A lie
The Gentle Destroyer
I’m sometimes white and always wrong.
I can break a heart and hurt the strong.
I can build love or tear it down.
I can make a smile or bring a frown.
I’m sometimes white and always wrong.
I can break a heart and hurt the strong.
I can build love or tear it down.
I can make a smile or bring a frown.
A lie
Neither bought nor sold but more valuable than gold. It is built but not by hand. What is it?
Trust
Tickle with your fingers and a song it will sing. Be careful, though, you may break a string. What is it?
A guitar.
One strand dangles.
Two strands twist.
Three or more can fashion this.
What am I?
Braid
Three little letters, a paradox to some.
The worse that it is, the better it becomes.
What am I?
Pun
I have many feathers to help me fly.
I have a body and head, but I’m not alive.
It is your strength that determines how far I go.
You can hold me in your hand, but I’m never thrown.
What am I?
An arrow.
A mother had five boys: Marco, Tucker, Webster, and Thomas.
Was the fifth boy’s name Frank, Evan, or Alex?
Frank.
The first letters of each boy’s name follow the days of the week:
Marco (M) – Monday
Tucker (T) – Tuesday
Webster (W) – Wednesday
Thomas (T) – Thursday
So the next logical letter is F – Friday → Frank
A monkey, a squirrel, and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree.
Who will get the banana first?
None of them — coconut trees don’t grow bananas!
I can be flipped and broken, but I never move.
I can be closed, and opened, and sometimes removed.
I am sealed by hands.
What am I?
A deal
People buy me to eat, but never eat me.
What am I?
A plate
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