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Teacher Wearing Sunglasses
ROD: 09-09-2025
Riddle: Why does the teacher wear sunglasses when she comes to the class?
Answer: Because the students are bright.
One Day, The Police Found A Man Dead Inside A Hut
ROD: 09-08-2025
Riddle: One day, the police found a man dead inside a hut. In his left hand, he's holding a gun. In his right hand, he has a recording. When the recording is played, the police hear the man talking about how horrible life is and how he wants it to end. The recording ends with a gunshot. The police are about to call it a suicide until you point out a very important clue. What is it?
Answer: The recording played a gunshot inside it. If the man committed suicide, he wouldn't have been able to stop the recording after he pulled the trigger.
How Many Times Can You Subtract The Number 5 From 25
ROD: 09-07-2025
Riddle: How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
Answer: Once, because after you subtract 5 from 25 it becomes 20.
Riddle: What 7 letter word is spelled the same way backwards and forwards?
Answer: Racecar.
How Many Seconds In A Year
ROD: 09-05-2025
Riddle: How many seconds are there in one year?
Answer: 12. Every month has a 2nd.
I Make Two People Out Of One - Answer Clue "M"
ROD: 09-04-2025
Riddle: I make two people out of one. What am I?
Answer: A mirror.
There Is A Common English Word That Is Nine Letters Long Riddle
ROD: 09-03-2025
Riddle: There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?
Answer: The base word is Startling - starting - staring - string - sting - sing - sin - in - I
What Runs Around The Yard Without Moving
ROD: 09-02-2025
Riddle: What runs around the whole yard without moving?
Answer: A fence.
A Thousand Colored Folds Riddle
ROD: 09-01-2025
Riddle: A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky, Atop a tender strand, Rising from the land, 'Til killed by maiden's hand, Perhaps a token of love, perhaps to say goodbye. What am I?
Answer: A flower.
Counting Crows
ROD: 08-31-2025
Riddle: If there are fifteen crows on a fence and the farmer shoots a third of them, how many crows are left?
Answer: None. The rest of the crows flew away when they heard the gunshot.

