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Each Friday morning I post a riddle or brain teaser.  The idea is to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain.  If you cannot figure this out, share it with friends or co-workers and collectively you may get the right answer.

Don’t despair if you are stumped.  Some of these riddles / brain teasers I can’t figure out either.

I do not publish correct answer in the comments section until lunch time here on the East coast to give people a chance to guess and write their answers.

If you throw me from the window,
I will leave a grieving wife.
Bring me back, but in the door, and
You’ll see someone giving life!

Past Brain Teasers

Each Friday morning I post a riddle or brain teaser.  The idea is to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain.  If you cannot figure this out, share it with friends or co-workers and collectively you may get the right answer.  Don’t despair if are stumped.  Some of these riddles / brain teasers I never figure out either.

I do not publish correct answer in the comments section until lunch time here on the East coast to give people a chance to guess and write their answers.

This week’s riddle / brainteaser: This four letter word, which begins with an “R”, has an antonym that is its own homophone.

Each Friday I pose a riddle or what I like to think of as a “brain teaser” for those who like that sort of thing. I freely admit, I’m often stumped, but perhaps you’ll figure out this week’s riddle. Share it with your colleagues or friends if you need help.

I confirm answers posted as comments in the afternoon to give people a chance to respond.

This week’s riddle: You overhear a man talking to a clerk at your hardware store. The clerk says to the customer, “One will cost you 12 cents, ten will cost your 24 cents, and one hundred will cost you 36 cents.”  What is the man buying?

Previous brain teaser posts

Each Friday morning I post a riddle or brain teaser.  The idea is to get you to think outside the box and test your knowledge.  If you cannot figure this out, share it with friends or co-workers and collectively you may get the right answer.

I do not publish correct answers in the comments section until lunch time here on the East coast to give people a chance to guess and write their answers.

This week’s riddle / brainteaser:  The man whose academy survived for 900 years appears in what painting by Raphael?  To be clear, to give the correct answer I need the name of the individual and the painting.

Hint: This giant fresco is on display in the Vatican museum.

Previous brain teaser posts

Each Friday I pose a riddle or what I like to think of as a “brain teaser” for those who like that sort of thing. I freely admit, I’m often stumped, but perhaps you’ll figure out this week’s riddle. I’ll confirm answers in the afternoon to give everyone a chance.

This week’s brain teaser:  There is a barrel with no lid and some beer in it. “This barrel is more than half full,” said Chuck. “No it’s not,” say Joe. “It’s less than half full.” Without any measuring implements and without removing any beer from the barrel, how can they easily determine who is correct?

Previous brain teaser posts

Each Friday I pose a riddle or what I like to think of as a “brain teaser” for those who like that sort of thing. I freely admit, I’m often stumped, but perhaps you’ll figure out this week’s riddle. I’ll confirm answers in the afternoon to give everyone a chance.

This week’s riddle: A bus driver was heading down a street in Delhi. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a ‘no left turn’ sign and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a cop car.Still – he didn’t break any traffic laws. Why not?

Previous brain teaser posts

Each Friday I pose a riddle or what I like to think of as a “brain teaser” for those who like that sort of thing. I freely admit, I’m often stumped, but perhaps you’ll figure out this week’s riddle.

In a marble hall white as milk
Lined with skin as soft as silk
Within a fountain crystal-clear
A golden apple doth appear.
No doors there are to this stronghold,
Yet thieves break in to steal its gold.

HINT: Mother Goose

Previous brain teaser posts

Each Friday I pose a riddle or what I like to think of as a “brain teaser” for those who like that sort of thing.

I freely admit, I’m often stumped, but perhaps you’ll figure out this week’s riddle.

This Weeks Riddle:

What is greater than God,
more evil than the devil,
the poor have it,
the rich need it,
and if you eat it, you’ll die?

Each Friday morning I post a riddle or what I like to call a “brain teaser”. Share this with your colleagues or friends and leave your answer in the comments section. I’ll publish all comments and if needed validate the correct response in the afternoon so readers can take a fair guess. This week’s puzzle will make you think a bit, but I’m confident you will figure it out.

Like “a Toyota” or “Civic”, I’m just as good in reverse?
What am I? _______________(10 letters)

Each Friday morning I pose a riddle for those who like that sort of thing.  Share this with friends and colleagues, and see if you can figure out this week’s “brain teaser”.  I’ll confirm responses in the afternoon in the comments section.

Jane was walking down the high street when she bumped into an old friend. “Hello, I haven’t seen or heard from you in years since we graduated” said Jane, “what’s happened to you?”

“Well, I got married to somebody you wouldn’t know. This is our son”, said the friend who was holding hands with a little boy.

“Hello and what’s your name?” said Jane to the boy.

“It’s the same as Daddy’s”.

“Ah so it’s Peter is it?” said Jane

How did Jane know?

Each Friday morning I pose a riddle for those who like that sort of thing.  Share this with friends and colleagues, and see if you can figure out this week’s “brain teaser”.

Left-handed people’s brains are organized differently as a result they often see and think differently and can get some very different results from various “brain tests”, usually doing very well on tests that involve creative thinking or unraveling complex images and manipulating 3D images.

Initially you may only see a hodgepodge of disconnected shapes, but find the connecting concept that makes sense of the shapes.

NOTE: The answer has been posted in the comments section of the post.

Each Friday morning I pose a riddle for those who like that sort of thing.  If you are stumped, share this with friends and colleagues, and I’m sure you’ll be able to figure out this week’s riddle.

Two men apply for a job. They are identical and have the same mother, father and birthday. When asked, “Are you twins?” they honestly reply, “No”.  How is this possible?

Take a guess and leave a comment. I’ll publish comments and confirm the correct response in the afternoon.

Each Friday I pose a riddle or what I like to think of as a “brain teaser” for those who like that sort of thing. I freely admit that many of these stump me, but perhaps you’ll be able figure out this week’s riddle.

This Weeks Riddle:In which direction is the bus depicted above traveling? The only possible answer is left or right so be sure to explain your answer. I’ll verify your guess or post the answer in the comments section in the afternoon.

An interesting side note to this week’s riddle:  This was shared with young children and they all came up with the same answer; citing the same reason.  If you look closely at the picture you’ll figure this out.

Each Friday morning I pose a riddle for those who like that sort of thing.  If you are stumped, share this with friends and colleagues, and I’m sure you’ll be able to figure out this week’s riddle.

This week’s riddle: What word starting with “BR” becomes another word that sounds exactly the same if you add the letter “E”.

I’ll confirm correct responses in the afternoon so don’t worry if you don’t see your comment posted right away. I want to give readers out on the left coast a chance to guess as well.

If you like this sort of thing you may check out past brain teaser posts by linking here.