General Riddles

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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).

6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y

Some might say we are red some might say we are green. Some play us some spray us and sometimes our color is in between. What am we?
Peppers.

What is that which everybody has seen but will never see again?
Yesterday

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

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

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