Round Manhole Covers

Why are manhole covers round?

It allows them to be rolled around easily and prevents the cover from falling into the hole.

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Alphabetized Letters

What well known series can these alphabetized letters be rearranged to form?

aaaaaabdeeghllmmptt

Alpha, beta, gamma, delta

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Who Is Silent In Parliament?

Who is silent in Parliament?

The letter i, which is the only silent letter in the word Parliament.

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Say My Name

Say my name and I disappear. What am I?

Silence.

An alternate version is, “What is so fragile it breaks when you say its name?”

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Thought Rebus

What does this represent?

          but
thought thought

But on second thought.

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Four Nines To Make a Hundred

How can you make four 9’s equal 100?

99 9/9 = 100

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Glittering Points Downward Thrust

Glittering points
That downward thrust,
Sparkling spears
That never rust.

An icicle.

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Only Useful When Full

I am only useful when I’m full,
Yet I am always full of holes.

What am I?

A sieve, used for straining food like pasta.

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Around the House Without Touching It

What goes around and in the house, but never touches the house?

The sun.

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I Appear In The Morning But Am Always There

I appear in the morning but am always there.
You can never see me though I am everywhere.
By night I am gone, though I sometimes never was.
Nothing can defeat me but I am easily gone.

What am I?

Sunlight.

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