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No, 'tis a parody of a rather well known organization in the states for senior citizens.

A riddle/joke in honor of "Talk Like a Pirate" day!

What be the name of the group for pirates over 65 who's seafaring days are behind them? (insert obligatory Ocean Spirit Dennis reference...)

1. Although lower than a fence,
And thinner than a rail,
It can still be used to hold a horse;
Hooves, mane and tail.

A hot-dog! (Sorry couldn't resist)

Lightning?

That's the correct answer! And I didn't even have to give the "it has better odds then the lottery!" clue.

1. A box beneath a tree,
Inside some tasty meat.
Kept for a month or more,
It still tastes just as sweet.

1. Coffin with a body in.

MMMM.... Corpse meat.... Tasty!

A riddle from an old  text adventure, if you've played it then let somebody who hasn't try to guess the answer.

"my tines be long
my tines be short
my tines end before my first report"

Looks like I'm going to have to give a hint on this one...
You wouldn't want to get struck by it.

That just leaves mkennedy's riddle still to get then I believe - no idea what it is myself!

This one was pretty tough, partly because I didn't know what 'tines' were (they're a synonym for forks) and I was only able to solve the riddle when I found a sentence that had the answer that also used the word tines. The riddle was from 'Beyond Zork' as I recall.

A riddle from an old  text adventure, if you've played it then let somebody who hasn't try to guess the answer.

"my tines be long
my tines be short
my tines end before my first report"

Dunno if this is a new version of the joke?... since I was about 4, the answer to that has always been

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2:30

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That was quick.

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Yes, the answer is 2:30 or "tooth hurty"

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A riddle/joke from the Colbert Report! if you've seen that episode don't blurt out the answer for those who haven't.

At what time should you go to see the dentist?

What is Santa's favorite heavy metal band?

Slade (as in sleighed.  It's Chriiiiiiiiiistmaaaaas!

That could work, though actually I was thinking of Slayer (sleigher).

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1. When it is stout
People gladly tread.
When it is thin,
People walk in dread.

ALE!! (Sorry, couldn't resist!)


And now for another original riddle I made up myself.

What is Santa's favorite heavy metal band?

Because the Potatoes have eyes, the corn has ears and the beanstalk (beans talk).

That's correct! (Though I didn't know about the talking beans part of the riddle)

Here's a riddle / joke from some place.

Why should you never commit a crime on the farm?

[hurricane]

Those all work, but the last one is kind of iffy. Actually I was thinking more hurricane than storm, but it's close enough.

A simple riddle with multiple possible answers.

What has an eye, but can't see?

Towelie from South Park!

That's correct!

Nope! Not Spongebob!

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Here's a riddle that I've given a slight alteration so it's slightly more of a challenge.

"The more he dries, the wetter he gets"

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A towel, or cloth?

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That's the answer to the original riddle, "The more it dries, the wetter it gets"

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but for this riddle he's not just any towel, he's an anthropomorphic towel with a face and arms to grab stuff and legs to walk!

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The challenge is to come up with the name of the character!

Here's a riddle that I've given a slight alteration so it's slightly more of a challenge.

"The more he dries, the wetter he gets"

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Easy.

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Bees.

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That is correct!

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I'd guess the army is an army of ants, but that's not the question, so... um... a human? The sun?

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Tried ants, but that wasn't it. Also had the same thought as you about the it being the observer rather than the actual army and also tried the sun and eyes

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