Funny Riddles

Yearly Amount: Why are 1990 dollar bills worth more than 1989 dollar bills? The same reason seven dollars is more than six. Because there is one more.

Subtract One: A word I know, six letters it contains. Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains. What is the word? Dozens!

Lucky Die: If you toss a die and it comes up with the number one 9 times in a row, what is the probability that it will come up with one on the next throw? One in six. A die has no memory of what it last showed.

The Check: A woman went into a bank to cash an insurance refund check. By mistake the teller gave her dollars for cents and cents for dollars. She put the money in her purse but accidentally dropped a nickel on the floor. When she got home, she found that she had exactly twice the amount

Unfree Love: I drive men mad For love of me, Easily beaten, Never free. What am I? GOLD.

Egg Spinning Contest: You and a friend decide to have an egg spinning contest. What can be done to make sure that your egg spins the longest? Boil your egg first. Unless your friend does the same, you are sure to win.

Raining Below: What house has post on top, A roof at the bottom, While the rain comes from below? A boat.

Not Twins: Two girls have the same parents and were born at the same hour of the same day of the same month, but they are not twins. How can this be possible? They were not born in the same year.

Sweet in the Sun: When young, I am sweet in the sun. When middle-aged, I make you gay. When old, I am valued more than ever. Wine.

Faster Work, Longer Time: What work is it that the faster you work, the longer it is before you’re done, and the slower you work, the sooner you’re finished? Roasting meat on a spit.

Scariest Thing: I can be hairy and itchy all over. I hang on a stick. I can be the scariest thing you have ever seen. I stand in the middle of nowhere.What am I? A scarecrow!

White: I’m sometimes white, and always wrong. I can break a heart and hurt the strong. I can build love and tear it down. I can make a smile, but more often bring a frown.What am I? I am a lie.

Move by Request: I have two rings. I move by request. If the mixture is not right, I just sit at rest. What am I? I am a Piston.

Nations: A harvest sown and reaped on the same day In an unplowed field, Which increases without growing, Remains whole though it is eaten Within and without, Is useless and yet The staple of nations. War.

Disguising Her Age: When I asked her how old she was, she smiled and said cryptically: “The day before yesterday I was 22, but next year I’ll be 25.” What is her birthday and when was the date of our conversation? We conversed on January 1 and her birthday is on December 31.

Low I.Q.?: I’m a seed that’s underground. Many like to spread me around. But my family it’s said is quite insane. And if you’ve a low I.Q. you’ve this kind of brain. Eat me raw and I’ll make you sick. Eat too much and your tongue will stick.What am I? A peanut.

Pound is a Pound?: Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold? A pound of feathers. Some would say a pound is a pound, but the fact is: Gold is a precious metal and is therefore weighed in the Troy system of measurement. This means that a pound of gold weighs

Greedy Lust: Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, my greedy lust devours them all. Shears, or scissors.

Read My Lips: I have no voice and yet I speak to you, I tell of all things in the world that people do. I have leaves, but I am not a tree, I have pages, but I am not a bride or royalty. I have a spine and hinges, but I am not a

Plenty of Backbone: I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg, I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole, I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole, What am I? I’m a snake.