What is black and white and red all over?
A nun with a spear through her head.
No, that’s a wounded nun. If it’s black and white and red all over and can’t get through a revolving door, that’s a nun with a spear through her head.
A penguin in a blender?
That works, but it’s the wrong answer.
Cold. Heh. Heh.
That said, riddles can be instructive. Sometimes knowing how to solve one can help you solve another.
Something I thought of earlier, but isn’t really a number, but is remotely related to your later riddle: one square, or square one. Normally that’d be written “one squared.”
Not right? What about one, rooted?
Still not right? Ah well, back to square one.
You can write the fraction “1/1” as “one of one.”
Jokes and riddles…
Both generally attempt to lead the listener astray. The punch line of the joke usually lets the listener in on it by revealing the unexpected twist, while the riddle matches wits with the listener (or reader) to see if he/she will find the solution.
Example: Anyone know laws in other countries? If a North Korean experimental passenger plane crashes exactly on the border of the capital city and an outlying district, where do they bury the unidentified survivors?
You don’t bury survivors.
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!
[Joke] You don’t know much about North Korea, do you?[/Joke]
But seriously folks… One of many things I love about the SDMB is that it is probably the best source around for brain teasers, jokes, riddles and the like.
Bravo.
One of four?
One of five?
Neither answer alas, is the number I am thinking of.
The creativity involved in these solutions is most impressive. But no, Left Hand of Dorkness, that particular comment above was not meant to be a hint.
Inspired by Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal:
pi over one.
Edit: or the reciprocal, which certainly would be written this way: one over pi.
Take my wife. Please.
Novocaine
THAT’S the number!
Way to go TreacherousCretin!
Pretty great.
Bravo!