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You Throw Away The Outside And Cook The Inside Riddle
ROD: 07-02-2025
Riddle: You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside.
What is it?
Answer: Corn on the cob. An ear of corn, (aka corn on the cob) has an outer husk that is removed and discarded. Next, there are the kernels that are consumed. Which leaves the remaining cob that is often discarded.
I Can Be Hairy And Itchy All Over I Hang On A Stick I Can Be The Scariest Thing You Have Ever Seen
ROD: 07-01-2025
Riddle: I can be hairy and itchy all over. I hang on a stick. I can be the scariest thing you have ever seen. I stand in the middle of nowhere. What am I?
Answer: A scarecrow!
What Kind Of Running Means Walking
ROD: 06-30-2025
Riddle: What kind of running means walking?
Answer: Running out of gas!
Thief Riddle
ROD: 06-29-2025
Riddle: Which three letters can frighten a thief away?
Answer: I C U (I See You!).
What Can You Hold In Your Right Hand But Not In Your Left
ROD: 06-28-2025
Riddle: What can you hold in your right hand, but not in your left?
Answer: Your left hand!
What Is Harder To Catch The Faster You Run
ROD: 06-27-2025
Riddle: What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Answer: Your breath!
A Woman Shoots Her Husband Riddle
ROD: 06-26-2025
Riddle: A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
Answer: The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
Tell Us The Day!
ROD: 06-25-2025
Riddle: A group of campers have been on vacation so long, that they've forgotten the day of the week. The following conversation ensues.
Darryl: What's the day? I don't think it is Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
Tracy: Well that doesn't narrow it down much. Yesterday was Sunday.
Melissa: Yesterday wasn't Sunday, tomorrow is Sunday.
Ben: The day after tomorrow is Saturday.
Adrienne: The day before yesterday was Thursday.
Susie: Tomorrow is Saturday.
David: I know that the day after tomorrow is not Friday.
If only one person's statement is true, what day of the week is it?
Answer: It is Wednesday. If it was any other day of the week, more than one statement would be true. To solve the riddle, evaluate each person's statement and write down what day it could be according to the statement. David's statement indicates it could be any day of the week except for Wednesday. When you list the days that it could be according to everyone's statement, it turns out Wednesday is the day mentioned only one time. Darryl: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday Tracy: Monday Melissa: Saturday Ben: Thursday Adrienne: Saturday Susie: Friday David: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday
What Can Be Swallowed Riddle
ROD: 06-24-2025
Riddle: What can be swallowed, but can also swallow you?
Answer: Pride.
Mom's Riddle
ROD: 06-23-2025
Riddle: Your mom has 4 kids, one named North, another called South, and one East. What is the last child's name?
Answer: Your name, it's your mom, you're one of the 4 children!
