EIGHT  RIDDLES

1. I never have and never will lose a staring contest. Who am I?

2. What runs without winding, but not for long?

3. What has a socket but not a plug?

4. Why is a clock always a good gift?

5. Which four states use the most calamine lotion?

6. What's the best thing to make in a burning house?

7. What do mathematicians and lumberjacks have in common?

8. I have six eggs. I broke two, I cooked two, and I ate two. How many eggs are left? 

Answers:

 

1. A mirror

2. A river

3. Your eye

4. There's no present like the time.

5. CA, LA, MI, NE (postal abbreviations)

6. Haste

7. Logger rhythms (logarithms)

8. Four - You broke, cooked, and ate the same two eggs

 

Credits:

6. Randolph Ross

7: Patrick Jordan