classic riddles

[newtron]

The riddles below are old ones that I heard from my grandparents when I was young.  Do you guys know of any other classic riddles?

[SKCOLL]

What gets wetter the more it dries?

[stoo_pid]

towel

[stoo_pid]

A father and his son are in a terrible car crash. They are rushed to hospital, both unconscious. Upon arriving at the emergency room the doctor says, I cant operate on this boy, he is my son.

How can this be?

[SKCOLL]

It's his Mum

[SKCOLL]

A woman has 7 Children.  Half of them are boys.  HOw is this possible?

 

[Marsh]

"Them" includes Mum. So four boys?

[goodRiddler]

Here's some classics:

1. What's black and white and red all over? [1]

2. Give me food, and I will live.
give me water, and I will die.

What am I? [1]

3. Why did the chicken cross the road? [1]

4. (this one is really old) What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening? [1]


ANSWERS:

1. Newspaper

2. Fire

3. To get to the other side

4. Man.

[1] http://goodriddlesnow.com/good-riddles