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The Sharpness Found in The Dullest of Them All
I may be pretty,
Or I may not,
It all depends on what you like.
I start out sharp, but I don't bite!
I'm not even strict!
You can use me,
But don't abuse me,
Or I can become quite dull.
I may define a certain mood,
But just like hearts,
I can melt and break.
I always wear my true colors
And I'll never hide them.
This riddle is short and quite easy,
So who exactly could I be?
Or I may not,
It all depends on what you like.
I start out sharp, but I don't bite!
I'm not even strict!
You can use me,
But don't abuse me,
Or I can become quite dull.
I may define a certain mood,
But just like hearts,
I can melt and break.
I always wear my true colors
And I'll never hide them.
This riddle is short and quite easy,
So who exactly could I be?
Answer
A crayon.If you continually use a crayon, then it will become dull. It starts out sharp when you buy it, but its tip doesn't hurt. A crayon is a specific color and can change if it is melted or broken. Makers of crayons sometimes name them for a mood they represent. For example, a blue crayon may be named "Sadness" or perhaps "Feeling Blue".
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very cute twixy...it reminded me of something I heard once:
"We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colours.
But they all have to learn to live in the same box."
"We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colours.
But they all have to learn to live in the same box."
nice work twixy, i like the explaination =) the sharp part kinda threw me off... i thought it might of been a knife =P
I got this one after I thought about the melting part.
Very nicely done.
Very nicely done.
What crayon is not pretty to a child? Or to someone anyway?
I like crayons....
You know.. i do believe that this is 10,000 teaser on this site. congrats
Very Cute. But, I thought it was cheese, not crayons. Think about it. Maybe?
Nah.. if you are talking about the various colours of cheese?.. then cheese certainly has a bite ^_^
Nice teaser! It stumped me.
Nice teaser! It stumped me.
i thought it is pencil..
I didn't have a clue. It's too early for my brain to be awake.
I was also thinking 'cheese' until I got confused by title, then realized it was an other crayon teaser. But strickly speaking crayon don't 'wear' their true colors, they show their true colors. Look at the crayon wrapper colors.
My first thought was Knife, then I fitured ice cube. Guess I was way off base. Good teaser.
I got this after a couple of minutes... at first I thought it was a pencil too. But then I thought about "colors" and that's when I immediately thought, "Ah HA!! It's a crayon!" Fun teaser!!!
Stimped me. A very good teaser.
Stumped, not stimped. Sorry for the typo.
this was cool, i didn't get it but it was awesome!
Great teaser!
i was also thinking of a pencil--a coloured pencil--because i like to use those a lot. Very fun!
i was also thinking of a pencil--a coloured pencil--because i like to use those a lot. Very fun!
that was so cool I thought that it was pencil
ok, now i get it, but at first, I thought it was something else. good one
That was good...i too thought it was pencil at first....but then went back and read through again....I got it the second time.....
Good job!
Good job!
I was not thinking in the area of crayons ! I think this was so simple that it became very difficult
Pesonaly, I dont think this was that great of a teaser because cheese, pencil, and lots of others would work too. Nice try though!
Actually, I think a teaser that has a number of possibilities is a better teaser. It TEASES! I, too, was 'teased' by the thought of a pencil, but the melting took me to crayon. Those who were thinking cheese made sense, too, except not all cheeses are sharp. And if they are sharp, they STAY sharp.
GREAT job, Twixy!!!
GREAT job, Twixy!!!
First of all, i dont understand how u people thought it was a pencil, because pencil's cant melt!!! i knew it was acrayon after i seen the melting part. Good one!!
GOOD BUT EASY
I was thinking eye liner. The old pencils you had to melt them to make them go smoothly.
Good one! I thought crayon at first but then when I thought about sharp I though maybe a color pencil.
Silly me! At first I thought it was a Knife,
Then I realized, no, this can't be so.
Then I figured it must be a crayon.
Good Teaser. Keep them coming.
Then I realized, no, this can't be so.
Then I figured it must be a crayon.
Good Teaser. Keep them coming.
very cool teaser. stumped me but i got it after a while!
Great job! I thought that was very well written!
Great teaser, I also thought it was a number of things, pencil, razor, icicles, rainbow... but each of those didn't fit all the clues. Then I gave up and looked at the answer. Well done!
hey im back again
i forgot to add that my cousin asked me that one before!
i forgot to add that my cousin asked me that one before!
tres facil mon amie, mais bien aussi. funny side note for all you pencil thinking people: in French pencil is "crayon", so you all can feel better now.
i thought it was a pencil......
watever it was really well done!!!
watever it was really well done!!!
Nice job. Hum, a crayon. Yep, yep, yep! All the colors, sharp but dull. I had thought colored pencils too until I reread. Crayons - geez! Even I got this one. But thank goodness for Magic Erasers.
I thought pencil... butr then I was stimped on how it could melt. Your answer works better. Fun!
Aw Shucks I thought it was a candle!
I got it right away...a bit easy for my taste.
I LOVE CRAYONS
GOOD TEASER
GOOD TEASER
Ooooo, i don't know how much french you know but here's some for you! Oo La la, c'est tres facil mais c'est tres tres bon! Very easy but very good!! Keep 'em comin'!
I love it! I feel sad that I didn't get it though....
This is soooo one of my favorites!!!
This is soooo one of my favorites!!!
that was pretty dang good
A stretch
When you said 'Who might I be,' in the last line, that threw me off, because it made me think that it might be a person. Unless you are implying crayons are people, then you should have used 'what' instead.
I loved your subject, though. You did a good job. I'm not sure I could have done better.
I loved your subject, though. You did a good job. I'm not sure I could have done better.
Mar 27, 2006
Liked the teaser - at first I was thinking an icicle, but then thought of flowers - some are sharp, or have sharp edges. Well done!
Sweetness!!!! The first one I've ever gotten completly right! w00t w00t awesome!!!
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