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A hung jury
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I got one, it's definitely stolen from an old Nickelodeon TV show so bonus points if you can name the show!
What's weightless, can be seen by the naked eye, and if put in a barrel, will make it lighter?
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A hole
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Nickelodeon's Are you Afraid of the Dark - Pilot episode - Tale of the Phantom Cab
I totally remember that episode. Snick was my shit.
Also, from the same episode. How far can you walk into a forest?
I don't remember the show answer but
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Half way because then you're walking out of the forest
Argh, I only caught a bit of Nickelodeon TV, back around 1990, when I was lucky-enough to receive the former tenant's subscription. (or however that worked)
Is it specific to "Nick?"
No, it's just a general riddle. One simple enough you kick yourself once you realize lol
An old one from an RPG a long time ago.
Buckets, barrels, baskets, cans
What must you fill with empty hands?
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Gloves
Since you said "RPG," I came up with:
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Gauntlets
IIRC part of the gimmick in the game was that the word length had to match. Combination locks on chests, maybe? It's been a while, but somehow a couple of the riddles stuck with me.
Another one was
With sharp-edged wit and pointed poise
I can settle arguments without a noise
::: spoiler A sharp blade? :::
Ah, I remember one now I made up a looong time ago:
What cools as it warms,
Moisturizes as it dries,
And oxygenates as it de-oxygenates?
Oof, I'm drawing a blank on this one.
Cools as it warms - chemical reaction or maybe ice melting?
But that doesn't really fit with moisturizes as it dries or especially oxygenates as it de-oxygenates.
It's something one's body can generate, if that helps.
You would like Blane the Train in the second of King's _Dark Tower _ series.
He's sentient hypersonic train (monorail if I remember correctly) left over from a fallen but very advanced society, and our Gang of Merry Heroes must answer his riddles to stop him from jumping his track and killing himself (and our Gang of Merry Heroes).
Edit third book: The Wastelands.
I think his is a great post personally. However my mind went completely blank on riddles the second I opened this comment... Crap lol
Well, thank you. I must have pissed a couple people off with my post, but I didn't mean to.
I really loved the funny riddles from the Hobbit book. Remember that?
I think most people just read the "joke" and missed the whole riddles part altogether.
And yet, I don't WANT to spend all that extra time trying to convince the Dude-Bro crowd that... whatever. It's like, these days, they are so hopelessly paranoid about AI such that the merest idea in their heads leads to complete runaway thoughts.
Confession: I am NOT a trained psychologist. I'm NOT quite sure what to do with... these people.
I wrote a little rhyming riddle a long time ago, it's not really funny but might as well share it
Air without and air within
Rainbows play upon my skin
What am I?
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Bubble?
My mouth made an "O" shape when I got it!
Nice one.
This is currently phrased more like a joke than a riddle. It does work as a joke.
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