Thread of Riddles

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The_Common_Cold
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Thread of Riddles

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So a long time ago (world 3 or 4?) there was a thread where people could post riddles and I personally enjoyed it so I thought I would make it again. It's pretty simple, someone posts a riddle, and everyone tries to guess the answer. When someone posts the correct answer, the poster of the riddle can tell them they are correct. There are a few rules involved, which are as follows:
1. Try not to have too many unsolved riddles floating around at any one point. If you have a good riddle, but there are already 2 or 3 unsolved ones, try to solve one or two before posting
2. If you get stumped by a riddle and decide to look it up online, don't post the answer. That just ruins the fun.
3. Try to avoid posting things that aren't really riddles, for instance: David's father has three sons, Snap, Crackle, and ____. What is the name of the third son?
4. Look through the previous comments before posting to make sure you don't re-post an earlier riddle.
5. Italicize your riddle.
I'll start it off:

Of no use to one
Yet absolute bliss to two.
The small boy gets it for nothing.
The young man must lie for it.
The old man must buy it.
The baby’s right,
The lover’s privilege,
The hypocrite’s mask.
To the young girl, faith;
To the married woman, hope;
To the old maid, charity.
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ydex
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im thinking it's something like: love.

not sure why the old man would buy it tho, is he a perv? xD

If you don't speak I am there
yet if you say my name I am gone
Who am I?


lol Im no good at ridels in engrish
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ydex wrote:If you don't speak I am there
yet if you say my name I am gone
Who am I?
Silence (I think)
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ydex
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Re: Thread of Riddles

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Adder1234 wrote:
ydex wrote:If you don't speak I am there
yet if you say my name I am gone
Who am I?
Silence (I think)
yes yes! much good! it is the right! :D

EDIT: oh and here is my favourite, not really riddle but still:

1
11
21
1211
111221
???

what is the next number?
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The_Common_Cold
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Re: Thread of Riddles

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ydex wrote:im thinking it's something like: love.

not sure why the old man would buy it tho, is he a perv? xD
Close enough! :) The answer is a kiss.
ydex wrote:
EDIT: oh and here is my favourite, not really riddle but still:

1
11
21
1211
111221
???

what is the next number?
Hmmm....is it 312211?

Next one:
In marble halls as white as milk,
Lined with a skin as soft as silk,
Within a fountain crystal-clear,
A golden apple does appear.
No doors there are to this stronghold,
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.
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The_Common_Cold wrote:In marble halls as white as milk,
Lined with a skin as soft as silk,
Within a fountain crystal-clear,
A golden apple does appear.
No doors there are to this stronghold,
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.
Hm, is it an egg?
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DaniAngione
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It does seems to be an egg.

If you have me,
you want to share me.
But if you share me,
you no longer have me.
What am I?
W16 ???
W15 Lame road-builder of Eyjafjallajökull
W14 Proud defender of Kakariko Village
W13 Sporadic member of Ravka
W12 Occasional member of Lake Town
W11 Inactive member of Yggdrasill
W10 King of The Northern Kingdom
W9 The Revenant of Wulf's Retreat
W8 Lawspeaker of New Thotoshire
W7 Lawspeaker of Esteldín
Adder1234
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Re: Thread of Riddles

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DaniAngione wrote:If you have me,
you want to share me.
But if you share me,
you no longer have me.
What am I?
A secret (I'm gonna stop here and let everyone else have a go at answering them)
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A traveler left his camp in the morning, traveled 10 km to the north, then 5 km to the west, saw a bear, got scared and ran 10 km to the south, ended up at his camp, and hid in his tent. What colour was the bear?
(provide explanation. No, the riddle is not broken)
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Procne wrote:A traveler left his camp in the morning, traveled 10 km to the north, then 5 km to the west, saw a bear, got scared and ran 10 km to the south, ended up at his camp, and hid in his tent. What colour was the bear?
(provide explanation. No, the riddle is not broken)
the bear was white cuz polar bear.
he was at the north pole. he travelled 10 km north.
circled the pole, and 10 km south.

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