50wordstories.ca » riddle https://50wordstories.ca/blog "Brevity is the soul of wit" -- Shakespeare Fri, 03 May 2013 19:31:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 The Impossible Riddle https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=78 https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=78#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:00:36 +0000 http://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=78 They were deciphering the inscription at the feet of a newly-discovered statue:

” ‘I stand tall, immobile’ ”

“What is it?”

” ‘Always a likeness, but never becoming’ ”

“Ah, a riddle!”

” ‘If I fall, I crumble’ ”

“What could it be?”

” ‘Outside, birds would use me for target practice’ ”

“What is it?”

“No idea.”

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