This is starting to get seriously depressing - I'm no nearer to solving this riddle than I was 3 freaking hours ago. (Neither is my husband - and he's the smart one.) [more inside]
posted by Jody Tresidder on Nov 22, 2009 - 10 answers

Help me guess this person's name. I've been given some clues. [more inside]
posted by Cogito on Nov 20, 2009 - 12 answers

I'm creating a scavenger hunt for friends and family, and the first step for participants is to figure out what they're looking for through a series of riddles, codes, and puzzles. I'm looking for fun ways to encode or otherwise obfuscate the clues. [more inside]
posted by itstheclamsname on May 22, 2009 - 9 answers

What are the countries, provinces or states shown in this image? [more inside]
posted by bru on Oct 18, 2008 - 12 answers

When I was a kid (in the early 70s), this baffling "riddle" was all the rage in the schoolyard: A: "Guess what?" B: "What?" A: "THAT'S what!" I thought this was a quirky but of Southern Indiana nonsense, but my wife -- who hails from Alabama -- also remembers it from her youth. What does it mean? What's its origin? [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Sep 9, 2008 - 53 answers

There is one sure way to keep water from comng into your home. What is it? [more inside]
posted by LoraxGuy on Aug 26, 2008 - 10 answers

Help me solve this riddle.... "There's something special about Washington, and the heart sometimes rules the head which can often affect ones health, but thats not all, discover and calculate the end result." It's possible that the answer is one word. Please help.... [more inside]
posted by foodybat on Jan 7, 2008 - 34 answers

"Could you answer all the questions in the world in just one word?" What is this from? It's a line from something. can't place quite what.. book, song, movie.. But it keeps playing in my head.
posted by lane73179 on May 5, 2007 - 8 answers

Lost book question: When I was a kid, our upstairs neighbors lent me a book of wild fantasy illustrations that contained a hidden puzzle. There was a sizable prize for whoever figured out the riddle. [more inside]
posted by hydrophonic on Apr 6, 2007 - 12 answers

[Riddle Filter] You are on a game show. There are three doors to choose from, two of which contain smelly goats, and one containing a million dollars. [more inside]
posted by Phire on Mar 18, 2007 - 79 answers

Can a plane take off? [more inside]
posted by DrtyBlvd on Mar 25, 2006 - 66 answers

Attention codebreakers! For a friend: A friend of mine gave me this "riddle". I can't figure it out. Now there is a chance that they are just messing with me and it is complete gibberish. “lwa hy ou wi Tll I di a w h at g ys y” [more inside]
posted by attercoppe on Mar 14, 2006 - 32 answers

Where on Earth was Samuel L. Clemens at midnight on December 31st, 1899? Read the [more inside]
posted by FearAndLoathingInLJ on Feb 7, 2006 - 24 answers

Help me solve a riddle! A baker bakes, a painter paints, a teacher teaches... [more inside]
posted by Robot Johnny on Sep 8, 2005 - 94 answers

What are your favorite puzzle and riddle sites? Preferably challenging. For example, I know of greylabyrinth.com ,rec-puzzles.org, cut-the-knot.org, cs.cmu.edu/puzzle, ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles. Also do you know of any good free cryptic crossword sites?
posted by blueyellow on Jun 23, 2005 - 10 answers

I need help solving a logic puzzle. [more inside]
posted by thewittyname on Feb 17, 2005 - 17 answers

Can anyone settle a 15 year old argument for me? It turned into one of those things "we don't talk about" but it's always bugged me. The question is simple and involves three points and a circle - more inside. [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Dec 14, 2003 - 19 answers