equanimity.
9. How many Hegelians does it take to screw in a light bulb? Two, one to screw in the bulb and another to negate it.
10. What's the difference between a postmodernist and a whale? One is a creature that constantly deconstructs its own existence, and the other is a fish.
11. Why did the skeptic refuse the invite to dinner? He couldn't be certain it was a real invitation.
12. Why did the deconstructionist refuse to use punctuation? To subvert the hierarchy of language.
13. How many Freudians does it take to change a light bulb? Two, one to screw it in and another to explain how it's really a phallic symbol.
14. Why did the philosopher take a day off from work? He was contemplating his existence within the context of his cubicle.
15. Why did the existentialist cross the road? To confront the absurdity of his own existence.
16. How many existentialists does it take to change a tire? None, they're too busy considering the futility of transportation.
17. Why did the nihilist refuse to pay for his coffee? Because he saw no objective value in currency.
18. What did the Stoic say to the rock that hit him? "Thank you for the opportunity to practice endurance."
19. Why did the philosopher start a social media account? To share his deepest thoughts with the world, 280 characters at a time.
20. How many Heideggerians does it take to change a light bulb? None, they prefer the comfort of darkness.
21. Why did the existentialist refuse to take a shower? Because cleanliness is just a social construct.
22. What do you call a philosopher who's always late? An existentialist, because time is arbitrary.
23. Why did the skeptic refuse to believe in the existence of the universe? Because he couldn't prove it wasn't just a dream.
24. How many deconstructionists does it take to screw in a light bulb? None, they prefer to question the very concept of light.
25. Why did the Buddhist refuse to kill bugs in his house? Because he believed in non-violence and reincarnation.
26. What did the pessimist say to the optimist? "I'm not saying things can't get better, I'm just saying they probably won't."
27. Why did the existentialist refuse to use emojis? Because they reduce complex emotions to simplistic images.
28. How many logicians does it take to change a light bulb? None, they prefer to describe the necessary conditions for light bulb changes.
29. Why did the philosopher refuse to eat meat? Because he believed in treating all living beings with respect and compassion.
30. What do you call a philosopher who's also a magician? A Socrates-pocus.
31. Why did the Stoic philosopher refuse to get mad at his rude neighbor? Because anger only harms the one who feels it.
32. Why did the existentialist refuse to go to a party? Because he feared his presence would only reinforce the absurdity of existence.
33. What did the existentialist say to the man who asked him for the meaning of life? "What do you think it is?"
34. How many Kantians does it take to change a light bulb? One, as long as changing the bulb is a universal duty.
35. Why did the Nietzschean philosopher refuse to wear shoes? Because he believed in the importance of overcoming pain.
36. What do you call a Buddhist philosopher who's also a lawyer? A Dalai Litigator.
37. Why did the philosopher refuse to eat junk food? Because he believed in nourishing both body and mind.
38. Why did the existentialist refuse to laugh at a joke? Because humor only masks the underlying absurdity of existence.
39. How many nihilists does it take to change a light bulb? None, because nothing matters.
40. Why did the philosopher refuse to own a car? Because he believed in living modestly and minimizing his ecological footprint.
41. Why did the Stoic say "no thanks" to dessert? Because he believed in practicing self-control.
42. What did the existentialist say to the bird perched on his windowsill? "Tweet as if each chirp were your last."
43. How many phenomenologists does it take to change a light bulb? One, as long as the experience of the light bulb is analyzed in great detail first.
44. Why did the existentialist refuse to get a job? Because he feared it would compromise his authenticity.
45. Why did the philosopher refuse to take sides in an argument? Because he believed in exploring all perspectives and finding common ground.
46. What do you call a Nietzschean philosopher who's also a musician? A Zarathustra-rapper.
47. Why did the Stoic refuse to complain about the weather? Because he believed in accepting things as they are.
48. What did the existentialist say to the tree in his backyard? "Grow, even if it's futile."
49. How many objectivists does it take to change a light bulb? None, because the light bulb is better off without their interference.
50. Why did the philosopher refuse to buy expensive clothes? Because he believed in prioritizing substance over style.
1. Why did Nietzsche refuse to go on a cruise? Because he feared it would be too sea-inducing.
2. Descartes walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender asks, "Would you like a glass with that, or are you not quite sure yet?"
3. How many existentialists does it take to change a light bulb? None, they prefer to sit in the dark and ponder its meaninglessness.
4. What did the Buddhist monk say to the hot dog vendor? "Make me one with everything."
5. Why did Kant wear sunglasses? Because he didn't want his actions to become a mere means to an end.
6. Why did Sartre break up with his girlfriend? Because he realized she was just a being-for-others.
7. What do you call an Austrian philosopher who loves to fish? Friedrich "Nietzschy" Rod.
8. Why did the Stoic philosopher refuse to share his umbrella? Because he believed in facing the rain with equanimity.
9. How many Hegelians does it take to screw in a light bulb? Two, one to screw in the bulb and another to negate it.
10. What's the difference between a postmodernist and a whale? One is a creature that constantly deconstructs its own existence, and the other is a fish.
11. Why did the skeptic refuse the invite to dinner? He couldn't be certain it was a real invitation.
12. Why did the deconstructionist refuse to use punctuation? To subvert the hierarchy of language.
13. How many Freudians does it take to change a light bulb? Two, one to screw it in and another to explain how it's really a phallic symbol.
14. Why did the philosopher take a day off from work? He was contemplating his existence within the context of his cubicle.
15. Why did the existentialist cross the road? To confront the absurdity of his own existence.
16. How many existentialists does it take to change a tire? None, they're too busy considering the futility of transportation.
17. Why did the nihilist refuse to pay for his coffee? Because he saw no objective value in currency.
18. What did the Stoic say to the rock that hit him? "Thank you for the opportunity to practice endurance."
19. Why did the philosopher start a social media account? To share his deepest thoughts with the world, 280 characters at a time.
20. How many Heideggerians does it take to change a light bulb? None, they prefer the comfort of darkness.
21. Why did the existentialist refuse to take a shower? Because cleanliness is just a social construct.
22. What do you call a philosopher who's always late? An existentialist, because time is arbitrary.
23. Why did the skeptic refuse to believe in the existence of the universe? Because he couldn't prove it wasn't just a dream.
24. How many deconstructionists does it take to screw in a light bulb? None, they prefer to question the very concept of light.
25. Why did the Buddhist refuse to kill bugs in his house? Because he believed in non-violence and reincarnation.
26. What did the pessimist say to the optimist? "I'm not saying things can't get better, I'm just saying they probably won't."
27. Why did the existentialist refuse to use emojis? Because they reduce complex emotions to simplistic images.
28. How many logicians does it take to change a light bulb? None, they prefer to describe the necessary conditions for light bulb changes.
29. Why did the philosopher refuse to eat meat? Because he believed in treating all living beings with respect and compassion.
30. What do you call a philosopher who's also a magician? A Socrates-pocus.
31. Why did the Stoic philosopher refuse to get mad at his rude neighbor? Because anger only harms the one who feels it.
32. Why did the existentialist refuse to go to a party? Because he feared his presence would only reinforce the absurdity of existence.
33. What did the existentialist say to the man who asked him for the meaning of life? "What do you think it is?"
34. How many Kantians does it take to change a light bulb? One, as long as changing the bulb is a universal duty.
35. Why did the Nietzschean philosopher refuse to wear shoes? Because he believed in the importance of overcoming pain.
36. What do you call a Buddhist philosopher who's also a lawyer? A Dalai Litigator.
37. Why did the philosopher refuse to eat junk food? Because he believed in nourishing both body and mind.
38. Why did the existentialist refuse to laugh at a joke? Because humor only masks the underlying absurdity of existence.
39. How many nihilists does it take to change a light bulb? None, because nothing matters.
40. Why did the philosopher refuse to own a car? Because he believed in living modestly and minimizing his ecological footprint.
41. Why did the Stoic say "no thanks" to dessert? Because he believed in practicing self-control.
42. What did the existentialist say to the bird perched on his windowsill? "Tweet as if each chirp were your last."
43. How many phenomenologists does it take to change a light bulb? One, as long as the experience of the light bulb is analyzed in great detail first.
44. Why did the existentialist refuse to get a job? Because he feared it would compromise his authenticity.
45. Why did the philosopher refuse to take sides in an argument? Because he believed in exploring all perspectives and finding common ground.
46. What do you call a Nietzschean philosopher who's also a musician? A Zarathustra-rapper.
47. Why did the Stoic refuse to complain about the weather? Because he believed in accepting things as they are.
48. What did the existentialist say to the tree in his backyard? "Grow, even if it's futile."
49. How many objectivists does it take to change a light bulb? None, because the light bulb is better off without their interference.
50. Why did the philosopher refuse to buy expensive clothes? Because he believed in prioritizing substance over style.