I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still.
“Why should a body mind his tongue in a cornfield?”
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The last riddle I shared was from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still.
“Why does Troublesome Creek get restless once in a while and flood its banks?”
The answer: It has rocks in its bed.
Tipper
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21 Comments
Gigi
July 22, 2020 at 1:36 pmThe corn has ears.
Cynthia
July 20, 2020 at 1:30 pmBecause corn has ears! I remember this from childhood!
Jackie
July 18, 2020 at 3:38 pmBecause little ears are present?
Ken Roper
July 18, 2020 at 1:21 pmTipper,
Cause corn has ears. …Ken
One time when I was in High School, Mama told me about Loosing her First Child. It was a Girl. She had 6 boys after that, me being the youngest. Mama never mentioned her name, cause she died a couple days later. She would have been around 20 years older than me.
That’s why I call You “The Sister I never had.” ( And a Good One too. ) …Ken
Ray Potts
July 18, 2020 at 12:52 pmBecause the corn has ears
harry adams
July 18, 2020 at 11:40 amtoo easy. and I’m not good at riddles.
How can you tell the train went by?
SusieQ
July 18, 2020 at 11:29 amCause there is a a lot of ”ears” and if something really dangerous is heard ,they might just haft to call the chief”kernel” 🙂
BC
July 18, 2020 at 11:14 amBecause there’s a lot of ears around.
Earl Cagle
July 18, 2020 at 10:45 amThere are a lot of “ears” in a cornfield
Bob Jones
July 18, 2020 at 10:10 amIs it because of all the ears?
Wanda Devers
July 18, 2020 at 9:36 amI believe I finally know the answer to one! The corn has ears!! Hope that’s it.
Debra hall
July 18, 2020 at 9:07 amThe field has ears
PinnacleCreek
July 18, 2020 at 8:53 amThe corn has ears! Of course everything you post on here brings up some long ago memory. There is not much worse than trying to pick beans in corn. You go through that thick maze and come out on the other side covered with corn silk and probably lots of bugs. The great thing is you can have a meal fit for a king in no time flat. Nothing much better than roastineers.
Rooney Floyd
July 18, 2020 at 8:51 amBecause there are lots of ears around.
Ed Ammons
July 18, 2020 at 8:40 amWell, in good years, the corn is all ears!
Don Tomlinson
July 18, 2020 at 8:38 amBecause there’s ears everywhere!
Sanford Mckinney, Jr.
July 18, 2020 at 8:35 amRiddle: Tender Ears?
Tamela
July 18, 2020 at 8:20 am. . . All those ears in the cornfield are listening!
Ron Stephens
July 18, 2020 at 8:10 amBecause it is full of ears!
(And “a little bird will tell the matter,” )
Diane Tuttle
July 18, 2020 at 7:59 amCause corn has ears!
Miss Cindy
July 18, 2020 at 6:57 amBecause the stalks have ears!