Walk On the Living
Walk on the living, they don’t even mumble,
Walk on the dead, they mutter and grumble.
What are they?
Leaves. They’re soft and silent when they’re alive but crunchy when dead.
Right Behind You Creeps on the Ground
It’s right behind you,
And creeps on the ground,
It follows you home,
But does not make a sound.
Careful when you turn around.
What is it?
Your shadow.
A Synonym of Drag
I’m a five letter word. Remove my last two letters and I’m a synonym of drag. My second and third letters form an exclamation and my first and second letters are a homophone with a number. What am I?
Towel. Tow is a synonym of drag, ow is an exclamation when you’re hurt (and far more appropriate in mixed company than the four-letter alternatives) and to is a homophone of two.
Never Resting, Never Still
Never resting, never still,
Silently moving from hill to hill,
I do not walk, run or trot,
But all is cool where I am not.
What am I?
Sunlight (or sunshine).
854917632
What is special about the number 854917632?
It is the numbers from 1 to 9 in alphabetical order.
Eight
Five
Four
Nine
One
Seven
Six
Three
Two
When Set Loose I Fly Away
When set loose
I fly away,
Never so cursed
As when I go astray.
A fart.
My First Wears My Second
My first wears my second; my third might be
What my first would acquire if he went to the sea.
Put together my one, two, three
And the belle of New York is the girl for me.
Manhattan. A MAN wears a HAT, and a MAN might acquire a TAN if he went to sea.
Speaks Without Words
What is it that speaks without any words?
And can be loudly and distinctly heard?
Will drive away friend, and foe alike.
And is enough to make a stolid man’s face alight?
Flatulence.
Crawl on the Earth, Rise on Pillar
I crawl on the earth and rise on a pillar.
What am I?
A shadow.