do you like riddles?

[Muddypause]

I'm not very convinced by my reasoning, but:

A river (water) runs and never wearies.

Fire can consume many things pretty well, so maybe it eats and is always hungry.

The ground (earth) can absorb a lot of water, so always be thirsty (although in some wetlands this is prolly debatable).

The wind (air) can whistle, so maybe it can be said to sing, too. Though I can't think why this is never good.

Am I close?

Right, Kid's Korner again:

What gets wetter the more it dries?

[hamster]

I'm not very convinced by my reasoning, but:

A river (water) runs and never wearies.

Fire can consume many things pretty well, so maybe it eats and is always hungry.

The ground (earth) can absorb a lot of water, so always be thirsty (although in some wetlands this is prolly debatable).

The wind (air) can whistle, so maybe it can be said to sing, too. Though I can't think why this is never good.

Am I close?

Yes, that's what puzzled me. I've even been googling the origin of the phrase 'it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good' to see if it can shed any light on this!! (Taking this a bit too seriously.... )

You're probably right that fire is hungry rather than thirsty though.

Right, Kid's Korner again:

What gets wetter the more it dries?

Ooh, I know that one! Won't give it away though.[/quote]

[Milims]

Mudddy Pause wrote: What gets wetter the more it dries?

(Sticks hand in air) Me! Pick me! I know! Me! Me! Pick me!!

In that case - when is door not a door?

[Millymollymandy]

The only one I knew was Mary because I'd heard it before.

Actually I'd heard the albatross one before too but had forgotten!

I like things like this but I can't do them, although I'm glad to know I'm not a psycho.

[Bonniegirl]

A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys.
How can this be possible?

[Jarmara]

Jarmara wrote:

Ok a gardening riddle

I stand on one leg and my heart is in my head.
What am I?

A lettuce?

no sorry try again

[Jarmara]

Ok a gardening riddle

I stand on one leg and my heart is in my head.
What am I?

An artichoke?

no sorry try again

Any body had any luck with this one yet ?

There are four brothers in this world that were all born together. The first runs and never wearies. The second eats and is never full. The third drinks and is always thirsty. The fourth sings a song that is never good.

If they are the four elements, I'm guessing the first is water and the third is fire. Can't work out why either of the others should be air or earth though.

that correct

[Jarmara]

I'm not very convinced by my reasoning, but:

A river (water) runs and never wearies.

Fire can consume many things pretty well, so maybe it eats and is always hungry.

The ground (earth) can absorb a lot of water, so always be thirsty (although in some wetlands this is prolly debatable).

The wind (air) can whistle, so maybe it can be said to sing, too. Though I can't think why this is never good.

Am I close?



Right, Kid's Korner again:

What gets wetter the more it dries?

YES! you got it right

iis the answer to yours a towel ?

[Jarmara]

Mudddy Pause wrote: What gets wetter the more it dries?

(Sticks hand in air) Me! Pick me! I know! Me! Me! Pick me!!

In that case - when is door not a door?

when its A Jar?

[Andy Hamilton]

OK the 7 children one. All of them are boys? This way half of them are boys and so are the other half, meaning that it does not matter that there is a half child?

[glenniedragon]

7 children- half of them are boys....

All seven are boys, no mention that the other half are different

kind thoughts
Deb

[Andy Hamilton]

Many-manned scud-thumper,
Maker of worn wood,
Shrub-ruster,
Sky-mocker,
Rave!
Portly pusher,
Wind-slave.

What am I?

[Muddypause]

A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys.
How can this be possible?

How indeed. I mean, isn't it an act of irrisponsibility to have so many children at a time when the world's resources are already being stretched beyond sustainability? This is just no way to act if we want to challenge the precepts of growth, consumption and expansion. Think of all those extra disposable nappies, of all the extra 4x4s doing the school run, of all the extra...........

Oh, hang on. Wrong forum; sorry. As you were.

[Milims]

Andy wrote:
Many-manned scud-thumper,
Maker of worn wood,
Shrub-ruster,
Sky-mocker,
Rave!
Portly pusher,
Wind-slave.

Is it a windmill?

[Andy Hamilton]

Nope not a windmill.