# ??? A Riddle ??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 29, 2004, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815 "2004-10-29T07:01:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/41 "2004-10-30T02:33:58Z")
> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#): > > Why is a raven like a writing desk? Because it can produce a few notes, tho they are _very_ flat and it is never put with the wrong end front! ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/42 "2004-10-30T02:43:06Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > That’s not an answer to the question. Be a man! Take a stance! Hmmph. That IS my answer, and I think everyone would agree that it’s correct. But what about this as an answer? Define God as that which must exist, and yes, God exists. That’s not just my answer–that’s the answer of some real live theologians. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/43 "2004-10-30T02:45:32Z")
Err…correction–that’s me, not **burundi**. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/44 "2004-10-30T02:57:45Z")
Nah, you don’t need to define what God is to do this one. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/45 "2004-10-30T03:02:33Z")
Would it help if I changed the question to “Is every even number greater than two the sum of two primes?” That doesn’t change the answer to my riddle. ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/46 "2004-10-30T03:23:24Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > What’s the third word ending in -gry? > > _ducks and runs_ > Here’s a few: > > Voiceless it cries, > Wingless flutters, > Toothless bites, > Mouthless mutters. > > An eye in a blue face > Saw an eye in a green face. > “That eye is like to this eye” > Said the first eye, > “But in low place > Not in high place.” > > No-legs lay on one-leg, two-legs sat near on three-legs, four-legs got some. Wind; sun on the daisies; fish on a little table, man at table sitting on a stool, the cat has the bones. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/47 "2004-10-30T05:03:23Z")
What’ve I got in my pockets, eh? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Montana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tony\_Montana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Montana)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/48 "2004-10-30T05:41:32Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > What’ve I got in my pockets, eh? 😉 A petrified piece of gum in the left,lipstick(thats not yours!) in the right. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/49 "2004-10-30T05:44:09Z")
> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#): > > Why is a raven like a writing desk? Because they produce a few good notes and are nevar spelled backward. That that is is that; that is not is not. Is not that it? It is. (Yes, it does work, nor does it require more commas. Just have to read it carefully.) ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/50 "2004-10-30T07:43:50Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > Would it help if I changed the question to “Is every even number greater than two the sum of two primes?” That doesn’t change the answer to my riddle. I’m inclined to say yes, as no primes leap to mind that are even, other than two. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/51 "2004-10-30T14:31:22Z")
> [@Tony Montana](#): > > A petrified piece of gum in the left,lipstick(thats not yours!) in the right. In case of whoosh, [read this](http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0261102214/qid=1099147061/ref=pd_ka_1/701-6525117-7761133). Otherwise, guess again! ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/52 "2004-10-30T15:39:30Z")
[hijack] > [@Iceland\_Blue](#): > > You spotted the deliberate mistake. The space after the comma is a matter of personal preference and so cannot be regarded as a punctuation mistake 😃 Gonna have to call you on that one, I\_B. One space after a comma is the guideline for all English Language composition. Even if it’s not a rule, the good people at the SDMB are mildly annoyed by it, and I’ve seen little punctuation things get turned into BIG deals around here. I know you’re not being deliberately obtuse, but I don’t want this to turn into a problem. [/hijack] My riddle is: A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys. How can this be possible? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/53 "2004-10-30T19:25:16Z")
> [@FilmGeek](#): > > A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys. > How can this be possible? 4 boys, 4 girls (including the woman). ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/54 "2004-10-31T00:06:33Z")
> [@FilmGeek](#): > > A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys. > How can this be possible? The other half are boys as well. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/55 "2004-10-31T00:37:20Z")
What’s the difference between a pickpocket and a peeping tom? [sub] I’m so ashamed[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/56 "2004-10-31T01:53:22Z")
> [@astro](#): > > What’s the difference between a pickpocket and a peeping tom? > > [sub] I’m so ashamed[/sub] One snatches watches, and you can figure out the other one. 😛 Hey **ultrafilter** -you never confirmed if I was right about the prime numbers. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/57 "2004-10-31T02:00:17Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > Hey **ultrafilter** -you never confirmed if I was right about the prime numbers. Nope. It’s the Goldbach conjecture, if you want to Google. It says that any even number (48) can be written as the sum of two primes (43 and 5). ---
**Author:** ![Etherman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Etherman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Etherman)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/58 "2004-10-31T02:21:12Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > Here’s an old favorite: Post the answer to the question “Does God exist?” in such a way that everyone will agree you have posted the correct answer. > [@ultrafilter](#): > > Would it help if I changed the question to “Is every even number greater than two the sum of two primes?” That doesn’t change the answer to my riddle. It has not been proven? ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/59 "2004-10-31T02:23:43Z")
> [@Etherman](#): > > It has not been proven? Still not an answer. Here’s another question that doesn’t change the answer: “Are there more than 6 \* 10[sup]23[/sup] stars in the universe?” The only answers for that one are “Yes” and “No”. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-riddle/271815/60 "2004-10-31T03:01:23Z")
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