The Mentalist

"A female dog has three puppies. Their names are Moppy, Noppy, and Poppy. What is the name of the mother?"

Just to be clear, you mean "A female dog has three puppies. Their names are Moppy , Noppy , and Poppy. What is the name of the mother ? " Is that correct? I believe that they are just typos, but with a riddle, you never know.

Loppy.

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Hmmm... from that last post, I have two possible conclusions:1. Loppy is simply wrong, and Jane is restating the question.OR2. The name of the mother dog is What, which seems rather silly. He did use periods, though, both there and in the original post, as opposed to question marks.

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Oops. Sorry. I thought i was just kidding...

Ha ha!! Good one

Ok, since I sort of messed up the last riddle, I'll post another one. It's kind of famous, so you may have heard it before, and I don't know how hard it is, but...'Twas in heaven pronounced, and 'twas muttered in hell,An echo caught faintly the sound as it fell;On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest,And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed;'Twill be found in the sphere when 'tis riven asunder,Be seen in the lightning and heard in the thunder.'Twas allotted to man with his earliest breath,Attends him at birth, and awaits him in death,Presides o'er his happiness, honor, and health,Is the prop of his house, and the end of his wealth.In the heaps of the miser 'tis hoarded with care,But is sure to be lost on the prodigal heir.It begins every hope, every wish it must bound,With the husbandman toils, and with monarchs is crowned.Without it the soldier, the seaman may roam,But woe to the wretch who expels it from home!In the whispers of conscience its voice will be found,Nor e'en in the whirlwind of passion be drowned.'Twill not soften the heart; but though deaf be the ear,It will make it acutely and instantly hear.Yet in shade let it rest, like a delicate flower,Ah... breathe on it softly, - it dies in an hour.

*smacks forehead*. I should've gotten that one. Not because I'm particularly smart, but because I've heard a similar one. Good job Joie!And might I guess the answer to yours is 'hope'? No wait... that can't be it. hmmm... Yet another edit. Monsieur Patrick, I was not guessing. I don't guess. I had a very good reason for my suggestion. Very logical, very wrong. But I don't guess. Much.

I think it is very hard unless you've heard it before. I don't know of anyone who has guessed the answer. All had to be told or looked it up. Once you DO know it becomes perfectly clear.

I figured it out and can post the answer when all have finished with this one Cheers!

I read your answer before you changed your message. I was about to say the same, but you beat me to it . Good job!

I would guess Loppy, as for the other one I would guess the soul.

I think I've got it, but maybe my answer is too easy. Don't want to mess it up for others in case I'm right. We need spoiler bars on this board!