General Riddles

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

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

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

A headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard. Solve this riddle.
The letter in question is the letter "O". It is zero. The man had nothing to write. The blind could read nothing. The person who was dumb could repeat nothing. The deaf man listened and heard nothing.

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

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?
A coffin.

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