Back online again! So, firstly, why is it dangerous to have a nap in a railway carriage? Too easy? Then how about this one? Secondly, what is the difference between a person late for the train and a school-mistress? 1st: Because the train always runs over sleepers. 2nd: One misses the train, the other trainsContinue reading “Riddle”
Category Archives: Riddle
Experience
David L: Well now Ian. I have a little question for you. Ian: OK David. What do you want to know? David L: Why is a man imprisoned like a boat full of water? Ian: You’ll have to give me the answer to that one David. David L: Because he requires bailing out. Source: “AContinue reading “Experience”
Layered Up
Ian: David, answer this, what is the colour of a grass plot covered with snow? David J: Well Ian, I’m not sure about that. You’ll have to tell me. Ian: It’s Invisible Green, of course! Source: “A Thousand and One Riddles, With a Few Thrown In”, book published by George Routledge and Sons Limited.
Next Saturday
Remember that our green reopens next Saturday, 23rd March. No doubt everyone is preparing for the season ahead. So, in the meantime, here’s another little riddle for you: Question: Why is a sovereign gained like a guinea? Answer: Because it is one pound won. Source: “A Thousand and One Riddles: With a Few Thrown In”,Continue reading “Next Saturday”
Working Out
Can you solve this riddle? We travel much, yet pris’ners are,And close confined to boot,We with the swiftest horse keep pace,Yet always go on foot. Answer: A pair of spurs. Source: Victorian Book – “A Thousand and One Riddles, With a Few Thrown In”, published by George Routledge and Sons, London.
A Match
Question: Why is a four-quart jug like a lady’s side-saddle? Source: “A Thousand and One Riddles: With a Few Thrown In”, Victorian book published by George Routledge & Sons, Limited. Answer: Because it holds a gall-on.
Spot the Difference
What is the difference between a hen and an idle musician? One lays at pleasure, the other plays at leisure. Source: “A Thousand and One Riddles: With a Few Thrown In”, Victorian book published by George Routledge & Sons, Limited.
Kids & Their Phones
John C: Dave. Dave P: Yes John. John C: Look at this picture on my phone. Which would you prefer? To be killed by an elephant or by a gorilla? Dave P: Quite honestly John, I’d rather the elephant killed the gorilla. Source: “One Thousand and One Riddles, With a Few Thrown In”, Published byContinue reading “Kids & Their Phones”
Asking the Question
Marina: Dave, before we do some work, tell me this: How many sides are there to a tree? DaveH: Now that sounds like a trick question Marina. OK, tell me. How many? Marina: Two sides. The outside and the inside. Source: Victorian Book “A Thousand and One Riddles, With a Few Thrown In”, Publisher GeorgeContinue reading “Asking the Question”
50 Shades of Pink
Hey David, whilst you’re looking in the pink, what’s the answer to this question: Hidden away in Gwydir Forest (not really) there’s a one-story house that’s coloured pink. All the furniture is pink, the wallpaper is pink, even the bedrooms are pink. The cat isn’t pink. The people aren’t pink. So what colour are theContinue reading “50 Shades of Pink”
