Riddle Me This

I've got it !

2012-01-23T19:09:00.004+02:00

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me.
What am I?

Letters Three

2012-01-21T09:39:00.000+02:00

I know a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be?

Random Facts of the Day #6: Hummingbirds

2012-01-16T14:27:00.001+02:00

Allposters.com

Hummingbirds are the tiniest birds in the world.

Hummingbirds are the only birds able to fly backwards.

A hummingbird's heart can beat up to 22 times per second.

A hummingbird's wings beat about 70 times per second.

Available as a poster at Allposters.com

Hummingbirds do not suck nectar through their bills, they use their tongues. They can lick 10-15 times per second while feeding.

Hummingbirds are very smart and have an excellent memory.

Down the Chimney

2012-01-16T13:17:00.000+02:00

What can go up a chimney down, but cannot go down a chimney up?

Uhh... Santa...?

In Fine Feather

2012-01-14T14:35:00.001+02:00

This is as light as a feather, yet no man can hold it for long. What is it?

They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bones. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?

Warped

2012-01-11T15:20:00.000+02:00

Today's optical illusion:

Wouldn't that be cool as a poster? (Allposters.com)

Also,

Tip of the Day: Do not keep your mouth open when near people who are doing their make up and/or hair.

Today I got hair sprayed in the mouth. I wouldn't recommend it.

Not a Donut

2012-01-10T23:00:00.000+02:00

What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left over?

Who Done It? A Murder Mystery

2012-01-09T15:09:00.000+02:00

A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and got these alibis:

The Wife said she was sleeping.

The Butler was cleaning the closet.
The Cook was making breakfast.
The Maid was getting the mail.
The Gardener was watering the flowers.

The police instantly arrested the murdered. Who did it and how did the police know?

Hint: No, they were not psychic.
Now get to work, Holmes!

A Sinking Ship

2012-01-07T12:30:00.000+02:00

It was a beautiful sunny day and a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank right in front of the spectators' eyes. What caused the ship to sink?

Random Fact of the Day #5

2012-01-07T00:14:00.000+02:00

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

Just try it. I know you want to!

What Am I?

2012-01-05T15:12:00.002+02:00

You can draw me, fire me or fill me in. What am I?

Random Fact of the Day #4

2012-01-05T15:11:00.001+02:00

Americans eat an average of 18 acres of pizza every day.

The Beginning of Eternity

2012-01-04T19:40:00.000+02:00

The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space
The beginning of every end
And the end of every place

Brain Twister

2012-01-04T19:32:00.001+02:00

The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true.
Are these sentences true or false?

Shopkeeper's Birds

2012-01-03T17:39:00.001+02:00

I am the owner of a pet shop. If I put in one parrot per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two parrots per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and parrots do I have?

A pet store owner has a parrot with a sign on its cage that says "Parrot repeats everything it hears". Andrew buys the parrot and for two weeks he speaks to it but it doesn't say a word. He returns the parrot but the shopkeeper says he never lied about the parrot. How can this be?

A Disappearing Act

2012-01-03T17:27:00.000+02:00

Stare at the middle red dot and watch the blue circle disappear!

Just keep staring and try to avoid blinking.

A Truck and a Bird

2012-01-02T13:23:00.001+02:00

A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 13500 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck.

Does the bridge collapse? Why or why not?

Random Facts of the Day #3: Cheesy History

2012-01-02T13:12:00.001+02:00

Remains of cheese have been found in Egyptian tombs over 4000 years old.

Some ancient Roman houses had a special kitchen, called a careale, just for making cheese.

Also a riddle:

What kind of cheese is made backwards?

Grey Dots

2012-01-01T11:04:00.001+02:00

Can you see the grey dots?

And here's a riddle for you:

The more of them you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

Random Fact of the Day #2

2012-01-01T10:58:00.000+02:00

There are 196 countries in the world.

Happy New Year everybody!

How Was Your 2011?

2011-12-31T10:36:00.001+02:00

[x] Made good choices

[x] Made poor choices

[x] Started a blog

[x] Ate a raw fish

[x] Opened up a dead rat

[x] Made a New Year's Resolution for 2012

[x] ...which is going to fail

[x] Watched too much TV

[x] ...and am now dumber

[x] Learned new things

[x] ...and forgot them almost right away

[x] Excited about a new year

[x] ...hoping the world won't end

How about your year?

Heavy Stuff

2011-12-31T10:27:00.003+02:00

What is heavy forwards but not backwards?

A Problem With My Lamp

2011-12-30T21:34:00.002+02:00

You are standing in front of a room with one light bulb inside of it. You cannot see if it is on or off. Outside the room there are 3 switches in the off positions. You may turn the switches any way you want to. You stop turning the switches, enter the room and know which switch controls the light bulb. How?

Okay, I do actually have a real problem with the lamp in my living room: I don't have one. It's very dark in here.

Random Fact of the Day #1

2011-12-30T21:24:00.001+02:00

Venus is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise.

Let's get this party started - The First Riddle

2011-12-30T21:00:00.001+02:00

With potent, flowery words speak I,

Of something common, vulgar, dry;
I weave webs of pedantic prose,
In effort to befuddle those,
Who think I wile time away,
In lofty things, above all day
The common kind that linger where
Monadic beings live and fare;
Practical I may not be,
But life, it seems, is full of me!