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(Message started by: red_veteran on Feb 23^rd, 2006, 9:00pm)

Title: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by red_veteran on Feb 23^rd, 2006, 9:00pm

He who makes it doesn't use it,
He who buys it doesn't want it,
He who uses it doesn't know it.
What is it?

this is a hard one

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by Icarus on Feb 25^th, 2006, 5:14pm

It's a common one. It is within the top 10 of the most-times-posted list. And here it is, coughin' up another appearance. :P

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by Grimbal on Feb 26^th, 2006, 1:52pm

And don't think outside of the box. :)

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by gigbox_69 on Feb 27^th, 2006, 6:00pm

coffin

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by rusticdagger on Mar 2^nd, 2006, 2:59pm

i didn't see the others, but is it [hideb]nothing?[/hideb]

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by Icarus on Mar 2^nd, 2006, 3:43pm

No - it is the answer that Grimbal and I hinted at, and gigbox_69 gave straight out.

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by honkyboy on Mar 4^th, 2006, 5:56am

A wedding ring?

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by Icarus on Mar 5^th, 2006, 11:25am

While some may appreciate the comparison, I think that most people who use a wedding ring are aware of it!

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by Cerberus_Alkaline on Mar 7^th, 2006, 12:08pm

How about counterfeit money?

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by Icarus on Mar 7^th, 2006, 2:55pm

he who makes counterfeit money also uses it. Otherwise he just has a big pile of worthless paper sitting around.

Question for the last three posting solutions: Are you simply trying out alternative answers, or have you failed to notice that the intended answer has already been given?

By the way, the second stanza of the riddle usually reads "He who buys it does not use it". I suspect this version has been corrupted by the poor memory of someone in its history.

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by towr on Mar 7^th, 2006, 2:59pm

on 03/07/06 at 14:55:11, Icarus wrote:

he who makes counterfeit money also uses it. Otherwise he just has a big pile of worthless paper sitting around.

The same can be said for coffins.
They're used as a sales item by the maker.

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by Icarus on Mar 9^th, 2006, 3:12pm

Most people who counterfeit also use the fake money, not just sell it (for real cash) to someone else. The same is not true for coffin makers, who only use their product themselves once, and usually that is one made by someone else.

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by honkyboy on Mar 10^th, 2006, 2:23pm

Just trying to have fun with alternative answers.

How about a diaper?

(works with He who buys it does not use it)

Title: Re: he who makes it doesnt use it
Post by graphia on Mar 31^st, 2006, 9:47pm

Poison, roofies or anything else slipped into someone's food could also work. Depends whether "doesn't know it" means before/during or includes after the fact.