General Riddles

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

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

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
Watermelon.

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

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

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

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

Fill in the sequence: 1 5 9 15 ?
21 Explanation: Position of the vowels a e i o u.

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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