In the game of hide and seek, the seeker is not supposed to peek and see where others are hiding. A riddle was posted on Twitter by Helen Bullock on November 14, 2012:
Q: Why can’t you play hide-and-seek with mountains?
A: Because they PEAK!
“Never play hide and seek with Mountain ranges because they peak” was posted on Twitter by Tony Blackburn on July 25, 2019.
Twitter
Helen Bullock
@HellBullock
#SillySaturdays Why can’t you play hide-and-seek with mountains?
Because they PEAK!
4:12 PM · Nov 24, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Eric Wilborn
@ericwilborn
Tried to play hide and seek with some mountains but they peak.
10:09 PM · Jun 14, 2013·Twitter for Android
Google Books
100 Family Adventures
By Tim Meek and Kerry Meek
Frances Lincoln Ltd (FrancesLincoln.com)
2015
Pg. ?:
Why can’t you play hide-and-seek with mountains?
Because they PEAK!
Twitter
Whitney Beckett
@whitneydare
Every delivery from our FedEx guy comes with a joke. Here’s what we got today: Why should’t you play hide & seek with mountains? They peak.
10:51 AM · Aug 12, 2016·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
I am so Cot 🧚🏻♀️
@iamcot33
Q. Why can’t you play hide-and-seek with mountains?
A. Because they PEAK! #ALDUBIkawLang
1:39 AM · Sep 26, 2016·Hootsuite
Twitter
Bill Helton
@7colonel7
Corny joke…Why Can’t you Play Hide & Seek with Mountains? Cause they Peak!
11:25 AM · Apr 12, 2018 from Athens, AL·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Tony Blackburn
@tonyblackburn
Never play hide and seek with Mountain ranges because they peak.
10:21 AM · Jul 25, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/GhostPotency August 18, 2019
Why is it pointless to play hide and seek with mountain ranges?
They peak.
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