Riddles and Puzzles

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Post by Eddie Muir »

Here's another puzzle:

You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?
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I think I know... :-)
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Me too. :)
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KEVP wrote:Is Jack400 really having trouble figuring out the bus driver puzzle? It's always hard to tell over the internet.

Usually, when I have heard that puzzle, the final question is "What is the Bus Driver's name?" Which is normally just as easy/hard as determining the color of the bus driver's eyes.
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Jack, you're not the only one. I had to google it to see what the answer was. I'm obviously thick as two short planks because everyone else seemed to get it! :roll:
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Thank you, Carlotta- though I doubt your self-description.
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Thanks :)
Did you Google it? :)
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I have now, Carlotta :lol:
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Here's another brain teaser:

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
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That's easy, Eddie. :D
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Here's another:

What gets wetter the longer It is left out in the sun?
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.

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I think I may know the answer. :D
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Learn the history. Do research.

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Here's another:

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.

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Hmmm... I knew the corner one from years ago and think I might have guessed the other two. :wink:

Here's another one: What becomes harder to catch the more you run? :D
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I know the answer to your riddle, Courtenay. It's a good one. :D
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