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Riddle: A certain crime is punishable if attempted but not punishable if committed. What is it?

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Answer: Suicide

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Riddle: A man was found dead with a cassette recorder in one hand and a gun in his other hand. When the police came in, they immediately pressed the play button on the cassette. They heard the man say, “I have nothing else to live for. I can’t go on.” Then there was the sound of a gunshot. After listening to the cassette tape, the police knew that it was not a suicide, but a homicide. How did they know?

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Answer: If the man shot himself while he was recording, how did he rewind the cassette tape so that the play button worked immediately?

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Riddle: A beggar's brother went out to sea and drowned. But the man who drowned had no brother. Who was the beggar to the man who drowned?

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Answer: Sister

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Riddle: A dagger thrust at my own heart dictates the way I'm swayed. Left I stand, and right I yield, to the twisting of the blade.

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Answer: Lock

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Riddle: An open ended barrel, it is shaped like a hive. It is filled with the flesh, and the flesh is alive.

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Answer: Thimble

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Riddle: A black dog stands in the middle of an intersection in a town painted black. None of the street lights are working due to a power failure caused by a storm. A car with two broken headlights drives towards the dog but turns in time to avoid hitting him. How could the driver have seen the dog in time?

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Answer: It was daytime.

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