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?
March 2, 2013
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May 31, 2012
by ACG
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28. A grail highly sought
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)
May 17, 2012
by ACG
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27. Parliamentary (a Book Sake contest riddle!)
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)
May 11, 2012
by ACG
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#1 One for fall (again!)
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)
May 10, 2012
by ACG
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26. Standard or crew?
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)
May 3, 2012
by ACG
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25. Don’t press my buttons!
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)
April 22, 2012
by ACG
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24. Fair weather friend
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)
April 14, 2012
by ACG
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23. A grimy riddle
The spineless hide in me.
The spineless dine on me.
The spineless make me.
What am I?
(Answer below)
April 11, 2012
by ACG
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22. Single dip
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)
April 5, 2012
by ACG
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21. Extreme geriatrics
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)