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I constantly collide into all the others,
The only one of 16 without colors.
Associated with English and banking and breaking,
The answer is right there for the taking.
The only one of 16 without colors.
Associated with English and banking and breaking,
The answer is right there for the taking.
Hint
Chalk this one up to nightlife....Answer
The cue ball on a pool table.English is when spin is put on the cue ball to make it curve or bounce differently off the rail. Banking is when a shot is played off the rail. Breaking is the first shot played in a game of pool. The hint refers to the fact that chalk is placed on a cue before it strikes the cue ball.
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Very well written!
Well done. A little tricky, but if you know the clues, it bacame simple. More please.
This was really cool
Really well written also
Really well written also
Pretty good riddle, but I had already read it when it showed up as Daily Teaser.
Excellent! Very well written...
Thanks for the hint, but we only play pool in the morning. Very good riddle!!
Had no idea til i looked at the hint then you gave it away . Loved it THX
I LOVED that!
Had a sleepover over the weekend and played pool also
Had a sleepover over the weekend and played pool also
This teaser is very clever. Not being a pool player I had no clue, but I really like the riddle. Good job.
Good riddle to start the day! Thanks
tricky dicky.... ya got me LOL
didn`t have a clue, good one tho` thx
didn`t have a clue, good one tho` thx
I was completely stumped! Good one!
(ZAOGAO) A SCRATCH ON THE BREAK!
I thought that one was okay.But, not one of my faves.
I thought that's what it was, but when it said "only one of 16 without colors" it threw me because the 8 ball is black and white and black isn't a color.
i got stumped.
A little too easy for me, must reflect on my misspent youth. Ha , ha. Only kidding. Got it before I finished the 2nd line. But I'm sure not everyone found it so simple. Keep up the good work, but try to make them harder.
Imurray, for more than a year we have only seen your rude and crude remarks, always putting down others teaser, but with all your points and those of all your imaginary playmates (the ones that always support your rudeness and rush to your aid); JUST WHERE ARE YOUR TEASERS? It seems this rudeness the only thing you are capable of creating.
Even this teaser, out scores anything you have contributed. This was simple, solvable for most and fun. Nice teaser. Keep them coming.
Even this teaser, out scores anything you have contributed. This was simple, solvable for most and fun. Nice teaser. Keep them coming.
very good!!
I enjoyed the teaser but did find this one simple. Maybe I too mispent my youth. I guessed right after the title and first line, the rest of the riddle just confirmed it. However, it did seem to give some people trouble, so nice one.
didn't get it~I'm not very good with riddles. Seems everyone liked it so good job
Very well written!
If the word english wasn't there I wouldn't have gotten it.
Great teaser though
Great teaser though
Loved this one. It was a real "GOTCHA"
Not a pool player so didn't get this one. Well written one!
A superbly written and enjoyable teaser! I have been a pool table man, most ALL of my life. Especially, since I have had a pool table in my home, since I was a grade schooler. Keep up the terrific work, I can enjoy your teasers!
That was certainly a fun one for anyone who has a pool player in their life. Thanks!
mhmm. good job =]
I loved this one, even the hint was great. Absolutely GREAT! I got it after I had my morning coffee!
That was a good one! I love pool, and I told all my family .
Good Teaser; well written. I know nothing about the game of pool; but, enjoyed the "little lesson"
*cry* I love pool, but haven't played in so long, even the lingo must've left my head! I had no idea about this riddle, yet should've. I scratched on the break on this one too. Booohooohoo...
I enjoyed this riddle! The last two sentences threw me off, so I just concentrated on the number and colors, and it came! I guess I rank with the others and our "misspent youths."
that was a good riddle i play pole every day and i mist that one
Very nice, well written
I'm an excellent pool player,but on my phone. So as soon as I read the question, I knew the answer. Though couldn't explain the English ,Banking and Breaking part. Good job.
Having only played pool once 40 years ago, the significance of '16' escaped me, and that number, to me, was essential to get me on my way. 'Chalk' might have helped, but 'nightlife' was a total distraction. So, easy for those of the misspent youth, hard for others. All that being said, I thought it was an excellent riddle; kudos to its creator/poster!
Being that I have a pool table, this was very easy.
I play pool and didn't get it. However, being more of a scientific mind, I have to take exception to white being without color. White actually consists of all colors and black is the absence of color. That is why a prism will make rainbows and you can't see anything in the dark.
All in all, I still enjoyed it and rated it hard and fun.
All in all, I still enjoyed it and rated it hard and fun.
Well done.
I knew the answer right away, but I play a lot of pool.
the english one want over my head but i undersood the rest
Great teaser, thanks.
However, the pedantic side of me is unhappy with the 'colour' bit. The common usage includes black and white. What colour is snow? What colour is coal? However, scientifically neither is a colour. You should not mix the two usages ... in my humble 'O'!
Still worth a high rating, though!
However, the pedantic side of me is unhappy with the 'colour' bit. The common usage includes black and white. What colour is snow? What colour is coal? However, scientifically neither is a colour. You should not mix the two usages ... in my humble 'O'!
Still worth a high rating, though!
I should have got that one, but I just did not take enough time to think about it. Good one!
I had to read it again to solve it. On my first read I missed the "and" between English and Banking so it read as "English Banking" didn't know how English Banking differed from North American Banking so was at a loss. Once I read it correctly, the answer came straight away!
Very nice teaser and easily solved w/ a little thought.
Is there anybody willing to take me on for a game of 9ball? $10,000.00 on the table in cash before you start!!!!
I was stumped, but thought "Of Course!" when I saw the answer! I played pool when I was young (back in the stone age) and thoroughly enjoyed your teaser!
This is a terrific teaser! I really struggled with it and almost gave up, but then the answer popped into my head. Wish I could say I reasoned it out, but it just... popped. I am going to share this one.
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