# This is one of those riddles that don't make sense and you just can't figure it out **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 13, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504 "2002-11-13T00:37:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/21 "2002-11-13T20:35:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > But who needs short? 🙂 Not short, the word “short”. And if we didn’t have the word “short” how would we ask this riddle? HMMM??? ---
**Author:** ![BZ00000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@BZ00000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BZ00000)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/22 "2002-11-13T20:46:09Z")
* * * A raven! No, wait…a writing desk! * * * No, you forgot to take into account that there is a b in both and an n in neither. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/23 "2002-11-14T02:27:32Z")
As the dormouse said in _Silverlock_ “I don’t know if that’s really it, but if you don’t think about it it can’t worry you.” Sage advice. ---
**Author:** ![heresiarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@heresiarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heresiarch)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/24 "2002-11-14T04:18:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Beeblebrox \* > **pro-bono Munchkinland civil rights lawyers?** 😃 I think that’s it! (Chapstick also works, but I like the Munchkins better.) ---
**Author:** ![I\_am\_Sparticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@I\_am\_Sparticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_Sparticus)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/25 "2002-11-14T08:24:35Z")
A roll of lifesavers. Eat yer hearts out suckers! ---
**Author:** ![I\_am\_Sparticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@I\_am\_Sparticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_Sparticus)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/26 "2002-11-14T08:35:44Z")
And it only took about 2 minutes of thinking. The ancient Romans feared him as much as Hannibal, the clique trembles at his massive ego, he knows more trivia than Cliff Clavin. 😃 I AM SPARTICUS! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![MTNGIRL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MTNGIRL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTNGIRL)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/27 "2002-11-14T23:49:13Z")
I asked my teacher, and light is not the answer. See these are weekly quizzes and whoever finds the answer receives extra credit. I’ve asked around and none of the answers you have given I guess aren’t right. Thanks anyways, it means a lot you guys. Tell me if you come up with anymore ideas. Adios!! ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/28 "2002-11-14T23:58:13Z")
Oh great. We got suckered into helping someone else with their school work. Man, I wish this board was around 20 years ago and then I could have spent even less time doing school work and more time suckering nice kind people into gaining me extra credit. ---
**Author:** ![MTNGIRL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MTNGIRL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTNGIRL)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/29 "2002-11-15T00:02:35Z")
It’s not homework, it’s a bonus that counts for 1 point out of almost a thousand. Therefore, it is merely a point percentage. If you do not like the sound of helping someone figure out a riddle, which by the way is most likely solved as it has been on the board for over a week, then you don’t have to. I did not sucker you because like others I am interested in knowing the answer. I do not need anyone’s help as I am attending a prestigous high school where they expect you to not need that .1 %. Thanks for your help! ---
**Author:** ![I\_am\_Sparticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@I\_am\_Sparticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_Sparticus)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/30 "2002-11-15T00:48:51Z")
Look, I told you, it is a roll of lifesavers. Pay attention for your damn extra credit. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/31 "2002-11-15T00:52:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MTNGIRL \* > I do not need anyone’s help as I am attending a prestigous high school where they expect you to not need that .1 %. Then why did you ask us? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/32 "2002-11-15T01:36:22Z")
It’s okay, they’re just teasing you, dear. ---
**Author:** ![MTNGIRL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MTNGIRL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTNGIRL)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/33 "2002-11-15T02:10:51Z")
At least someone is nice in this room(Guinastasia). I mean you guys spend your whole die in a chat room to tease someone who needs your help and then you tell her you don’t want to help, so then she says that she doesn’t mind if you don’t help and you bite her head off. What kind of people are you? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/34 "2002-11-15T02:30:33Z")
Nasty bored mean old people, if you must ask. And this isn’t a chat room. And I am usually only around for an hour or so in the evening, after The Wife has fallen asleep on the couch. (Right now She and the dog are having a drooling contest. I almost wish I bothered to figure out the digital camera.) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/35 "2002-11-15T02:46:55Z")
Even tho’ it’s against my nature, MTNGirl, I’ll try to be nice. How about a roll of toilet paper in an office? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/36 "2002-11-15T05:34:57Z")
**MTNGIRL** , relax hon. ---
**Author:** ![Alescus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Alescus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alescus)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/37 "2002-11-15T12:04:16Z")
Life? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/38 "2002-11-15T12:20:28Z")
Lordy, threadspotting has gotten desperate. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/39 "2002-11-15T14:24:34Z")
What am I? I am Gladiator. I am of many colors; People need me; At the end of the day, I am short; I do not cost much; What am I? Street drugs. ---
**Author:** ![PhillipY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a587f6/32.png) [@PhillipY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillipY)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-of-those-riddles-that-dont-make-sense-and-you-just-cant-figure-it-out/136504/40 "2002-11-15T14:54:47Z")
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