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Nail Bag
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
I am tied up at least once a day
And forced to carry ten nails.
I work diligently without any pay
And follow your many trails.
I do not smell very well
But at least I have many eyes.
I have two tongues but never yell
And I'll bet you know my size.
What am I?
And forced to carry ten nails.
I work diligently without any pay
And follow your many trails.
I do not smell very well
But at least I have many eyes.
I have two tongues but never yell
And I'll bet you know my size.
What am I?
Answer
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hey i thought it wuz pretty good... easy... but good
HOW HAS THE SHOES GOT MANY EYES?
the thngs you put the laces thru are called eyes... u know... the holes with the metal rims
I'm also quite a heel!!
lol!
Nov 12, 2002
This was realli good I was on the line of thinking alien haha
well i for one thought this teaser was a bit simple the whole "i'm tied up and made to carry 10 nails" and "I follow your many trails" give it away. in other words, ITS TO DANG EASY! sheesh
ooh this is a good one,very creative ^_^
They're called eyelets. If you wanted the teaser to actually make sense, then you should have used 'we' instead of 'I'.
what are nails in a shoe?
Columbia - Toe Nails!!!! Clark1 is right about I & we and the eyelets.
Extremely simple riddle - not joke - had it after the first two lines.
Extremely simple riddle - not joke - had it after the first two lines.
At least no one is mad that I did not add a hint to this one. 8^) Good points about the eyelets and we vs. I. Eyelets is a better term for the holes but one definition for "eye" is a small hole or loop (as in a needle) which I think would cover a shoe and it works better in the riddle. As far as the I vs. We issue, well I guess I was just thinking of my shoes as a single unit or team and not as individuals since I always wear them together. So I thought that they would share a mind if they could think and talk as the riddle implies. Of course our shoes can not think and talk so we may never know if they are of a single mind or have split personalities. I will let that issue to be debated for eons by monks on some distant mountain top. But I will concede that the split personality theory for intelligent shoes is certainly a possibility and no less valid than my own single mind theory. Maybe both should be taught in schools from now on. 8^)
it was easy, but how do shoes have many eyes and 2 tounges i only count one under the laces.
One tongue per shoe but most people have two shoes which is how you get two tongues per pair of shoes. Many eyes, or eyelets, per pair of shoes that have laces.
my shoeses have velcro
Very good! You must be an expert at these kind! BRAVO!
I enjoyed it for the fun of it, thanks.
Awesome teaser! I loved it!!!
heheh ... "split personalities"
Not bad teaser.. but the "I'll bet you know my size" really irritated me.. lol, as if it wasn't already easy enough!?
I was thinking of gloves because of the nails but besides that i was clueless.
loved it very nice
Loved this one,got it real quick.
samething as kittykat!
Cute, but VERY easy!
fun a little on the easy side
Cute poem, but the second line gives it away.
Liked it. The image of a monster with lots of eyes and two tongues following me around and not smelling very nice made it more fun. Was a tad easy to figure out, but just right for my attention span on these teasers.
I agree with all of the 2007 comments. Cute but very easy. Fun and funny. Good teaser.
Good one! That was fun!
Good one, I was thinking hammer and nails for a while...
I am glad you guys find this one fun. I can not believe that it has been 5 years since I wrote that one.
Yea, it was not meant to be hard, just a bit of fun like my riddle "Off the Wall" which I think is very funny. I do have some hard teasers but they are mostly science ones.
Maybe I should write some more sometime soon.
Yea, it was not meant to be hard, just a bit of fun like my riddle "Off the Wall" which I think is very funny. I do have some hard teasers but they are mostly science ones.
Maybe I should write some more sometime soon.
Easy. I liked this one.
Liked this teaser thought it just right. made me think,but it was solvable Thx
You could get around the I vs We problem by changing the answer to a PAIR of shoes.
I thought it was good. Actually shoes and boots used to have nails in them. That's how the sole and the heel were attached.
hahaha..very clever
Like the 'don't smell good' double meaning. Yeah its easy, but makes you smile too!
Cute Easy But fun
waaayyy to easy
I thought it was wood
fun, easy, and clever... loved it
Easy - I love your sense of humor!
This was a cool teaser. I really enjoyed figuring out what the answer was. Thanks for post. Later.
Monday~
Monday~
Great one for the under 10 kids.
Does that little tiny thing on your pinky toe count as a nail?
Fun teaser. Enjoy Thanksgiving everyone!
Fun teaser. Enjoy Thanksgiving everyone!
I agree with Doehead, it was a great teaser for the younger set.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends here on Braingle.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends here on Braingle.
Nursery school quiz.
fun poem-
For me it was the easiest one yet. However it is not always that easy for everyone, and I would never put anyone down who did not find it so easy. Saying it was meant for children is so tacky and rude!
I got this one right away, but I didn't think it was necessarily "easy". It was fun, very creative. Thanks for posting!
Well written, but more suited to the juniors me thinks?
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser. I got it very quickly.
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