http://www.englishforums.com/English/PuzzlesRiddlesWordGames/Forum20.htmPeople find and post puzzles and riddles– short or long, easy or hard– and we all try to solve them.enXMOD (Build: 3598.39794)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Question/ljvkk/post.htmSat, 07 Nov 2009 13:35:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:964284Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Question/ljvkk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-964284.xmlwhat is the shortest sentence in english that uses all the letters of the alphabet?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WonderingIfYouCouldHelp/lwqxx/post.htmFri, 06 Nov 2009 00:29:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:962911Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WonderingIfYouCouldHelp/lwqxx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-962911.xmlWhat does this mean a Tree or a bench? There's no need to dig, To climb or to crawl! Stay on public land If you want it all!http://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/lwpgx/post.htmThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:962486Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/lwpgx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-962486.xmlwhat flees from you yet never shows its back, and charges toward you yet never shows its face?http://www.englishforums.com/English/UnsolvableRiddle/lmkr/post.htmThu, 07 May 2009 21:53:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:57681mb90131137http://www.englishforums.com/English/UnsolvableRiddle/lmkr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-57681.xmlAlthough broken, it shall always exist and surround us, don't like to be confined in them and they shall outlive us all. What are "they"? I don't know the answer myself, I was told this one. Post if you have anything that matches the riddle.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/lhxzj/post.htmFri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:957262Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/lhxzj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-957262.xmlWhats a 8 letter word, dat has 1 letter in it..?http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterPuzzles/lhqnx/post.htmSat, 31 Oct 2009 11:28:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:957981Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterPuzzles/lhqnx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-957981.xmlUSING THE MOST POSSIBLE LETTERS, WHAT SINGLE WORD OUT OF THE FOLLOWING LETTERS SNEWGALRDOIhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/lhljw/post.htmThu, 29 Oct 2009 19:34:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:956462Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/lhljw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-956462.xmlI have two legs but i cannot walk,i have two eyes but i cannot see,i have two hands but i cannot move them and i have mouth but i never talk, What am i?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanAnyoneSolveThis/lhjqj/post.htmThu, 29 Oct 2009 05:48:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:956004Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanAnyoneSolveThis/lhjqj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-956004.xml1. There are 15 letters in the puzzle. 2. There are only three vowels in the entire puzzle: letters 6, 9, and 13. 3. Two of the three vowels are the same letter. 4. Letters 3 and 14 are the same consonant. 5. Letters 2, 5 and 10 are the same consonant. 6. In the alphabet, letter 14 comes immediately before letter 15. 7. In the alphabet, letter 12 comes immediately after letter 11. 8. In the alphabet, letter 7 comes immediately after letter 1. 9. There is one space, somewhere in the puzzle, which does not count as a letter for the purposes of this puzzle. (So, ignore the space when counting the letter positions.) Additionally, there is one punctuation mark, which also doesn't count as a letter. What is the word or phrase?http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestWordNoVowels/khjmv/post.htmSun, 23 Aug 2009 08:47:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:872410Anonymous5http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestWordNoVowels/khjmv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-872410.xmldo you know what is the longest english word without any vowels? many thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AngloSaxonRiddles/kxdzr/post.htmWed, 16 Sep 2009 23:45:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:904944Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/AngloSaxonRiddles/kxdzr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-904944.xmlI war eith the wind with the waves I wrestle I must battle with both when the bottom I seek My strange habitation by surges oer-roofed. I am strong in the strife while still I remain As soon as I stirthey are stronger than I They wrench and they wreat till i run from my foes What was put in my keeping they carry away. If my back be not broken I baffle them still The rocks are my helpers when hard I am pressed Grimly I grip them. Guess what i'm called.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CowboyRiddle/qhp/post.htmSat, 07 Feb 2009 22:53:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:4758hitchhiker33http://www.englishforums.com/English/CowboyRiddle/qhp/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-4758.xmlA cowboy rode to an inn on Friday stayed two nights and left on Friday. How could that be?http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedHelpWithThisRiddle/lcbgn/post.htmMon, 05 Oct 2009 13:43:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:928961Anonymous6http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedHelpWithThisRiddle/lcbgn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-928961.xmlI was found once in trees, churches and castles; I’m now good for wishes and power out hassles. What am I?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatAnswerRiddle/lbgvx/post.htmFri, 02 Oct 2009 20:41:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:925460Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatAnswerRiddle/lbgvx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-925460.xmlYou'll never read me from cover to cover, but origins and roots you will discover.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnswerARiddle/lzmcl/post.htmMon, 19 Oct 2009 06:58:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:946809Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnswerARiddle/lzmcl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-946809.xmlBefore my birth I had a name, but it changed the instant I was born. And when I am no more, I will be called by my father’s name. In sum, I change my name three days in a row, yet I live but one day. Who or what am I?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AndAndAndAndAnd/bclk/post.htmTue, 07 Apr 2009 21:53:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:5688Mike in Japan52http://www.englishforums.com/English/AndAndAndAndAnd/bclk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-5688.xmlCan anyone make a sentence with five consecutive ands?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HardestRiddleEverSeen/dlhjc/post.htmThu, 07 May 2009 21:53:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:306784Anonymous14http://www.englishforums.com/English/HardestRiddleEverSeen/dlhjc/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-306784.xmlAfter my Anatomy and Physiology final, our teacher gave us a paper with riddles on it to do for fun. I have asked MANY people, and no one can figure it out. I figured all of the others out quite quickly and on my own, but this one has stumped me. It goes like this: The other day, I heard the following conversation: "Charles is related to you the same way I am to your son." "And you are related to me in the same way Charles is to you." How are Charles and the second man related? All I know is that it has a legitamate answer (it's not "they aren't" or "they're friends".) Anyone care to take a shot at it?http://www.englishforums.com/English/BetYoullCantGetThis/lvghx/post.htmTue, 13 Oct 2009 05:53:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:940250Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/BetYoullCantGetThis/lvghx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-940250.xmlI make navigating a breeze. Once I have been used, things just aren’t the same without me, what am I?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpRiddlePlease/lvblw/post.htmMon, 12 Oct 2009 06:19:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:938867Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpRiddlePlease/lvblw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-938867.xmlI surround you, you surround me, what am I ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouMake24/cbgrh/post.htmSat, 07 Mar 2009 22:53:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:173696Eargasms48http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouMake24/cbgrh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-173696.xmlHi all Using the numbers 1,3,4,and 6 can you make it = 24 ? You can use each number only once, and Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are all that is allowed. You cannot pair numbers together ie.... 14-6 x3 = 24 is not allowed . Neither can you use "powers".http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpossibleRiddleQuickly/gmkkb/post.htmTue, 07 Apr 2009 21:53:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:563143Rhian17http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpossibleRiddleQuickly/gmkkb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-563143.xml"What is so one-sided that it must be the complete opposite of what it actually is?" Need this within the next few hours .. thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/lcpdj/post.htmThu, 08 Oct 2009 03:19:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:932952Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/lcpdj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-932952.xmlWHAT KKEPS YOU BILLS IN LINE BUT DOESNT HOLD A DIMEhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/ldbpl/post.htmThu, 08 Oct 2009 19:00:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:934025Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/ldbpl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-934025.xmlI pee when the sun goes down, My hair falls out once a month, Twice a year I get warts, And I tend to swell up when its hot. What am I..?http://www.englishforums.com/English/UnsolvablePuzzleIrritating/crwgb/post.htmWed, 07 Jan 2009 22:53:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:169457Soniadolph21http://www.englishforums.com/English/UnsolvablePuzzleIrritating/crwgb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-169457.xmlwhat has 6 feet, 9 heads, 1 leg, 5 hands, 7 eyes, 13 ears, 3 mouths, 11 finger, 18 teeth, 2 brains?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnOldRiddle/bgmhr/post.htmThu, 07 May 2009 21:53:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:116586Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnOldRiddle/bgmhr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-116586.xml.............................................................. My mother deserted me, but people picked me up. They cut off my head, scoop out my heart and gave me drink. Then I began speaking. .............................................................. What's this? I found this old riddle in a book about middle ages.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/lblcb/post.htmSat, 03 Oct 2009 20:02:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:926858Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Riddle/lblcb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments20-926858.xmlI have only but I reheat your two feet. What am I?