The Cost of Household Hardware
A man went to the hardware store to buy items for his house.
1 would cost $.25
12 would cost $.50
122 would cost $.75
When he left the store he had spent $.75, what did he buy?
House numbers.
Something Dark Inside
Comes as wooden as a tree,
Covered in paint, don’t you see,
Makes you laugh, or run and hide,
For it has something dark inside.
A pencil. It’s wooden, is covered in paint and the output of a pencil in the form of writing or art can make you laugh or cry. And graphite is the dark part inside.
More Than a Few
Nothing specific,
but more than a few.
This many clustered
together will do.
Bunch. It’s a vague term that means more than a few. And clustered items like bananas, grapes or celery come in bunches.
By Sef Daystrom
One Am I, Among Six Others
One am I, among six others:
Largest, smallest,
Cold, dark
and two brothers.
Who am I
Europe. Europe is the one among six other continents.
2. North America
3. South America
4. Asia
5. Australia
6. Africa
7. Antarctica
Asia is the largest, Australia is the smallest. Antarctica is cold, Africa is dark-skinned and the Americas are brothers.
This was is said to be written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known for writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
A Cloth Poorly Dyed
A cloth poorly dyed
And an early morning sky
How are they the same?
Their color both change easily.
I’ll Always Smile Back
If you drop me I’m sure to crack but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back
A mirror.
Who Is Silent In Parliament?
Who is silent in Parliament?
The letter i, which is the only silent letter in the word Parliament.
Has Teeth But Can’t Bite
What has teeth but can’t bite?
A comb. Other inanimate objects with teeth like a saw, zipper or a gear can “bite” you. Many people can affirm from painful experience in regards to zippers and saws, and the unfortunate factory worker who is missing a finger can attest to gears. It’s a rare event that anyone would be injured by a comb.
Another grim option is a dead animal or person.
So Simple I Only Point
I’m so simple I only point,
Yet I guide people all over the world.
What am I?
A compass.