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The Dancing Tree Started conversation May 8, 1999
Nothing is the opposite of something. You know how when something happens one can get happy, excited, annoyed, depressed, jaunty, and many other things? Well, when nothing happens, the opposiye is in effect - ie: nothing. Not a sausage. In so much as a sausage can happen. Which it can't. Well, not unless one is being surreal, or having severe hallucinations. And if you're having severe hallucinations then I guess something must be happening to you, which is the opposite of what is happening to me right now, which is nothing. If something does happen to me I'll be sure to write about it here. That is, if I can be bothered.
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Fredie Ghooouulashhhh Posted May 27, 1999
It is also what the poorest people have, the ambitious dont want, if you eat it you die and more powerful than God.
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The Dancing Tree Posted May 27, 1999
Yes, a friend of mine tried this riddle out with his class of 12 year olds (he's a teacher) and the school's staff. The success rate of his pupils was around 80%, the success rate of the staff around 5%. Apparently very young children give an answer almost right away.
Mind you, a more infuriating one is: "A man gets into his car, turns on his radio, and panics. Why?"
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Fredie Ghooouulashhhh Posted Jun 1, 1999
because its set to radio 4 and there is a fasinating 4 hour documentary on 14th century crop rotation and 70's music on the only other available channel. 
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The Dancing Tree Posted Jul 5, 1999
It's 'cos he's the DJ. However, he's left a record playing and nipped home to kill his wife. He gets into his car and the record's jumping. That was to be his aliby, so now he's done in!
Warning: if done as a yes/no riddle, this can lose you mates pretty quickly!
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Fredie Ghooouulashhhh Posted Jul 11, 1999
A dead man lies in the middle of the field. An unopened canves bag lies next to him. This man knew he was about to die. How did he die and why didn't he avoid it.
A dead body lies in the middle of a room among broken glass and a very wet carpet. Explain what happened.
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The Dancing Tree Posted Jul 12, 1999
The first one's parachute didn't open. Not sure about the second one yet, I'll have a think about it.
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The Dancing Tree Posted Jul 12, 1999
I guess the second guy was parachuting in a thunderstorm, got hit by lightning, and so fell unconscious through the glass roof. The rain continued to get in via the handy hole he just made! Or something ...
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The Dancing Tree Posted Jul 22, 1999
Fair enough. You've got to admit though, that my answer certainly didn't lack imagination!
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The Dancing Tree Posted Jul 22, 1999
Fair enough. You've got to admit though, that my answer certainly didn't lack imagination!
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