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29. Sit back and relax

ACG — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:37:41 +0000

I’m the bane of the Cyclops.

I have legs, but you’ll never see me walking — though friends of mine have been known to stumble.

Obtaining me can become a pressing matter.

What am I?

28. A grail highly sought

ACG — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:19:01 +0000

Change me and you’re a liar.

Ignore me and you’re a dreamer.

Hide me and you’re a criminal.

What am I?

(Answer below)

s’Truth!

27. Parliamentary (a Book Sake contest riddle!)

ACG — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:52:53 +0000

When I speak, I can only offer questions.

If you want to see me, you’ll need to wait for the moon.

Though many think I have perfect vision, I am completely farsighted.

If I’m not in the temple of Greek Lady, I may be out chasing mice.

What am I?

How do you play the Riddle Game? Here’s how!

(Answer below)

Who? An Owl has always been the companion of Athena.

#1 One for fall (again!)

ACG — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:39:31 +0000

I just learned that riddle #1 has a busted Comment area. Sorry all — not sure how to fix. I’m reposting it again so that people can take a shot at it. Thanks! On to the riddle…

Though I’m only a few months old, my skin is as knobby and wrinkled as a grandfather’s.

You only see me when my fat cousins wear faces.

I have a long neck, but no head, and belly full of seeds.

What am I?

(Answer below)

A decorative, or long neck squash. You know, the kind nobody eats…

26. Standard or crew?

ACG — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:57:42 +0000

I have a bed, but you don’t sleep in me.

I can wear a cap, but I have no head.

I’m stronger than a hundred horses – the steed of a real “man’s man”.

What am I?

(Answer below)

A pick up truck. I used to drive one, but I wouldn’t consider myself a man’s man.

25. Don’t press my buttons!

ACG — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:57:13 +0000

My home is a long tunnel with many mouths.

Though I’m empty on the inside, many personalities pass through me by the minute.

I’m known as a high-climber, but I fall every time.

What am I?

(Answer below)

An elevator! Going up? You’ll just come down again anyway…

24. Fair weather friend

ACG — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:41:39 +0000

I am a band of seven brothers, always fleeing, never advancing.

Wherever I exist, it is always in opposition to my heavenly father.

People once thought of me as a bridge between two worlds.

What am I?

(Answer below)

A Rainbow is always opposite the sun.

23. A grimy riddle

ACG — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:37:24 +0000

The spineless hide in me.

The spineless dine on me.

The spineless make me.

What am I?

(Answer below)

Grimy old Dirt. How exciting!

22. Single dip

ACG — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:43:57 +0000

My spine is a limp string, yet I can stand on my own.

Honey is my brother.

Whenever I shine, I shrink.

What am I?

(Answer below)

A Candle is correct!

21. Extreme geriatrics

ACG — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:56:47 +0000

I flee light, and I love it too.

My friends are fierce heroes and monsters, architects and all-powerful kings. Don’t be fooled by fancy titles though, we’re really just particles flowing down a drain.

When people look at me, I help them forget how big they are.

What am I?

(Answer below)

Yes! Stars do have a way of helping us feel appropriately scaled.