General Riddles

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

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

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

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

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
She was walking.

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

I come form North, East, West and South. I give you lots of information either verbally or textually. Who am I?

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

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

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