This is a very special blog dedicated to a very special friend. After a three month absence due to a serious illness, our friend krath1 (aka Ricky) has returned! A lot of you are fairly new to my blog, but a while back I had a 'Riddle Tournament' that lasted nearly two months. I just counted and all together I posted 64 unique riddles during that time. Krath was a fan of my riddle blogs, and even contributed a few riddles himself, so to celebrate the return of our friend I give you RIDDLES!!!

Since so many of you are new, let me review the procedures....
Anyone can play. Please add up your points and post them with your comment. 2 points for nailing the answer, 1 point for kinda getting it, 0 for not knowing or missing completely. The person with the highest score wins a crate of assorted cheeses made from sheep's milk including Pecorino, Roquefort, Romano, Belicino, Brebidor, Brebiblu, Montebore, Salignon, Piacentinu, Tuma, Primo Sale, Vastedda, Maiorchino, and Ricotta Salata! Enjoy!

What three letter word can prefix the following three words to make three new words?
Ache, Nest, and Drum. [spoiler] Ear [/spoiler]

The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed.
How old could they be? (3 possible solutions). [spoiler] 51 and 15. 42 and 24. 60 and 06. [/spoiler]

After teaching his c1ass all about roman numerals (X = 10, IX=9 and so on) the teacher asked his c1ass to draw a single continuous line and turn IX into 6. The only stipulation the teacher made was that the pen could not be lifted from the paper until the line was complete. [spoiler] Draw an S in front of the IX and it spells SIX. No one said the line had to be straight [/spoiler]

How can you clasp someone's hands together in such a manner that they cannot leave the room without unclasping them? [spoiler] Put their hands around a stationary object in the room, which will keep them from leaving the room unless they open their hands. [/spoiler]

Draw four rectangles on a piece of paper. Put nine x's in the four rectangles so that there is an uneven number of x's in each rectangle. [spoiler] Draw one large rectangle. Then draw the three smaller rectangles within the large rectangle. Place three x's in each small rectangle. There will be nine x's in the large rectangle. [/spoiler]

Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Now add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total? [spoiler] The correct answer is 4100. Did you say 5000? [/spoiler]

What 5 letter word typed in all capital letters can be read the same upside down? [spoiler] SWIMS [/spoiler] You have three stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first? [spoiler] The match! [/spoiler]

And I leave you to add up your scores with some enlightening bumper stickers...