I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have?
Four canaries and three cages.
If you put one canary in each cage, you have an extra bird without a cage. However, if you put two canaries in each cage then you have two canaries in the first cage, two canaries in the second cage and an extra cage.
Four canaries and three cages.
If you put one canary in each cage, you have an extra bird without a cage. However, if you put two canaries in each cage then you have two canaries in the first cage, two canaries in the second cage and an extra cage.
What is two days after the day after the day before yesterday?
Tomorrow.
The day before yesterday is two days ago.
The day after the day before yesterday (2 days ago) is yesterday.
And two days after yesterday is tomorrow.
Tomorrow.
The day before yesterday is two days ago.
The day after the day before yesterday (2 days ago) is yesterday.
And two days after yesterday is tomorrow.
What has a head, one arm, one leg and a round bottom?
A handicapped parking sign.
A handicapped parking sign.
I am bought by the yard but worn by the foot. What am I?
Carpet. Worn is used in the sense of a well-worn item.
(found on r/riddles )
Carpet. Worn is used in the sense of a well-worn item.
(found on r/riddles )
Ever rising then gone away,
What am I?
Smoke. It rises then slowly dissipates in the air. Smoke signals send messages and incense is used in religious ceremonies. Anyone who’s sat at a bonfire knows smoke in your eyes can make you cry when the wind changes direction. Smoked meats are a tasty treat, but if you see heavy smoke (i.e. from a fire) then run. Or stop drop and roll if the fire already caught you.
Smoke. It rises then slowly dissipates in the air. Smoke signals send messages and incense is used in religious ceremonies. Anyone who’s sat at a bonfire knows smoke in your eyes can make you cry when the wind changes direction. Smoked meats are a tasty treat, but if you see heavy smoke (i.e. from a fire) then run. Or stop drop and roll if the fire already caught you.
Destroyer of the unbreakable,
What am I?
An iceberg.
A word square is a combination of words that can be spelled horizontally and vertically.
The most well known is called the Sator Square (in Latin):
S A T O R
A R E P O
T E N E T
O P E R A
R O T A S
What five words complete this word square?
I T C H E S
T _ _ _ _ _
C _ _ _ _ _
H _ _ _ _ _
E _ _ _ _ _
S _ _ _ _ _
Thrust, Crisco, Hussar, Escape and Stores.
Making this lovely word square below:
I T C H E S
T H R U S T
C R I S C O
H U S S A R
E S C A P E
S T O R E S
Thrust, Crisco, Hussar, Escape and Stores.
Making this lovely word square below:
I T C H E S
T H R U S T
C R I S C O
H U S S A R
E S C A P E
S T O R E S
I am always hungry,
Fire
It never goes airborne,
A punch.
By Sef Daystrom
I live above a star but never burn. I have 11 neighbors but they never turn. My initials are p, q, r and sometimes s.
What am I?
Number 7 on a phone keypad.
Number 7 on a phone keypad.