Riddles

[Jostler]

Watching the hobbit now and made me think people never tell riddles anymore. I’m sure when I was young they used to tell them on the night show on Century.

“When was the latest year that is the same upside down?”

 

[supermfc]

1961?

 

[NYboro]

1961?

2005

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Every ship has one,
no ship needs one,
no ship can sail without one.

 

[theredrooster]

I remember the riddles on 3-2-1, harder than trying to solve mathematical equations in Egyptian hydragliphics.

Used to watch it with my family every Saturday night, but didn't have a f****** clue what it was all about. Liked Dusty Bin though.

 

[sambaDTR]

You mean this?

 

[davidmills]

Every ship has one,
no ship needs one,
no ship can sail without one.

Plimsol line

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Plimsol line

No, the Plimsol Line is an important marking on the ship.

 

[swordtrombonefish]

A flag?

 

[Norman_Conquest]

A flag?

Noop.

 

[ForssAwakens]

Noop.

A name

 

[Norman_Conquest]

A name

All ships, boats and yachts are required to sail with a registration name or number.

 

[boroboy6872]

Every ship has one,
no ship needs one,
no ship can sail without one.

The crew

 

[ForssAwakens]

All ships, boats and yachts are required to sail with a registration name or number.

@fmttmadmin i think this means you have to give me more points. Thank you in advance

 

[Jostler]

I really shouldn't be allowed on here when I've had a drink.

However, it was 1961.

 

[A]

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

 

[festa5]

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

M?

 

[A]

M?

Yep

 

[boroboy6872]

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter `M`

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Every ship has one,
no ship needs one,
no ship can sail without one.

I thought a few of our sea salts would have answered this one.