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A Riddle in the Classic Style
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:44 pm
by Donal Mac Ruiseart
In Spring I look gay,
Decked in comely array,
In Summer more clothing I wear;
When colder it grows,
I fling off my clothes,
And in Winter quite naked appear.
(I didn't write it; I found it on a web site.)
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:52 pm
by Luca Sogliano
It's a tree.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:12 pm
by Ceadda
or a Field
grown, plucked, shaped.
Innappropriate for certain company
the more I dry, the more damp I become
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:19 pm
by Heath B fraychef
wine.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:24 pm
by Ulric
a sponge
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:51 pm
by Alex Baird
Made am I from my mother's bones.
Men fight o'er me with their brother,
For within me I hold all a man owns,
And without, divide them each from the other.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:04 pm
by Eamonn MacCampbell
Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:or a Field
grown, plucked, shaped.
Innappropriate for certain company
the more I dry, the more damp I become
Cotton...
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:58 pm
by Ismaels-Legacy
Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:grown, plucked, shaped.
Innappropriate for certain company
the more I dry, the more damp I become
Cannabis?
Alex Baird wrote:Made am I from my mother's bones.
Men fight o'er me with their brother,
For within me I hold all a man owns,
And without, divide them each from the other.
A stone Wall or Castle?
I am a mountain without stone,
a forest without trees,
and a lake without water.
What am I?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:48 pm
by Ceadda
Eamonn MacCampbell wrote:Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:or a Field
grown, plucked, shaped.
Innappropriate for certain company
the more I dry, the more damp I become
Cotton...
Very nearly there. A towel. The more it drys, the wetter it gets!
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:18 pm
by Eamonn MacCampbell
Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:Eamonn MacCampbell wrote:Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:or a Field
grown, plucked, shaped.
Innappropriate for certain company
the more I dry, the more damp I become
Cotton...
Very nearly there. A towel. The more it drys, the wetter it gets!
Well, I was thinking towel...But then I thought the innappropriate part ment allergies...So I thought cotton to be specific..because it can be shaped in more than just a towell...And towells can be made from other fabrics as well...
But your riddle...Your answer....
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:12 pm
by Alex Baird
Ismaels-Legacy wrote:Cannabis?
Alex Baird wrote:Made am I from my mother's bones.
Men fight o'er me with their brother,
For within me I hold all a man owns,
And without, divide them each from the other.
A stone Wall or Castle?
Yes, a wall of stone.
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:15 pm
by Alex Baird
Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:Very nearly there. A towel. The more it drys, the wetter it gets!
Must be a ShamWow! That ad is inappropriate for anyone with an IQ.
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:36 pm
by Alex Baird
Ismaels-Legacy wrote:I am a mountain without stone,
a forest without trees,
and a lake without water.
What am I?
A sailing ship?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:58 am
by Lemarchand
Ismaels-Legacy wrote:Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:grown, plucked, shaped.
Innappropriate for certain company
the more I dry, the more damp I become
Cannabis?
Alex Baird wrote:Made am I from my mother's bones.
Men fight o'er me with their brother,
For within me I hold all a man owns,
And without, divide them each from the other.
A stone Wall or Castle?
I am a mountain without stone,
a forest without trees,
and a lake without water.What am I?
empty?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:20 am
by adamstjohn
I am a mountain without stone,
a forest without trees,
and a lake without water.
What am I?
Tricky. A map? Clouds?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:19 pm
by Ismaels-Legacy
Adamstjohn got it: a Map.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:04 pm
by Ken Mondschein
Alex Baird wrote:Made am I from my mother's bones.
Men fight o'er me with their brother,
For within me I hold all a man owns,
And without, divide them each from the other.
Gold coin.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:43 am
by Donal Mac Ruiseart
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Two up, four down, four danglers, and a wig-wag.
Up I go, yet down I remain.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:11 pm
by Alex Baird
Donal Mac Ruiseart wrote:Up I go, yet down I remain.
Thistledown.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:15 pm
by Alex Baird
[quote="Donal Mac Ruiseart"]
Two up, four down, four danglers, and a wig-wag.
A cow. Two horns, four legs, four teats, and a tail.
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:09 am
by Donal Mac Ruiseart
Alex: Correct about the cow. The other one is not the answer I know but I would have to say it's correct in that much.
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:54 am
by Alex Baird
Up I go, yet down I remain.
How about a foot and/or a shoe?
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:59 am
by Alex Baird
Plucked away in her youth,
Immured in wooden halls.
Sold to wastels,
Sour in old age.
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:47 pm
by Magnus of Red Hammer
Alex Baird wrote:Plucked away in her youth,
Immured in wooden halls.
Sold to wastels,
Sour in old age.
Grapes/wine
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:10 pm
by Alex Baird
Maghnus Ó Sionnaigh wrote:
Grapes/wine
Yes.
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:12 pm
by Alex Baird
Sit quietly, and I abide.
Rise to find me, and I vanish.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:41 am
by Egfroth
Your knee joint. Or another way of putting it, a bent leg.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:47 am
by Ismaels-Legacy
Alex Baird wrote:Sit quietly, and I abide.
Rise to find me, and I vanish.
I can see this being two possible answers; a lap or sleep.
Here's a favorite of mine from a computer game:
Red as blood,
sweet as wine,
my heart is hard,
but my flesh is fine!
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:40 am
by Alex Baird
Classic answer is "a lap".
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:42 am
by Alex Baird
Ismaels-Legacy wrote:Here's a favorite of mine from a computer game:
Red as blood,
sweet as wine,
my heart is hard,
but my flesh is fine!
A cherry.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:51 am
by Alex Baird
Donal Mac Ruiseart wrote:Up I go, yet down I remain.
Hah! I just realized that this is a variation of the "lap" riddle. D'oh!
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:01 am
by Alex Baird
Here's a clever one I found. No googling!
Five hundred begins it, five hundred ends it,
Five in the middle is seen;
First of all figures, the first of all letters,
Take up their stations between.
Join all together, and then you will bring
Before you the name of an eminent king.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:56 am
by D. Sebastian
Hairs on my bottom,
I stand erect in a bed.
Sure to make a nun cry.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:00 pm
by Donal Mac Ruiseart
Alex Baird wrote:Donal Mac Ruiseart wrote:Up I go, yet down I remain.
Hah! I just realized that this is a variation of the "lap" riddle. D'oh!
Actually, the answer I know for it is "A goose".
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:01 pm
by Donal Mac Ruiseart
Alex Baird wrote:Here's a clever one I found. No googling!
Five hundred begins it, five hundred ends it,
Five in the middle is seen;
First of all figures, the first of all letters,
Take up their stations between.
Join all together, and then you will bring
Before you the name of an eminent king.
DAVID
"D" is the Roman numeral for 500.
"V" is the Roman numeral for 5.
First of all letters = A
First of all figures = 1 (I as a Roman numeral.)
It was the "eminent king" clue that enabled it.