magic & riddles

Jackson and Rylee like to try magic tricks and they love riddles. It started when Jackson got that book popular a few years ago, The Dangerous Book for Boys. He's done some nice card tricks. Brendon showed Ry a few tricks last week, and Ry showed me the trick where a coin disappears out of his fist and he retrieves it from behind your ear. (He might have learned that one from Jack.) Jack meanwhile was studying his Cub Scouts magic book and was working on rope tricks. A few weeks ago, Jackson asked everyone a riddle. It was about the time we went to Durango. He'd give them time to think about it....

Here it is, but it's more fun with Jackson telling it.

It is greater than God. It is more evil than the devil. Poor people have it. Rich people need it. And if you eat it, YOU WILL DIE.

That's how he said it. I should tell you that he prefaced it with some more information: he'd say that most kindergartners knew the answer but only a few college students knew the answer. I think he had specific numbers and maybe a specific college. He'd also say that it had seven letters. Anyway, you can leave your answer in a comment if you think you know it. And at some point, I'll leave the answer there, too.