Riddle

Take away my first letter and I remain the same. Take away my last letter and I remain unchanged. Remove all my letters and I'm still me. What am I?

Choose an answer

A.Postbox
B.Envelope
C.Delivery route
D.Mailman
Hint: It's a word with 7 letters, starting with "M".

Answer

Mailman

Why this is the answer

This riddle plays on identity rather than spelling: no matter what mail is taken away -- his first delivery, his last delivery, or all of it -- he is still called a mailman.

This riddle is filed under "What Am I?" Riddles and rated Hard.