Witty Wise

Its waves and ripples please us all, we love to see it flying, and none can make a better one, you will waste your time in trying. Hints: It is not the ocean.  It is not a flying fish. 

It is true I have both face and hands, and move before your eyes, yet when I go, my body stands, and when I stand, I lie. A clock. My clothing is fine as velvet rare, though under earth my dwellings are, and when above it I appear, my enemies put me oft in fear, the gardener does at me repine, I spoil his works as he does mine. The mole. My form is beauteous to the ravished sight, my habit gay, and my color gold or white, when ladies take the air, I without pride, a faithful partner am close by their side, I near their persons constantly remain, a favorite slave, bound with a golden chain, and though I can both speak and go alone, yet are my motions to myself unknown. Watch. Emblem of youth and innocence, with walls enclosed for my defense, and with no care opprest, I boldly spread my charms around, it will some rude lover breaks the mound, and takes me to his breast, here soon I sicken and decay, my beauty lost, I am turned away, and thrown into the street, where I despised, neglected

What's in the middle of a jellyfish? A jellybutton. 

Handshakes: Five couples, including the host and his wife, attend a party. Throughout  the evening, as introductions are made, various people shake hands  (except couples do not shake each others' hands). At the end of the evening,  the host discovers that each of the other nine people at the party shook  hands a different number of times.  How many hands did the host shake, and how many hands his wife shake? 3 Cards: There are 3 cards: one is all red, one is all blue, and the third is blue  on one side and red on the other. The cards are shuffled. You pick one at  random and it is blue on the side facing you. What are the odds that it is  also blue on the other side? Five Hats: Three wise men are lined up in single file, each wearing a white hat.  They know there were 5 hats total, three white, and two black, but they  can only see the hats on the men in front of them. They don't speak unless  they figure out what color hat they have on. Who figures out first? 100 Switches: Yo

What am I? Riddles

Riddles #1 90% can't solve this.  Steve, George and Helen are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen and Divid are drinking soda. Now answer me this: is Peter drinking coffee or soda? Use your logic.