Today's Riddles

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11

There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. He has a wife and 2 kids. What does he weigh?

12

What word has five letters but sounds like it only has one?

5

What is seen in the middle of March and April that can't be seen at the beginning or end of either month?

10

What bow can't be tied?

7

What tastes better than it smells?

13

I'm the son of water but when I return to water, I die. What am I?

8

My outer walls reach as far and as straight as the crow flies. My guardians within can walk in crooked lines. My advisors nearby can never touch each other. My army is assembled side by side as brothers. My wife is greater and lesser than I, And though I can be in danger, I technically never die.

18

"Welcome to my mansion." The door slams behind as you enter a large meeting hall. You turn back and pull at the handles, but your host replies, "These are one-way doors." He takes you by the hand and proceeds to show you down the chamber and into a larger room. Everything is covered in white and scarlet drapes. You hear eerie music playing from a pipe organ. Your host asks, "Do you like it?" Hoping to escape, you say, "I-- I think I just need a little fresh air." Your host agrees, and leads you out a backdoor. As soon as he let's you go, you run as fast and far away into the woods as you can. Branches and wind whip at your face. It feels like forever, but when you finally find a clearing, you realize you've returned to the mansion. "That did not take you long. Come, welcome back." You feel a force push you back inside, maybe ghosts or armored knights. You again find yourself in the large meeting hall, but it looks a little different. As your host walks you down the chamber and into another room, he notices your confusion and smiles, explaining, "These are not the same halls. Earlier you came in from the right wing of my mansion. This is the left wing." After you hear the last note played from the organ's leturgical piece, your host leads you out a front door. "You may truly leave this time; the tour has ended. But you'll be back," He laughs. "In fact, you have already been here on numerous occasions. You have just forgotten." What is this place!?

11

An ant is richer than a dragon, A wolf is poorer than a bee, A man’s no different from a monkey, But all are above me!

4

What always ends everything?

21

Unlike other rulers I am strengthened by neglect. Over my jurisdiction, great taxes I elect. When routine dues are paid, I am weakened severely. Yet if too long delayed, it may cost you quite dearly. My vault is of the flesh, my tellers silver and bone. The upkeep of the kingdom is financed with a loan.

46

I weigh nothing, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket and I make it lighter. What am I?

7

I am most disagreeable and many have difficulty saying my name. I bring discomfort and break agreements. I have existed even before the creation of speech, and all languages have a version of my name but they all mean the same. Speak my name and solve my riddle.

12

Voiceless it cries, wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters. What is it?

14

What has keys but no locks?