riddles

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eulaliaaaa! says: Jan 8, 2010. 3:32 PM
I have a riddle from a movie about a bank robbery.

Which weighs more, the number of trains pass through Grand Central Station in a month, Or the number of trees cut down to make dollar bills in a year?

If you are from England or from a country other than America, you probably won't be able to figure it out unless you saw the movie...
ilpug in reply to eulaliaaaa!Nov 2, 2011. 8:21 PM
No trees are cut to make dollar bills, they are made of fabric.

So, the trains...?

amiright?
eulaliaaaa! in reply to ilpugNov 27, 2011. 11:17 AM
No. You are wrong.

They both weigh the same.

Grand Central Station is a post office/just a huge room. Grand Central Terminal is the place where the trains are.
So, they both weigh the same, as in nothing at all.
ilpug in reply to eulaliaaaa!Nov 27, 2011. 8:22 PM
Ahh. that's interesting.
monsterlego says: Oct 19, 2011. 7:26 PM
Why did the kid drop his ice cream?
average joe 1999 in reply to monsterlegoNov 14, 2011. 12:26 PM
He was hit by a bus
monsterlego in reply to average joe 1999Nov 14, 2011. 12:35 PM
omg! how did you know?
average joe 1999 in reply to monsterlegoNov 14, 2011. 8:46 PM
Its an anti joke, I like anti jokes
monsterlego in reply to average joe 1999Nov 15, 2011. 1:40 AM
Ahh...
ilpug says: Nov 2, 2011. 8:47 PM
1. Rocks in my belly
wings on my back
I am more akin to fish than bird


2. As soon as I am spoken, I am broken.

3. A man has a box full of everything he owns. What is the one thing that is missing from the inside of the box?

4. What did Della wear?

5. a group of riddles together:

How do you put an elephant in a refrigerator?

How do you put a giraffe in a refrigerator?

How do you put all the animals in the world in a refrigerator?

You need to cross a river that is shallow enough to wade across, but full of deadly snakes and crocodiles. You have a boat, but it has no oars. What is the fastest way to cross the river?
monsterlego in reply to ilpugNov 3, 2011. 8:18 AM
Get a really big refrigerator.
The Jamalam says: Jan 8, 2010. 9:51 AM
You're in a car, going around in circles. You can't stop. An elephant goes past you to your right. Scared, you jump off from your car, off the road, over a cliff. But you survive. Who and where are you?
VerendusVir in reply to The JamalamOct 19, 2011. 7:56 PM
Batman??
ilpug in reply to VerendusVirNov 2, 2011. 8:20 PM
You are a guy in a parachute, on a circular road, next to a cliff, in a place with elephants.


duh.
godofal says: Oct 14, 2009. 2:14 AM
my colors are red, blue yellow, and all the other colors of the rainbow
i can eat a hundred sheep, and will still be hungry for more!
i often lie rolled up, or just on the floor.
what am i?
VerendusVir in reply to godofalOct 20, 2011. 9:14 AM
A rug?
godofal in reply to VerendusVirOct 23, 2011. 1:09 AM
and after a solid 2 years we finally have a winner!
Kryptonite in reply to godofalOct 18, 2009. 10:15 PM
I'm thinking of shearing, would this be close?
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to godofalOct 18, 2009. 8:24 AM
 dark?
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to godofalOct 14, 2009. 3:51 AM
thats like one that everybody always overthinks but idk
DJ Radio says: Oct 19, 2009. 9:49 PM
<font face="arial"><font color="#d9d3d5" size="5"><font color="yellow" size="6">How do you type this kind of text, and still not be pro? A very difficult riddle, no?<br /> </font></font></font>
The Jamalam in reply to DJ RadioJan 8, 2010. 9:47 AM
FAIL
DJ Radio in reply to The JamalamJan 8, 2010. 1:00 PM
Well that was a bug.  So you fail.
lemonie in reply to DJ RadioOct 22, 2009. 2:21 PM
Not like that...

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EncasedDeath (author) in reply to DJ RadioOct 22, 2009. 1:53 PM
<font face="arial"><font color="#d9d3d5" size="5"><font color="yellow" size="6">
then ur tex
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am i correct, if so you may want to look at your riddle again.
V-Man737 says: Oct 22, 2009. 12:18 AM
This isn't so much a riddle as it is a conundrum...
You're driving in the middle of nowhere, and suddenly your tire blows out.  You pull over to fix the flat (like the handy Instructabler you are) and, forgetting that you read somewhere to not ever do this, you put all five of the lug nuts in the hubcap to keep track of them. As you're rolling the spare over to the car, you accidentally kick the hubcap, and the nuts go flying down into a fathomless cave by the road. So now, here are your givens:
- the nearest civilization is 30 miles away, it's chilly, and the sun is setting
- you have no cell phone services
- those lug nuts are history

What would be the simplest solution to getting your car back on the road again?
Koosie in reply to V-Man737Oct 22, 2009. 2:56 PM
Easy, take one from each of the other three wheels.  You then have 3 x 4 lug nuts and 1 x 3 lug nuts.  Drive slowly for those 30 miles and you should be alright.
V-Man737 in reply to KoosieOct 22, 2009. 7:09 PM
Wow, so quick. Have you heard this situation before?
Koosie in reply to V-Man737Oct 23, 2009. 2:48 AM
Kinda, I've seen lots of wierd things on the road, private and commercial.

A real conundrum is the drive-shaft between the axle and hub breaking.  The whole hub with the tyre comes off and rolls away. Not a nice situation  8-o
V-Man737 in reply to KoosieOct 23, 2009. 7:39 AM
>_< That actually happens?? Yikes! Imagine being some poor fella down the road who sees this wheel approaching at 60 mph or so.
Koosie in reply to V-Man737Oct 23, 2009. 8:28 AM
I've seen it a few times. It's actually quite funny, if it doesn't hit you.

If it does, it's like: "Oh my, whats tha..."
Molten Boron in reply to KoosieOct 23, 2009. 11:24 AM
LOLOLOL
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to V-Man737Oct 22, 2009. 1:49 PM
is there anything in the car that could be used
EncasedDeath (author) says: Oct 13, 2009. 1:04 PM
voiceless it cries,
wingless flutters,
toothless bites,
mouthless mutters.
kelseymh in reply to EncasedDeathOct 13, 2009. 10:11 PM
And beany it breaks.
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to kelseymhOct 14, 2009. 3:49 AM
nope
kelseymh in reply to EncasedDeathOct 14, 2009. 11:02 AM
Ah, so you're too young to know the phrase "breaking wind"?
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to kelseymhOct 14, 2009. 2:16 PM
i know its farting but thats still the answer
Goodhart in reply to EncasedDeathOct 17, 2009. 7:54 PM
He was hinting at wind, since he said it beans help one break it ;-) <div id="refHTML"> </div>
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to GoodhartOct 18, 2009. 8:19 AM
 then  he would be correct
Kryptonite in reply to EncasedDeathOct 18, 2009. 10:14 PM
Wow I did not get that one.
Goodhart in reply to KryptoniteOct 19, 2009. 8:56 PM
voiceless it cries,<br /> wingless flutters,<br /> toothless bites,<br /> mouthless mutters.<br /> <br /> The wind, whistles (cries), makes leaves, flags, etc flutter, cold wind bites, and between the trees, mutters... <div id="refHTML"> </div>
Kryptonite in reply to GoodhartOct 20, 2009. 1:19 AM
Yeah I understand it now I have the answer, I'm just saying I couldn't work it out beforehand. Nice riddle.
Goodhart in reply to KryptoniteOct 20, 2009. 6:33 AM
Oh ok, sorry about that. <br /> <br /> That is yet another riddle from <em>The Hobbit</em> and Bilbo's encounter with Sméagol (Gollum). <div id="refHTML"> </div>
Kryptonite in reply to GoodhartOct 21, 2009. 5:58 PM
I haven't read that book in about a year and a half so I'm not on familiar terms with it. Have you read the Lord of the Rings trilogy? (even though it's 5 or so books I refer to it as a trilogy.)
It's a huge read but well worth it.
Goodhart in reply to KryptoniteOct 21, 2009. 8:20 PM
I have read the Trilogy. Afterward, I attempted to read The Silmarillion, and except for skipping through some of the lists of family names, I got through it fairly well. It explains where the wizards came from, and what they were, among other things. I hear rumors of <a href="http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11758.html">a Silmarillion Movie</a> too :-) <div id="refHTML"> </div>
Kryptonite in reply to GoodhartOct 22, 2009. 2:14 AM
Cool. A friend of mine has The Silmarillion, isn't that the one where the elves have their gems stolen then have an oath to get them back and end up killing each other because of the result of a badly worded oath?



I appear to be having an error seeing pro formatting, instead of seeing a link, I see

<a href="http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11758.html">a Silmarillion Movie</a>

in plain text. Any ideas? It started this morning.
Goodhart in reply to KryptoniteOct 22, 2009. 7:57 AM
I have little memory of the Silmarillion, except for the portion that describes where Gandalf came from and why he was in Middle Earth (I remember a little about the rise of Morgoth and Sauron, too)

As far as the formatting is concerned.....I can see it also !  *sigh*
 
Kryptonite in reply to GoodhartOct 22, 2009. 8:37 PM
 Wow, I've always wondered about Gandalf, does it have any thing about Tom Bombadill? I'm still not quite sure about him.
Goodhart in reply to KryptoniteOct 23, 2009. 1:31 AM
Tom?  I don't recall much mentioned about him, but he could be in one of the lineages listed that I just had to skip over (they were there for those that REALLY wanted to get into LOTR ancestry).  

Gandalf, mentioned as one of those that came from The West quotes a hint in LOTR, but you have to go to the Silmarillion to understand it....the quote is: 

Many are my names in many countries, he said. Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Dwarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not.'

The line Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten is the mystery line.    Olórin was his name in Valinor and in very ancient times (the West, which is forgotten, to which he returns, at the very end of LOTR).
  
Other info:  Gandalf initially appears as an old man with a gray beard, a gray cloak and a large gray hat. Although some of the Wise know his true nature, others mistake him for a simple conjurer. After fighting the Balrog in the Mines of Moria, he reappears as a more imposing figure clad all in white. The change of color is significant, for he has come to replace the corrupted Saruman as the chief of the Wizards. In a sense he has become Saruman, or rather what Saruman should have been.  Thus Gandalf was one of the more popular of the Maiar of the people of Manwë and Varda.
 
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to GoodhartOct 22, 2009. 1:48 PM
i have maybe 8-10 J.R.R. Tolkien books, and i have the LOTR books in the one that is all of them together in one book, but some stupid kid at school ripped the back cover and some pages.
i am going to count exactly how many books of his i have at home when i get there.
Goodhart in reply to EncasedDeathOct 18, 2009. 1:15 PM
;-) I know :-) <div id="refHTML"> </div>
Goodhart in reply to EncasedDeathOct 13, 2009. 5:20 PM
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EncasedDeath (author) in reply to GoodhartOct 13, 2009. 5:24 PM
LOL your gollum speech is very funny and awesome
EncasedDeath (author) says: Oct 22, 2009. 4:43 PM
how popular is this forum topic, i mean in comments. i know that the chatroom has more comments but i mean by people who don't work for the website.
is this the number one commented forum topic, if not is it close?
V-Man737 in reply to EncasedDeathOct 22, 2009. 7:09 PM
For now. :-P
Zaphod Beeblebrox says: Oct 17, 2009. 5:36 PM
a jailer has a large number of prisoners to gaurd and has to seat them at a number of tables at mealtimes.

The regulations state the following:
     each table is to seat the same number of prisoners.
     the number at each table is an odd number.
 
      The jailer finds that when he seats the prisoners :

                             3 per table,he has 2 prisoners left over;
                             5 per table,he has 4 prisoners left over;
                             7 per table,he has 6 prisoners left over;
                             9 per table he has 8 prisoners left over;
                      but when he seats them 11 per table there are none left over.
                            
                             how many prisoners are there?
Kryptonite in reply to Zaphod BeeblebroxOct 18, 2009. 10:37 PM
By my workings,

It has to be a multiple of 11. (For obvious reasons.)
It has to end with 1, or 6. (For 4 to be left when 5 are seated per table.)

This leaves the numbers
11, 66, 121, 176, 231 or 286.

What's left is to cross each one off to comply with the other rules.

11 can't be it. The closest higher multiple of 3 is 12 which leaves 1.
66 can't be it. It's a multiple of 3 and leaves none left.
121 can't be it. The closest higher multiple of 9 is 126 which leaves 5.
176 can't be it. The  closest higher multiple of 3 is 177 which leaves 1.
231 can't be it. It's a multiple of 3 and leaves none left.
286 can't be it. The closest higher multiple of 7 is 287 which leaves 1.



From there I'm going to leave it to some one else because this question's pissing me off.
Molten Boron in reply to KryptoniteOct 19, 2009. 7:44 PM
I think part of the problem is that you're trying to find the lowest number possible with this, when the riddle itself said "a large number." There's no reason it can't be a ridiculously large number!
Kryptonite in reply to Molten BoronOct 20, 2009. 1:29 AM
I actually took notice of that, but would you do the whole thing?
Molten Boron in reply to KryptoniteOct 20, 2009. 1:29 PM
If I were a bored mathematician (read: V-Man), I might try it.
V-Man737 in reply to Molten BoronOct 22, 2009. 12:19 AM
Whew... Uh, yeah, I'll get right on that...
Zaphod Beeblebrox in reply to KryptoniteOct 19, 2009. 5:07 PM
lol......................................................
Molten Boron says: Oct 20, 2009. 1:37 PM
What is full of holes but can hold lots of water?
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to Molten BoronOct 20, 2009. 1:52 PM
 a sponge
Molten Boron in reply to EncasedDeathOct 20, 2009. 2:39 PM
And what is full of water but cannot hold holes?
V-Man737 in reply to Molten BoronOct 22, 2009. 12:19 AM
The... ocean?
DJ Radio says: Oct 19, 2009. 9:47 PM
There is a traveler, trying to get to truthville.  However, there is a fork in the road.  One path leads to truthville, the other to liarsburg.  People from truthville tell nothing but the truth, and people from liarsburg tell nothing but lies. There is a person from one of the villages in the middle.  The traveler does not know which path to take, and he does not know where to go. 

What does he ask the villager?
Molten Boron in reply to DJ RadioOct 20, 2009. 1:30 PM
"What would the other guy tell me?"
Molten Boron in reply to Molten BoronOct 20, 2009. 1:31 PM
The answer will invariably be the lie, and the opposite will be the useful information.
Molten Boron in reply to Molten BoronOct 20, 2009. 1:32 PM
Disgusting Liarsburg! May a thousand feathers tickle your feet! Fat hobbitses.
DJ Radio in reply to Molten BoronOct 20, 2009. 1:35 PM
There is actually a question that will get the traveler to Truthville no matter what village the villager is from.
Molten Boron in reply to DJ RadioOct 20, 2009. 2:40 PM
I'm pretty sure my first response is the correct answer. Question. Thing.
DJ Radio in reply to Molten BoronOct 20, 2009. 8:05 PM
I already posted the answer below.
Molten Boron in reply to DJ RadioOct 20, 2009. 8:45 PM
"Will you" implies asking a question to be verbally answered. Either answer could be given, from either truth-tellers or liars, and could be followed up with either escorting the asker to town or not! Thus, the answer provided below doesn't fully deal with the problem. Also, it is debatable whether escorting someone to a particular town is the same as lying or truth-telling...
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to DJ RadioOct 20, 2009. 3:39 AM
 which town do i go to? which town are you from? 
?
DJ Radio in reply to EncasedDeathOct 20, 2009. 12:58 PM
That won't do any good.
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to DJ RadioOct 20, 2009. 1:01 PM
 why are you standing there?
DJ Radio in reply to EncasedDeathOct 20, 2009. 1:11 PM
No.
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to DJ RadioOct 20, 2009. 1:54 PM
 i give
DJ Radio in reply to EncasedDeathOct 20, 2009. 2:12 PM
"Will you please take me to your village?"

Explanation- If the villager is from Truthsville, the villager will tell the truth and take the traveler to truthsville.  However, if the villager is from Liarsburg, the villager will lie and then take the traveler to Truthsville.
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to DJ RadioOct 20, 2009. 4:11 PM
 oh, but i wouldnt think that because i would never ask that.
DJ Radio in reply to EncasedDeathOct 20, 2009. 6:21 PM
Before now you would.  After today, you know what to do.
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to DJ RadioOct 21, 2009. 3:40 AM
 i dont think i will ask this because i dont want to accidently go to liarsville
Padlock says: Oct 19, 2009. 8:51 PM
What five-digit number, when multiplied by four, is itself but backwards?

You can figure this out mathematically. Just takes some Algebra.
EncasedDeath (author) says: Oct 13, 2009. 1:10 PM
it cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
and empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life kills laughter.
Goodhart in reply to EncasedDeathOct 17, 2009. 8:00 PM
The DARK ! <div id="refHTML"> </div>
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to GoodhartOct 18, 2009. 8:19 AM
yes
Molten Boron in reply to EncasedDeathOct 18, 2009. 8:31 PM
The dark ends life and kills laughter?
Goodhart in reply to Molten BoronOct 19, 2009. 8:45 PM
Indeed, you have to understand that riddles take some fair amount of leeway in their interpretation: ends life = at the end of life (one's eyes are closed i.e. darkness). <div id="refHTML"> </div>
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to Molten BoronOct 19, 2009. 1:12 PM
 yes, not many people laugh when it is dark because it symbolizes fear and ends life because it also symbolizes death. this is why horror films are always at night. but i took it from the hobit so ask J.R.R. Tolkien, even if he is dead. so ask Christipher Tolkien.
Molten Boron in reply to EncasedDeathOct 19, 2009. 2:35 PM
LOL, even if he's dead.
I'll schedule the cemetery.
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to Molten BoronOct 19, 2009. 4:33 PM
 lol, hes been dead for a long time so it looks like a funeral for a rotting corpse, ewww
Molten Boron in reply to EncasedDeathOct 13, 2009. 4:10 PM
Silence!
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to Molten BoronOct 13, 2009. 4:23 PM
nope
Zaphod Beeblebrox says: Oct 17, 2009. 5:25 PM
there are 10 places to embark and disembark on a lift at a ski resort.It is possible to purchase a single ticket between any 2 stations. How many different tickets does a skier need to go to every station from any other station?
Molten Boron in reply to Zaphod BeeblebroxOct 19, 2009. 7:52 PM
9. EVERY station from any other station, meaning you start at one station and are trying to get to ALL of the other 9 stations. You need 9 tickets to do that. Unless you aren't planning on getting off the lift, in which case Kryptonite is correct -- you only need to ride the lift once to see all the stations.
Kryptonite in reply to Zaphod BeeblebroxOct 18, 2009. 10:18 PM
1
EncasedDeath (author) in reply to Zaphod BeeblebroxOct 17, 2009. 7:08 PM
is it five, ten, or neither?
Zaphod Beeblebrox in reply to EncasedDeathOct 19, 2009. 5:04 PM
dunno im waiting for x-man to answer (hes obviosly always right)
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