A few riddles

Dragonizer · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:04 am Post subject: A few riddles

Have fun with these.

1: I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?

2: I am the black child of a white father, a wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me, even though there is no cause for grief, and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air. What am I?

3: If you break me,
I do not stop working.
If you touch me,
I may be snared.
If you lose me,
Nothing will matter.
What am I?

4: How can you take 1 from 19 and leave 20?

5: What is it that, after you take away the whole, some still remains?

6: You can have me but cannot hold me;
Gain me and quickly lose me.
If treated with care I can be great,
And if betrayed I will break.
What am I?

PancakeMan · New Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 16

Well 6 is Trust. and i will read the others more closely.. lol
EDIT: 6 might also be love now that i think about it lol

Dragonizer · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:11 am Post subject:

Yep, 6 is trust.
*Pause*
Huh, I guess love could work, too. Well, in any case, you got it.

PancakeMan · New Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 16

One seems to be an Idea

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

Well I'm not entirely sure, but I think that 3 could be time.

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

I'm sorta just throwing one out there, but could 2 possibly be death??

PancakeMan · New Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 16

4 - Well... my guess is 19 really likes 1 so when you take it he just follows you leaving 20 behind. That or you just take one form 19 then leave 20 behind simply as the question asks.. lol.

Dragonizer · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:21 am Post subject:

Nope, none of those are right so far. Keep guessing.

PancakeMan · New Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 16

5 is easily taking whole from the word wholesome leaving some behind.

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

Oh ha I get it. is 1 the mind??

Dragonizer · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:26 am Post subject:

Yep, you got 5 right.

But no, 1 is still wrong.

PancakeMan · New Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 16

a quick (but prolly wrong) guess for 3 would be your Heart.

Dragonizer · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:29 am Post subject:

Actually, you got number 3 right. It is your heart. XP

PancakeMan · New Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 16

xD wow good guess for me... what definition of snared where you using? cuz for me it seems out of place. lol

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

Could the second one be onion fumes?? Seems like it would fit to me.

Dragonizer · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:35 am Post subject:

Well, actually I got these riddles from another site, sooo... But I'm guessing that by "snare" they mean "capture". Like, when you capture somebody's heart. Or something like that.

Vertablade- Your close with the "fumes" part, but it's still wrong.

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

Actually, I think a rotten egg would fit better because of the "wingless bird" thing.

PancakeMan · New Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 16

i was thinking onion fumes as well but i knew it was wrong cuz onions are white and it says a black child. so im assuming that the fumes are black. which with that extra tidbit of info i would go with like gasoline fumes/car exhaust.

Dragonizer · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:40 am Post subject:

It's got nothing to do with food, actually.
But "fumes" is close enough, really. The answer is "smoke", so. Fumes, smoke... It's all the same. XP

PancakeMan · New Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 16

ok sure... but whats the white father? Shocked

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

it could be fire, thats the closest thing i can think of to white.

PancakeMan · New Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 16

sure ill accept that lol. but a lame answer to 4 would be "You cant"
Edit: another guess for 4 would be you take a Negative 1 from 19

PancakeMan · New Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 16

are you sure 1 isnt an Idea?

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

or a brainstorm??

PancakeMan · New Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 16

Ooo Ooo maybe its a Thought Machine... cuz you run it and right behind it thoughts will follow aha.. i win... but not really.

Dragonizer · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject:

Haha, nope, still not right. I could give you clues to 1 and 4, if you like.

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

4: If you put one back..

Dragonizer · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:12 am Post subject:

Still no. Okay, I'll give a hint for the fourth one.

It doesn't have to do with the kind of numbers most people use.

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

Ooh is it Roman Numerals??

Dragonizer · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:58 am Post subject:

Something to do with those, yes.

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

oh cuz 19 is XIX and if you take away the 'I', it would be XX and thats 20.

Dragonizer · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:13 am Post subject:

Yep, you got it!

Now the only one needing to be solved is number 1.

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

Is it a computer??

Dragonizer · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject:

Nope. Something on the body...

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

eyes...or the heart. Actually I don't know how either of those can run. But thought does follow close behind them...except for the heart. So its probably eyes.

Dragonizer · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:09 am Post subject:

Close, but still no.

Vertabladehot2m · Guy Who Comes A Lot Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 192

Oh i get it. Its a nose cuz you know a runny nose and what not.

Dragonizer · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:12 am Post subject:

Yep, you got it!

kartook · New Member Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 4

Hmm you may say what ever but i noticed you could also say for 4 is it?

if you have minus 19 and you take 1 its -20 but you could be pedantic and say that doesnt leave 20 it leaves minus 20 but then i would simply say STFU GTFO Smile

mkay

Dragonizer · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject:

I see what you're trying to do here. You're trying to confuse my poor brain by giving multiple answers that aren't really difficult! I'm onto you! I WILL NOT GIVE IN!
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...Sorry. I blame work for my obvious insanity. Heheh.