The Rooster

A rooster lays an egg at the very top of a slanted roof. Which side is the egg going to roll off on?

Neither, roosters don’t lay eggs.

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Come For a Ride

I go up, but at the same time go down,
Up toward the sky and down toward the ground,
I’m present tense and past tense too,
Come for a ride, just me and you.

What am I?

A see-saw.

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In Oven But Not Baked

What must be in the oven yet can not be baked?
Grows in the heat yet shuns the light of day?
What sinks in water but rises with air?
Looks like sand, but is fine as hair?

Yeast.

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Enjoyed By Some, Despised By Others

I am enjoyed by some, despised by others. Some take me for granted, some treasure me like a gift. I last forever, unless you break me first.

Marriage.

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Starts and Ends with E

What starts with “e”, ends with “e” and has one letter in it?

Envelope. Eye is a potential alternative. When spoken out loud it sounds like a single letter (I).

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Special Two Letter Combinations

What do these three letter combinations have in common?

DE
HI
MN

Hint: These combinations don’t have it in common.

AK
IN
WY

They are the only three US state abbreviations whose two letters are next to each other in the alphabet.

DE – Delaware
HI – Hawaii
MN – Minnesota

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What Binds These?

What word binds all of these together?

Burglar
Fat
Copy
Bag
Nap

Cat.

Cat burglar
Fat cat
Copy cat
Let the cat out of the bag
Cat nap

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If You Look You Cannot See Me

If you look you cannot see me. If you see me you cannot see anything else. I can make anything you want happen, but later everything goes back to normal.

What am I?

Your imagination.

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Into the House Through the Keyhole

What always comes into the house through the keyhole?

The key.

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Asks No Questions

What asks no questions but receives lots of answers?

A phone or doorbell.

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