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Can you name the two?
TWO came forth from the very same mother
and most people could not tell one from the other
They arrived the same day, on the very same spot,
they look just the same, yet twins they are not
To further ...
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I can be heavy, but I'll never sink. When I am ready, my glass is a drink
Riley Riddle:
My prefix runs past, When you leave what you cast, Where a square may be skipped by a pawn. My suffix is vast, When I swap first with last, Where a breath may be currently drawn. ...
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A relaxing glass of Shiraz
You see, I am that what makes you able.
What I am is an element stable.
Without me a name for oneself's lacking.
I'm in fish, Thai, Shiraz and unpacking.
You can try and guess what with ...
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Tricky T Tribute (or: Humble H Homage)
I made up a bunch of riddles over the weekend and wrote them on a stack of cards. Unfortunately, I dropped the stack outdoors. The cards blew everywhere and one of the riddles is missing. Can you ...
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A strange family indeed
We are a family of members twenty-four.
There used to be more,
But we threw them out the door.
Except four of them would rather stay
And I think that's okay
As long as they don't play. ...
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No Answer Should Answer
One day, the King ordered me to visit the city of NASA to find a rare herb to cure his daughter's illness. However, upon arriving at the city's gate, a guard stopped me.
"Hello, why are you here?" ...
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A Puzzling Easter Egg Hunt
What follows here is a little Easter Egg hunt I've pulled together for you all this year. Ultimately, you need to discover a single word of four letters in length which will be revealed by the puzzle ...
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Help! Where am I?
Help! Can you tell me where am I?
If you don't come soon, it'll be a bye-bye!
It's hard to breathe, it's hard to walk
And I met some citizens who can talk!
First, Steven Spielberg, who ...
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This one is about YOU! (and other things)
This first one is just you plus...
...dwarfs in Snow White,
...bits in a byte,
...tripod's upright,
...and a number that is quite lucky at least in my opinion.
Then there's you plus...
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A Crossworm Puzzle
crossworm (noun) - A song that gets stuck in one's crossword puzzle.
See also: earworm
You know how it is - one moment, you've got a song stuck in your head; the next, it's stuck in your crossword ...
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Don't mistake me for my brother, he's fatter than I am
I am one of many, but one thing's for sure,
If you are hit by me, your death I'll assure.
Don't blame me if you get hurt, I'm just a kid,
I'll end the war that's happening. Hope, I'll rid.
I like ...
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An unwanted guest
I am here, but not really
My presence is eerie.
Why the long face, why the frustration
After all I am only a sensation
You and my body went separate ways
I fill out the empty space
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- A Poem Riddle -
As the newly hired secretary of your local poetry society, one of your jobs is to go through the mess that is the archives and try and get things in some semblance of order. Currently, you are trying ...
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Fire and Water, Hear Me Roar
My first is the first of an outrageous utterance
My second the second of appropriate circumstance
My third's the essence of heat, why anything cools
My last a procedure, all about the rules
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What prominent figure am I?
My namesakes are plentiful,
though some antiquated:
A company defunct
and a system outdated.
One unavoidable
an honor shared by few
just give it some time
it will come into view.
Two bearing my ...
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