General Riddles

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

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).

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

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

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas
soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).

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