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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.
Draw A Line And Make It Longer Without Touching It
ROD: 05-15-2026
Riddle: You draw a line. Without touching it, how do you make the line longer?
Answer: You draw a shorter line next to it, and then it becomes the longer line.
Stinks Either Way
ROD: 05-14-2026
Riddle: It is said among my people that some things are improved by death. Tell me, what stinks while living, but in death, smells good?
Answer: A Pig.
What Do You Call A Fly Without Wings
ROD: 05-13-2026
Riddle: What do you call a fly without wings?
Answer: A walk. Another popular answer: A Zipper.
Count To First Number Containing Letter A
ROD: 05-12-2026
Riddle: How high would you have to count before you would use the letter A in the English language spelling of a whole number?
Answer: One thousand.
I Tear Down Mountains
ROD: 05-11-2026
Riddle: I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. What am I?
Answer: Sand.
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