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Friday, January 12, 2018
Riddles and word plays on a January day
Do you want to put a smile on your face this January day. Here are some riddles and word plays that should bring you some cheer. I hope you enjoy them.
What is the difference between roast beef and a car?
Answer: Roast beef has horse radish and a car has horse power.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Answer: Footsteps
What has a tongue but isn't able to taste and a soul but doesn't live.
Answer; A shoe
When is a door not a door.
Answer: When it's ajar
I follow you all day but not at night. What am I?
Answer: Your shadow
Why do the French enjoy eating escargot (snails)?
Answer: Because they don't like fast food.
What did Prince Charming say to Cinderella before she tried on the glass slipper?
Answer: The shoe must go on.
What do you call a scary female horse?
Answer: A nightmare.
What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
Answer: Lunch and supper
What is always on its way here but never arrives?
Answer: Tomorrow
Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
Answer: Nothing
What has branches and leaves and no bark?
Answer: A library
WITTY DEFINITIONS
Miser; A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.
Ramification: A consequence that is forced down your throat.
Atom Bomb: An invention to end all intentions.
Opportunist: A person who starts taking a bath if he falls into a river.
Experience: The word people give to their mistakes.
Stalemate: Leading cause of divorce.
Apiary: A sting operation
Transcendental: Above the teeth
- Compiled by Joanne
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