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Happiness And Sorrow
ROD: 06-10-2025
Riddle: Both happiness and sorrow I bring from ancient taps a plenty. I dull the pain of cuts and life, some drowning in my embrace. What am I?
Answer: Answer: Alcohol
Line-by-line analysis: "Both happiness and sorrow I bring" – This thing causes both joy and sadness — possibly something intoxicating, poetic, or emotional. "From ancient taps a plenty." – "Taps" hints at barrels, kegs, or faucets. "Ancient" suggests it’s been around a long time — maybe alcohol. "I dull the pain of cuts and life," – Suggests a numbing agent, metaphorically or literally. Again, this supports alcohol or possibly water. "Some drowning in my embrace." – A powerful final line — both literally (drowning) and metaphorically (being consumed or overwhelmed). Most fitting answer: Alcohol Brings happiness (celebration) and sorrow (addiction, regret). Comes from "ancient taps" — barrels, kegs, breweries. Dulls pain — physically (as a disinfectant) and emotionally (as a depressant). People can become lost or consumed by it — "drowning" in it. Alternative interpretation: Water Brings life and joy, but also floods and sorrow. Comes from ancient sources — springs, wells, rivers. Cleans wounds, sustains life, but also causes drowning. Has existed since ancient times — crucial to all life. Verdict: Both alcohol and water are strong contenders, but given the emotional duality, taps, and "dulling pain," the riddle most precisely points to: Alcohol
When Does A British Potato Change Its Nationality
ROD: 06-09-2025
Riddle: When does a British potato change its nationality?
Answer: When it becomes a french fries.
Riddle: I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or square. What am I?
Answer: Your fingernails.
I'm Clean When I'm Black And Dirty When White
ROD: 06-07-2025
Riddle: I'm clean when I'm black,
Dirty when white;
Get too close,
And you might sneeze.
What am I?
Answer: A Chalkboard.
What Runs Without Legs Riddle
ROD: 06-06-2025
Riddle: What runs without legs?
Answer: Water.
How Do You Spell COW In Thirteen Letters
ROD: 06-05-2025
Riddle: How do you spell COW in thirteen letters?
Answer: SEE O DOUBLE YOU.
Riddle: I act like a cat, I look like a cat, Yet I am not a cat. What am I?
Answer: Kitten.
Reach For The Sky
ROD: 06-03-2025
Riddle: I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?
Answer: I am Tree.
Riddle: When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height. Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimeters each year, how much higher would the nail be?
Answer: The nail would be at the same height since trees grow at their tops.
Why Couldn't The Pirate Learn The Alphabet
ROD: 06-01-2025
Riddle: Why can't a pirate ever finish the alphabet?
Answer: Because he always gets lost at sea!
