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grobblewobble
12-10-2010, 01:57 AM
How about this. I start with a riddle, whoever comes up first with the right answer asks the next riddle.

I'll start with an easy one:

A man walks five mile south, ten mile west and then five mile north. At that point, he arrives exactly where he started and sees a bear. What color does the bear have?

Theym
12-10-2010, 02:45 AM
Red :D

Dorten
12-10-2010, 05:58 AM
White. Old and unfunny one.

Orbic
12-10-2010, 07:29 AM
Then go on and post yours ;)

Theym
12-10-2010, 07:57 AM
Polar bears FTW

Dorten
12-10-2010, 08:26 AM
Polar bears FTW

What's that: When it goes up it uses three legs, and when it goes down it uses only one.

gut
12-10-2010, 08:49 AM
I prefer Theym's answer to bear fur color, as it made me laugh.

Anyhoo, one-legged prostitute.

Dorten
12-10-2010, 08:56 AM
Anyhoo, one-legged prostitute.:eek: Wut?

grobblewobble
12-10-2010, 09:06 AM
helicopter?

Albahan
12-10-2010, 09:07 AM
Tripod, duh

Dorten
12-10-2010, 09:09 AM
Post your elaborations, please. It's interesting to know, how did you come to such answers

grobblewobble
12-10-2010, 09:13 AM
Yeah Gut, elaborate. :-)

Heli up - three blades.
Heli down - landing gear.

Albahan
12-10-2010, 09:14 AM
When you set up a tripod it stands on 3 legs. When you take it down it collapses into just one.

Dorten
12-10-2010, 10:13 AM
More guesses please. But I like your thinking

grobblewobble
12-10-2010, 06:10 PM
A crane-fly flying around a candle?

Explanation: crane-flies are attracted to light, even when that light is burning off their legs. And they have very fragile legs.

Grey
12-10-2010, 06:34 PM
A polar bear's fur is actually clear. It is the reflection of the snow that makes it look white. (And their skin is all black.)

As for Dorten's riddle, a three-legged pub crawl?

gut
12-10-2010, 07:17 PM
>>>> What's that: When it goes up it uses three legs, and when it goes down it uses only one.

>>> one-legged prostitute

>> Post your elaborations, please

> Yeah Gut, elaborate. :-)

Happily.

The phrase 'go down' is american slang for oral sex. It makes sense for a one-legged prostitute
to 'go down', as that is her job. Furthermore, of course she would use only one leg as she
squats, as that is all she would have. Lowering one's body weight on one leg isn't that difficult,
as gravity does most of that job easily enough, but getting back up is a different matter. Few
humans can stand from a full squat using only one leg, and considering she would have most likely
held the position for some time before ascending, it would have made the job all the more difficult.
It makes sense that the best way for her to stand would be to put her hands on the floor and
push, thus the 3 legs to 'go up'.

Hmm, I suppose theoretically she could just grab hold of something to help pull herself back up.

> A polar bear's fur is actually clear. It is the reflection of the snow that makes it look white

that explains why the polar bear's fur at the zoo is always tourist colored!

xan
12-10-2010, 09:17 PM
someone skiing

using their poles as as 2 legs and the combined skies as a third leg when going up hills and using the skies only when going down hills.

_Ln_
12-10-2010, 09:24 PM
It makes sense for a one-legged prostitute to 'go down', as that is her job.

I hope you won't decide to update Paint Picture with that.