quote:Originally posted by vonk: Alrighty, I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I'm an idiot. Can I go ahead and change that to 'locust'?
lol a very decent guess but again I wouldnt say their mature form is specifically unsightly, as it looks more or less the same as their immature form. Unless you think of a grub as sightly.
Is there some sort of rule as to how many guesses until the answer should be revealed?
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Earthworms? The "unsightly" and mutliation things, plus they come out after the rain.
again remember the "mature" form really is not different from the immature form. I am trying to emphasise that the MATURE form is unsightly when compared to the immature form.
I can concede that you might find large numbers of earthworms around after rain, but in the riddle I did not use rain to stipulate when you find them. What I am thinking of is ALWAYS found in legions and never alone.
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You only find me In a group of three, I am only seen In the color green, I'm seldom used But frequently viewed. To Hatrackers this will apply: No evil will I signify!
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quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: You only find me In a group of three, I am only seen In the color green, I'm seldom used But frequently viewed. To Hatrackers this will apply: No evil will I signify!
quote:Originally posted by SenojRetep: Earthworms? The "unsightly" and mutliation things
I don't think they're "unsightly" They look cool to me.
I was thinking more that they are blind (taking "unsightly" as a double entendre, although not of the racy sort).
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quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: You only find me In a group of three, I am only seen In the color green, I'm seldom used But frequently viewed. To Hatrackers this will apply: No evil will I signify!
No takers? Let's see if I can help you out with another couplet:
I have six arms, two mouths, four eyes, two colons indicate my size.
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quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: You only find me In a group of three, I am only seen In the color green, I'm seldom used But frequently viewed. To Hatrackers this will apply: No evil will I signify!
No takers? Let's see if I can help you out with another couplet:
I have six arms, two mouths, four eyes, two colons indicate my size.
Too easy. I had it before the extra hint:
Here's a good one I read today: Name something blue that is red when it's green.
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I come to all, both young and old Some I make fearful, and some I make bold Both king and peasant know me well For in the hearts of all I dwell
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quote:Originally posted by Miro: Name something blue that is red when it's green.
How about something that has passed through all the stages of heating.
quote:Our colloquial usage of "red hot," "white hot," and so on, is part of the color sequence black, red, orange, yellow, white, and bluish white, seen as an object is heated to successively higher temperatures.
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Study this paragraph and all things in it. What is vitally wrong with it? Actually, nothing in it is wrong, but you must admit that it is most unusual. Don't just zip through it quickly, but study it scrupulously. With luck you should spot what is so particular about it and all words found in it. Can you say what it is? Tax your brains and try again. Don't miss a word or a symbol. It isn't all that difficult?
And another one of my favorites.
Multiply the number of each animal Moses took on the ark by the number of people who ran for president in 2004. Now take that number and multiply by the number of fingers you have. Finally, divide that number by two. What is the number?
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quote:Originally posted by Sterling: I come to all, both young and old Some I make fearful, and some I make bold Both king and peasant know me well For in the hearts of all I dwell
"Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness"
Don't look at me, I didn't create the riddle, but it is found in one of the most read books in history.
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"Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness"
Don't look at me, I didn't create the riddle, but it is found in one of the most read books in history.
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"Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness"
Don't look at me, I didn't create the riddle, but it is found in one of the most read books in history.
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Humean, nowhere in the paragraph does the letter "e" appear--is that the answer?
BlackBlade, that was the honey in the carcass of the lion that Samson found in the Old Testament. Which was no more possible for us to solve out of context if we didn't know the story already than it was for the Philistine men to whom Samson posed the riddle!
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