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Riddle: What kind of candy would a prisoner want before he is executed?
Answer: A Life Saver.
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Chicken Riddles

ROD: 08-18-2025

Riddle: If it takes 5 microwaves 5 minutes to cook 5 chickens, how long does it take 100 microwaves to cook 100 chickens?
Answer: 5 minutes. We can assume that one chicken is placed in each microwave and that each chicken takes 5 minutes to cook.
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Riddle: Open me, and you can't see me without a mirror. Close me and you can't see me at all. What am I?
Answer: Your eyes.
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Opposite Way

ROD: 08-16-2025

Riddle: They fill me up and you empty me, almost everyday; if you raise my arm, I work the opposite way. What am I?
Answer: A mailbox.
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Out Of Breath

ROD: 08-15-2025

Riddle: What bird is always out of breath?
Answer: A puffin.
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What Has Been Taken

ROD: 08-14-2025

Riddle: What has to be taken before you can get it?
Answer: Your picture.
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Like A Doll

ROD: 08-13-2025

Riddle: I'm like a doll, But I'm not for playing; I stand up straight, but if windy I may be laying; I'm well-known and famous for having no brain; I work outside both day and night in sunshine or in rain. What am I?
Answer: A Scarecrow.
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Riddle: A boy fell off of a 100 foot ladder, but he did not get hurt. How is this possible?
Answer: He was only on the first step.
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Traffic Violations

ROD: 08-11-2025

Riddle: There are 2 cops parked along a one-way street looking for traffic violations. They spot a taxi driver going in the wrong direction, yet they do nothing. Why?
Answer: The taxi driver wasn't driving at the time, he was walking.
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Riddle: The things I bite, they don't bleed, I don't bite until you push me; I bring my victims together each time I bite, But they'll come undone if you pull it just right. What am I?
Answer: A Stapler.
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