It Stalks the Countryside

It stalks the countryside,
with ears that cannot hear.

What is it?

Corn.

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By Odin’s Beard

Some came from the Sun and Moon,
Others from Thor and his hammer are hewn,

By Odin’s beard, and Frigg and Tiw,
The last is Saturn, from which we grew.

What are we?

They are the origins of the names of each day of the week.

Sunday – Sun day.
Monday – Moon day.
Tuesday – Tiw’s or Týr’s day, the god of single combat, son of Odin.
Wednesday – Woden’s or Odin’s day, god of poetry and of the dead.
Thursday – Thor’s day, god of thunder, son of Odin.
Friday – Frigg’s day, goddess of the clouds, wife of Odin.
Saturday – Saturn’s day, god of fertility and agriculture.

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Wench and Warrior

Round and round and round it goes,
The source but not the birth of clothes,
Wench and warrior, child and crone,
Without it dressed near barer bone.

A spinning wheel. It goes around in circles and makes the thread that is used in clothing and anyone who isn’t wearing clothes would be barer boned.

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Not Burned in Fire Nor Drowned in Water

What can’t be burned in a fire nor drowned in water?

Ice. It melts instead of burning in a fire and it floats in water.

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The Same Forward, Backwards or Upside Down

What word can be written forward, backward or upside down while still remaining the same word?

NOON.

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The White Liquid

She awakes. I touch her and she moves her legs. We are both nervous but I continue. Finally the white liquid comes.

What happened?

Milking a cow.

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An Abandoned Aquarium

There is an abandoned aquarium in an empty house. The aquarium has three large fish and three small fish. But after a week, one large fish and two small fish die.

How many remain in the aquarium?

Six, since no one is there to remove the 3 dead fish.

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Dirty Rebus

What does this represent?

    D
    I
D I R T Y
    T
    Y

Dirty double crosser. (Thanks to Ian for the answer)

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Two Scruffy Dogs

Two scruffy dogs were walking down the street. The first dog turned to the other and said, “Do you realize that if one of your fleas jumped onto me we would have the same number of fleas?” The second replied, “Yes, but if one of your fleas jumped onto me I would have five times as many fleas as you.” How many fleas are on each dog to begin with?

2 and 4

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Inscribed On My Face

Marking mortal privation when what’s under me is in place.
An enduring summation, inscribed on my face.

What am I?

A tombstone (or gravestone, headstone, monument, you get the idea).

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