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What, when you need it you throw it away,
but when you don't need it you take it back?
but when you don't need it you take it back?
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LOL Very Good
i heard it before. its really clever
GOOD 1!
Another answer might be 'money.' When you need it, you get rid of it; when you don't, you keep it.
Jul 05, 2002
Excellent. I didn't get it.
interesting!!! it's a gdun -- to har 4 me!!!
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*too hard
Let's c...would've figured that one out in...about...never! Well done!
Good one... I thought it was fishing line.
Nice...though I thought it was a garbage bag myself! ;-)
Jul 06, 2003
nope didnt get that 1
first i thought a trash can or trash bag....then i thought money....who woulda thought?
i thought the answer was an 'insult'. oh well good 1 :p
Jul 06, 2004
My answer was on a similar nautical theme - I thought it was a lifeline
2 hard 4 me, but i liked it!
I didn't get the right answer either, thought it was money good one
YEAH, I was definately thinking along the lines of something abstract, like love, but nothing I came up with worked well...good job!!!
This was a good one!!! I got it wrong, of course! (have no idea why, but couldn't stop thinking along the lines of baseball and the pitcher.) eeesh!
i had been thinking of answer, low and behold, i looked down and the answer was showing. am a little embarrassed , it was a cute teaser. thanx
i had been thinking of answer, low and behold, i looked down and the answer was showing. am a little embarrassed , it was a cute teaser. thanx
I like this one, very creative.
well I thought it was toilet paper ha ha
Very creative and fin teaser but there are quite a few other things it could be like: money etc.
very good
very good, didn't figure it out
got me on that one good job how do you guys come up with these
Neat. Bet that fooled the landlubbers!
If there is a lotto game in your area, look around to see what everyone else is doing and, MONEY seems to be the right answer!
Oh, don't listen to me. I'm lost at sea and an anchor isn't going to do me any good. barf
Oh, don't listen to me. I'm lost at sea and an anchor isn't going to do me any good. barf
i also thought money then settled on trash can never seen the anchor coming. good teaser lots of fun.thank you & God bless you.
good one . I don't understand how so many people think it could be money "when you don't need it you take it back" How does money fit that part??
great!
Loved this one, Saraha! Can't wait to test my fishing fool of a husband with it...
Very good! I didn't get it, as usual, but I enjoyed it!!
Good one! I got stuck on it being a compliment..even though it didn't really fit.
I didn't figure it out...I thought it was boredom lol.
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I NEVER woulda gotten that one!
Clever, but I would have used a different phrase than "throw it away".
Well, anchor nor money occurred to me. Actually the first thing that came to my mind was "AN OPINION"....guess I was wrong again, but had a good time trying. Fun teaser....keep up the good work.
oh yeah like aweigh
Thought it might be a garbage bag Kinda cute
I was going for boomerang, I guess everyone had a wrong (alternative) answer for this one.
It was okay but it was sort of difficult
i got real stumped on that one
hey good job! that was really clever, me...i thought it was money . ehh but urs was ok too .........................jk LOL
seriously, i loved it! great job.
keep 'em coming!
seriously, i loved it! great job.
keep 'em coming!
I thought of other answers also, but none of them really work, money, you don't throw it away when you need it, an insult i thought was close, also, a resolution, likee if you need to smoke you throw out your resolve, if you don't need to you take it back! I also thought of a fishing line, which was pretty close too, i think. But, I think the reason anchor is the best answer is becuse of what i saw someone else, only one person here, thought of, and that's AWEIGH! ANCHORS AWEIGH! THAT'S the reason that anchor is the only really good answer.
oh, also, trash, trashbag, can, etc., none of those work because you don't take them back when u dont need them.
i thought it was, well, nvr mind
i couldnt get & felt stupid
good job
i couldnt get & felt stupid
good job
Yo-ho-ho! Good one, very clever!
First, the teaser was a thinker. Secondly, I thought the answer was money, b/c we always throw money away when there are better usages for money. Then I thought Advice. We never take the advice we need. The teaser was very good. I only give a teaser two, to three guesses anyway. It was greatttttt.
Hi Saraha:
This teaser is one of the most moving ones I have come across on this forum. Wonderful, amazing and handsome, I rate it. Congratulation. quack -quack
This teaser is one of the most moving ones I have come across on this forum. Wonderful, amazing and handsome, I rate it. Congratulation. quack -quack
Good job! This was nice!
the phrase "throw it away" seems a little clumsy after you see the answer. you "drop anchor", common term when using one, admittedly into the water. I guess one could think of it as throwing it away from you or the boat and then into the water. still, not a bad teaser.
i thought of fishing line...
good one
good one
Argh! Nice riddle.
Heard this one many times
Never would have gotten it. Thanks for posting.
Clever!
NICE ONE!!!
Never saw that coming. Splendid teaser.
Good teaser. But I think the wording of it could have been better.
Clever!!! like it!
Good one. Got me.
Didn't have a clue. Cute answer.
I was way off! I thought it was an apology. OOPS!
AWOR It's time to sink this one somewhere deep.
Good teaser - I liked it!! Loved your comment, Doehead. You're an original! Have a great weekend, friends!
What, when you need it you throw it away,
but when you don't need it you take it back?
Clumsy and misleading as one does NOT throw an anchor AWAY. The term "anchor's aweigh" is a report that the anchor is clear of the sea bed and the boat/ship can get moving. To weigh or hoist or lift the anchor means it's being retrieved onto the vessel. The opposite of what's seemingly suggested above.
Might one suggest:
When you need me, you throw me out. When you no longer need me, you take me back in. What am I.
Still retains the fun without misinformation. Thanks.
but when you don't need it you take it back?
Clumsy and misleading as one does NOT throw an anchor AWAY. The term "anchor's aweigh" is a report that the anchor is clear of the sea bed and the boat/ship can get moving. To weigh or hoist or lift the anchor means it's being retrieved onto the vessel. The opposite of what's seemingly suggested above.
Might one suggest:
When you need me, you throw me out. When you no longer need me, you take me back in. What am I.
Still retains the fun without misinformation. Thanks.
I liked your rewording of the riddle, eamon. I was thinking the same thing. Just a minor change, but it does make more sense.
I think fishing bait/lure/line makes more sense as an answer, but I like the riddle nonetheless.
Hehe, I thought it was a frisbee. Good one.
Very funny doehead. AROB
Clever teaser and I got the answer this time! Thanks for posting!
I thought favors or opinions. Anchors never occurred to me.
I like eamon's comment the best and I agree with it. Throwing it away just does not fit. Throwing it out does.
Otherwise a good one.
Otherwise a good one.
Nice one, but I thought it was a fishing net( which is cast ), as opposed to an anchor( which is dropped )!
It was fun though, thanks!
It was fun though, thanks!
I love this teaser. And I also like repeats - they give me a second chance to try and figure out the answer. Thanks for posting!
I agree with eamon on the wording. It was a good riddle, which I didn't get, just worded wrong. Keep up the good work saraha.
I liked this one a lot as well, but did not get it. I was thinking along the same lines as previous commenters who mentioned "opinion" and "compliment". My best attempt to answer was "insult". You hurl them when you feel the need, but when you calm down you take them back.
I like the real answer better.
I also like how this is such a traditional riddle form. Short simple clever question, which is difficult to answer.
I like the real answer better.
I also like how this is such a traditional riddle form. Short simple clever question, which is difficult to answer.
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