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Scratch
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
Shoot at me a thousand times, and I may still survive; but one scratch from me, and you will find your prospects take a dive. What am I?
Answer
The eight ball in a game of poolHide Answer Show Answer
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I thought a werewolf. But I guess that's because I'm just weird, Good riddle!
Since we have a gameroom with a pool table and I love to play pool, I should have gotten the answer from the title alone. But did I? NO!! Looks like I "scratched" again! Good one.
good one!i didnt get it and i play pool sometimes
this is a good 1
rack'em up!
rack'em up!
I don't play pool so i had no clue.
that was cool.
that was cool.
Very clever.
That one sunk my nine ball .. short and clever .. many a poor player has won this way but the victory isn't sweet ..
That was a good one... File that under "MY FAVORITES!!!"
didnt even come close on that one! Ive only played pool once lol ..i dont even know what a scratch is!!!
I didn't get that one either.
Good JOB!!!
Good JOB!!!
Not a global riddle, unfortunately. In Britain we call it a foul. Why on earth would you guys call it a "scratch"? Odd...
very clever!!
May 25, 2005
Play alot of pool and should have got this one.Was easy AFTER I saw the answer.Woke up too early today.
i've played pool, but have never heard the term "scratch" before - what is it?
clever. this is a good one !!
scratch is when you accidentally knock in the while ball (the cue ball).
uhhhh.... white ball, not while ball.
THAT WAS AWESOME!
I was thinking camera lens...a scratch would ruin the photos..WOOPSIE!
I was thinking camera lens...a scratch would ruin the photos..WOOPSIE!
Ah, the popular myth revisited in riddle form. Contrary to conventional wisdom, if you scratch (foul by sinking the cue ball) while shooting the 8-ball, it does *not* automatically lose the game. However, since your opponent gets ball-in-hand (may place the ball anywhere on the table, not just behind the head string; the only time you must place the ball behind the head string is if nobody has been able to claim solids or stripes yet), they will almost certainly win on the next shot. It is a brilliant teaser, certainly had me stumped.
That was hard!!
good one
good one
very good
fooled me
fooled me
This is an excellent teaser!
dude I dont like the end of your screen name. (I do like fear factor though )
Wow that was a good teaser!! (I thought it was some mythical freaky thing I'd never heard of before)... Im a big brain now......... yay.
Wow that was a good teaser!! (I thought it was some mythical freaky thing I'd never heard of before)... Im a big brain now......... yay.
I thought it was a diamond Good teaser, never would've gotten that!
I thought was a camera.
sorry did not like this
I never like any though
sorry did not like this
I never like any though
I thought it was a bullet proof vest with a sharp edge! nice one
it wasn't that good but it was pretty funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnny
Love riddles. im terrible at them. Errgh. love pool. im terrible at it. Ergh. together, i couldn't get this one. very clever tho.
funny! i've only played pool a couple times, but i enjoyed it! so much, in fact, that when i got my first ball in the pocket (i think that's what it's called) i raised my hands excitedly in the air, accidentally putting the tip of my cue stick through the ceiling! (oops!)
nice teaser!
nice teaser!
it's cool!
Ah.
I was thinking a bow (bow and arrow) or gun! You can use/shoot it as much as you want, but to be hit by it means death!
I was thinking a bow (bow and arrow) or gun! You can use/shoot it as much as you want, but to be hit by it means death!
good one
Very good!
Oct 25, 2008
Heh, I thought it was a match.
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