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cant stay long, but im going with dice

>>1060366
Off to a good start.

No, that's incorrect.

>>1060368
That's a point. Nice job, point to you.

Next riddle (bit less awkwardly worded):
My thunder comes before the lightning;
My lightning comes before the clouds;
My rain dries all the land it touches.
What am I?

The sun?

>>1060392
The sun neither fits the thunder nor the lightning requirement. Sorry, no dice.

helios?

>>1060374
volcano

>>1060374
im sitting here playing with a friend... is that allowed, or do i need to stop?

>>1060401
I'd feel less insulted if you changed your name.

volcanoes?

>>1060402
>>1060404
That is correct, and two minds are better than one. I'm cool with that. You've got two points. Unless, of course, you want me to halve your score to make up for the extra mind.

>>1060408
Right, new riddle:
Too much for one, enough for two, and too much for three. What am I?

>>1060408
nah, we're going out in 10 or 15 minutes to grab some drinks, anyway. i wont be around to grab bragging rights if i were to win anywhoozles.

>>1060414
requited love

>>1060415
Fair enough :)

>>1060414
love

but what if im polyamorous?

>>1060419
Hm. I'll give you a point, but it's not the answer I want.

>>1060426
Then you're a hipster

>>1060434
i'll try again. a double bed

>>1060437
Lol, Alright, Im not accepting that one, as it's technically not too much for one person. You may want a tripcode, by the way.

>>1060436

>>1060442

>>1060450
>>1060442

>>1060456

>>1060414
.. a secret?

thats the best we can do

Alright, last riddle's answer was a secret. Next riddle:

As a whole, I am both safe and secure.
Behead me, and I become a place of meeting.
Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready.
Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts.
What am I?

>>1060463
Shit, Ill give it to you, nice one.

>>1060464
a secret? bullshit wtf crap tier riddles

>>1060468
I don't see you posting any. And who says Im not saving the good ones for later?

>>1060468
i dont think so, faggot.

>>1060464
wtf...

>>1060471
s/t/able

i like that one

>>1060485
Damn man, I didn't think any1 would get that. Nice.

Next:
If a man carried my burden,
He would break his back.
I am not rich,
But I leave silver in my track.
What am I?

>>1060492
wut the answer is s/t/able? wtf does that even mean

>>1060492
>>1060492
i wanna say snail but i hope that isnt the amswer

>>1060492
Snail.

Carrying your home being back breaking, which is not entirely true if said man lives in say, a tent.

>>1060495
derp a herp derp blurp

>>1060495
stable table able

>>1060492
this is my last one... then we're out

>>1060495
>As a whole, I am both safe and secure.
A stable is both safe and secure.
>Behead me, and I become a place of meeting.
If you take the s off of stable, you get table, which is a place of meeting.
>Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready.
Take off the t, and you get able, which is often associated with the phrase "ready and able".
>Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts.
It's a stable, which houses animals.

>>1060499
It is, congrats.
Next riddle:
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?

>>1060510
>>1060510
>>1060510
nope

>>1060511
>>1060511
suicide bomber

>>1060507
Well good havin you, hope you'll stop by next time.

To make that clear, I do this every 20th of every month at 10:00 pm eastern U.S. time.

>>1060511
nice dubs

we're going with smoke on this one, Pat.

>>1060520
They cause grief, which this thing does not.

>>1060522
back to back doubles from the rhyme man.

good to know... every 20th at 10 pm EST then. i'll see you next time around. was a good time. i think im gonna start a hangman thread tomorrow.

>>1060527
Correct, and if you like dubs, check these >>1060522

Also, name's Andrew.

>>1060534
Next riddle:
I never was, am always to be,
No one ever saw me, nor ever will,
And yet I am the confidence of all
To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball.
What am I?

>>1060529
so you saying 9/11 aint cause no grief MY FUCKING GRANDMOTHER DIED IN THERE YOU INSENSITIVE NIGGER BITHC ASS DICK I'M GONNA FUCKING FIND YOU AND KILL YOU LITTLE BITCH. FUCK YOU

>>1060540
>Feeding the trolls
I said that terrorists do cause grief. The object I'm describing does not.

1. scales
2. nuke
3. marriage
4. forest? what the hell is a partner of ready, a firepole?

>>1060539
>>1060539
god

>>1060545
We already finished that riddle :/
>>1060546
God was born as Jesus, if you're a christian, and therefore did not dissolve into air upon birth. If you mean God as a member of the trinity, he is technically omnipresent, so that would hold true, except he was never born to begin with.

>>1060539
inertia?

>>1060534
John and Andrew.

Andrew lurks though, I actually post. see you next month, same time, same place.

what did we end up with, 5 points?

speaking of dubs, check 'em.

>>1060555
You're thinking of your own wrong riddle, the one he was referring to has no mention of dissolving or birth.

>>1060559
awww fuck. and even if i had stuck it, it woulda been trips.

adios folks, and have a good night. I'll hoist a brewski for ya'll

>>1060555
not that riddle and christians are wrong

>>1060559
No dice with the dubs, sorry buddy. You got 5 on the night, cudos. Cya next time.
>>1060556
Inertia does exist, and may one day disappear.

>>1060539
oh, for fucks sake people... I'll take, What is Tomorrow? for 1000 Alex.

make that 6 on the night. later fags.

>>1060511
Time

>>1060539
hope?

>>1060576
Yikes. That was cold. 6 it is, and it was a daily double. Cya round.

Next riddle:
Pronounced as one letter,
And written with three,
Two letters there are,
And two only in me.
I'm double, I'm single,
I'm black, blue, and gray,
I'm read from both ends,
And the same either way.
What am I?

>>1060592
eye

>>1060592
The word "You"?

>>1060600
Indeed.
Next riddle:
When I am filled,
I can point the way;
When I am empty,
Nothing moves me.
I have two skins,
One without and one within.
What am I?

>>1060592
an eye

>>1060611
an uncircumcised penis.

>>1060611
a glove.

>>1060608
Sorry brah, isn't a palindrome.

>>1060626
good job, point to you.
This next one's a ballbreaker, I'll be amazed if anyone gets this without looking it up or having known it beforehand:
Sir, I bear a rhyme excelling
In mystic force and magic spelling
Celestial sprites elucidate
All my own striving can't relate.

Pi?

>>1060640
wow. i googled that... thats fucking tricky as shit, right there. i pass until the next round

>>1060647
That's correct. I'm curious to know, did you look it up/ know it beforehand? Point's yours regardless.

Next q: The man who invented it doesn't want it. The man who bought it doesn't need it. The man who needs it doesn't know it. What is it?

>>1060640
Brett Favre

>>1060662
a grave?

>>1060662
A coffin?

>>1060662
a coffin

>>1060669
I'll give it to you, a coffin would also be acceptable. I'm runnin a bit low on riddles here guys, so if you want to post some of your own I'd appreciate it. Heck, I like a good riddle now and then.

Next Riddle:
A man has twelve toothpicks in front of him. He takes one away. Now he has nine in front of him. How is this possible?

>>1060682
he used the toothpicks to spell out the word nine.

>>1060690
Well done.
Next riddle:
I am not superstitious, but I fear both black and white cats. What am I?

>>1060698
A mouse! Or a bird. Or, um, something else cats eat.

>>1060698
mice, of course.

>>1060706
That is correct, point for the new guy.

Next riddle (and I'm just about out here):
Glittering points that downward thrust,
Sparkling spears that never rust.
What is it?

Oh I like these riddles. It's stars isn't it? Is it stars?

>>1060716
Nope, they aren't generally described as spears.

>>1060712
an icicle

>>1060723
correct. You're at 4 buddy.

Next:
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?

>>1060732
oh, i used that in a love letter once.

a heart

>>1060737
Really? That's correct, and I bet it's an interesting story, too.

Next:
My body tapers nice and neat,
with but one eye am yet complete,
You'd judge me by my equipage
The greatest warrior of the age:
For when you have surveyed me round,
Nothing but steel is to be found,
Yet man I was never known to kill,
Yet perhaps woman's blood I'll spill.

What am I?

>>1060748
a needle

>>1060748
>My body tapers nice and neat,
>with but one eye am yet complete,

totally gave it away

>>1060754
Damn. You're at 6.
Next riddle:
There's not a creature lives beneath the sky
Can keep secrets so faithfully as I
all things for safety are to me consigned
Although often I leave them far behind;
I never act but by another's will
And what he commands I must fulfill.

What am I?

>>1060757
Yeah, it did. I saw it coming, but hoped anyway

>>1060769

The ground below us?

>>1060793
Huh. A good answer, but a bit abstract. The ground really doesn't leave anyone far behind. Nice guess, but not quite.

>>1060769
wat.

the wind?

>>1060769
Underground?

>>1060769
Mailman

>>1060769
i ended up googling it, but the answer doesnt quite make sense.

a key? wat?

>>1060803
The wind is not controlled by another being at all times, and it is also basically omnipresent, so it does not leave things behind.
>>1060810
See this:
>>1060798

A river maybe?

>>1060818
Yes it does... it leaves corpses behind (spirits) as time goes by the layer that once was is taken over by a layer new ground.

>>1060817
I can't give it to you, but I can't give it to anyone else. I know the spoiler thing seems like a good idea, but it makes it too tempting for anyone else. Sorry, no points to be awarded for that one.

Next riddle:
A headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard.

>>1060822
The ground shifts without being willed to. It doesn't work regardless.

>>1060825
my bad, didnt mean to ruin the riddle.

htf does it make sense, though?

>>1060828
It's willed by the tectonic plates!~~

>>1060825
nothing? it has to be nothing.

>>1060832

It makes sense IMO,
>There's not a creature lives beneath the sky
>Can keep secrets so faithfully as I
Keys lock away things
>all things for safety are to me consigned
>Although often I leave them far behind;
You don't keep the key in the lock do you? You usually take it away with you.
>I never act but by another's will
>And what he commands I must fulfill.
Keys can never deny service, even if it is not its original master.

>>1060833
Look, I know you want the point, but the plates aren't really "another" or a "he". Sorry bud.
>>1060832
I actually made a similar one to this in the last riddle thread I made, it does make sense.

>There's not a creature lives beneath the sky
>Can keep secrets so faithfully as I
>all things for safety are to me consigned
A key is used to lock away secrets
>Although often I leave them far behind;
When was the last time you put a key next to a safe?
>I never act but by another's will
>And what he commands I must fulfill.
Keys are used by someone else, regardless of intent, and only by another person.

>>1060847
Since when is nothing a type of letter?

>>1060849
>>1060853
i see it now... i just needed it talked out for me. thanks guys.

>>1060861
What Im here for.

Just to restate this, I WANT SOME FUCKING RIDDLES, GIMME. I'm like Blaine from the Dark Tower series, except way worse at solving riddles and way better at solving stupid jokes.

Oh, this is a stumper...

>>1060855

>A headless man had a letter to write;
a headless man couldn't write, no brain to control his body
>It was read by a man who had lost his sight.
someone who's blind can't read anything unless it's in braille
>The dumb repeated it word for word;
a dumb person can't speak
>And deaf was he who listened and heard.
and deaf people cant here.

therefore, the answer is nothing was written, read, spoken or heard.

Is it a will?

>>1060873
Alright, I can see this wasn't worded clearly enough, so I apologize. I'll give it to you, the answer is actually the letter O, which is often misunderstood as 0. You got the gist of it, so it's yours.

Next riddle:
I am slim and tall,
Many find me desirable and appealing.
They touch me and I give a false good feeling.
Once I shine in splendor,
But only once and then no more.
For many I am "to die for".
What am I?

Cigarette?

>>1060882
lightning bolt?

>>1060888
Correct, someguy gets the point.

Next riddle:
With pointed fangs it sits in wait,
With piercing force its doles out fate,
Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might,
Eternally joining in a single bite.
What am I?

>>1060892
Oh come on, do you really think touching a lightning bolt is going to be a "desirable" experience?

>>1060898
harsh toke dude. the only thing that made me question it was the false good feeling part. desirable and splendor? i'd love to have a pet lightning bolt.

Mosquito!

>>1060894
i have it on my desk.

stapler.

>>1060905

Derp; bloodless!

>>1060903
Fair enough, although I do feel I deserve a little retaliation for you demolishing my previous riddles.

mosquito

>>1060882
>>1060882
Discartable dildo?

>>1060906
Correct. 7 total, if Im not mistaken.
Next riddle:
Four jolly men sat down to play,
And played all night till break of day.
They played for cash and not for fun,
With a separate score for every one.
When it came time to square accounts,
they all had made quite fair amounts.
Now, not one has lost and all have gained -
Tell me now, this can you explain?

>>1060909
no worries, i totally get it. i'll sit out a couple if you want... i dont want to take the fun out of it for you, or anyone else.

how many points do you have by now, anyway?

>>1060916
Lol, I didn't mean it like that, I'm glad I'm having trouble stumping you, please keep playing.

I explained up here
>>1060344
That I'm not playing, as it seems biased. I'm in it for sport.

>>1060916
you know, i might keep this for when its time to tripfag up a thread stag is in.

honestly, i dont mind sitting out a few, OP...

>>1060915
a quartet

>>1060928
Fantastic. Damn, you're good at this.

Next riddle:
No legs have I to dance,
No lungs have I to breathe,
No life have I to live or die
And yet I do all three.
What am I?

A flame

>>1060949
Yessir, point for you.

Next riddle:
I can sizzle like bacon,
I am made with an egg,
I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg,
I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole,
I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole,
What am I?

>>1060954
oh snap, that was in one of my childhood riddle books.

a motha fuckin snake.

>>1060963
Correct, very nice.

Next riddle:
I'm sometimes white,
Although more often black.
I take you there,
But never bring you back. What am I?

>>1060971
Hearse

>>1060971
i pass... had to google it. well done OP

>>1060977
Indeed.

There was a green house.
Inside the green house there was a white house
Inside the white house there was a red house.
Inside the red house lived many babies.
What is this establishment?

>>1060988
pass

This is a stumper...

Alright, Im gonna leave that one up for whoever wishes to solve it. You'll know it if you get it.

It's been a great thread everyone, thanks for coming out. Winner this time around is UHOH spaghetti-Os !PLvpfdIDAw with 9 points on the board. Congrats dude. Assuming anyone considers this valid authority, you get bragging rights and omnipotence for a week. Enjoy it, you earned it (as far as I can discern) quite fairly and with grace.

Next thread's September 20th, 10:00 Eastern U.S. time. Until then, adieu.

>>1061032
thanks man.

i never trip fag, but maybe i will this week :D

fun playing with you other trip friends, and i'll see you around

Thanks for the fun and games OP, see ya next month ;)

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