The Riddle Thread

[Drum Thumper]

Try this one on for size. It's fairly easy

I am sometimes strong and sometimes weak, but I am nobody’s fool. For there is no language that I cannot speak, though I never went to school. What am I?

I haven't heard this one for ages. The answer is 'an echo'.

[Trace]

You are exactly right! I'll have to come up with something tougher.

[jdbnsn]

what am I?

<applet code="countdown.class" CODEBASE="http://thebestcasescenario.com/java-sys" width="203" height="21">
<param name="font" value="lcdb0">
<param name="year" value=2012>
<param name="month" value=12>
<param name="day" value=21>
<param name="hour" value=1>
</applet>

[noopypoop]

what am I?

<applet code="countdown.class" codebase="http://thebestcasescenario.com/java-sys" height="21" width="203">










</applet>

Time till 2012?

[killergamer]

The end of the world?

[Zephik]

what am I?

<applet code="countdown.class" codebase="http://thebestcasescenario.com/java-sys" height="21" width="203">










</applet>

Time till 2012?

I think I remember this from Diggnation awhile back.

Its supposed to be the date of some kind of doomsday or something like that. The end of this current world and the beginning of the next. Think of it as if Life pushed the reset button. or something. I think. Maybe not...

Wiki on 2012

Freakin' A. lol check out the metaphysical section for 2012. End of the world this, end of the world that. O.O

[killergamer]

Yep thats when the Mayan or Aztec I don't remember calender ends.

[crenn]

It's most likely going to be like Y2K

[Trace]

It's supposedly going to be the end of the world

[onelegout]

Also, this one hasn't been solved.
Three brothers share a family sport:
A non-stop marathon
The oldest one is fat and short
And trudges slowly on
The middle brother's tall and slim
And keeps a steady pace
The youngest runs just like the wind,
Speeding through the race
"He's young in years, we let him run,"
The other brothers say
"'Cause though he's surely number one,
He's second, in a way."
How is this possible?

The middle brother 'keeps a steady pace'.
That pace is faster than the young brother's.