Riddle

[a1s]

I've wanted to find the answer to this riddle from "Crimson Crown", for 5 years:

I am, I'm not. I visit young and old,
Some I make timid and some I make bold,
Unwise is the one who pokes fun at me.
Beware, for I am a shadow of thee.

:cry:
could someone :help: me?

[troop18546]

The Reaper? :eeeeeh:

[Tom Henrik]

Yup. Death.

[troop18546]

It took him 5 years to get this riddle? :blink:

[A. J. Raffles]

Originally posted by troop18546@Jun 2 2005, 06:02 PM
It took him 5 years to get this riddle? :blink:
No. It took him 5 years not to get this riddle. :D

[BeefontheBone]

clearly death, bud.

[troop18546]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles+Jun 2 2005, 08:22 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (A. J. Raffles @ Jun 2 2005, 08:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-troop18546@Jun 2 2005, 06:02 PM
It took him 5 years to get this riddle? :blink:
No. It took him 5 years not to get this riddle. :D [/b][/quote]
I often mix my words up. I meant - "he didnt get it for 5 years?"

[a1s]

what do you think I am? a complete moron? any other kind would get death in 5 years!
anyway, it's not death. :w00t:
did anyone actualy play crimson crown (for apple ][)?

[Doc Adrian]

how about Temptation

[Doc Adrian]

or fear... that riddle can have alot of answers

[a1s]

I am and Idiot! 5 years...
HOTU has the walktrough (I got it from a friend, as a part of his apple ROM collection, so I've never been on HOTU page of this game before, and google turns up empty).
it's dream.
now, can anyone tell me how do dreams make people timid, and how are they our shadows? :ranting:
Маразм кепчал!

EDIT: fear, how interesting for you to mentoin it, because it's an answer to a more logical riddle:
Hands I do not have, yet I grasp so tight.
I love darkness, my enemy is light.
Both the mighty and low know me well,
For in the hearts of men do I dwell!

[Doc Adrian]

Dreams...who would of thought...its true now that I see it. Glad I wasn't playing this riddle game with Gollum or I would of got ate.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Originally posted by a1s@Jun 3 2005, 05:30 AM
now, can anyone tell me how do dreams make people timid, and how are they our shadows? :ranting:

Nightmares scare and affect everyone. The shadow part I do not know.

[Doc Adrian]

dreams are a reflection of our fears and hopes I guess, and our subconcious

apparently the designer of Crimson Crown thought more highly of his dreams than I do :blink:

[Iron_Scarecrow]

I can understand that. After all it is our brain that conjurs up dreams, while sleeping we have no control over our brains and whether we dream of our fears or our hopes, our subconscience must be behind it.

But I don't believe that dreams have any meaning.

[Mahar Vairo]

What do you guys think of the riddles on the moredhel chest in Betrayal of Krondor

Edit Do you guys remember some of them?

[Doc Adrian]

I don't know any of those riddles...tell me more tell me more :)

[Mahar Vairo]

I'll have to play the game again, cause I can remember any of them.
I'll try playing during the week and post next weekend.

Anyone else is free to post.

P.S. If I see the riddle chances are I'll remember the answer, so you just got to ask me if you can't get it. I could also check the answer in the cheats. :D (Don't worry, I'll be honest if I used the cheat)

Edit: can't remember... I meant to say can't remember any of them.

[lethe]

Originally posted by Iron_Scarecrow@Jun 4 2005, 10:35 AM
But I don't believe that dreams have any meaning.
Dreams have a meaning because they're your brain concerns displayed to when your superego is down. They might look screwed up since the way your brain views things might not be the same way that you do consciently. If you do try to understand your brain though, you'll find out a lot about yourself just by interpreting the dreams.

[Doubler]

Dreams have a meaning, hmmm...
I think it's more like dreams having a source. Subtle difference.

[lethe]

For what good are the answers if you don't have questions?

[Doubler]

Originally posted by lethe@Jun 4 2005, 10:01 PM
For what good are the answers if you don't have questions?
Pardon?

[Doc Adrian]

that sounds like one of those Zen Riddles

[lethe]

Originally posted by Doubler+Jun 4 2005, 10:23 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Doubler @ Jun 4 2005, 10:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-lethe@Jun 4 2005, 10:01 PM
For what good are the answers if you don't have questions?
Pardon? [/b][/quote]
If you consider a dream as an answer to a issue that lies inside your mind, then there must be one question (trouble, concern, event) that is the source of the dream.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Originally posted by lethe+Jun 5 2005, 07:39 AM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lethe @ Jun 5 2005, 07:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-Iron_Scarecrow@Jun 4 2005, 10:35 AM
But I don't believe that dreams have any meaning.
Dreams have a meaning because they're your brain concerns displayed to when your superego is down. They might look screwed up since the way your brain views things might not be the same way that you do consciently. If you do try to understand your brain though, you'll find out a lot about yourself just by interpreting the dreams. [/b][/quote]
Hmmmmmm.

But anyway I was thinking more like, dreaming of something and it then comming true, I have friends who believe that, I think they're psychotic.

[a1s]

well yes it does. just a few days ago I dreamt up I would have an exam, guess what I faced in the morning? that's right, an Exam in computer science!
but then again, there was that dream about killer-bunny-solth-zombies, 'm still waiting for that to happen. :D

[Iron_Scarecrow]

But you knew an exam was comming, so it doesn't count. They see it more as seeing into the future to what they don't know is going to happen.

Yes even I am confused by that last sentence.

[Doc Adrian]

Ah so you don't believe in dream premonitions but you do believe that the mind can reflect your subconcious thoughts in dreams but not nessecarily in a prophetic way?

yipes no short way to say it is there

[a1s]

it's a joke. in fact it's all a joke, the whole post.
but "prophetic" dreams do exist- they are the result of your subconcious processing the information you have, so there's no way way to predict you will be run over by a car, but if you read the news, you might excidentaly predict the next econimcal crisis. your subconcsiousness is a great power!

[Doc Adrian]

We've come a long way from the riddles sorry to roam :ot:

Does anyone have a riddle offhand to tease our brains with?

[a1s]

yellow, yet not cheese.
round, yet not a cat.
what is it?

well you asked for a riddle offhand, that's the only one that came to my mind :angel:

[Doc Adrian]

LOL ...um...the moon. LOL

[a1s]

yes, your turn now.
EDIT: or you could solve this one too:
every creature in the world has seen it, but to their dieing day they'll never see the same one again.

[Doc Adrian]

lots of things... my first thought is.. a moment

[a1s]

er... no. this riddle has a different answer, allthough I could make some 5-10 on the spot that would fit also.

EDIT:it could prove a problem, since each riddle has a set answer, like the moon in the first one, and even though both log and a smiley would be answers, they aren't. so what do we do?

[Mahar Vairo]

I heard this one before...

I think the answer is a sunset or sunrise.

Then again it could be day.

Hmmm.... then again it could be something completely different.

Never mind that's my guess.

[Mahar Vairo]

Oh! I just remembered a riddle from Krondor. However, it's very common riddle and easy to get.

What runs but never walks,
and has a mouth but never talks.

BTW in Krondor you always know how many words there are in the answer.
So I'll also give you that.

the answer is five letters long.


_ _ _ _ _ :angel:

[PrejudiceSucks]

duh... it's a river.

Right - I have a riddle. It's from Baldur's Gate 2, so a lot of people might know it, but it's a goodie.

The poor have it, the rich have need of it and if you ate it you would die - what is it?

[Mahar Vairo]

I remember this one I think it was also in Krondor.

It's ... nothing.

The poor have nothing
the rich have need of nothing
and if you ate nothing you would die. :angel:

How about this one:
The person who made it, did not want it.
The person who bought it, did not use it.
The person who used it, never saw it.
What is it?

[PrejudiceSucks]

Love (maybe they were pressured into sex)?

[Fox]

Too bad I can't answer any of Mahar Vairo's riddles. I feel it would be cheating, 'cause he's my brother.

[Fox]

Originally posted by Mahar Vairo@Jun 5 2005, 10:32 AM
How about this one:
The person who made it, did not want it.
The person who bought it, did not use it.
The person who used it, never saw it.
What is it?
U forgot to give them the amount of letters in the word

[Mahar Vairo]

Not love.

And there's six letters in the answer.

_ _ _ _ _ _

[Iron_Scarecrow]

I met someone on KoL who liked riddle's he made his own ones that were google proof, cause he was sick of people googling for answers, and he made quite a good one, only one person got the right answer but it took him an hour or two to fully justify it. This is it. I think I remember it:

In an age unbecomming I am unwanted
I speak of elegance when on the neck adorned
In language I often feel forlorn

I think my wording is different but that should be it.

[Fox]

A fur scarf or maybe A diamond necklace :D

[Iron_Scarecrow]

No it must fit all three parts, and the middle part is disputable, but the creator of it thinks this way and makes it a valid riddle.

[Fox]

A parrot?

[Iron_Scarecrow]

No. Thinking about it the last line should say "When spoken I often feel forlorn"

So it should be:

In age unbecomming I am unwanted
I speak of elegance when on the neck adorned
When spoken I often feel forlorn

That makes it work a lot better.

[Mahar Vairo]

Could it be a ...tie or something like that.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Do you find tie's elegant?

[Fox]

A chain?

P.S I got to do my homework, so bye for now

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Chain made of what?



Originally posted by Mahar Vairo
How about this one:
The person who made it, did not want it.
The person who bought it, did not use it.
The person who used it, never saw it.
What is it?

Anyway could this one be oxygen?
But that really only fits in with the last clue.

[Mahar Vairo]

Not oxygen.

for yours is it ...gold

like golden era, gold chain and golden years.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Not gold.

Could yours be a shadow?

[Mahar Vairo]

Not shadow.

Need a clue?

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Yeah could be helpful.

[Mahar Vairo]

How bout ...iron

cause there is an iron age, and iron chain...
... ok so i don't have one for the third part.

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Iron_Scarecrow@Jun 5 2005, 12:35 PM
Yeah could be helpful.
Ok. It got something to do with death, but it isn't death.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

No not iron, and it has to do with age not an age.

Sorrow?

[Doubler]

Could it be a grave, or a coffin?

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Coffin sounds good.

I've never been too good with riddles.

[Mahar Vairo]

:party: Doubler is right it is a C O F F I N :ok:

You can have a go if you want.

[Doubler]

No, not me...
Besides, wouldnt be fair to Iron_Scarecrow, who was trying to get it right for quite a while, and still has his own riddle unsolved.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Well Mahar is very close with gold.

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Doubler@Jun 5 2005, 12:57 PM
No, not me...
Besides, wouldnt be fair to Iron_Scarecrow, who was trying to get it right for quite a while, and still has his own riddle unsolved.
That reminds me Iron_S. could you us another clue.

Btw was i even close with my guesses.

Edit Nevermind.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

And like I have said the middle clue is based mainly on personal opinion of the person who created it.

[Mahar Vairo]

Silver?

if not, is it a precious* metal or stone, and if it is please say which one.

*forgive the spelling. :wall:

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Yes it is Silver.

When people grow old they dont want grey or silver hair.
The person who made this riddle find silver to be more elegant.
And there is no word that rhymes with silver, therefore it is forlorn.

[Mahar Vairo]

I can't think of one right know, so someone else have a go. :bye:

[a1s]

what is in my pocket? :whistle:

[Iron_Scarecrow]

A ring?

[Fox]

We chase each other forever & ever
We can't seem to catch one another
When one comes, the other is gone
Try to figure out this song*.

*Actually riddle, but song rhymes.

[Fox]

Originally posted by a1s@Jun 5 2005, 01:33 PM
what is in my pocket? :whistle:
Is it your hand?

[a1s]

Originally posted by Iron_Scarecrow@Jun 5 2005, 01:36 PM
A ring?
no, there's nothing there! (oh well I guess I would be eaten by a gorlum)

about the current riddle:that would be day and night

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Originally posted by Fox@Jun 5 2005, 11:36 PM
We chase each other forever & ever
We can't seem to catch one another
When one comes, the other is gone
Try to figure out this song*.

*Actually riddle, but song rhymes.
Day and night?
I'm thinking Today and Tomorrow.

[Mahar Vairo]

It is day and night.

day and night chase each other but can never catch each other.(although they come quite close at dawn and dusk)
it's like two dogs running round tree chasing each other.

a1s your turn.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Originally posted by Mahar Vairo@Jun 5 2005, 11:49 PM
It is day and night.

day and night chase each other but can never catch each other.(although they come quite close at dawn and dusk)
it's like two dogs running round tree chasing each other.
Well it's exactly the same with today and tomorrow, just to justify my answer.

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Iron_Scarecrow+Jun 5 2005, 01:52 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Iron_Scarecrow @ Jun 5 2005, 01:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-Mahar Vairo@Jun 5 2005, 11:49 PM
It is day and night.

day and night chase each other but can never catch each other.(although they come quite close at dawn and dusk)
it's like two dogs running round tree chasing each other.
Well it's exactly the same with today and tomorrow, just to justify my answer. [/b][/quote]
Today chases tomorrow, but how can tomorrow chase today?

Yesterday chases today, right? :max:

[a1s]

here seats an old man, many clothes he wears,
yet whoever undresses him shall shed many tears.
(translation by yours truly)

[Mahar Vairo]

An onion perhaps?

[a1s]

yes.

[Mahar Vairo]

Here's an easy one.

What's black and white and read all over(This one's best if said).

[A. J. Raffles]

A book.:)

[Mahar Vairo]

No, try again.

[A. J. Raffles]

That's the traditional answer... Oh well, a newspaper, then.

[Doubler]

I would say one of those old black-and-white movies with no speech, in which all that had to be said appeared as text in between shots.
Fit's the discription admirably LOL

[Mahar Vairo]

Yes, newspaper.

It's an old riddle when newspapers where only printed in black and white.(At least I think so... :blink: )

[a1s]

must be some commie newspaper (well you did say it was very 'red'):)

[Mahar Vairo]

No I didn't, I said "read".

But if you 'say' it people mistake for "red".

[Fox]

Here's an easy one

What gets bigger, the more you take away from it?

[BeefontheBone]

A hole. That one's a bit like the one about a towel getting wetter as it dries.

[Fox]

I knew it was too easy.
Well your turn i suppose

[BeefontheBone]

Don't think we've had this old chestnut yet: What stands on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening?

[Doc Adrian]

a man..(the riddle of the sphinx)

as a baby it crawls (morning)
as a young man it walks with two legs (afternoon)
and as an old man it uses a cane 3 legs (evening)

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by BeefontheBone@Jun 5 2005, 06:29 PM
Don't think we've had this old chestnut yet: What stands on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening?
Anyone familiar with greek mythology should get this one.

@Beef I just thought about posting this one myself.

[Doc Adrian]

another oldie..sorry not good at thinking them up :)

Towns but no houses, rivers with no fish, roads without wagons, forests without trees

[Mahar Vairo]

So does this mean no one can remember riddles from Krondor?

[Doc Adrian]

I hate to admit it, never played it

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Doc Adrian@Jun 5 2005, 07:22 PM
I hate to admit it, never played it
If you got time try it.

It's available to download from abandonia.

P.S. I don't remember hearing your riddle before. :blink:

[Doc Adrian]

I'll have to download it, mines from a game too LOL but I have to see if maybe I can ask to upload it and review it, I think its safe from ESA but will have to ask the boss :)

[a1s]

Originally posted by Mahar Vairo@Jun 5 2005, 06:58 PM
So does this mean no one can remember riddles from Krondor?
where do you think mine came from?! :bye:
and I remeber there were 1 or 2 beside that.

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by a1s+Jun 5 2005, 07:43 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (a1s @ Jun 5 2005, 07:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-Mahar Vairo@Jun 5 2005, 06:58 PM
So does this mean no one can remember riddles from Krondor?
where do you think mine came from?! :bye:
and I remeber there were 1 or 2 beside that. [/b][/quote]
I recognised it but didn't know where it was from.

BTW I really should play it again.

[Doc Adrian]

so to the riddle I said "The moment" as the answer...what was the correct one since it could be a few things :)

Just curious

[a1s]

the answer was "yesterday" 9-letters.

[Doc Adrian]

thank ya, in the spirit of good will for answering that. Mine has just 3 letters :)

[a1s]

"m o m e n t" that's six.

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Doc Adrian@Jun 5 2005, 06:49 PM
another oldie..sorry not good at thinking them up :)

Towns but no houses, rivers with no fish, roads without wagons, forests without trees
I think it is a 'map'

P.S. thnx for the clue, it restricted my thinking to 3 letters

[Doc Adrian]

You got it..thats from Shadowgate :)

[Mahar Vairo]

I go offline in couple of hours and I won't be back till next week. So someone else have a go.

P.S It is now exactly... 10:35pm SA time.

[Doc Adrian]

Heres another Historical one that apparently the great poet Homer couldn't answer


from an Ancient Greek Fisherman

""What we caught we threw away, what we didn't catch, we kept"

[a1s]

fleas?

[Fox]

Nothing?

[PrejudiceSucks]

Cholera?

[Doc Adrian]

close enough actually to fleas...it was Lice

Homer apparently killed himself because he couldn't figure it out according to lore, boy people really took riddles back then

but Fleas is close enough I warrant..though all the other answers were good too..whos next :)

(Sorry it didn't alert me)

[Mahar Vairo]

Hi guys! Err.. do you guys like riddles?

Or are you :sick: of them?

If not here's one:


In all the world, none can compare,
To this tiny weaver, his deadly cloth
So silky and fair.

(From Krondor again)

Clue : 6 letters _ _ _ _ _ _

(and eight... :whistle: ... oops)

[A. J. Raffles]

Spider?

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jun 10 2005, 08:26 PM
Spider?
Right. Sorry for taking long to answer.

Do you want to have a go or should I post another one?

[A. J. Raffles]

OK, I'll give you an easy one:

"When I'm black they seek me
When I'm red they beat me
When I'm old and white
They fling me out of sight."

[Fox]

Ah.... Hi guys! Looks like I get a free post. :D

What do u get if u cross a highway with a bicycle.

[Fox]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jun 10 2005, 09:11 PM
"When I'm black they seek me
When I'm red they beat me
When I'm old and white
They fling me out of sight."
Charcoal?

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jun 10 2005, 09:11 PM
OK, I'll give you an easy one:

"When I'm black they seek me
When I'm red they beat me
When I'm old and white
They fling me out of sight."
I don't think I heard that one before?

could it be coal?

[Danny252]

well maybe some sort of metal?

[A. J. Raffles]

Ah, so you've never read Joan Aiken's Willoughby Chase sequence, then.;)

It's not coal.

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jun 10 2005, 09:18 PM
Ah, so you've never read Joan Aiken's Willoughby Chase sequence, then.;)

It's not coal.
Who?

And what is he?

gamer? programmer? game character? novelist even?

[A. J. Raffles]

She was the author of a bunch of great children's books. She died last year, I think, leaving one of my favourite series unfinished. :ranting:
(Yes, I have occasional bouts of childishness.:D)

[Fox]

some type of fruit? (e.g a melon or plum)

P.S Anyone gonna try mine on page 8?

[A. J. Raffles]

It isn't a fruit either.

[Tulac]

Errm grapes?

EDIT1:*oopsy didn't see the upper post*

EDIT2: Maybe wine?

[Fox]

a bird? :blink: a Fox? :D

BTW Are'nt her books for girls mainly?

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jun 10 2005, 09:24 PM
She was the author of a bunch of great children's books. She died last year, I think, leaving one of my favourite series unfinished. :ranting:
(Yes, I have occasional bouts of childishness.:D)
Sorry about that. :kosta:

Is any of her books available in a public library.
I don't mind reading children books.
I will still read Enid Blyton's books when I can.

Edit: BTW I live in South Africa, I will try checking myself.

[A. J. Raffles]

No wine, no bird, no fox. Danny was pretty close, actually, I just missed his post at first.;)

I wouldn't really call Joan Aiken a girl's author. Unless having a girl as the main protagonist already makes a book a girls' book, which is nonsense, if you ask me. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase or Black Hearts at Battersea are good books to start with. Alternatively, if you like books with a historical setting, try her Bridle the Wind trilogy. Just don't blame me if you don't like the books after all.:D

[Tulac]

Iron?

[A. J. Raffles]

Originally posted by Tulac@Jun 10 2005, 09:45 PM
Iron?
Correct. :ok:

Your turn.

[Fox]

@ Raffles: Sorry 'bout that

@ Tulac: Man! That was my next guess. :wall:

I Think maybeeeeeeee....... A Knight?

P.S Just try mine on page 8! Pleeeeeeeeaaasssssssse :cry:

EDIT: sorry! I was busy typing mine

[Tulac]

From house to house I go, sometimes narrow, sometimes wide.
And whether there's rain or snow I always stay outside. What am I?

[Fox]

a road

[Tulac]

You are extremely close to it, but it's not exactly a road...

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jun 10 2005, 09:44 PM
No wine, no bird, no fox. Danny was pretty close, actually, I just missed his post at first.;)

I wouldn't really call Joan Aiken a girl's author. Unless having a girl as the main protagonist already makes a book a girls' book, which is nonsense, if you ask me. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase or Black Hearts at Battersea are good books to start with. Alternatively, if you like books with a historical setting, try her Bridle the Wind trilogy. Just don't blame me if you don't like the books after all.:D
I agree with you, I like Agatha Cristie books.

and sorry for been :ot:

[Fox]

a street or walkway or pathway or driveway

[Tulac]

Originally posted by Fox@Jun 10 2005, 11:00 PM
pathway
Accepted... :ok:
(I guess I should've accepted the road at first :wall: )

[Fox]

Originally posted by Fox@Jun 10 2005, 09:13 PM
What do u get if u cross a highway with a bicycle.
This has been my riddle for a long time. Just try to guess it.

[Tulac]

Killed?

[Fox]

ur right! :D :D :D

[Tulac]

Well I'm off for the night, will have to think of a harder riddle...

[a1s]

You will probably think that my IQ is the natural logorithm of one *), but I don't get the Riddle about Iron :cry: . can someone explain it?



_____________________________________________
*) that is to say it equals 0 :)

[Fox]

I guess when iron is new, then it is black and people want it.
When it is red, then people beat it so that they can mould it.(Blacksmith)
I dont really get the last bit myself. :D :D :whistle:

[A. J. Raffles]

Iron ore is sought, then the iron is heated until red and smithed and when it has cooled down, the blacksmith flings it away and goes on to the next bit of iron. I suppose. Riddles are meant to be a bit cryptic, after all. :D

[Doc Adrian]

Waits for next riddle eagerly :)

[Mahar Vairo]

Maybe this one will stump you: :sneaky:

The Prince, from his lofty perch,
Will find our troops without a search.
His men will fall, his castle too,
And then what will The Prine do?

There are 3 letters _ _ _

[A. J. Raffles]

Erm, throw a tantrum? No, that's more than three letters...

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jun 11 2005, 08:33 AM
Erm, throw a tantrum? No, that's more than three letters...
It's more like statement, then a riddle. :whistle:

[Doc Adrian]

Die or Cry?

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Doc Adrian@Jun 11 2005, 08:48 AM
Die or Cry?
Die....yes
Cry...no
sigh...u want a go.

[Doc Adrian]

What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot?

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Wool?

[Doc Adrian]

Nope but good guess :)

[Iron_Scarecrow]

What exactly you mean by yard?
Stock-yard?

[Doc Adrian]

Oh sorry, yard is a term of measurement

a yard is a measurement of 3 feet or about 91.5 Centimeters if you work it in Metrics :)

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Doc Adrian@Jun 11 2005, 09:20 AM
What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot?
I'll go out on a limb and say socks?

[A. J. Raffles]

You don't buy socks by the yard, though, do you?

What about a carpet?

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jun 11 2005, 10:24 AM
You don't buy socks by the yard, though, do you?

What about a carpet?
That makes sense. Why didn't I think of it? :wall:

[Doc Adrian]

A J got it...the answer is Carpet :)

[A. J. Raffles]

Right, this time I don't know the answer myself, actually. It's from the same book:

"My first is a vessel, my second revered
First's round as a penny, second wears a beard
And my first holds my whole, neither wine nor wealth,
Which keeps my second in good health"

[Fox]

What..... :blink: ?

Let's see mmmmmmmmmm.......................
Your first is a body?
Second is a face?

[A. J. Raffles]

I think they should both be part of one word. But to tell you the truth, I haven't got the faintest idea...

[BeefontheBone]

It's a tricky one - the second bit is "revered" so probably not a face - I was thinking God or something for the beard, but I'm not sure, because round vessels don't tend to contain God or keep him in good health.

[A. J. Raffles]

What about pottage? Would that make any sense?:huh:

[Fox]

Seems to make some kind of sense!

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jun 11 2005, 11:12 AM
I think they should both be part of one word. But to tell you the truth, I haven't got the faintest idea...
For those still unclear:

[Mahar Vairo]

uhh... Raffles no one seems able to solve it, so why not post another one. :ok:

[A. J. Raffles]

Actually I think I may have solved it myself...
Anyway:
"Two slaves carry me all day
For not a penny of pay
I make them work as I think best
They stand empty while I rest."

[Mahar Vairo]

Raffles, where are you... :whistle:
Here Raffles... There's a good girl... :tomato:

P.S. sorry about that it just popped into my and I had to write it. :kosta:

wait a minute... :butcher: what are you doing.... :butcher: no NO! AAAAH!
:sniper: :rifle:

[A. J. Raffles]

Originally posted by Mahar Vairo@Jun 11 2005, 04:01 PM
Raffles, where are you... :whistle:
Here Raffles... There's a good girl... :tomato:

P.S. sorry about that it just popped into my and I had to write it. :kosta:

wait a minute... :butcher: what are you doing.... :butcher: no NO! AAAAH!
:sniper: :rifle:
Well, I know what you are doing, my friend: spamming. :sneaky:

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jun 11 2005, 04:00 PM
Actually I think I may have solved it myself...
Anyway:
"Two slaves carry me all day
For not a penny of pay
I make them work as I think best
They stand empty while I rest."
I think I know this one is it a pair of shoes?

BTW what is the answer to the previous one.

And Again sorry. :kosta:

[A. J. Raffles]

No need to apologise, I think my mauling your right arm was an apt punishment for your offence... :D

Yes, shoes is correct.

The answer to the previous riddle was probably pottage: pot-age, you see?

[Mahar Vairo]

Ok :bye:

Silently he stalks me,
Running as I run,
Creeping as I creep.
Dressed in black,
He disappears at night,
Only to return with the sun.

I'm no longer saying how many letter's there are. :bleh: (so there)

[A. J. Raffles]

Your own shadow?

[Mahar Vairo]

Yes, shadow is right.

:cry: I got to find some harder riddles.

[A. J. Raffles]

I'll try a 17th century riddle, then (I'm not entirely sure about the spelling, though)

"A mate to a ****, and a corn tall as wheat
Is his Christian name, who is musick's compleat.
The second begins with the grace of a cat
And ends with the house of a hermit, mark that.
His skill and perfection each auditor wins,
But the poet deserves a good kick on the shins" (I think we may agree with that :D )

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jun 11 2005, 05:04 PM
I'll try a 17th century riddle, then (I'm not entirely sure about the spelling, though)

"A mate to a ****, and a corn tall as wheat
Is his Christian name, who is musick's compleat.
The second begins with the grace of a cat
And ends with the house of a hermit, mark that.
His skill and perfection each auditor wins,
But the poet deserves a good kick on the shins" (I think we may agree with that :D )
I didn't mean this hard.

I think the first part is something like henstalk, or henson.

Btw don't worry i'll keep trying

[A. J. Raffles]

I'll give you a hint: it's a historical person. :D

[Indignus IV]

I'll try a 17th century riddle, then (I'm not entirely sure about the spelling, though)

"A mate to a ****, and a corn tall as wheat
Is his Christian name, who is musick's compleat.
The second begins with the grace of a cat
And ends with the house of a hermit, mark that.
His skill and perfection each auditor wins,
But the poet deserves a good kick on the shins" (I think we may agree with that )

a mate to a **** is a hen.
corn as tall as wheat can only be a stalk.
Hence: henstalk
Music's compleat refers to a person who is proficient in what he does, therefore this "Henstalk" person is a proficient musician.

The grace of a cat could be slink(?)
the house of a hermit could be a ghetto, or a shack. Slinkshack? <chuckle>

An auditor is a listener. Therefore each listener recieves the gift of the person's skill. It is obvious from all this that this guy is a 17th composer. Unfortunetly there are no 17th century composers named Henstalk Slinkshack. :D

[BeefontheBone]

What was the point of that post? Ruining the challenge for everyone else somewhat don't you think?

Also, the corn thing can't "only be a stalk" because Henstalk isn't a name! (Edit: Find me someone called Henstalk and I'll go buy a hat, then eat it. No deed polls allowed).

[Mahar Vairo]

Well if its a composer you want I'll go with Mozart.

Granted I know nothing about Mozart except:
that he wrote his first symphony when 3 or 5, anyway before he was 10.
He was stone deaf when he died.
And I, of course, like some of his music. Just don't ask me to name them. Although, I can tell if the piece like is done by him or someone else.

[Indignus IV]

Beef, don't you think you were a bit harsh? I was just stating some observations of mine. You didn't seriously belive I thought the answer was Henstalk Slinkshack, did you? Come on, I was joking! Don't get uptight! LOL

[A. J. Raffles]

I believe that was his point, Indignus. If you know the answer (and it really shouldn't be all that hard to find), feel free to post it, but if you don't, please don't interrupt with a pointless spam post as a joke. It just ruins the thread.

So... 17th century composers, anyone? Come on, there aren't all that many of them, and this one is fairly well-known.

[Doc Adrian]

Henry Purcell, British Composer...I should of thought of that earlier :)

[A. J. Raffles]

We have a winner. :ok:

[Doc Adrian]

Heres a long one...Good luck contestants :)

"I am the center of gravity, hold a capital situation in Vienna, and as I am foremost in every victory, am allowed by all to be invaluable. Though I am invisible, I am clearly seen in the midst of a river. I could name three who are in love with me and have three associates in vice. It is vain that you seek me for I have long been in heaven yet even now lie embalmed in the grave. What am I?"

[A. J. Raffles]

The letter 'v'?

[Doc Adrian]

yes...sorry if that was a bit easy for ya. :)

[A. J. Raffles]

Hmm, I don't think I know many more riddles, actually. But here's one more:

"I can break and mend again
I wear a crest and a snowy mane
I can whisper, I can roar
And I shall last for evermore."

[Doc Adrian]

The waves of the ocean?

[TheChosen]

Heres one:

It has towns but no houses,forests but no trees,rivers but no fish.
(This riddle has been taken from "Shadowgate")

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Map?

[TheChosen]

Originally posted by Iron_Scarecrow@Jun 12 2005, 10:13 AM
Map?
Correct!


*Fireworks and fanfare*

[Iron_Scarecrow]

LOL LOL

Aren't I an absolute genious, first thing that popped into my head, I had never even read the riddle before and yet I get it right, me so smart.

LOL LOL

[Doc Adrian]

LOL so you got a riddle for us Iron? :)

[Iron_Scarecrow]

LOL

No.

[TheChosen]

I have one:

You look at it,it looks back.
You raise your right hand,he raises his left.
You ask him a question,but he doesnt answer.

(This is also from "Shadowgate")

[Doc Adrian]

"Between 2 and 3 o'clock yesterday, I looked at the clock and mistook the minute hand for the hour hand, and the hour hand for the minute hand. Consequently, the time appeared to be 55 minutes earlier than it actually was. What was the correct time?"



Chew on that one for a bit :)

[TheChosen]

1:35?

[Doc Adrian]

nope a little later :)

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by TheChosen@Jun 12 2005, 10:26 AM
I have one:

You look at it,it looks back.
You raise your right hand,he raises his left.
You ask him a question,but he doesnt answer.

(This is also from "Shadowgate")
Easy

A reflection.

[TheChosen]

Originally posted by Mahar Vairo+Jun 12 2005, 10:30 AM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mahar Vairo @ Jun 12 2005, 10:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-TheChosen@Jun 12 2005, 10:26 AM
I have one:

You look at it,it looks back.
You raise your right hand,he raises his left.
You ask him a question,but he doesnt answer.

(This is also from "Shadowgate")
Easy

A reflection. [/b][/quote]
Nearly correct.

Its an object(what makes the reflection)

[Doc Adrian]

Sorry Chosen didn't realize that you asked one at the same time :)

its a mirror

[TheChosen]

Originally posted by Doc Adrian@Jun 12 2005, 10:38 AM
Sorry Chosen didn't realize that you asked one at the same time :)

its a mirror
Correct!


*Fireworks,fanfare and big chested girls running towards Doc Adrian*

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Originally posted by Doc Adrian@Jun 12 2005, 08:26 PM
"Between 2 and 3 o'clock yesterday, I looked at the clock and mistook the minute hand for the hour hand, and the hour hand for the minute hand. Consequently, the time appeared to be 55 minutes earlier than it actually was. What was the correct time?"



Chew on that one for a bit :)
2:35?

[Doc Adrian]

a little high Iron, its kind of in the middle between the two guesses

[TheChosen]

2:00?

[Iron_Scarecrow]

2.15

[A. J. Raffles]

2:05?

[Iron_Scarecrow]

No I'm right, Doc just hasn't come back to confirm it yet.

[A. J. Raffles]

Ah, right. Sorry. But wouldn't the hour hand have moved on a little bit further as well?:huh:

[Mahar Vairo]

Aaah.... I see it.

[Mahar Vairo]

Whoops...
sorry i should have made it smaller. :wall:

[Doc Adrian]

actually Raffles is correct...its Five and a half minutes past 2 is the answer

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Doc Adrian@Jun 12 2005, 11:28 AM
actually Raffles is correct...its Five and a half minutes past 2 is the answer
Then my picture is all wrong. :cry:

[Mahar Vairo]

Sorry for cutting in line, but I'd like to ask...
...well not really a riddle, more like a trick question(or bad joke -U :hammer: ).

here goes:

"what is the question?"

BTW this is for all you English Lit. fans. :bye:

[TheChosen]

"What do you get when you multiple six by nine?"

Am i right?

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by TheChosen@Jun 12 2005, 02:10 PM
"What do you get when you multiple six by nine?"

Am i right?
Sorry no.

I just hope people will kick themselves when they see the answer.

[Tulac]

Originally posted by Mahar Vairo@Jun 12 2005, 03:06 PM
"what is the question?"


"To be or not to be?"

[troop18546]

Originally posted by Mahar Vairo@Jun 12 2005, 04:06 PM
"what is the question?"
"What's the answer?"

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Tulac+Jun 12 2005, 02:29 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Tulac @ Jun 12 2005, 02:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-Mahar Vairo@Jun 12 2005, 03:06 PM
"what is the question?"


"To be or not to be?" [/b][/quote]
Yes

From Othello, right?

"To be or not to be? That is the question"(this is the complete phrase)

get it?

P.S. Anyone kicking themselves. :D

[Tulac]

Methinks that's from Hamlet, or is it?

[troop18546]

Yah... it's really from Hamlet. :yawn:

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Tulac@Jun 12 2005, 02:36 PM
Methinks that's from Hamlet, or is it?
Yes you right..... can't believe I forgot that.. :wall: (goes sits in corner for not paying attention in class)

P.S. On with real riddles now OK?

[a1s]

I acn't remember the exact text, but there's a riddle that goes like this:

I have found it in the woods, because I wasn't looking for it,
and I brought it home, because I didn't find it.

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by a1s@Jun 12 2005, 03:38 PM
I acn't remember the exact text, but there's a riddle that goes like this:

I have found it in the woods, because I wasn't looking for it,
and I brought it home, because I didn't find it.
I think I know this one...

Does it have 8 letters in it?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

[a1s]

I'm not telling.
...but to compensate, I'll tell you it's NOT from krondor.

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by a1s@Jun 12 2005, 03:47 PM
I'm not telling.
...but to compensate, I'll tell you it's NOT from krondor.
uhm... splinter?

[troop18546]

Originally posted by a1s@Jun 12 2005, 05:38 PM
I have found it in the woods, because I wasn't looking for it,
and I brought it home, because I didn't find it.
Mite?

[a1s]

Originally posted by Mahar Vairo+Jun 12 2005, 03:55 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mahar Vairo @ Jun 12 2005, 03:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-a1s@Jun 12 2005, 03:47 PM
I'm not telling.
...but to compensate, I'll tell you it's NOT from krondor.
uhm... splinter? [/b][/quote]
indeed.

[Mahar Vairo]

My last riddle for this weekend:

"He gets short when he gets old.
He goes out then it gets cold."

[BeefontheBone]

A candle.

[Moshchu]

There are riddles which solutions are obvious for women and hard to find by men :ph34r:

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by BeefontheBone@Jun 12 2005, 07:17 PM
A candle.
yes

your go

[Tulac]

Originally posted by Moshchu@Jun 12 2005, 09:16 PM
There are riddles which solutions are obvious for women and hard to find by men :ph34r:
:roflol:

[Mahar Vairo]

Riddles seem to be a weekend thing.

I stand quite still even if I'm cold or hot
But to sometimes I tend to blow my top
Roaring makes people look up at me
For I am an amazing sight to see
When my rage flows forth people scream
What the hell it's a nightmarish dream.
To devastion I can lay claim
But even if people die I'm seldom blamed.

I started making this up while lying in bed last night after I saw no one posted anything here. :sneaky:
Not bad eh? :max:

[Fox]

A flood?

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Fox@Jun 18 2005, 10:38 AM
A flood?
Sorry bro..
But no!

[A. J. Raffles]

A volcano?

[Mahar Vairo]

Yes

How did you guess?

[A. J. Raffles]

The bit about "sometimes I blow my top", I think. I rather liked that. :D

[Mahar Vairo]

Thanks

But to be honest I think I heard that line in another riddle with a volcano or at least someone, somewhere said it before.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Could have been about a teapot?

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by Iron_Scarecrow@Jun 18 2005, 01:47 PM
Could have been about a teapot?
Really ...hmm... maybe you are right.
Is there a riddle with the teapot as an answer?

[A. J. Raffles]

Originally posted by Iron_Scarecrow@Jun 18 2005, 01:47 PM
Could have been about a teapot?
That would have been my next guess, actually. Except that teapots rarely kill people and they can hardly be called an amazing sight. :D

Whose turn is it now?

[Mahar Vairo]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles+Jun 18 2005, 02:01 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (A. J. Raffles @ Jun 18 2005, 02:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-Iron_Scarecrow@Jun 18 2005, 01:47 PM
Could have been about a teapot?
That would have been my next guess, actually. Except that teapots rarely kill people and they can hardly be called an amazing sight. :D

Whose turn is it now? [/b][/quote]
Yours

I only got one easy riddle that probably everyone heard a million times.

[A. J. Raffles]

Hmm, I'm running out of riddles as well, actually...

I tell the truth, but never speak
French or English, Latin or Greek
My face never smiles, my hands never hold
Though they may be made of silver or gold.