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    a riddle for you.

    What is it the more you take away the larger it becomes?

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    A hole.

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by The new Bill J View Post
    A hole.
    google bill google

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    a hole !!!

    ..........

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    spoilt the fun

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by The new Bill J View Post
    A hole.

    what dries as it gets wetter?

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    ok When one does not know what it is, then it is something; but when one knows what it is, then it is nothing.

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by robbie506 View Post
    what dries as it gets wetter?

    towle

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by dave j gtt View Post
    spoilt the fun
    How?

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by mr white View Post
    ok When one does not know what it is, then it is something; but when one knows what it is, then it is nothing.

    secret?

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by robbie506 View Post
    secret?

    no.

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    theres no water in the lake

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    its a lake, its full of water...

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    A submarine

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by markey b View Post
    Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by markey b View Post
    Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?

    there boat doesnt turn over.

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    i have got a real head **** riddle

    Right you walk to a fork in the road, one road leads to the town you want to go to, there are no signs nothing, so you have no idea which road to take, there are however two brothers at the fork in the road, 1 tells the truth, 1 tells lies, you don't know which one is which.

    Right you can only ask one of them one question, how do you find your way to the town?

    Phil

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by philg View Post
    i have got a real head **** riddle

    Right you walk to a fork in the road, one road leads to the town you want to go to, there are no signs nothing, so you have no idea which road to take, there are however two brothers at the fork in the road, 1 tells the truth, 1 tells lies, you don't know which one is which.

    Right you can only ask one of them one question, how do you find your way to the town?

    Phil
    Reminds me of the Labyrinth at the doors , I guess its something like, would he tell me that this is the road tothe town?

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    if i ask your brother to point which way to go to town would he be telling the truth or lying!!!

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by markey b View Post
    Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
    They were all married

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by philg View Post
    i have got a real head **** riddle

    Right you walk to a fork in the road, one road leads to the town you want to go to, there are no signs nothing, so you have no idea which road to take, there are however two brothers at the fork in the road, 1 tells the truth, 1 tells lies, you don't know which one is which.

    Right you can only ask one of them one question, how do you find your way to the town?

    Phil
    "What would the other one say?"

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    If:
    2 + 3 = 10
    7 + 2 = 63
    6 + 5 = 66
    8 + 4 = 96
    Then:
    9 + 7 = ????

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Dude, Thats not a riddle............that's math!

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    I know but it's all mind usage haha. apparently you need an IQ over 120 to get this one...

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by sphinX-B17GTT View Post
    If:
    2 + 3 = 10
    7 + 2 = 63
    6 + 5 = 66
    8 + 4 = 96
    Then:
    9 + 7 = 144
    Try coming up with something harder next time

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    It's "lateral thinking" actually . I know the answer to that but my dad is extremely good at this kind of thing and used to go over samples like that with me as a kid. I was offered MENSA membership don't you know

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    There ya go, Dale got it

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by D4WNO View Post
    It's "lateral thinking" actually . I know the answer to that but my dad is extremely good at this kind of thing and used to go over samples like that with me as a kid. I was offered MENSA membership don't you know
    Yeah, somebody who was willing to pay for it, they will try and get anyone in there. So long ago since I done the proper mensa test. Think I was 10 when I done it, killed a few of those brain cells since with alcohol though

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    You can never say no to this question but its hard for you to see its easy to answer and with this you became to be. What is the question?

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by sphinX-B17GTT View Post
    I know but it's all mind usage haha. apparently you need an IQ over 120 to get this one...
    144

    never had thought I had an IQ over 120

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    the man who built it doesnt want it the man who bought doesnt need it the man who needs it doesnt know it.

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by sphinX-B17GTT View Post
    the man who built it doesnt want it the man who bought doesnt need it the man who needs it doesnt know it.
    A coffin

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by i l k e r View Post
    144

    never had thought I had an IQ over 120
    Copying my answer dont count

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by Purple_rob View Post
    Reminds me of the Labyrinth at the doors , I guess its something like, would he tell me that this is the road tothe town?
    Take me too your town.

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by philg View Post
    i have got a real head **** riddle

    Right you walk to a fork in the road, one road leads to the town you want to go to, there are no signs nothing, so you have no idea which road to take, there are however two brothers at the fork in the road, 1 tells the truth, 1 tells lies, you don't know which one is which.

    Right you can only ask one of them one question, how do you find your way to the town?

    Phil
    Take me too your town.

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    the answer to the boat joke is they all were married!!!!

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    sorry just seen sphinx answer

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by sphinX-B17GTT View Post
    They were all married
    give the man a biscuit!

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by jonnyshaw49 View Post
    the answer to the boat joke is they all were married!!!!
    It took me about 5 read-overs to get the joke... Never going to get into mensa at this rate.

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    lots of close answers, like i said head ****.

    Lets say there is road 1 and 2, but lets say road 1 is to the town, the question you can ask either brother is, which way would your brother send me to the town.

    Ask the one telling the truth, he knows his brother is the liar so he says, "my brother would send you down road 2".

    Ask the liar and, he knows his brother is going to tell the truth and send him the correct way down road 1, but he is the liar so he will say road 2 to.

    Therefore do the opposite to both answers and you get to the town.


    phil

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    The simple answer is that you don't need to ask any questions of the two brothers, ignore them. There is only one road. Just pick the fork up and use it to eat the chips you are going to buy when you get to Whitley Bay.

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by Trevhib View Post
    The simple answer is that you don't need to ask any questions of the two brothers, ignore them. There is only one road. Just pick the fork up and use it to eat the chips you are going to buy when you get to Whitley Bay.
    cheeky

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    I already answered this if you look up lol... my answer works ... ask the liar "What would the other one say?" then ask the truth tell the same and the answers will be the same...you do the opposite and done.

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by sphinX-B17GTT View Post
    I already answered this if you look up lol... my answer works ... ask the liar "What would the other one say?" then ask the truth tell the same and the answers will be the same...you do the opposite and done.
    well done, pat on the back for you mate

    phil

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    If anyone gets this WITHOUT using Google or the such like, I'll be impressed...

    1. In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours.
    2. In each house lives a person of different nationality
    3. These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.

    Who owns the fish?

    Some clues...

    1. The Brit lives in a red house.
    2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
    3. The Dane drinks tea.
    4. The Green house is next to, and on the left of the White house.
    5. The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.
    6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
    7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
    8. The man living in the centre house drinks milk.
    9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
    10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
    11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
    12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
    13. The German smokes Prince.
    14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
    15. The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water.

    Good luck!

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Thats that bloody Enistien riddle.......you got no chance of getting this its a 1 in millions that get it right lol

    good luck

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    i know the answer because we had it at work a few weeks back its a real hard one to work out i never got it much for the will of trying.

    the answer is the now deleted i have the workings out somewhere in my office drawes
    Last edited by robbie506; 11-03-2010 at 13:02.

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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Thanks for spoiling that one...


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    Re: a riddle for you.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mart View Post
    Thanks for spoiling that one...

    Was gonna say that didn't last long, nothing like giving others a chance

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