# I know, I know...You hate riddles
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-i-know-you-hate-riddles/26168
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [July 20, 2000, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-i-know-you-hate-riddles/26168 "2000-07-20T00:09:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2000, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-i-know-you-hate-riddles/26168/1 "2000-07-20T00:09:04Z")
But someone told me this today then said, “Think about it and let me know when you have the answer.” I’m all like, “I hate riddles, just tell me the damn answer.” Nope, this person wants me to figure it out on my own. Well, screw that! I have you fine people to help me. So, here it is.
What is more powerful than God, more evil than Satan, what rich people need, and poor people have?
If this turns out to be really, really obvious well, I’m going to feel dumb.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2000, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-i-know-you-hate-riddles/26168/2 "2000-07-20T00:10:25Z")
Nothing.
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### Author:  [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2000, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-i-know-you-hate-riddles/26168/3 "2000-07-20T00:10:58Z")
nothing.
that, or an atomic wedgie.
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### Author:  [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2000, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-i-know-you-hate-riddles/26168/4 "2000-07-20T00:12:41Z")
manhattan, you killed my one chance today of looking like a genius! :mad:
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### Author:  [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2000, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-i-know-you-hate-riddles/26168/5 "2000-07-20T00:14:46Z")
Damn it! I knew it’d be easy. Thanks guys.
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### Author:  [@jb\_farley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jb_farley)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2000, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-i-know-you-hate-riddles/26168/6 "2000-07-20T00:16:41Z")
jesus christ you people! must you constantly post something that i was thinking about the day before? no lie, this one popped into my head yesterday as i read the other riddle stuff.
the way i hear it was thusly:
What higher than god,
more evil than the devil?
the rich need it,
the poor have it,
and if you eat it you’ll die.
my favorite wrong answer was ‘crack’. hey, it makes sense.
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### Author:  [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2000, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-i-know-you-hate-riddles/26168/7 "2000-07-20T00:18:59Z")
Yeah, except you won’t die if you eat crack. Well, unless you eat a whole bunch of crack, but if you just eat a little bit then…oh nevermind.