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Potato's Key Tool
A potato's key tool, I have all the power.
I am generally used on the half or full hour.
If my cells were deceased or lost or the such,
My partner would only respond to your touch.
What am I?
I am generally used on the half or full hour.
If my cells were deceased or lost or the such,
My partner would only respond to your touch.
What am I?
Answer
A television remote control.Often used by a "couch potato".
Channels are most often changed between programs, which end on the hour or half-hour.
If you lose the batteries, the only way to control the TV is by hand.
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haha that's a cute one, it's to early in the morning for me, I didnt get the right answer!
ANOTHER EXELLENT ONE.
COUCH POTATO GOOD ONE DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE COMING.
COUCH POTATO GOOD ONE DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE COMING.
I thought this riddle was hilarious. Awesome!!!
Excellent!!! I laughed and laughed! GOOD JOB!!
I thought this brain teaser was a good one.
cute! I didn't think about a couch potato >_
Very cute n.n; ... I thought 'Eye' ... partner, and key to potato ... u kno, the eye of the potato? o neva mind ;) keep em' comin'!
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Interesting one, however keep in mind the channel surfer, the one who can't tolerate commercials
cute - I wish my husband would use it only on the hour and half hour, instead of every few seconds
nice one a little confusing
Cute! The couch potato thing was kind of weird, but I enjoyed trying it.
that wuz way 2 ez, dudes
i thought this one was really good. the answer was nothing in the realm of what i was thinking.very intertaining.good show!!!!!
I was thinking it was maybe one of those solar/battery-powered calculators for some stupid reason but hey, calculator & remote are cousins, right??
wow, that was really really good.
Wow! I was way off track...Very clever teaser, very fun...
well, I guess I'm a moron! I did not even come close. .
I had no idea what it was...maybe if you had factored in those people who have to change the channel every 3 seconds to see what else is on.
Very clever!
Mar 10, 2005
i liked this one! i didn't get the right answer... ...never the less was still good!
Thanks -
Cinderella
Thanks -
Cinderella
it was cute i liked it alot ha ha ha
That one was hard for me, I don't watch television much- I was looking for a biological answer-you stumped me!
Just like most everyone else I really did like this teaser...& I didn't get the correct answer!! Thought it was way to cute!!
Very difficult. My wife and I were stumped.
funny, I liked it
i thought that was really easy. i got it cause i think i heard it somewhere. anyway, pretty cool!
i thought that was really easy. i got it cause i think i heard it somewhere. anyway, pretty cool!
i thought that was really easy. i got it cause i think i heard it somewhere. anyway, pretty cool!
i thought that was really easy. i got it cause i think i heard it somewhere. anyway, pretty cool!
Clever. The potato part really threw me!
Mar 10, 2005
great teaser! i didnt even have an answer...
Totaly way hard! I didnt get it till i read the answer.
Totaly way hard! I didnt get it till i read the answer.
Totaly way hard! I didnt get it till i read the answer.
Totaly way hard! I didnt get it till i read the answer.
Totaly way hard! I didnt get it till i read the answer.
Good riddle! I didn't have a chance of solving it.
Too easy... but I like it because I get it! Keep em comming
Liked it...
I thought because of the potato tool, that it was a potato peeler...
Way wrong!
I thought because of the potato tool, that it was a potato peeler...
Way wrong!
wow! that was hilarious! good one!
p.s. legolas, i was thinking along the lines of a potato peeler at first too!
p.s. legolas, i was thinking along the lines of a potato peeler at first too!
luvvvvvvved it u rule unline ilovpurple
Mar 10, 2005
Ha! That's a good one!
It was fun ,not to hard,but real cute
It was fun ,not to hard,but real cute
It was fun ,not to hard,but real cute
Thought this one was really cute even though I didn't have a clue what it was. I asked my husband if he knew the answer (he never figures out any riddles, puzzles, etc.) and he surprised me by getting it as soon as he read it! Go figure!!
I thought the answer was eye also. An eye is the key to a potato - If the cells in your eye die you are blind and therefore must respond to touch - as for used on the half or full hour I thought maybe that referred to attention spans and that wwe have to refocus often.
excellent job! what a great answer!
Hard yet fun.
Nice Teaser.
Nice Teaser.
Great one!! I really got thrown off by the potato clue.
This was really clever. A great riddle example that seems obvious only after the answer is known. Now, Back to my remote!
Great one, keep these coming, very clever.
I didn't get it but I loved it!
This was great. I had "eyes" in my mind, so I didn't get it correctly.Really really good teaser.
I didn't get it, but I thought it was very clever. Thanks and have a wonderful day.
Too Easy! God, I knew the answer before I logged on! Nice tease, I had no idea, and had to cheat
Bobbrt wonderful teaser!! Everyone has said it, but absolutely clever and fun!!
Now I must go read all your teasers - I don't want to miss something - one reason we push those buttons.
Now I must go read all your teasers - I don't want to miss something - one reason we push those buttons.
Mar 10, 2006
good one. i should have gotten this one with as many remotes as i have.
Something rang a bell about biology class way back when and I came up with eletricity? Am not sure why tho. This is going into my favorites. It is so cute and well written. I too should have gotten it because of all the remotes I have around. Costs an arm and leg just for batteries - hey that's why I thought electricity. Thanks for the laugh!!!!
the half or full hour gave it too me
that was clever good job
by the way whats with all the duplicate answers above
by the way whats with all the duplicate answers above
Very good poem, as well as a very good teaser.
very cute !! i laughed a lot
keep it up
keep it up
GOOD JOB! HILARIOUSLY TRUE.
Awh. Thought it was a KNIFE. Hold a knife to a raw potato at the 12 or 6 o'clock position to cut it. If the potato cells were rotten then the potato can be broken by human hands.
Rhymes very well, didn't even think that "potato" referred to "couch potato". Very good.
Rhymes very well, didn't even think that "potato" referred to "couch potato". Very good.
Mar 10, 2006
I throughly enjoyed this tease, I should have come up with it but all I came up with is batteries. I look foward to more teaser in the near future and sharing my comments with you.
PS I'm with lazy-boy, first thing I thought of was now you can tell betwn who has DSL & dial-up, you always have to click more than once to send. lol
PS I'm with lazy-boy, first thing I thought of was now you can tell betwn who has DSL & dial-up, you always have to click more than once to send. lol
Very good teaser Keep it up!
one of the best teasers ive seen... so either i havnt seen that many teasers, or yours was THE GREATEST! loved it
Loved this one! The "potato" part confused me even though I guessed the answer. Very funny teaser.
Very nice!
that was very good i liked it a ot and i hope to see some more!!
very well written too!!
very well written too!!
very funny!! I did not getit right but loved it when i answered the question
CUTE!
NOT SURE ABOUT BEING USED MAINLY ON THE HALF HOUR OR HOUR.
WHAT ABOUT COMMERICALS AND JUST SURFING.
WAY BETTER THAN MOST.
NOT SURE ABOUT BEING USED MAINLY ON THE HALF HOUR OR HOUR.
WHAT ABOUT COMMERICALS AND JUST SURFING.
WAY BETTER THAN MOST.
Potato Power Rocks
i thought yeast? yeah.i feel really stupid now
.....but my friend thought cell phone......
.....but my friend thought cell phone......
Somehow I ended up touching Mrs. Potato Head. Whoa! And she was responding! Sorry.
" Coach Potato," "Couch Potato" ,
That used to be me!!!!!!!
That used to be me!!!!!!!
Cute ...evil ...cool ...funny too
I didn't get this one ...but very clever teaser! Very good...*gives full marks*.
got it right away...the times gave it away
i immed thought of couch potato (because I am one??) but somehow couldnt put toghether the clues (ie cells etc) this was a good one - want more like this....
Very fun riddle!!! You should definately put out more riddles like this one.
I did get it but only cuz I saw it before. It still made me laugh. Great job!!!
I did get it but only cuz I saw it before. It still made me laugh. Great job!!!
This is really a good riddle. I didn't get it last year, and since I didn't remember it, I still didn't get it this year. Very clever wording.
Apparently, the teaser has made some others use their heads So, it is doing the job and teasing their minds. Great job on the wording, too! Keep up the good work!
This was really cool, threw me totally off
good one one of my faves
I got it right away even though I didn't get the potato reference. Made me LOL when I read the answer.
too easy
lol nice one. i had no clue !
Jeanie-Ass
Jeanie-Ass
This was a reallly cute one! I also thought of peeler first because it also fit with used on hour or half-hour (pealer - as in bell that chimes on a clock). But I couldn't make that fit with the other clues, so I gave up. Thanks for a refreshing entertaining teaser"!
soon as I thought couch potato, the clues fell into place. I must be getting more in tuned to these teasers...I actually got 2 in 2 days!
Keep 'em coming.
Keep 'em coming.
Too hard for me, but this is about the best teaser I have seen
I thought that one was okay but not awesome.
Excellent!! Very Clever!
way cute! going into my fav's! good job and keep em comin!
Very nice. I took potato literally and thought it was a thermometer, in that if it doesn't work, you can only tell the temperature of food by touch. Of course, I don't think you need to be constantly checking to see if a potato's "done".
i didnt get it right
i didnt even guess
i didnt even guess
haha thats a funny one!
That was brilliant! Like many others, couch potato never entered my mind and so I didn't get the answer. But it's so blatantly obvious, once you know the answer. Truly the mark of a great teaser! Keep up the great work.
Awwwwww that was cute, and I guess I didn't think about it long enough -- I was stumped, and just HAD TO KNOW THE ANSWER -- RIGHT NOW! I enjoyed it though!
it was kinda hard but my grandma guessed a clock rofl
Excellent. I had no idea. I even thought of a couch potato.
Clever! and I had no clue
I "knew" potato peeler wasn't going to work!
I "knew" potato peeler wasn't going to work!
Hi, Auntie Sis!!
Nice one. Couch potato never entered my mind.
Very clever.
Cute. I was ready to give up right away but got it after giving it some thought. Just the way a teaser should be. Thank you
Didn't have a clue! Great job!
I enjoyed this! Well done.
I was thinking solar power panel
I loved your teaser!
I loved your teaser!
took a couple of minutes, but came up with answer
i had no clue ra ra ra
I did not get the potato part, but because of the key and half hour, I thought it was an old time wind up mantle clock that strikes every half hour. However, now I get the potato part and clue. It could have been a clock.
If I didn't turn the clocks back, I'd have more time for this one...
time change thing shall be my excuse this morning...
I didn't get it because I'm not a couch potato. Happy 10th anniversary to this teaser.
I didn't get it either because I don't watch television. A couch potato I am not. The remote part did not help either as I am old enough to have lived through the days you had to get up and TURN A DIAL to change the channel, no fancy buttons! How lucky we felt when we got the corded box
I didn't even look at the age of this teaser but come on editors, there are 1000s of new teasers that could be used, why are the same teasers being used on a regular basis?
I didn't even look at the age of this teaser but come on editors, there are 1000s of new teasers that could be used, why are the same teasers being used on a regular basis?
Great riddle; I was totally stumped! Maybe that's because in Australia, although the schedules SAY the programmes start on the half-hour, they actually start anything up to fifteen minutes later. For some reason, people just accept this.
Have no excuse except I just didn't come close to the answer. Fun teaser.
Haha, the phrase "couch potato" actually came into my mind when I first read this, but I didn't think about it any longer after that. To think I was on the right track!
EXCELLENT riddle. It rhymes, it's short but full of clues, and very difficult while so simple. Perfect.
The verse says, "or lost or the such. What does that even mean and what kind of grammar is that?? The teaser was good, but.......! GO ahead yell at me, but I get my opinion too.
excellent, simple, well-written; nice one!
excellent, simple, well-written; nice one!
Credit to Mr. D
Oh, COUCH potato. That's a term I haven't heard in a while, since the internet replaced TV as humanity's drug of choice.
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