Best easy riddles

logictricky

If you had one match and entered a room in which there were a kerosene lamp, an oil burner, and a wood burning stove, which would you light first?
The match.
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98 votes
cleversimpletricky

Elmer Johnson went to the hardware store to make a purchase for his house. He asked the store clerk, "How much will one cost?" The clerk thought for a moment and said, "Three dollars." Elmer Johnson, who looked a little puzzled said, "Well then, how much will twelve cost?" "Six dollars," replied the clerk. Elmer Johnson scratched his head and said, "If I were to purchase two hundred, how much would that cost?" "That," said the clerk, "will cost you nine dollars." What was Elmer Johnson buying?
He was buying house numbers.
69.95 %
71 votes
cleanfunny

Wednesday, Tom and Joe went to a restaurant and ate dinner. When they were done they paid for the food and left. But Tom and Joe didn't pay for the food. Who did?
Wednesday (the name of the third person in the group, not the day).
69.90 %
176 votes
funnycrazy

Two blondes were going to disneyland and came to a fork in the road. One way said highway 93 right and the other said Disneyland left. Why did the blondes go home?
Because they thought that disneyland actually left.
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47 votes
cleansimple

What time of day, when written in a capital letters, is the same forwards, backwards and upside down?
Noon.
69.85 %
51 votes
mathcleansimplelogic

Count the number of times the letter "F" appears in the following paragraph: FAY FRIED FIFTY POUNDS OF SALTED FISH AND THREE POUNDS OF DRY FENNEL FOR DINNER FOR FORTY MEMBERS OF HER FATHER'S FAMILY.
It appears 14 times. Make sure to count the "F"s in the word "OF", which people commonly miss.
69.85 %
51 votes
cleanlogicsimple

Can you spot what's wrong with the following sentence? PETER WAS ANGRY AT HIMSELF BECAUSE HE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE THE KEYS TO HIS CAR AT HIS FRIEND'S HOUSE.
It contains the word "THE" twice in a row.
69.85 %
51 votes