# Riddle me this... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 20, 2003, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150 "2003-12-20T08:51:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/21 "2003-12-20T11:34:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blake \* > **String or nothing.** Ha, trick question. I’m not wearing any pants. ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/22 "2003-12-20T11:36:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \* > \*\*Ha, trick question. I’m not wearing any pants. \*\* Shirts can have pockets as well. ---
**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/23 "2003-12-20T11:38:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Ha, trick question. I’m not wearing any pants. Eeeeew. TMI. Waaaaaay TMI. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/24 "2003-12-20T12:20:02Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Gyan9 \* > **At night, they come… star** s_\* \*\* Ah. When I originally heard the riddle years ago, the answer was “dreams”. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/25 "2003-12-20T14:41:49Z")
Last one people: Glittering points that downward thrusts Sparkling spears that never rust and I agree with **Bryan** pants are overrated! ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/26 "2003-12-20T14:55:30Z")
ugh, do I feel dumb. I can’t get past the first one. Who wants to give a _precious_ hint? ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/27 "2003-12-20T14:57:36Z")
icicles? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/28 "2003-12-20T15:18:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeVena \* > \*\*icicles? \*\* No - _an_ icicle. Despite the fact that “stars” was plural, this one isn’t. Death to all Tolkien fanboys. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/29 "2003-12-20T15:22:41Z")
\<\< And why is this thread in Cafe Society and not MPSISM or GQ.?Aside fromt he very tenuous Tolkein link \>\> Well… it’s here because the OP put it here. And I’m leaving it here, because these are much more “literary” riddles, classier. There is a wide grey area around Cafe Society as to what belongs and what doesn’t, and I tend be liberal and not move threads unless they’re really, really clearly across the fuzzy line. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/30 "2003-12-21T00:20:11Z")
[Very old riddle] The more you cut it, the longer it grows. ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/31 "2003-12-21T00:55:17Z")
so who’s gonna help me out with the first riddle? To me, it seems pretty clear it should be “path” or “trail” or something like that but that’s not right. Please post the answer in a spoiler box. ---
**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/32 "2003-12-21T00:57:23Z")
road ---
**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/33 "2003-12-21T01:01:11Z")
Answers are as follow: road Breath Few Shoe Stars Fire Ship Candle Glove Icicle ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/34 "2003-12-21T08:53:09Z")
I first saw many of these riddles in the old Sierra game _Conquest of Camelot_. I had no idea they came from Tolkien. ---
**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/35 "2003-12-21T09:03:50Z")
The don’t come fomr Tolkein. They have nothing to do with Tolkein aside from appearing on a page alongside one of his characters. ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/36 "2003-12-21T17:42:41Z")
Then where are they originally from? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_the\_CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_the\_CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_the_CC)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/37 "2003-12-21T19:37:16Z")
Well, Loopus, people had to do _something_ for fun before electricity. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/38 "2003-12-30T14:22:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Xema \* > \*\*[Very old riddle] > > The more you cut it, the longer it grows. \*\* HAIR!! I come back with What is one question a person can never truely answer “yes”? ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/39 "2003-12-30T14:53:33Z")
“Are you dead?” ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150/40 "2003-12-30T17:48:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MonkeyMule \* > \*\*What is one question a person can never truely answer “yes”? \*\* Are you a potato salad sandwich? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-me-this/220150.md?page=3)