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Ambiguity, Classification and Change: The Function of Riddles (Popularity:

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Article by Ian Hamnett discussing how riddling reflects social structures, illustrated by Bantu riddles.

Grecian Riddle-Jokes (Popularity:

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Article by Evangelos Gr.Avdikos on riddle-jokes, which use word patching for parodying social situations.

Mambila Riddle Machine (Popularity:

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Interactive introduction to riddles collected in the village of Somié, Cameroon.

Sexual Riddles: The Test of The Listener (Popularity:

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Article by Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj discussing the history and context of sexual riddles.

Yahoo! Groups: ClassicRiddles (Popularity:

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Forum keeping the classic rhyming riddles alive.

Old English Riddles (Popularity:

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Paper by Hazel Brewer on the history of Old English riddles.

Versification of Vietnamese Riddles (Popularity:

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Discussion by Cong-Huyen-Ton-Nu Nha-Trang on stylistic features as a means to distinguish the riddle from other genres of folk poetry.

Sirandanes - Riddles (Popularity:

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Riddles of Mauritia in Mauritian Creole, French and English.

Homefun on Riddles (Popularity:

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A guide to general questions about riddles, their significances, and forms.

Aenigmata (Popularity:

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The early Medieval riddle collections by Symphosius and Aldhelm (in Latin), with an introduction.

Ancient Riddles (Popularity:

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Five traditional riddles with hints and answers.

BS - Lawyer Riddles (Popularity:

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Riddle-jokes for and about lawyers.

Droodle Archive (Popularity:

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Weekly archived riddles in pictures.

Easy Riddles (Popularity:

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Weekly added collection of riddles with answers on a click.

Greek Spider (Popularity:

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Handful of riddles, including the famous riddle of the Sphynx.

Jokes for the ESL/EFL Classroom - Riddles (Popularity:

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Small collection of riddle-jokes for students of English.

Law Riddles (Popularity:

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Collection of riddle-jokes about lawyers.

Letter Riddles (Popularity:

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Conundrums (wordplay riddles) compiled between 1850 and 1920.

Puzzles by Lewis Carroll (Popularity:

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A decent choice of classic riddles.

Random Riddles (Popularity:

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Generates a random riddle-joke on each reload.