Eye see fire by Ed Sheeran 
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I agree with Ann. I say EnvelopE.
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I second that and so Ann does it again 
For all you brilliant people, here’s another one. What disappears the moment you say its name?
Apart from an illness which, whenever I say I have put up with it long enough I am now going to see a dr, seems to go away. 
My answer is going to be Silence
Tricky one this. As with most riddles, we are required to make assumptions or to think outside the box, or at least that is what I think.
And so to identify what it is that disappears the moment you say its name you’d have to think of magic, illusions or for a clue in the sentence.
Peace, tranquillity, genie?
I am at peace - I am still at peace, has peace disappeared? Maybe, maybe not.
Tranquillity - the tranquillity of the nighttime can be lost by foxes rustling through trash cans, equally saying where is the tranquillity gone would result in its [tranquility] disappearance?
What about Silence as suggested by Ann.
Silence is Golden
There is the Sound of Silence
Both of the above are brilliant songs by the way.
How do you break silence? You can indeed say Silence and if it was silent when you say it, sure enough you have used its name to make it disappear as you have now broken the silence, though it may come as soon as it goes
What about a teacher standing in front of a room full of rowdy children and shouting "Sileeeeeeeence!" Whilst not necessarily immediate, the children would likely quieten down and silence would be achieved.
So in this case, saying its name is actually making it appear is it not?
Is it therefore the case that by saying its name it might both appear and disappear, though not necessarily at the same time?
Whilst you think about that, how about listening to the aforementioned songs, or versions of thereof.
Disturbed Sound of Silence is actually amazing!
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Disturbed’s version is amazing, Ive also got their faster version on my playlist for the gym.
My kids were disappointed in me, they prefer the slower version too. I just like both 
Lorraine
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And what about Simon and Garfunkel’s original?
Talking of covers, I heard an amazing (I thought so) version of You Keep Me Hangin’ on
And the best cover version ever?
I’ll let you look it up - Joe Cocker’s With a Little Help from My Friends
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ManjiB-- The way your mind works is very interesting. You should write a book – or something! I’d read it.
Ann, your mind fascinates me too. You always go to right to the answer–the CORRECT ANSWER! Yes , the answer is Silence
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Actually, I think I love that version more than the original. I love the energy, they really throw themselves into it don’t they😃
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Jeanne - Thank you kindly for your comment.
I shall continue to write on this forum for as long as I can, so if you enjoy reading what I write you should hopefully see a bit more.
That said, I do have a short attention span and I am surprised I am still posting on this site. Something might have changed. I am also dabbling in pictures, both using camera and drawing.
Over time, friends, colleagues have suggested things that I personally did not or would not have thought of. It has been suggested I would make a great teacher/tutor or maybe a comedian.
It has also been suggested that “if your brain were dynamite, it wouldn’t be enough to blow me 'at off!”. I took that as a compliment If I was wearing a hat, why would I want to blow it off?
Don’t know about writing a book, but I’d love to write a song.
Maybe as long as you keep challenging us with your puzzles, I will keep trying to solve them
Yay thank you Jeanne. It took some thinking about but i got there 
I quite often overthink things then when I can’t solve it move on to something else then the answer just pops into my head. Very random.
I too am fascinated hiw @ManjiB mind works.
I also love Disturbed’s version of sound of silence 
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OK you Super Smarties. Now you have to be detectives .
A wealthy family lived in a big circular house. They had a maid, a butler, and a gardener. The parents were going to a party, so they tucked the younger kids into bed and kissed them goodnight and said goodbye, and kissed the older kids goodnight. When the parents came home, all the kids were gone—they had been kidnapped. The authorities ask the butler, maid, and gardener what they were doing at the time of the kidnapping. The butler says he was organizing the library, the maid says she was dusting the corners, and the gardener says he was watering the plants. Who’s lying and actually kidnapped the kids?
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This is an interesting case is it not?
I wonder which detective type would be best suited to solve this case.
The crime is a kidnapping, possibly four or more children have been kidnapped so that would take some organisation and management.
Was this then a group crime with the butler, maid and the gardener being the insiders and an external overlord?
The children appear to have been willing participants, or were they?
Was this a team effort involving all three employees of the wealthy family, perhaps with a grudge?
Are they acting as alibis for each other?
The gardener could have been watering the plants in the library at the same time as the butler was organising it and the maid could also have been dusting the corners also in the library.
How to solve this?
Perhaps I should get myself a book - a detective novel, find myself a corner ideally close to plant, sit down and see if I can get inspired.
What might help is a little bit of music. Something thought provoking, a what if? What if I’d turned a different corner?
I shall return …
This has really got me thinking as it really isn’t obvious. I did think initially that as it was nightime why would any of them be doing the things they said they were so thought they were all guilty.
I have just re-read it slowly & taken it in small chunks & have spotted it is a circular house therefore there would be no corners? Does that mean the maid is guilty then?
I’m going to say the maid.
OK I’m back.
Having sat in the corner with my detective novel and my plant, it seems to me a crime has indeed been committed and as is always the case it was “The Butler what did it!”
Wait before, you rubbish my idea.
The Butler was too smart a cookie and he was after revenge because he had a soft spot for the maid but she was sweet on the gardener. So what the Butler did was he tricked the maid into helping him and he came up with the alibis which he rigged so that the finger of guilt would point to the poor little maid and he would get his revenge. So he told the maid that in the event of being questioned, he would say he was tidying up the library whilst the maid should say she was dusting the corners and they would back each other up. Unfortunately, for whatever reason (here is where there is a slight flaw in the storyline) the maid did not see that the cunning Butler had given her a rubbish alibi and that this would actually incriminate her. She completely missed the point that in the same was you can’t fit a square in a round hole, you can’t have corners in a circle. Poor girl.
So there you have it, the Butler did it, but he did not pay the price for his evil deed.
For part II of this story, we learn how it was that the gardener who learned that the maid had a soft spot for him came to be the night in shining armour.
I guess the Pulitzer Prize will have to wait 
Tee hee!!!
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Well, as usual, Ann went right to the heart of the matter with her inciteful, scientific and logical approach and guessed correctly. The Maid, is guilty. She was lying about dusting corners in a circular home.
BUT , as usual, ManjiB has written such an engrossing tale, I’ve decided the original writer of the riddle is wrong, and that the true culprit is–or should be–the conniving Butler. Besides, ManjiB is right about the Butler always being guilty----in spite of the facts. 
@ManjiB definitely wins the prize for the best story.
Thank you both for making me smile 
I am having withdrawal symptoms and feel the need to energise …
I am feeling rather hungry and need of some protein.
I would like to make myself a portion of quinoa.
I notice there are 3 boxes in the larder and would like make sure I use the one that is currently in use so that I do not end up having more than one box on the go.
I live with someone who is very particular and logical in how they organise things. I know that there is one of these boxes that is open but how do I make sure I choose the correct one.
I am not allowed to touch the boxes but am assured [by the aforementioned] person that there is a logic in their madness and that the box that is currently in use can be easily identified.
Choose the wrong box and it’s no supper
Can you help me?
Which box should I choose to ensure I get supper?
Choose from below options
- Box 1
- Box 2
- Box 3
- Don’t care, who wants to eat quinoa anyway?
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