Clever riddles for grown-ups: everyday life, modern tech and the stuff you deal with every day.
I live in your pocket. I'm always dying, but I come back to life every night, and you panic whenever I get close to the end. What am I?
Hint: You've probably checked me in the last hour.
Answer
Your phone battery
A phone battery runs down all day, gets recharged overnight, and low-battery warnings send most people looking for a charger.
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I'm sent with a smile and opened with a groan. I show up every month, and I don't go away until you pay me. What am I?
Hint: Your mailbox is full of me.
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A bill
Bills arrive like clockwork, nobody's happy to open one, and they stick around until they're paid.
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The more you use me, the more you hate me, yet you set me again every single night. What am I?
Hint: I'm loudest when you're sleepiest.
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An alarm clock
Everyone resents their alarm in the morning, then dutifully sets it again before bed.
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I hide in couch cushions, I vanish the second you're running late, and I'm always in the last place you look. What am I?
Hint: You need me to start the car.
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Your keys
Lost keys are a classic morning panic, and they're always in the last place you look, because that's when you stop looking.
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I have a password but no secrets of my own. I connect you to the whole world, and you blame me the moment things get slow. What am I?
Hint: Have you tried turning me off and on again?
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Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi needs a password, connects you to the internet, and gets the blame for every slow page.
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People make me, people break me, and every January they make me all over again. What am I?
Hint: Gyms are packed when I'm brand-new.
Answer
A New Year's resolution
Resolutions are made on January 1, often broken within weeks, and made again the next year.
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People pay me to make them hurt, and then they thank me for it. What am I?
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A personal trainer
Trainers push clients through tough workouts, and clients pay for the privilege (and usually thank them).
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I play the same song over and over, and I keep telling you your call is very important. What am I?
Hint: Press 1 to hear me again.
Answer
Hold music
Customer service hold music loops endlessly while a recording insists your call matters.
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The older I get, the more I'm worth, and I'm happiest kept in the dark. What am I?
Hint: Try me with dinner.
Answer
Wine
Many wines improve with age and are stored in dark cellars to protect them.
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Millions of people agree to me every single day, yet almost nobody has ever actually read me. What am I?
Hint: You scrolled right past me to click Accept.
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The terms and conditions
Everyone clicks "I agree" on terms and conditions, and hardly anyone reads them.
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The more pictures you take, the less of me you have, and when I run out you start deleting your vacation. What am I?
Hint: Your phone keeps warning you about me.
Answer
Phone storage
Photos and videos fill up a phone's storage until you have to delete things.
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I take an hour, I fix nothing, and when I'm over everyone agrees I could have been an email. What am I?
Hint: Check your work calendar.
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A meeting
Plenty of meetings end with everyone wishing it had just been an email.
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