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Riddle: What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?
Answer: The word is "starting". Remove the middle "T" and you have "staring", Remove the "A" and you get "string", remove the "R" then you have "sting", remove the "T" and you get "sing". Remove the "G", and you get "sin", remove the "S" and you're left with "in",  and finally, remove the "N" and you're left with "I".
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A Special Sound

ROD: 03-19-2025

Riddle: I repeat only the last word you say. The more I repeat, the softer I got. I cannot be seen but can be heard. What am I?
Answer: An Echo.
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Lucky Clover

ROD: 03-18-2025

Riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf clover?
Answer: You don't want to press your luck!
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Riddle: How many gold coins can a leprechaun throw in an empty pot?
Answer: One. After that, it’s no longer empty.
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Riddle: Where are you guaranteed to find gold on St. Patrick's Day?
Answer: In the dictionary!
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Riddle: If you have three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have?
Answer: Two. The two you took.
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Water Knight

ROD: 03-14-2025

Riddle: My first four letters describe all living things. My last five letters are another word for a knight. My job is to save you, and I'm a fan of water. Who am I?
Answer: I’m a lifeguard.
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Six Faces And 21 Eyes

ROD: 03-13-2025

Riddle: What has six faces, but does not wear makeup, has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see? "What is it?"
Answer: A die (dice).
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Riddle: Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?
Answer: This man is bald!
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Riddle: A father's child, a mother's child, yet no one's son. Who am I?
Answer: The daughter.
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