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Letters Of The Alphabet Riddle
ROD: 05-25-2026
This Thing All Things Devours Riddle
ROD: 05-24-2026
Riddle: This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down. What am I?
Answer: Time!
Pecans In Space
ROD: 05-23-2026
Riddle: Why did all the pecans go to space?
Answer: They were Astro-nuts!
What Is Something You Don't Own But Can Give To Anyone You Meet?
ROD: 05-22-2026
Riddle: What is something you don't own but can give to anyone you meet? You only have one, but you can give it away as many times as you want without losing it. What is it?
Answer: Your heart.
I Am Your Father But You Are Not My Son
ROD: 05-21-2026
Riddle: I am your father, but you are not my son. Who are you to me?
Answer: My daughter.
Riddle: You need me to see me,
I can be quite pretty;
I come in different shades,
But no shapes or sizes;
What am I?
Answer: An eye.
A Dagger Thrust At My Own Heart Dictates The Way I'm Swayed
ROD: 05-19-2026
Riddle: A dagger thrust at my own heart, Dictates the way I'm swayed. Left I stand, and right I yield, To the twisting of the blade. What am I?
Answer: A Lock.
Grass Like A Mouse
ROD: 05-18-2026
Riddle: Why is green grass like a mouse?
Answer: Green grass is like a mouse, because the cattle eat it (cat’ll eat it).
Hungry Monsters
ROD: 05-17-2026
Riddle: How do monsters like their eggs?
Answer: Terri-Fried.
Sometimes I Am Loud And Viewed With Distaste Poke Out My Eye
ROD: 05-16-2026
Riddle: Sometimes I am loud and viewed with distaste. Poke out my eye, then I'm on the front of your face. What am I?
Answer: A noise, remove the "eye" aka "i" and you get a nose.
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