# Odd Riddle...is there an answer? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 13, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033 "2008-12-13T19:16:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/61 "2008-12-17T08:38:25Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > It’s not a riddle. It’s just random stuff posted after other random stuff. > > Vertical climbing things make boris angry > > Clue: Where’s Waldo? > > Answer: Free kittens! > > That makes as much sense as the OP. My point exactly, covering every post I’ve made in this thread, except this one. Fetal goblet alarm scan purple action panda. OK, this one counts, too. Cuttlefish hay ovary green purple smack cobra. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/62 "2008-12-17T13:29:38Z")
Purple Monkey Dishwasher? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/63 "2008-12-17T13:47:12Z")
Shoehorn butterhorse! ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/64 "2008-12-17T14:14:53Z")
Machine wrapped with butter? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/65 "2008-12-17T14:44:54Z")
> [@Carnacki](#): > > Accidentally what? Google “meatspin” at your peril. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/66 "2008-12-17T17:13:29Z")
I’m holding out a slight bit of hope that the reasoning could be good- so far, there is no explanation to why specific points were made- All looking alike, living in the same room, traveling in a basket, father of physics. I mean, if its a real riddle, these have to mean something. If they don’t, tell your friend to brush up on his riddle lore before he wastes your time again. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/67 "2008-12-17T17:28:22Z")
Al-Gore-Rhythm? (The thought of him singing drives Clintons from basket) ---
**Author:** ![TheVioletCreep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@TheVioletCreep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheVioletCreep)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/68 "2008-12-17T20:40:57Z")
Yeah, Brian needs a bit of a lesson in screwing with people properly. -\_-;; He himself could not explain why it made sense, my guess would be it is made up. I hate people sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/69 "2008-12-17T20:42:29Z")
Can we have a real riddle to make up for it? (Well, another one, in addition to the elevator one?) ---
**Author:** ![TheVioletCreep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@TheVioletCreep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheVioletCreep)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/70 "2008-12-17T20:53:22Z")
Snow White and the seven dwarfs are sitting down for dinner, how fast can you guess what she serves next? Mary was afraid to go home because of the man in the iron mask, why? Clothes of brass, hair of brown, seldom need to breathe, needs no wings to fly, and a heart of gold, with a fear of fire and water, what am I? Why IS a raven like a writing desk? o.o;; As I get bigger, it is hard to find me, but if one looks closely, one will notice me, What am I? Why wasn’t Bertha put in jail after killing dozens of people? …good enough to start off? ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/71 "2008-12-17T21:14:41Z")
> [@](#): > > Snow White and the seven dwarfs are sitting down for dinner, how fast can you guess what she serves next? Not particularly fast. > [@](#): > > Mary was afraid to go home because of the man in the iron mask, why? She was playing baseball and was afraid that the catcher would hunt her down and kill her. > [@](#): > > Clothes of brass, hair of brown, > seldom need to breathe, > needs no wings to fly, > and a heart of gold, > with a fear of fire and water, what am I? A flying robot. > [@](#): > > Why IS a raven like a writing desk? o.o;; Because Poe wrote on both. > [@](#): > > As I get bigger, > it is hard to find me, > but if one looks closely, > one will notice me, > What am I? A magical disappearing growing thing. > [@](#): > > Why wasn’t Bertha put in jail after killing dozens of people? She was a hurricane. Or a cyclone. Or an animal. Or she was found to be insane. Or it was a murder-suicide. Or the cops killed her while she was on her rampage. Or she killed in self-defence. Or she was an executioner. Or a soldier. Or a doctor in a jurisdiction where euthanasia is legal. > [@](#): > > …good enough to start off? Yeah, pretty good. _Riddle me, riddle me, red coat, A stick in his hand, a stone in his throat, Riddle me, riddle me, rot-tot-tot._ ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/72 "2008-12-17T21:17:21Z")
You covered all my guesses for Bertha, except I also thought maybe: Judge who sentences people ---
**Author:** ![TheVioletCreep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@TheVioletCreep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheVioletCreep)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/73 "2008-12-17T21:17:35Z")
> [@Mbossa](#): > > Not particularly fast. > > Wrong. > > She was playing baseball and was afraid that the catcher would hunt her down and kill her. > > A little much, but in essence, correct. > > A flying robot. > > Not at all. > > Because Poe wrote on both. > > One of the answers. (sort of sarcasm though, good show any how) > > A magical disappearing growing thing. > > Not at all. > > She was a hurricane. Or a cyclone. Or an animal. Or she was found to be insane. Or it was a murder-suicide. Or the cops killed her while she was on her rampage. Or she killed in self-defence. Or she was an executioner. Or a soldier. Or a doctor in a jurisdiction where euthanasia is legal. > > Once again, initial answer correct, kudos for making me chuckle. > > Yeah, pretty good. > > Thank you. > > _Riddle me, riddle me, red coat, > A stick in his hand, a stone in his throat, > Riddle me, riddle me, rot-tot-tot._ …something…British…is all I’ve got for now, give me some time, I’ll get it. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/74 "2008-12-17T21:18:33Z")
Very nice, **Mbossa** , very nice. I especially liked #5. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/75 "2008-12-17T21:36:17Z")
This all reminds me of the Cheers episode where Cliff goes on Jeopardy and the Final Jeopardy answer is some group of people and his answer is “Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?” ( I KNOW, it’s a paraphrase, the point is still valid.) ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/76 "2008-12-17T21:39:44Z")
> [@Mbossa](#): > > _Riddle me, riddle me, red coat, > A stick in his hand, a stone in his throat, > Riddle me, riddle me, rot-tot-tot._ A cherry ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/77 "2008-12-17T23:50:00Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > A cherry You got it! I assume the repeated use of ‘riddle me’ gave it away. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/78 "2008-12-18T00:49:53Z")
> [@TheVioletCreep](#): > > Clothes of brass, hair of brown, > seldom need to breathe, > needs no wings to fly, > and a heart of gold, > with a fear of fire and water, what am I? Tony Banks, songwriter for “Genesis.” ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/79 "2008-12-18T02:09:31Z")
I found this site in the same vein as the thread. Read the answers. I promise you, they’re not what you’re expecting. [Click it already.](http://www.michaelkelly.fsnet.co.uk/lateral.htm) ---
**Author:** ![TheVioletCreep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@TheVioletCreep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheVioletCreep)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033/80 "2008-12-18T03:51:46Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Tony Banks, songwriter for “Genesis.” Haha! One of, and very good! But there is an answer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-riddle-is-there-an-answer/477033.md?page=3)