[Guest]

Say, you're on a touring bus. The bus driver is telling you about the surroundings. You pass important things like the Eiffel Tower and the Big Ben (it's a long tour, visiting multiple countries), but he also tells you about a very old oak you pass. Suddenly, on the middle of the highway, he grabs his microphone and says the following:

"Look at all sides.

They're the same.

Add up, subtract -

It's child's play.

Good to some,

Bad to the rest.

Reason for war

and arguments."

Everybody looks at the bus driver as if he has gone mental. But not you, no... You're smart! You know what it is! It is...

Yeah, what is it?

[dyalDragon]

magic sum square, or maybe a fractal?

[Guest]

All incorrect

Whoo, a riddle that takes more than one page to solve

[EDM]

grades....????....

maybe words....???? or drawings....???

[Guest]

Sorry, still haven't seen the answer

[tiger_lily111]

my homework?

[DudleyDude]

the Major Oak in Sherwood forest and you're on a road, could the bus driver be referring to Robin Hood?

[Guest]

Still incorrect, people

DD, I gave hints throughout the topic, your answer doesn't follow a single one of them

[hugemonkey]

The Pentagon?

[Guest]

No, sorry

[EDM]

a ruler / scale.....???

[Guest]

Still incorrect

[Guest]

I say

the Communist Block, thus Cube

Edited October 18, 2009 by mabus

[Guest]

or hell, it could be

a triangle, representing the 3 major religions causing wars

or the

Pentagon for being world wide cops.

or even a

Cylinder (Barrel of Texas Tea)

[EDM]

angles....???

[Guest]

Still incorrect, sorry

[Guest]

trees? nature? land?

[Guest]

trees? nature? land?

Sorry, no I already said that it is on paper

[Guest]

ill take a stab at it

equality? or the equal sign

Look at all sides. (equal so sides are the same)

They're the same.

Add up, subtract -

It's child's play.

Good to some,

Bad to the rest.

Reason for war (people fight for equality)

and arguments.

[Guest]

ill take a stab at it

equality? or the equal sign

Look at all sides. (equal so sides are the same)

They're the same.

Add up, subtract -

It's child's play.

Good to some,

Bad to the rest.

Reason for war (people fight for equality)

and arguments.

Great guess! Welcome to the Den.

[Guest]

ill take a stab at it

equality? or the equal sign

Look at all sides. (equal so sides are the same)

They're the same.

Add up, subtract -

It's child's play.

Good to some,

Bad to the rest.

Reason for war (people fight for equality)

and arguments.

Good guess, you're close-ish (though you might think you were still pretty far off when you hear the actual answer)

Welcome to the Den!

Edited October 20, 2009 by Dutch Riddle Amateur

[Guest]

My first guess after reading the equality thing.

Balance?

[Guest]

My first guess after reading the equality thing.

Balance?

We got ourselves a winner

"Look at all sides. more than one side = in this case two sides

They're the same. equal

Add up, subtract - exactly as it says

It's child's play. Based on this

Good to some, If you have a profiting company

Bad to the rest. If you don't have a profiting company

Reason for war People are willing to fight and kill for money, sometimes

and arguments." You can't run a company without starting arguments, usually

All clues pointed towards a balance sheet, except for the Child's play clue. That one was supposed to tell you to remove the word "sheet", so the final answer is balance.

[Guest]

awwww so close.