Dear All,
I will post 7 more riddles here:
Riddle 652: => SOLVED
Who is it that rows quickly with four oars but never comes out from under his own roof?Riddle 653: => SOLVED
What stays where it is when it goes off?
Riddle 780: => SOLVED
The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States had the same mother and the same father, but were not brothers. How can this be possible?Riddle 781: => SOLVED
Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red.What am I?
Riddle 782: => SOLVED
What gets wetter the more it dries?Riddle 784: => SOLVED
There is a town in Texas where 5% of all the people living there have unlisted phone numbers. If you selected 100 names at random from the town’s phone directory, on average, how
many of these people would have unlisted phone numbers?Riddle 785: => SOLVED
A man takes a barrel that weighs 20 pounds, and then puts something in it. It now weighs less than 20 pounds.What did he put in the barrel?
Good luck.
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]Riddle 652:
Who is it that rows quickly with four oars but never comes out from under his own roof?No idea
Riddle 653:
What stays where it is when it goes off?A prawn?
Riddle 784:
There is a town in Texas where 5% of all the people living there have unlisted phone numbers. If you selected 100 names at random from the town’s phone directory, on average, how
many of these people would have unlisted phone numbers?None
Riddle 785:
A man takes a barrel that weighs 20 pounds, and then puts something in it. It now weighs less than 20 pounds.What did he put in the barrel?
A hole
Simon Macks
Mortgage Broker
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I love these puzzles, gonna have to find my own to post!
652 – got no idea what you are talking about
653 – light bulb
784 – none, they are out of the PHONE book
785 – I agree, a hole“Looking forward to the day when I can tell the boss where to go”
652 – Both incorrect
653 – Both incorrect
784 – Both Correct, well done.
THE ANSWER:
None. You will not find unlisted phone numbers in a phone directory.
785 – Both Correct, well done.
THE ANSWER:
He put a hole in the barrel to make it weigh less.Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]652
a turtle653
prawn and light bulb sound good to me. Also milkRiddle 652: Judi is correct, well done!
THE ANSWER:
A Turtle.Riddle 653: Incorrect or not the answer I am hoping for.
I just add 3 more riddles to the initial posted, please try them.
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]653 – anything that involves electricity
780 – one was a woman?
781 – match
782 – towel“Looking forward to the day when I can tell the boss where to go”
780 – Same man?
Grover Cleveland was his name as I found out on
http://www.presidentsusa.net/numbering.html
Cheers,
Simon Macks
Mortgage Broker
http://www.mortgagehunter.com.au
0425 228 985Comments may not be relevant to individual circumstances. If you intend making any investment, financial or taxation decision you should consult a professional adviser.
Riddle 653 – All incorrect.
Riddle 780 – Simon is correct, well done!
THE ANSWER:
They were the same man. Grover Cleveland served two terms as president of the United
States, but the terms were not consecutive.
Riddle 781 – Myydral is correct, well done!
THE ANSWER:
A Match.
Riddle 782 – Myydral is correct, well done!
THE ANSWER:
A bath towel.Only Riddle 653 left, anyone?
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]653 – A Light switch or your brain at night switches off when yo go to sleep.
“If You never never ask, you’ll never never know”
A firecracker
‘Eat rich food, barbeque a yuppie’ [greedy]
Rugbyfan,
I will take that one as half answer, but it is a gun.
Riddle 653: Rugbyfan is half-correct.
THE ANSWER:
A Gun.So all riddles solved, thanks guys for your contribution.
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]Actually Chan and Rugbyfan,
a gun (not that I’ve ever pulled one) pulls back when when you pull the trigger…doesn’t stay in its spot when it goes off.
Kind Regards,
George.“If You never never ask, you’ll never never know”
Depends on who’s holding it Geo.
I have fired plenty of guns that the recoil is minimal, I have also fired some that you want to make sure you have it snugly fitted into your shoulder before you pull the trigger.
‘Eat rich food, barbeque a yuppie’ [greedy]
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