xanderman
(xanderman)
July 22, 2004, 5:15pm
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Yes!
Number two is a drum. The twist word is “beat.” You can beat a cow or beat a drum.
Number 4 is a hole. The twist word is “in.” If you put a hole in a bucket, it will be lighter. Anything else you put in a bucket makes it heavier.
An Imaginary Man: The answer is Nothing. Alas, this was one of the first riddles posed in this thread.
my bad…next time i’ll read all 5 pages of posts before adding…or not
xanderman
(xanderman)
July 27, 2004, 4:57pm
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It weighs almost nothing, yet even the strongest man in the world cannot hold it for long. What is it?
Answer = Breath. The twist word is “hold.”
A box hidden beneath a tree, inside some tasty meat. Leave it for a month or more, still as good to eat. What is it?
Answer = walnut, or many other kinds of nuts. The twist word is “meat.” This is a more archaic use of the word, also used in minced-meat pie.
yan
(yan)
July 28, 2004, 10:22am
124
don’t know how many of you play chess but this is a good chess puzzle
1.f3 …
2.kf2 …
3.kg3 …
4.kh4 …+ 0-1
so black wins on the fourth move, what are black moves?
Yan