# help...this riddle is driving me nuts!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-riddle-is-driving-me-nuts/12099>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 13, 1999, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-riddle-is-driving-me-nuts/12099 "1999-12-13T22:10:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![melanietarrant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@melanietarrant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melanietarrant)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-riddle-is-driving-me-nuts/12099/81 "1999-12-16T23:49:00Z")

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i agree, most of your answers were exellent! i thought some of them fit better than the lousy one that ended up being the answer  
i did apologize several times.

ok here’s a new riddle

think of words that end in GRY(just kidding)

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I’m pink therefore I’m Spam

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 1999, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-riddle-is-driving-me-nuts/12099/82 "1999-12-17T23:04:00Z")

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melanietarrant

You can stop apologizing, I don’t think anybody here is pissed or mad, said the March Hare to the Hatter.

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 1999, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-riddle-is-driving-me-nuts/12099/83 "1999-12-17T23:05:00Z")

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I was just making a statement.

Book em Danno.

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**Author:** ![melanietarrant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@melanietarrant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melanietarrant)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 1999, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-riddle-is-driving-me-nuts/12099/84 "1999-12-18T04:54:00Z")

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the kid kept e-mailing me and IMing me…it kept me up nights! i was looking for the answer!  
i was harshly disapointed with the answer.

but, mostly, my apologies were just jokes.

does anyone here actually have a good riddle for us all to work on?

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I’m pink therefore I’m Spam

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**Author:** ![stmc62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@stmc62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stmc62)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 1999, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-riddle-is-driving-me-nuts/12099/85 "1999-12-18T05:57:00Z")

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My first guess was language. I agree with Omniscient.

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Libby’s Mom  
Sandra

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Thin\_Skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@Mr\_Thin\_Skin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Thin_Skin)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 1999, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-riddle-is-driving-me-nuts/12099/86 "1999-12-18T13:20:00Z")

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Ok I have one just like yours:

I’m thinking of a number between one and a million. What is it?

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**Author:** ![melanietarrant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@melanietarrant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melanietarrant)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 1999, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-riddle-is-driving-me-nuts/12099/87 "1999-12-18T13:39:00Z")

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mr thin skin, i know the answer to yours. i’ve heard that one before!

it’s toaster!

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I’m pink therefore I’m Spam

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**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 1999, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-riddle-is-driving-me-nuts/12099/88 "1999-12-18T14:50:00Z")

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A journey comes in all shapes and sizes?  
I’ve never been on a tetrahedral journey.  
Someone needs a dope slap.

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