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Polly Perkins was after a talking parrot, so she went to the local pet shop in the hope of securing

Polly Perkins was after a talking parrot, so she went to the local pet shop in the hope of securing such a find. She was in luck. The shop assistant assured her that the parrot would learn and repeat any word or phrase it heard. Polly was delighted. However, a week later, the parrot still hadn’t spoken a word. Polly returned to the shop to complain, however, it appeared that the assistant was accurate in what he had said, and refused a refund. Why didn’t the parrot talk?

Hint: Polly Perkins was after a talking parrot…

✨ The parrot was deaf and as such couldn't repeat a single word it had heard!
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Pronounced as one letter, And written with three, Two letters there are, And two only in me

Pronounced as one letter, And written with three, Two letters there are, And two only in me. I’m double, I’m single, I’m black, blue, and gray, I’m read from both ends, And the same either way. What am I?

Hint: Pronounced as one letter…

✨ You have two of them An eye
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Pronounced as one letter, But look and you'll see, That really I'm written with three

Pronounced as one letter, But look and you’ll see, That really I’m written with three. I’m read from both ends, The same either way. What am I?

Hint: Pronounced as one letter…

✨ I am an eye, or an ewe
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Read my riddle, I pray

Read my riddle, I pray. What God never sees, what the king seldom sees, and what we see every day. What is it?

Hint: Read my riddle…

✨ An equal
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RIDDLE:When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, “In 2 years I will be twice as old as I was 5 year

RIDDLE:When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, “In 2 years I will be twice as old as I was 5 years ago.”How old is she?

Hint: RIDDLE:When asked how old she was…

✨ Use some math remember in 2 yrs she's twice as old She's 12 ! 14yr / 2yr = 7yr add 5yr and get 12 years old
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Rungs of a Ladder The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart

Rungs of a Ladder The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?…

Hint: Rungs of a Ladder The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot ap…

✨ It will never cover the ladder because as the water rises, so will the floating ship
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Shortly after jumping from an aircraft at 5000 or so feet, a man deploys his parachute

Shortly after jumping from an aircraft at 5000 or so feet, a man deploys his parachute. When he looks up he sees a rather large hole in his parachute. Nonetheless he lands safely without assistance and without using his reserve chute. Why did he survive?

Hint: Shortly after jumping from an aircraft at 5000 or so feet…

✨ Most parachutes need a hole in them to let the air pass through. Otherwise the parachute would swing wildly side to side
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Skaters fear me at competitions. I take away one of their chances, but I also make them try harder. What am I?

Skaters fear me at competitions. I take away one of their chances, but I also make them try harder. What am I?

✨ A bailed run (a fall)
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so your in a mansion and the powers out

so your in a mansion and the powers out. you see a green door and a red door which do you go through (It does’nt matter which door). Now you see a purple door and a orange door which do you go through. now you see a door with a golden handle and a door with a silver handle which door do you go through no you finally come to some signs 1 says death from drowning another says death from machine guns and the last 1 says death from electric chair (all the signs are on doors). then you see a big sign that says or stay in the mansion and starve to death. which do you do and also live.

Hint: so your in a mansion and the powers out…

✨ The eletric chair the powers ouy
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Some say we are red, some say we are green

Some say we are red, some say we are green. Some play us, some spray us. What are we?

Hint: Some say we are red…

✨ Pepper
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Some will use me, while others will not, some have remembered, while others have forgot

Some will use me, while others will not, some have remembered, while others have forgot. For profit or gain, I’m used expertly, I can’t be picked off the ground or tossed into the sea. Only gained from patience and time, can you unravel my rhyme?

Hint: Some will use me…

✨ You can't fix stupid Answer: I'm Knowledge
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Something very extraordinary happened on the 6th of May, 1978 at 12:34 a

Something very extraordinary happened on the 6th of May, 1978 at 12:34 a.m. What was it?

Hint: Something very extraordinary happened on the 6th of May…

✨ At that moment, the time and day could be written as: 12:34, 5/6/78
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Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red

Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red.What am I ?

✨ You strike it A Match
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Ten pears hanging high, Ten men come passing by, Each took a pear and left nine hanging there

Ten pears hanging high, Ten men come passing by, Each took a pear and left nine hanging there. How could that be?

Hint: Ten pears hanging high…

✨ EACH is the name of one of the men, and he's the only one that took a pear
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The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents, but were not brot

The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents, but were not brothers. How can this be possible?

Hint: The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parent…

✨ They were the same man. Grover Cleveland served two terms as president of the United States, but the terms were not consecutive
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The answer I give is yes, but what I mean is no

The answer I give is yes, but what I mean is no. What was the question?

✨ Do you mind?
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The beginning of eternity, the end of time and space; the beginning of every end, and the end of eve

The beginning of eternity, the end of time and space; the beginning of every end, and the end of every place. What am I?

Hint: The beginning of eternity…

✨ The letter “E“. The beginning of Eternity, the end of timE and spacE; the beginning of every End, and the end of every placE
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The better the skater, the more worn I get. Without me, a board is just a plank of wood. I keep your feet glued when tricks go wild. What am I?

The better the skater, the more worn I get. Without me, a board is just a plank of wood. I keep your feet glued when tricks go wild. What am I?

✨ Grip tape
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The faster you work, the longer it is before you're done, and the slower you work, the sooner you're

The faster you work, the longer it is before you’re done, and the slower you work, the sooner you’re finished?

Hint: The faster you work…

✨ Roasting meat on a spit
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The following sentence is false

The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true. Are these sentences true or false?

Hint: The following sentence is false…

✨ Neither, it's a paradox. If the first is true, then the second must be false, which makes the first false; it doesn't work
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