Middle Earth Riddles: The Terror Continues - Page 10 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Samwise · 05-26-2002, 09:19 PM

Quote:

I love to dance and twist and prance;
I shake my tail as away I sail;
Wingless I fly, into the sky.

A kite.
Hey, I thought it was my turn! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

I can be a blanket
though I do not keep one warm.
Unlike a towel to make one dry,
being covered with me can make one wet!

Quote:

"Mr. Frodo, sir!" cried Sam, quaking. "Don't let him hurt me, sir! Don't let him turn me into anything unnatural! My old dad would take on so. I meant no harm, on my honour, sir! "

Hírilamara · 05-26-2002, 11:27 PM

Quote:

I can be a blanket
though I do not keep one warm.
Unlike a towel to make one dry,
being covered with me can make one wet!

Mist?

[ May 27, 2002: Message edited by: Hírilamara ]

Samwise · 05-26-2002, 11:32 PM

No, Hírilamara, but a good guess. BTW, welcome to the riddle thread and the 'Downs.

Quote:

"But I am going to Mordor."
"I know that well enough, Mr. Frodo. Of course you are. And I'm coming with you. "

Hírilamara · 05-26-2002, 11:40 PM

Sam?

Gimli Son Of Gloin · 05-26-2002, 11:43 PM

Fog?

Samwise · 05-27-2002, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Sam?

Yes?
No, Mister Gimli, sir--not fog, either.

Quote:

"Begging your pardon," said Sam, "I don't think you understand my master at all, "

[ May 27, 2002: Message edited by: Samwise ]

Susan Delgado · 05-27-2002, 09:37 PM

rainclouds?

Samwise · 05-27-2002, 09:42 PM

Nope, not rain clouds. You're all on the right track, though.

Quote:

There the white rind of the New Moon could be seen glimmering on the remote lakes. Sam looked at it, and puckered his brows.

Kettle of fish · 05-28-2002, 08:52 AM

Is it fear?

Tigerlily Gamgee · 05-28-2002, 10:56 AM

Samwise, is it snow??? I have just heard the phrase "a blanket of snow" before, so that is what came to mind.

Samwise · 05-28-2002, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Samwise, is it snow??? I have just heard the phrase "a blanket of snow" before...

Yes, Tigerlily! It is indeed snow!

Quote:

"I don't like this at all," panted Sam just behind. "Snow's all right on a fine morning, but I like to be in bed while it's falling. I wish this lot would go off to Hobbiton. Folk might welcome it there. "

Kettle of fish · 05-29-2002, 06:30 AM

How brilliant!

Tigerlily Gamgee · 05-29-2002, 01:44 PM

Whoo-hoo! Oh how happy that makes me that I actually got one right on my first try!!!!! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Susan Delgado · 06-09-2002, 05:58 PM

Tigerlily's right: these threads are too much fun just to let them die... [img]smilies/redface.gif[/img]

Iron roof, glass walls.
Burns and burns and never falls.

Gandalf_theGrey · 06-10-2002, 09:01 AM

My guess would be a lantern.

Susan Delgado · 06-11-2002, 01:16 AM

Correct, oh Esteemed One [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Gandalf_theGrey · 06-11-2002, 09:47 AM

* bows an introductory greeting to Susan Delgado * Hail and Well Met. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Here then is the next riddle:

I draw curious shapes in the air
Oliphaunts, sailing ships gleaming fair.
But when you find me on the ground
I'm blinding, formless, muffling sound.

~~ Gandalf the Grey

[ June 11, 2002: Message edited by: Gandalf_theGrey ]

Veritas · 06-11-2002, 09:53 AM

Mist/Clouds? just a guess... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

Gandalf_theGrey · 06-11-2002, 09:56 AM

Yes, you're correct Veritas ...

There's as much truth in your guess as in your name! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

piosenniel · 06-11-2002, 10:07 AM

Come, Elves, and answer this old riddle:

At night they come without being fetched,
And by day they are lost without being stolen.

Gandalf_theGrey · 06-11-2002, 10:09 AM

An easy one, piosenniel.

However, as I am not an Elf, I shall abstain as you wish. * bows *

piosenniel · 06-11-2002, 11:24 AM

Here is one for you, Olòrin :

I never was, am always to be,
No one ever saw me, nor ever will
And yet I am the confidence of all
Who live and breathe in Middle Earth.

& may all of yours be glad ones!

Gandalf_theGrey · 06-11-2002, 01:34 PM

Ah, Good piosenniel!

But I have already answered this same riddle within the past 24 hours elsewhere in Arda ... what a coincidence, this!

How about if I answer your question ... tomorrow? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Gandalf the Grey

piosenniel · 06-11-2002, 01:41 PM

Mithrandir -

I desire greatly your input on this riddle which has turned and twisted in my mind over the years:

Why is a Raven like a writing desk?

Now, some say this is unanswerable, but I have come to some opinion on it, and would like to hear yours and all others who might venture a guess.

Susan Delgado · 06-15-2002, 01:15 AM

I still think you've got it, piosennial

Bragolandune · 06-17-2002, 03:40 PM

here's a cool riddle for you all, its kinda long but its worth it:

'Twas in heaven pronounced, and 'twas muttered in hell,
An echo caught faintly the sound as it fell;
On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest,
And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed;
'Twill be found in the sphere when 'tis riven asunder,
Be seen in the lightning and heard in the thunder.
'Twas allotted to man with his earliest breath,
Attends him at birth, and awaits him in death,
Presides o'er his happiness, honor, and health,
Is the prop of his house, and the end of his wealth.
In the heaps of the miser 'tis hoarded with care,
But is sure to be lost on the prodigal heir.
It begins every hope, every wish it must bound,
With the husbandman toils, and with monarchs is crowned.
Without it the soldier, the seaman may roam,
But woe to the wretch who expels it from home!
In the whispers of conscience its voice will be found,
Nor e'en in the whirlwind of passion be drowned.
'Twill not soften the heart; but though deaf be the ear,
It will make it acutely and instantly hear.
Yet in shade let it rest, like a delicate flower,
Ah... breathe on it softly, - it dies in an hour.

Raefindel · 06-17-2002, 07:41 PM

Has anyone answered this one yet?

Quote:

At night they come without being fetched,
And by day they are lost without being stolen

My guess is "stars".

And a few brain teasers, though not true riddles, I have for you.

Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?

Why do they call them apartments when they are all stuck together?

Tigerlily Gamgee · 06-18-2002, 02:02 PM

<font color=gold>Wow, Bragolandune, that's some riddle! My guesses are these... innocence, faith, humility

Lady_Báin · 06-19-2002, 10:37 AM

Rae is yours beacause if it were any different we would all have big holes in our garages?

Lady_Báin · 06-19-2002, 10:41 AM

hey what say you all if we all decided to move to one thread or the other? Because i have noticed that it's generally the same people that post on both or shall we start all over again? just a sudjestion because 10 pages is alot and yeah maybe we can start over?? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Bragolandune · 06-19-2002, 10:49 AM

Tigerlily..the answer to it is none of those three guesses..its more a play on words than an actual answer.

Susan Delgado · 06-19-2002, 09:30 PM

Lady Bain, I believe either the Quiz Room or Middle Earth Mayhem would be a better place for both these threads. I'm not sure it's really meet to start a whole new one, though. Do we really need four riddle threads going at once? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Lady_Báin · 06-20-2002, 03:19 AM

i mean we could let the present ones retire and start up a new one because having two is a bit confusing.

Hey look I'm a wight!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

[ June 20, 2002: Message edited by: Lady_Báin ]

Lady_Báin · 06-20-2002, 03:27 AM

Bragolandune- is it time?

Susan Delgado · 06-20-2002, 11:17 AM

All right, let's take a vote.

How does everyone feel about Lady Bain's suggestion to retire these two riddle threads and start up a new one either in Middle Earth Mayhem or the Quiz Room?

I'll post this in Starbreeze's Challange as well.

Congrats on being a Wight, by the way [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

[ June 20, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

Susan Delgado · 06-20-2002, 11:28 AM

I believe she has a point. Two threads are confusing sometimes, not to mention the fact that they're both getting a little long. Also, if we do decide to move, I think it should be to ME Mayhem so as not to interfere with the third riddle thread in the Quiz Room.

Bragolandune · 06-20-2002, 11:54 AM

I think its a great idea as well, these threads do get a bit confusing.
also, to Lady_Bain, the answer is not time.

The Perky Ent · 09-08-2004, 04:52 PM

This looks very interesting. Saucepan, can you move this to The Quiz Room, where we can further pursue it?

**The Saucepan Man** · 09-08-2004, 05:38 PM

We already have a riddle game there:

Riddles in the Downs

And, indeed, you were the last to post on it, Perky.

05-26-2002, 11:40 PM	#364
Hírilamara Pile O'Bones Join Date: May 2002 Location: California Posts: 16	Sam? __________________ The probability of someone seeing you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.

05-26-2002, 11:43 PM	#365
Gimli Son Of Gloin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Halls of Montezuma, and the Shores of Tripoli Posts: 495	Fog? __________________ The Few, the Proud, the Marines.

05-27-2002, 09:37 PM	#367
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	rainclouds? __________________ "Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"

05-28-2002, 08:52 AM	#369
Kettle of fish Wight Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 114	Is it fear? __________________ The inimical is often more instructive than the benign. Between screams, try to pay attention.

05-28-2002, 10:56 AM	#370
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	Samwise, is it snow??? I have just heard the phrase "a blanket of snow" before, so that is what came to mind. __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

05-29-2002, 06:30 AM	#372
Kettle of fish Wight Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 114	How brilliant! __________________ The inimical is often more instructive than the benign. Between screams, try to pay attention.

05-29-2002, 01:44 PM	#373
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	Whoo-hoo! Oh how happy that makes me that I actually got one right on my first try!!!!! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

06-09-2002, 05:58 PM	#374
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	Tigerlily's right: these threads are too much fun just to let them die... [img]smilies/redface.gif[/img] Iron roof, glass walls. Burns and burns and never falls. __________________ "Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"

06-10-2002, 09:01 AM	#375
Gandalf_theGrey Visionary Spirit Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 633	My guess would be a lantern.

06-11-2002, 01:16 AM	#376
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	Correct, oh Esteemed One [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"

06-11-2002, 09:47 AM	#377
Gandalf_theGrey Visionary Spirit Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 633	* bows an introductory greeting to Susan Delgado * Hail and Well Met. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Here then is the next riddle: I draw curious shapes in the air Oliphaunts, sailing ships gleaming fair. But when you find me on the ground I'm blinding, formless, muffling sound. ~~ Gandalf the Grey [ June 11, 2002: Message edited by: Gandalf_theGrey ]

06-11-2002, 09:53 AM	#378
Veritas Wight Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 131	Mist/Clouds? just a guess... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img] __________________ With the birds I'll share this lonely view. ~Red Hot Chili Peppers, Scar Tisue~ Laurëfin

06-11-2002, 09:56 AM	#379
Gandalf_theGrey Visionary Spirit Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 633	Yes, you're correct Veritas ... There's as much truth in your guess as in your name! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

06-11-2002, 10:07 AM	#380
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Come, Elves, and answer this old riddle: At night they come without being fetched, And by day they are lost without being stolen. __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

06-11-2002, 10:09 AM	#381
Gandalf_theGrey Visionary Spirit Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 633	An easy one, piosenniel. However, as I am not an Elf, I shall abstain as you wish. * bows *

06-11-2002, 11:24 AM	#382
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Here is one for you, Olòrin : I never was, am always to be, No one ever saw me, nor ever will And yet I am the confidence of all Who live and breathe in Middle Earth. & may all of yours be glad ones! __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

06-11-2002, 01:34 PM	#383
Gandalf_theGrey Visionary Spirit Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 633	Ah, Good piosenniel! But I have already answered this same riddle within the past 24 hours elsewhere in Arda ... what a coincidence, this! How about if I answer your question ... tomorrow? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Gandalf the Grey

06-11-2002, 01:41 PM	#384
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Mithrandir - I desire greatly your input on this riddle which has turned and twisted in my mind over the years: Why is a Raven like a writing desk? Now, some say this is unanswerable, but I have come to some opinion on it, and would like to hear yours and all others who might venture a guess. __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

06-15-2002, 01:15 AM	#385
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	I still think you've got it, piosennial __________________ "Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"

06-17-2002, 03:40 PM	#386
Bragolandune Animated Skeleton Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Old Bridge, NJ Posts: 39	here's a cool riddle for you all, its kinda long but its worth it: 'Twas in heaven pronounced, and 'twas muttered in hell, An echo caught faintly the sound as it fell; On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed; 'Twill be found in the sphere when 'tis riven asunder, Be seen in the lightning and heard in the thunder. 'Twas allotted to man with his earliest breath, Attends him at birth, and awaits him in death, Presides o'er his happiness, honor, and health, Is the prop of his house, and the end of his wealth. In the heaps of the miser 'tis hoarded with care, But is sure to be lost on the prodigal heir. It begins every hope, every wish it must bound, With the husbandman toils, and with monarchs is crowned. Without it the soldier, the seaman may roam, But woe to the wretch who expels it from home! In the whispers of conscience its voice will be found, Nor e'en in the whirlwind of passion be drowned. 'Twill not soften the heart; but though deaf be the ear, It will make it acutely and instantly hear. Yet in shade let it rest, like a delicate flower, Ah... breathe on it softly, - it dies in an hour. __________________ "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup."

06-18-2002, 02:02 PM	#388
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	<font color=gold>Wow, Bragolandune, that's some riddle! My guesses are these... innocence, faith, humility __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

06-19-2002, 10:37 AM	#389
Lady_Báin Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 250	Rae is yours beacause if it were any different we would all have big holes in our garages? __________________ pæling.

06-19-2002, 10:41 AM	#390
Lady_Báin Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 250	hey what say you all if we all decided to move to one thread or the other? Because i have noticed that it's generally the same people that post on both or shall we start all over again? just a sudjestion because 10 pages is alot and yeah maybe we can start over?? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ pæling.

06-19-2002, 10:49 AM	#391
Bragolandune Animated Skeleton Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Old Bridge, NJ Posts: 39	Tigerlily..the answer to it is none of those three guesses..its more a play on words than an actual answer. __________________ "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup."

06-19-2002, 09:30 PM	#392
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	Lady Bain, I believe either the Quiz Room or Middle Earth Mayhem would be a better place for both these threads. I'm not sure it's really meet to start a whole new one, though. Do we really need four riddle threads going at once? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"

06-20-2002, 03:19 AM	#393
Lady_Báin Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 250	i mean we could let the present ones retire and start up a new one because having two is a bit confusing. Hey look I'm a wight!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [ June 20, 2002: Message edited by: Lady_Báin ] __________________ pæling.

06-20-2002, 03:27 AM	#394
Lady_Báin Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 250	Bragolandune- is it time? __________________ pæling.

06-20-2002, 11:17 AM	#395
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	All right, let's take a vote. How does everyone feel about Lady Bain's suggestion to retire these two riddle threads and start up a new one either in Middle Earth Mayhem or the Quiz Room? I'll post this in Starbreeze's Challange as well. Congrats on being a Wight, by the way [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img] [ June 20, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ] __________________ "Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"

06-20-2002, 11:28 AM	#396
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	I believe she has a point. Two threads are confusing sometimes, not to mention the fact that they're both getting a little long. Also, if we do decide to move, I think it should be to ME Mayhem so as not to interfere with the third riddle thread in the Quiz Room. __________________ "Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"

06-20-2002, 11:54 AM	#397
Bragolandune Animated Skeleton Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Old Bridge, NJ Posts: 39	I think its a great idea as well, these threads do get a bit confusing. also, to Lady_Bain, the answer is not time. __________________ "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup."

09-08-2004, 04:52 PM	#398
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	This looks very interesting. Saucepan, can you move this to The Quiz Room, where we can further pursue it? __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

09-08-2004, 05:38 PM	#399
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	We already have a riddle game there: Riddles in the Downs And, indeed, you were the last to post on it, Perky. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!