Riddle Me This

[lexieredefined]

There have been many cases of mass murder, both real and recorded in books.

Who is credited with killing one quarter of the earth's population, and where can this be found recorded?

 

[lexieredefined]

Who was this ruler of bygone ages?
Who was this monarch of old?
Why is he absent from history's pages?
Why of him is so little told?

His little daughter had music skill.
He was a man of jolly mirth;
His amphitheater topped a hill,
But we'd know little of his worth,

Except...

Someone wrote a bit of rhyme
That gave him immortality.
His name is said now throughout time,
In lines known well to you and me.

What is this king's name?

 

[lexieredefined]

What word starts with `e` ends with `e` and only has one letter in it?

 

[lexieredefined]

Many many years ago when I was twenty three,
I got married to a widow who was pretty as could be.

This widow had a grown-up daughter who had hair of red.
My father fell in love with her, and soon the two were wed.

This made my dad my son-in-law and changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother, for she was my father's wife.

To complicate the matters worse, although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father of a bouncing baby boy.

My little baby then became a brother-in-law to dad.
And so became my uncle, though it made me very sad.

For if he was my uncle, then that also made him brother
To the widow's grown-up daughter who, of course, was my step-mother.

Father's wife then had a son, who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son.

Who is my grandma?

 

[lexieredefined]

In a far away land, it was known that if you drank poison, the only way to save yourself is to drink a stronger poison, which neutralizes the weaker poison. The king that ruled the land wanted to make sure that he possessed the strongest poison in the kingdom, in order to ensure his survival, in any situation. So the king called the kingdom's pharmacist and the kingdom's treasurer, he gave each a week to make the strongest poison. Then, each would drink the other one's poison, then his own, and the one that will survive, will be the one that had the stronger poison.

The pharmacist went straight to work, but the treasurer knew he had no chance, for the pharmacist was much more experienced in this field, so instead, he made up a plan to survive and make sure the pharmacist dies. On the last day the pharmacist suddenly realized that the treasurer would know he had no chance, so he must have a plan. After a little thought, the pharmacist realized what the treasurer's plan must be, and he concocted a counter plan, to make sure he survives and the treasurer dies. When the time came, the king summoned both of them. They drank the poisons as planned, and the treasurer died, the pharmacist survived, and the king didn't get what he wanted.

What exactly happened there?

 

[lexieredefined]

John wants to send an email to everyone in his family, but he is having computer troubles and due to his slow dial-up connection he can only send out one email. His family consists of him and his brother, and their parents, his aunt and uncle on his Dad's side, their two sons, his aunt and uncle on his mom's side and their two daughters. He knows that his mom will only forwards emails to her husband and her kids. He knows his dad will only send emails to his brother, John's uncle, and he never forwards them to anyone. His aunt on his dad's side will forward emails to her kids and her husband and their youngest boy will always send them to his mom. The oldest cousin on his Dad's side will always forward them to his younger brother and John's brother and likewise John's Brother will send them to him. John's Aunt on his mom's side always sends them to her sister (John's mom) and her husband. John's two cousins on his mom's side and their father always share every email they get with each other. Who should John send his one email to so that everyone in his family will see it?

 

[lexieredefined]

eyelashes!

Yes!!

 

[hwwannabe]

What word starts with `e` ends with `e` and only has one letter in it?

eye..

 

[lexieredefined]

eye..

Technically you are right, but that is not the answer. I've had a long debate about this one.

 

[kingfupa]

Technically you are right, but that is not the answer. I've had a long debate about this one.

Dammit lady...my brain is melting!!!

 

[hwwannabe]

Technically you are right, but that is not the answer. I've had a long debate about this one.

Hmm, I'll have to think about that one some more.

 

[PutMeInCoach12]

envelope?

 

[Miles Long]

John wants to send an email to everyone in his family, but he is having computer troubles and due to his slow dial-up connection he can only send out one email. His family consists of him and his brother, and their parents, his aunt and uncle on his Dad's side, their two sons, his aunt and uncle on his mom's side and their two daughters. He knows that his mom will only forwards emails to her husband and her kids. He knows his dad will only send emails to his brother, John's uncle, and he never forwards them to anyone. His aunt on his dad's side will forward emails to her kids and her husband and their youngest boy will always send them to his mom. The oldest cousin on his Dad's side will always forward them to his younger brother and John's brother and likewise John's Brother will send them to him. John's Aunt on his mom's side always sends them to her sister (John's mom) and her husband. John's two cousins on his mom's side and their father always share every email they get with each other. Who should John send his one email to so that everyone in his family will see it?

Dial-up? Why doesn't he just send a telegram and be done with it?

The answer is his aunt on his mom's side. That crazy bitch will get it to everyone eventually. She sends to her husband, who shares with their kids. She also shares with her sister, John's mom. John's mom shares with her husband and her kids, including John's brother. John's brother shares with the older cousin on John's dad's side. That cousin shares with his younger brother, who shares with their mom, who then shares with her husband and now everyone has the goddamn email.

 

[lexieredefined]

envelope?

Good job wifey!

Dial-up? Why doesn't he just send a telegram and be done with it?

The answer is his aunt on his mom's side. That crazy bitch will get it to everyone eventually. She sends to her husband, who shares with their kids. She also shares with her sister, John's mom. John's mom shares with her husband and her kids, including John's brother. John's brother shares with the older cousin on John's dad's side. That cousin shares with his younger brother, who shares with their mom, who then shares with her husband and now everyone has the goddamn email.

LOL - correct. Very colorful answer Miles.

 

[PutMeInCoach12]

Good job wifey!



LOL - correct. Very colorful answer Miles.

I guess I should have made my answer a little more dramatic like some people...

 

[Kingofmycastle]

There have been many cases of mass murder, both real and recorded in books.

Who is credited with killing one quarter of the earth's population, and where can this be found recorded?

Cain killed Abel The Bible

 

[lexieredefined]

Cain killed Abel The Bible

Good job!

 

[kingfupa]

Good job!

Oh boy...you're bringing religion in here, I'll quietly back out of the room now.

 

[lexieredefined]

Oh boy...you're bringing religion in here, I'll quietly back out of the room now.

LOL - you could just answer riddles.

 

[kingfupa]

LOL - you could just answer riddles.

Sorry Lexi...your house, your rules.

 

[lexieredefined]

Detective Brown was once again talking to his friend, Ms. Tina Gull.
''So Tina, how have you been?''

''Fine, thank you. I wanted to ask you something though. I am selling a piece of my property in Europe; a mountainous region with a lot of caves. The real estate agent says that it's worth no more than $200,000, since nobody can really live there because of the caves, and it's too mountainous. Also, in the caves there are bear bones and scratch marks. The agent says that these are from Cave Bears and, since they are the bones of bears that are healthy and thriving nowadays, the archaeological team would have no interest in my property. Therefore, the bones would not add anything extra to the value of my property. I had someone do a DNA analysis to see if they are really Cave Bear bones, and the woman said that yes, they indeed are Cave Bears. Should I get a second opinion?''

''Well Ms. Tina, I'd advise you to get a different real estate agent; one who is not trying to scam you.''

How did Detective Brown know Tina was being scammed (yet again!)?

 

[lexieredefined]

Not willing to give up after a failed attempt to invent a better windshield ice scraper, a would-be inventor decided that heated windshield washer fluid was the way to go. It would melt the ice with a very hot cleaning solution, thereby eliminating the need for scraping the ice off the front windshield. However, this invention proved a failure as well. Passing all tests done to insure it worked, it did indeed remove the ice effortlessly in record time. It even sold well initially, but was recalled for safety reasons.
Why?

 

[lexieredefined]

Can you figure out what A.A. Milne was referring to in this verse from his "When We Were Very Young" book?

She wore her yellow sun-bonnet,
She wore her greenest gown;
She turned to the south wind
And curtsied up and down.
She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbour:
"Winter is dead."

 

[lexieredefined]

I'm seven times seventy,
Plus a decade more.
This has all happened before.
Red and gold, I am no liar.
My nursery will be made
From my funeral pyre.

Who am I?

 

[lexieredefined]

Seven amateur billiards players gather to play a billiards tournament. The players were divided into two sections: Section A has 4 players; and Section B has 3 players. Each player played against every other player in his/her Section. With the information below, can you determine each person's section, and to whom they won and lost.

Players: Betty, Chris, Greg, Jill, John, Mary, and Tina.


1. Every player from Section B has the same win-loss record.

2. John lost all of his games.

3. Mary, who defeated Jill, won more games than exactly 5 of the players.

4. Jill lost to Greg, and Tina defeated Chris.