General Riddles

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

I look like a pearl. Clouds are my grandparents. I am very delicate. I die as soon as anybody touches me. Who am I?

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

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