Child,if she had one wouldn't be a girl.

You can't really give a child to a girl. You can give your seed, but that would just make her a pregnant girl. Also, if you did give her a child (in a basket on her doorstep I'm assuming) having a child doesn't imply she is no longer a girl.

Its a dead parrot, but it has beautiful plumage. The dead don't hear.

Its deaf.

The woman is a mute.

Haha! I'm reminded of Dumb and Dumber when Lloyd sells the blind kid their dead bird

You're right, i meant to say, the one who gets heads first wins $5. How do you do spoiler blocks? i am new to BrainDen. I joined yesterday.

When you post look at the left Quick Access boxes and the buttons above the typing area. Frame you're responses with Spoiler, Quotes, etc... Toggle the side panel if yours is hidden.

Since I can only use 2 and only 2 here goes:

2,22,222,-2,-22,-222 This is assuming the negative sign is not a symbol.

This is a very hard puzzle.

I think I have the answer though, please be right.

Uranus, Cronus, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Aphrodite, Eros, Hedone.

(I know my Greek mythology)

Sorry, no dice. You do know your mythology though.

You don't even have to make it that complicated. The question asks who is most likely to land heads first. The first boy is the answer because he goes first. He has a 1/2 probable chance before the second boy even gets a shot.

Does two have to be 2, or can we use roman numerals or other means of expressing two? Also can a number that is not 2 be expressed as three twos (like 6 is the sum of three twos)?

the parrot is deaf, so it doesn't hear anything to repeat

if the house is built with its center exactly on the North Pole

Can you tell me if this is right?

Uranus, Cronus, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Aphrodite, _______, ________

Yes, Uranus is the first blank. Since he is solved, I'll provide a brief version of the God family tree that has been touched upon in prior posts. Uranus is father to Cronus, easy enough. Cronus ripped off Uranus' testicles, threw them in the ocean and thus was born, Aphrodite. The Gods aren't anything, if their not gruesome.

I cant find a link between their roles i.e. God of thunder, love, dead etc, and neither can i find a link between their relationships to each other? can we have a hint or are we almost there?

Sure, here's a hint based on your answer:

You shouldn't be able to find a link between their roles, but there is a link between their relationship

No, Aphrodite doesn't fit the blank. Aphrodite was born on some seashell i think. Putting it out there, Aphrodite is married to Hephaestus, the god of the forge and smithery.

What do you mean by 'Aphrodite doesn't fit the blank'? She is one of the given names.

Mr. Y is out $6 + the cost of the toothpaste.

It's easy if you pretend that the fake $10 bill doesn't exist:

Mr. Z gives Mr. Y $10

Z is down $10, Y is up $10

Mr. Y gives Mr. X $6 + toothpaste($t)

Z is down $10, Y is up $4 minus $t, X is up $6 and a tube of toothpaste

Mr. Y gives Mr. Z $10

Z is even, Y is down $6 and $t, X is up $6 and a tube of toothpaste

Well, about the cost of toothpaste idea. It depends on how you look at it. Say the toothpaste cost Mr. Y $2. Then he'd be out $8 bucks. But he already purchased the toothpaste at $2, which is finalized before the riddle takes place. Now he expects to sell it for $4, so that would make $10. So is he out what he paid for the toothpaste or is he out for what he would sell the toothpaste?

The spoiler heading should be something like 'solution' or 'answer' or 'hint', not the answer. You can Preview your post to make sure it looks right in the future.

Nice, I got it without succumbing to the spoiler temptation! Thanks for the heads-up grey cells

Rhea, Cronus, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Aphrodite, _____, _____

Mother of Zeus.

Not quite, but you do know your Gods

which half you're counting =P

1)Cain

2)Adam, Eve, Cain

I can't tell with all these gems, mallets, and shovels in the way!

So he sends his assistant to the next door shop owner (Mr. Z) to get change. The assistant hands over $10 bill, which he got from Mr. X

The OP is pretty clear about the fake $10 coming from Mr. X. So Mr. Y is out $10 because he did everything properly. Nice guys finish last I guess.

an engagement ring

_____, Cronus, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Aphrodite, _____, _____

Which names are missing?

Air or the wind. Well, anything transparent that is moving, like Helium escaping a motionless balloon.

99 + 999999999/999999999. This should be the fastest and most condensed exp​ression.

[What dus the poor man have]

Since when do poor people have nothing? Poor people can have clothing, food, even land/homes.

I agree. I've never liked this riddle, or any variant, because of the absolute meaning implied in the word 'nothing'.

A poor man has something. (ex. clothes, eyes, hair, a shopping cart full of cans, etc...)

A rich man needs something. (air, food, poor people to step on, etc...)