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I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?

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A Cigarette
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There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?

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None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.
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I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?

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Bookkeeper
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Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?

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John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.
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Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?

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A coffin.
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What can you catch but not throw?

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A cold.
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What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?

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Your Name
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Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?

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An onion.
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Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?

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Neither, they both weigh one pound.
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The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?

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A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.
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