Think / What am I

you remove the e and fire wood is not correct

But if u remove the E is that Hoping ( like a rabbits hops)

My (wife) says it seems like a candle BUT !!!! she says the wind part blows out the candle (being a foe) she is more expert & she knows candle, I would say we have about 100 or so of diff types & usually 4 / 5 burnig at same time around the house & if she is right i have to buy her 1 that she has her eye on 42$

Your wife is correct. And hoping (gerund of hope) is different from hopping (gerund of hop). It's all in the syllables. If the consonant sound is in both syllables its two letters (ex: hop-ping as opposed to ho-ping)

I did not tell her, I would never here the end of it

Haha okay.

A man went on a trip with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. He came upon a stream which he had to cross and found a tiny boat to use to cross the stream. He could only take himself and one other - the fox, the goose, or the corn - at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn.

How does he get all safely over the stream?

First he takes the goose across, then he goes back. On the next trip he brings the fox across and takes the goose back. Then, he takes the corn across. Finally he takes the goose back across the stream and all three are on the other side.

ahaa, u got that all by yourself !!, your turn

Um... how about this:

The Case of the Big Deal

Dr. Haledjian had just ordered a drink at the bar in the Las Vegas motel when a lean young stranger with sun-bleached golden hair and tanned cheeks took the stool beside him. After asking for a gin and tonic, the sunburned young man nodded toward the gaming tables.
"Name's Clive Vance," he said genially. "It's sure great to be back in civilization and hear money talking out loud."
The famous sleuth introduced himself. "I take it you've been out on the desert?"
"Got back yesterday," said Vance. "Washed the dust out of my ears, had a real live barber shave off seven months of whiskers and trim this mop of wheat. Then I bought a whole wardrobe on credit. All I had to show was my assay report. Boy, am I ever ready to celebrate."
"You found gold?"
"Right you are. Hit pay dirt." Vance stroked his bronzed chin thoughtfully. He lowered his voice confidently.
"Listen," he said. "If I can find a backer, I'll take enough out of those hills to buy ten pleasure palaces just like this one. "Of course," he added apologetically, "I'm not trying to interest you, doctor. Still, if you know somebody who'd like to get in on a sure thing, let me know. I'm staying in room 210. Can't give out
details here, you understand."
"I understand," said Haledjian, "that you'd better improve your story if you want to part some sucker from his money."

What was wrong with Vance's story?

"Washed the dust out of my ears, had a real live barber shave off seven months of whiskers

Vance stroked his bronzed chin thoughtfully.

If he had a beard How did his chin get a suntan !!!

Very good!

I used to love these 2 minute mysteries when I was younger. It was fun to try to figure them out with my friends.

that was good, do u have another

I'll see if I can find another.

Found one!

The Case of the
Balloon Man
"The whole force is looking for Izzy the Balloon Man who kidnapped little Dennis Farrell," Inspector Winters said to Dr. Haledjian.
"Doesn't anybody know where Izzy hangs out?"
"Nobody knows anything about him," replied the inspector. "Once a week he stops his old truck by the Farrell estate and gives out popcorn and mouse-shaped pink balloons. The kids love the funny faces he makes as he puts the balloons to his lips and huffs and puffs.
"Last Thursday Izzy made his usual stop and drove off- or so it appeared. Later, Sam Potts and Reverend Bevin were in Sam's backyard, which abuts the Farrell property. Sam noticed one of Izzy's balloons stuck high in his oak tree.
"Since there was no wind to blow it loose, Sam got a long ladder and climbed into the tree. From that height- about twenty feet- he could see over the Farrell's twelve-foot wall.
"Sam says that as he released the balloon he glanced into the Farrell yard and saw the balloon man put young Dennis into his truck and drive off. He told the minister what he'd seen. Neither man thought much of it till they heard that Dennis was missing.
"Yesterday," concluded the inspector, "Dennis's father received a note stating that Dennis was being held for ransom, and that the instructions would follow."
"Putting together everything you've told me," said Haledjian, "I think both Dennis and the Balloon Man have been kidnapped!"
Why?

I'm still thinking & figuring (12 foot wall!! / balloon in tree !!)

These are the important parts:

Amplanohre wrote:The kids love the funny faces he makes as he puts the balloons to his lips and huffs and puffs.

Amplanohre wrote:Sam noticed one of Izzy's balloons stuck high in his oak tree.
"Since there was no wind to blow it loose, Sam got a long ladder and climbed into the tree. From that height- about twenty feet- he could see over the Farrell's twelve-foot wall.

ok,ok,ok The 1st part i don't get YET, BUT if no wind how did the balloon get in the tree.

Sam put it there as Columbo would say to throw the suspicion off him, he kidnapped dennis but why the Balloon Man ( for his truck)!!!

Huff & Puff part (maybe) how could he kidnap a kid if kid can out run the Huff Puff man !!!

The idea must be that since he huffed and puffed into the balloon that means that it is filled with air, not helium. Since a balloon filled with air is not less dense that the air in the atmosphere, as a balloon filled with helium would be, and there was no wind to blow that balloon around, there would be no way for the balloon to end up in the tree unless it was placed there.

I hope I am right with the answer to the last mystery before I post a new riddle but her it goes. This is a short what am I riddle I have heard at some point in the past and always liked but I think it may be a bit too easy.

Only one color, but not one size,
Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies,
Present in sun, but not in rain,
Doing no harm, and feeling no pain.
What am I?

Good points on the helium, we will have to wait to see if sam is the Culprit, then we get to your riddle, carlooney

Good job Carlooney! That's the right answer.

awww yeah!

A shadow?

They're always on the ground and only in the sun...

Yep, you got it