dawes (09/24/82)
Some time ago, the following riddle was posted to the net (in net.jokes) : What is the beginning of eternity, The end of time and space, The beginning of every end, And the end of every race? The answer, of course, is "e". I am looking for more riddles of this type. I am *not* interested in any riddle to which the answer is something like "Superturnip", "So they can hide in the asparagus", or "Eight cement-mixers in a row-boat". If anyone knows any more riddles for which the answer (humorous or not) depends in some logical way on the clue (in verse or not), or if anyone knows of a pub- lished collection of such, I would very greatly appreciate responses through the mail. Robin Dawes ...decvax!utzoo!utcsrgv!dawes P.S. Another example is the "well-known" Zork riddle Tall as a house Round as a cup All the king's horses Can't draw it up. The riddle scene in "The Hobbit" also contains several of these.