Not gonna put any rules on these. Solve or post them at will. I'll start:


What is in the box?


Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Nov 29 2011, 3:24 pm by Tuxedo-Templar.

Alright, I'll say the obvious thing.

lol.

Don't want to try to imagine how such a thing is found floating in the bay.


Let's take this entirely too seriously and try to examine its properties:

1. It exists in a form that fits in a "great big", water-buoyant, carry-able, open-able wooden box.
   
2. Probably has 3 syllables (or words?) in its name.
   
3. No information about whether it can leave its box, though.
   
4. Once "identified" by someone, they are somehow obligated (morally? physically? metaphorically?) to take possession of it indefinitely.
   
5. It must be gotten rid of by another person voluntarily taking it, apparently. That, or the guy who acquired it is just incredibly stupid.
   
6. No one the person has asked (we'll just assume no one who exists, even) would voluntarily take it.
   
7. The man appears to not expect others to react to it so negatively.
   
8. Yet, the man appears to want to get rid of it himself right away.
   
9. The man initially tried selling it (!) to a "man who'd buy most anything" (as opposed to just giving it away to anyone at all who'd accept it, which he did later try resorting to). Therefore, he probably saw some kind of value in it.
   
10. The man was comfortable(?) enough with it to subsequently offer it to his wife. Or else sufficiently apathetic about risking the subsequent divorce.
    
11. Apparently it stays with you when you die.
    
12. Apparently it's nature is so contemptible (morally?) to everyone else that both it and the person possessing it are damned to hell.

Perhaps this is less a riddle about the contents of the box, and more a riddle about the nature of the man who found it (and/or the society he lives in)?


Clearly it's an African baby. :trollface:

Post has been edited 19 time(s), last time on Nov 29 2011, 7:22 pm by Tuxedo-Templar.

Herpes?

The entire point of the song is to make you wonder what the thing is. You're over-analyzing it Tux.

The answer, then, is that there isn't sufficient information to deduce an answer.

Nevar.

Correction: It is possible there isn't enough information to deduce the answer. If there are multiple possibilities, it might be unknowable which is correct.

Post has been edited 4 time(s), last time on Nov 29 2011, 4:53 pm by Tuxedo-Templar.

Suppose you have something that fits all of the descriptions.

How do you prove it's the correct thing? (which it must be the correct thing, refer to the lyrics at 1:27)

Fixed my wording. I meant only one answer, not only a single object.


If at least one thing is found, the parameters of the riddle are satisfied.

Edit: Ugh. Fuck my wording.

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Nov 29 2011, 3:27 pm by Tuxedo-Templar.

I still say it's herpes.

Close enough.

What do you tell a woman with two black eyes?

Consult a divorce lawyer so she can leave her current, abusive husband.

Remove his testicles and sell them on eBay. Buy an ice pack with the proceeds.

I tried using this description on 10 questions and I kept having to answer unknown.
Is it a bad habit?
or something to do with his appearence. Ugly Mug?

lolsexism


I just realized google completely ruins this thread.

It's a boom, boom boom... obviously.

I looked it up on wikipedia and it just said it was never specified.

I meant for other, actual riddles.


So, like, don't use google, mmkay?
obviously

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Nov 30 2011, 9:17 am by Tuxedo-Templar.

Not a fucking thing, you already told the bitch twice.

Yep.


Ok so a man goes to work monday-friday. He works all day long and comes home at night. He lives on the fortieth floor of a building. On a normal day, as he gets home, he goes into the elevator, punches the 15th floor, and then walks up the stairs the rest of the way. On a day that it rained he punches the 30th floor and goes to his room.

Why does he do this?

You are allowed to ask as many questions as you want.