A riddle from A World’s Treasury of Riddles by Phil Cousineau asks, “A riddle, a riddle, I suppose, a thousand eyes and never a nose.” The trick depends on hearing eyes as something besides a face part. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “What Has “a Thousand Eyes and Never a Nose”? Riddle”
My turn for a riddle, Martha.
Okay.
A riddle, a riddle, I suppose, a thousand eyes and never a nose.
This one might be a little misleading, but that’s how it is in the book.
A thousand eyes, a thousand eyes.
How many eyes are in Mississippi?
Is it Mississippi written 400 times?
You’re spelling it wrong.
Oh, a different kind of eye?
A thousand eyes.
A potato.
Well, like I said, that’s how it is in the book.
It must be a very big potato.
Or a picture of a potato that says a thousand words.
I got it from a book called A World’s Treasury of Riddles by Phil Cousineau.
C-O-U-S-I-N-E-A-U.
Did you think it was bad enough that I must have made it up?
Yes.
Call us with your terrible riddles to 877-929-9673 or send them to words@waywordradio.org.
