I made a short riddle this morning and thought I'd share it here.
My job is my name,
But I have no brain,
I stand all alone,
Yet no legs I own.
Enjoy.
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This looks like
A scarecrow.
My job is my name
It scares crows.
But I have no brain
In The Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow needs a brain.
I stand all alone
In a crop field.
Yet no legs I own
Scarecrows are hung on a cross.
And the title refers to
The character in The Wizard of Oz.
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$\begingroup$ Congratulations. I thought it was simple yet amusing, though I haven't gotten any answers back from my team at work yet. $\endgroup$– AddisonSep 15, 2017 at 5:43
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3$\begingroup$ Huh, I thought the "I have no brain" line was a big red flag. I hope nobody at your work thought that that line was directed at them! $\endgroup$– AlphaSep 15, 2017 at 6:21
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$\begingroup$ I get that this was the intended answer, but the clues fit quite a lot more things, container, for example. $\endgroup$ Sep 15, 2017 at 11:20
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$\begingroup$ I got confused at "Yet no legs I own" as for every depiction I have seen they do own legs. $\endgroup$– ThomasSep 15, 2017 at 12:51
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$\begingroup$ @ThomasMoors - Sorry about that, the answer certainly is a little debatable. Especially because the character referred to in the reference actually did have legs, although many don't. $\endgroup$– AddisonSep 16, 2017 at 1:45
