Riddle of the Day

[Gizmokid2005]

Which are there more of - inches in a mile or Sundays in a 1000 years?

ANSWER (Congrats mrweasel, acoustikarl, and Mathster): More inches in a mile. (And acoustikarl is right about the # of sundays. It's slightly over 52,000).

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A word I know,
Six letter it contains,
Subtract just one,
And twelve is what remains.

[acoustikarl]

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A word I know,
Six letter it contains,
Subtract just one,
And twelve is what remains.

Dozens?

[Gizmokid2005]

A word I know,
Six letter it contains,
Subtract just one,
And twelve is what remains.

ANSWER (In lieu of the fast response, and my lack of riddles over the holidays I'll post another. Congrats acoustikarl!): Dozens.

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The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

[TurcoLoco]

ANSWER (In lieu of the fast response, and my lack of riddles over the holidays I'll post another. Congrats acoustikarl!): Dozens.

Please do not let it happen again!!!

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The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

steps?


...or did you mean (behind=butt), in that case the more (fatty) food you take, the more you leave behind (the bigger your butt gets)?

[Gizmokid2005]

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

ANSWER (Congrats TL): Steps.

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If you throw me off the highest building, I will not break. However, if you place me in the ocean I will. What am I?

[TurcoLoco]

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If you throw me off the highest building, I will not break. However, if you place me in the ocean I will. What am I?

Titanic?

[Gizmokid2005]

Titanic?

Oh, and btw




But no.

[mrweasel]

a bubble?

[Gizmokid2005]

If you throw me off the highest building, I will not break. However, if you place me in the ocean I will. What am I?

ANSWER: A tissue.

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NEXT RIDDLE:

One mother gave 25 books to her daughter and another mother gave her daughter 8 books. However, between both daughters they only increased their collection by 25 books. How can this be?

[TurcoLoco]

ANSWER: A tissue.

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NEXT RIDDLE:

One mother gave 25 books to her daughter and another mother gave her daughter 8 books. However, between both daughters they only increased their collection by 25 books. How can this be?

The daughter that received the 25 books (from her mother) gave 8 of her books to her own daughter.


Btw, a tissue in ocean wouldn't necessarily break unless may be if you waited a long while...