"what is the one thing that disappears when you say its name? silence."
every time i step into my local bank branch, i am delighted to see the weekly riddle, like the one above, scribbled across the whiteboard behind the counter. and so, in the spirit of paying it forward, and taking into account the fact that i spent no more than fifteen minutes dreaming up the following, i now present my collection of the world's worst riddles:
1. i shift from happy to sad the moment you turn me upside down. what am i?
2. it's there when you sit down but it vanishes the second you stand up. what is it?
3. warm me up and i can't stand still. cool me down and i can barely move. what am i?
4. the longer it waits, the shorter it grows. what is it?
5. i always disappear in the light. what am i?
6. i'm sandwiched between two others very much like me - one earlier and one later. what am i?
"it's a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma." - jfk: the movie (1991)
1. you are correct
2. you are also correct
3. you, too, are correct (water)
4. you are correct, as well
5. moreover, you are correct
6. and finally, you are correct
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5. SHADOW!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking 4. is time.. but not entirely sure.
3. might be particles? Because particles vibrate when they're heated up and lose all energy when they're cooled...
Not sure about 1 and 2. :P Waiting for the answers ^^.
Ps. "jfk (1991)" I WAS BORN IN 1991! just sayin' :)
1. SMILE
ReplyDelete6. bacon, lettuce, tomato =)
ReplyDeletethese answers can be anything.
ReplyDeletei got bored after the first two.
but seriously, they can be anything.
1. if you turn a bill upside down, the lady's smile turns into a frown (that rhymes!!) or if let's say, your brother turned you upside down, why that smile will turn into a frown! (that rhymes too!)
2. wrinkles in your pants? or you know how your socks show when you sit down but when you stand up, the pant leg covers your socks? yeah that.
3. it could be a pot of boiling water.
or it could be a person.
4. i believe the answer is patience. "my patience is wearing out!"
5. it can't be shadow. you can only have a shadow WITH light.
6. countries? sandwiched between different time zones? one earlier one later? very much like me, they're all countries? or provinces? or states?
your questions are so vague.
(haha i love the scientist guy David who's seeing Pheebs. he's so awkward, it's soo cuteeee!!)
oh and ps. the jfk quote.
ReplyDeleteit could have not been from my fave past pres.
because we all know he passed away in 1963. before we were both born.
is that quote from batman?
i mean it would make sense.
2. your lap
ReplyDelete5. darkness
-anonymous #2
right but i am a brilliant person.
ReplyDeletethe answer is riddle isn't it?
well... i was still right.
because i'm brilliant. thanks.
LUNCH!!!!!
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