The Riddle Game

[jimi_hendrix]

heres the rules:

everyone must guess the riddle

they have three forum pages to do it (30 posts), then someone can post a new riddle (and previous asker can give the answer if he wants)

posters may ask yes/no questions to the poster, or talk to each other

first riddle:

a woman is found dead in a field where no one else has been in 10 years, she is holding a straw and has no cloths on (answer is not in appropriate) how did she die?

[Diptansu]

uhh !! Brutal. Can we call the police?

[pirattrev]

the aliens got her, the straw was what they used to suck her brains out and they abandoned her in a field where no one goes to hide the evidence. The fact that she had no clothes on is just standard alien operating procedure.

[beercz]

The woman was one of four in a hot air balloon that was losing height. To reduce weight the four of them threw everything that was unnecessary out of the basket, including their clothes.

When the balloon was still losing height, the four of them decided that one of them was to jump out of the basket to save the other three. They couldn't agree who should jump, so they drew straws, and the one with the shortest straw jumps.

The woman in the field, clutching the straw, lost.

Am I right?

If I am, then I have several of these types of riddles to post.

[enifeder]

Wow nice answer. (no idea if that is the right answer or not)

I would have to say you have heard that one before though? or you have a vivid imagination.

[beercz]

I made up the answer - thought it was a plausible one!

Nah!! I lied, I have heard it before - a long, long time ago.

OK, here's an easy one to get on with (I have a few more, some of which are much more difficult):

A man lives on the 10th floor in a tower block. Every morning when he goes to work, he gets the elevator down to the ground floor and goes to work.

In the evening when he comes home from work, he gets on the elevator on the ground floor and gets off at the seventh floor and walks up the stairs to the tenth floor.

Why does he do this?

[enifeder]

I believe the answer is because he is a can only reach the 7th floor button as he is to small. I have heard it before but with a different variation. It is almost the same, but on rainy days he can get to the 10th floor (using umbrella to push the button...).

Or at least that's how I remember it.

[beercz]

I believe the answer is because he is a can only reach the 7th floor button as he is to small. I have heard it before but with a different variation. It is almost the same, but on rainy days he can get to the 10th floor (using umbrella to push the button...).

Or at least that's how I remember it.
Yep - told you it was easy.

Do you want to pose a riddle or me do another (more difficult) one?

[enifeder]

I'll give one a go. Fairly easy.

What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?

[beercz]

I'll give one a go. Fairly easy.

What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?

Q [queue]

My turn again.

A man is found dead in a telephone box, what happened?

You will probably have to ask me some questions on this. I will only answer 'Yes' or 'No' or 'Irrelevant'. I may also give some clues along the way.

Have fun.

[enifeder]

Well that's not very descriptive. Is there something you missed from this?

[init1]

Q [queue]

My turn again.

A man is found dead in a telephone box, what happened?

You will probably have to ask me some questions on this. I will only answer 'Yes' or 'No' or 'Irrelevant'. I may also give some clues along the way.

Have fun.
Was he murdered?

[jvincent08]

He was a selfish jerk who didn't appreciate life, so a psycho sniper called him on that phone as he walked by and told him he would kill him if he left the box. While holding him hostage, he talks to him about life, appreciation, morals, etc. The guy started to to leave the box and was shot.

[lisati]

He was a selfish jerk who didn't appreciate life, so a psycho sniper called him on that phone as he walked by and told him he would kill him if he left the box. While holding him hostage, he talks to him about life, appreciation, morals, etc. The guy started to to leave the box and was shot.

I saw that movie too.... can't remember it's name.....

[jvincent08]

I saw that movie too.... can't remember it's name.....

Phone Booth.

[beercz]

No, he wasn't murdered.

Hint: Think why he might be in a phone box.
Hint: Think about what he might have been doing before he was in the phone box.

[beercz]

Well that's not very descriptive. Is there something you missed from this?
No, the point is you have to ask questions and work out the story.

[beercz]

He was a selfish jerk who didn't appreciate life, so a psycho sniper called him on that phone as he walked by and told him he would kill him if he left the box. While holding him hostage, he talks to him about life, appreciation, morals, etc. The guy started to to leave the box and was shot.
Erm, no!

[enifeder]

I think I may have heard of it before. Was there glass on the ground?

[beercz]

I think I may have heard of it before. Was there glass on the ground?
Yes

[enifeder]

Okay then well he went fishing and was on the phone (to his wife or someone) saying how big it is and smashed the windows and hit an artery and bled to death.

Let me know if that is right, of If I am dreaming here (little drunk :-({|=).

[beercz]

Okay then well he went fishing and was on the phone (to his wife or someone) saying how big it is and smashed the windows and hit an artery and bled to death.

Let me know if that is right, of If I am dreaming here (little drunk :-({|=).
Spot on!!

Well done.

Someone else have a turn!

[enifeder]

Aww come on. I'll try for a hard one.

2
12
1112
3112
132112
1113122112

What line comes next?

[jvincent08]

Aww come on. I'll try for a hard one.

2
12
1112
3112
132112
1113122112

What line comes next?

311311222112

Three ones, one three, one one, two twos, two ones, and one two (describing the line above it).

[enifeder]

Very good, that's correct.

Most people look at it and try to find a similar pattern, and can't. Lets here your riddle.

[jvincent08]

Well, to be honest, I'd heard that one before and I didn't get it, lol.

My turn? Hmm...

Pretty easy, but I couldn't find anything harder:
Rearrange the letters in "OWONDER" to make one word.

[enifeder]

"One Word" :P

[jvincent08]

Yup :D

[MikeBrown]

There was a king whose daughter was being sought after by two suitors. The king didn't care for either of them, so he proposed a horse race, the winner winning his daughter's hand in marriage.
The catch to this race was that the winner would be the person to cross the finish line second. The king thought that this would ensure that neither suitor would take his daughter's hand, because neither would allow their opponent to cross second.
The night before the race was to happen, the daughter went to both of the suitors with the answer to the dilemma, and the race occured the next day without a problem.

What was the daugther's suggestion to the suitors?

[jimi_hendrix]

The woman was one of four in a hot air balloon that was losing height. To reduce weight the four of them threw everything that was unnecessary out of the basket, including their clothes.

When the balloon was still losing height, the four of them decided that one of them was to jump out of the basket to save the other three. They couldn't agree who should jump, so they drew straws, and the one with the shortest straw jumps.

The woman in the field, clutching the straw, lost.

Am I right?

If I am, then I have several of these types of riddles to post.

havent been on in a while...this is correct

[jimi_hendrix]

thats a tough one...

[beercz]

There was a king whose daughter was being sought after by two suitors. The king didn't care for either of them, so he proposed a horse race, the winner winning his daughter's hand in marriage.
The catch to this race was that the winner would be the person to cross the finish line second. The king thought that this would ensure that neither suitor would take his daughter's hand, because neither would allow their opponent to cross second.
The night before the race was to happen, the daughter went to both of the suitors with the answer to the dilemma, and the race occured the next day without a problem.

What was the daugther's suggestion to the suitors?
That they tie?

[MikeBrown]

No, one of the suitors has to win. Think about how they would have to run the race...

[enifeder]

They did it blindfolded? or they added another person who would come first.

[snova]

They switch horses.

[enifeder]

They switch horses.

I don't see how switching horses would work. Might be missing something.

[snova]

The winner is the one whose horse crosses the finish line second, as I recall it. The riddle was not explained properly.

[enifeder]

Well that's lame that it wasn't explained properly.

[MikeBrown]

The winner is the one whose horse crosses the finish line second, as I recall it. The riddle was not explained properly.

Yeah, you're right. I apologize for messing that up. It's like scripting or writing code, One little word screws up the whole damn thing.

My bad, I will get my riddle correct before I post next time.