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[quote=goodnews.inc;64 485] Riddle 1:
What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows? /quote]
Mountain! 
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Alright...
If your sock drawer has 6 black socks, 4 brown socks, 8 white socks, and 2 tans socks, how many socks would you have to pull out in the dark to be sure you had a matching pair?
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Oh and a random one I just thought of:
You can measure it from one end to the other.
But there is no definite number to describe how many pieces comprise it.
What is it?
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07-08-2009 at 10:56 PM
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Eight?
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How did you get to that so fast?
I'm trying to find a riddle you can't get 
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5, u have four colors so the fifth would guarantee u'll have the second pair
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Eight?
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Nope.
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5, u have four colors so the fifth would guarantee u'll have the second pair |
Yeah it's five, I read it too fast :(
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5, u have four colors so the fifth would guarantee u'll have the second pair |
Yup, awesome job!
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guys one riddle at a time, the person who solves it will get to pick the next riddle.
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I'm so confused I think I'm the only stupid one here haha .. I kinda get the second one . but not the first one.. anyway.. proceed.. Don't kill it for anyone that happens to come across this thread |
Don't worry I didn't get the first one either. I didn't even bother asking coz I knew I wasn't gonna get it anywayz |
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we'll start with goodnews' riddle
You can measure it from one end to the other.
But there is no definite number to describe how many pieces comprise it.
What is it?
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Riddle 2: wind
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we'll start with goodnews' riddle
You can measure it from one end to the other.
But there is no definite number to describe how many pieces comprise it.
What is it?
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Life I think?
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5, u have four colors so the fifth would guarantee u'll have the second pair |
That's incredible.
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goodnews riddle;
answer: time?
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