The riddle thread

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A woman has 7 children. Half are boys. How is this possible?
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One is a hemaphrodite?
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One is dead, and thus not counted.
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:lol: One is a mutant: half boy, half girl!
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Post by Tsukiyumi »

That's pretty much what I said. :D

Rochey is right. Again, I go for the more complicated answer...
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The answer is: They are all boys...thus, if you calculated half...they are boys.
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That makes even more sense. Damn, I'm bad at this.
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What has cities, but no people; roads, but no cars and forests, but no trees.
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Greetings Mr. Kennedy. The amazing amount of work you and your brother put into this site is appriciated by all us fans. Keep up the great work :)
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I believe the answer to the riddle from Mr. Kennedy is a map.

How far can a dog run into a forest? (More of a logic puzzle than a riddle really...)

or

What was given to you, belongs to you exclusively and yet is used more by your friends than by yourself?
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Foxbat wrote:How far can a dog run into a forest? (More of a logic puzzle than a riddle really...)
All the way? :wink:
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Foxbat wrote:What was given to you, belongs to you exclusively and yet is used more by your friends than by yourself?
in my bloody case its my food, laptop, room, TV and garden.

PS: I love Pomegranate ^^!!!!!
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Reliant121 wrote:
Foxbat wrote:What was given to you, belongs to you exclusively and yet is used more by your friends than by yourself?
in my bloody case its my food, laptop, room, TV and garden.
Sounds like my life as a teenager.
Reliant121 wrote:PS: I love Pomegranate ^^!!!!!
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Foxbat wrote:
What was given to you, belongs to you exclusively and yet is used more by your friends than by yourself?
Your name?
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Post by Sionnach Glic »

How far can a dog run into a forest?
Halfway, because when he reaches the halfway point, he'll be running out.
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