General Riddles

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

Where do fish store all their money?
On the river banks!

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

Here come the best enigmas that appeared in the Batman movies - usually Riddler asking Bruce Wayne. If you look at the number on my face you won't find thirteen anyplace.
A clock.

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

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