Starbreeze's Challange (continuation of riddles threads) - Page 3 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Susan Delgado · 04-20-2002, 12:13 PM

ok, I have another one.

Why is a raven like a writing desk? no, wait, that won't do.... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Round as a saucer and deep as a cup.
All the King's horses couldn't pull it up.

Starbreeze · 04-20-2002, 12:17 PM

Gah! Stupid Starbreeze *hits head on wall repeatedly* Oh well, here is another riddle:

I'm a dwarf among plants.
I am a mountain to ants,
I'm not green like leaves
I'm a target for theives

What am I?

This is kinda ME related, but only just.

Susan Delgado · 04-20-2002, 04:50 PM

This is silly, but..is it a garden gnome?

Tigerlily Gamgee · 04-21-2002, 02:19 AM

Starbreeze... is the answer Mushrooms?

Starbreeze · 04-21-2002, 05:42 AM

Yep. Susan strikes again, it is a garden gnome *sighs* I hope I can find at least one to fool you Susan! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

KingCarlton · 04-21-2002, 06:02 AM

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Round as a saucer and deep as a cup.
All the King's horses couldn't pull it up.
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A hole in the ground ?

Susan Delgado · 04-21-2002, 10:39 AM

I was right?? wow...I read Tigerlily's answer and was sure I was wrong.

Very close, KC. It's a certain type of hole.

Tigerlily Gamgee · 04-21-2002, 07:22 PM

Is it a crater (I think I spelled that right)?

Susan Delgado · 04-21-2002, 09:25 PM

Nope, not a crater

KingCarlton · 04-22-2002, 02:59 AM

The hole on the golf green ?

Susan Delgado · 04-22-2002, 11:00 AM

Getting warmer...

KingCarlton · 04-23-2002, 01:06 AM

Yearrgghh ..what a tease !

Hole in Croquet ?
A bird bath in the groung?
A hobbit Hole?
A Rabbit/rodent burrow?

I give up. *bangs head on floor

Susan Delgado · 04-23-2002, 11:15 AM

Don't give up! Here, I'll offer this hint as a bribe so you'll keep guessing [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

In older versions of this thing, a bucket was involved. Now, no buckets are necessary.

Starbreeze · 04-23-2002, 12:40 PM

A well?

Susan Delgado · 04-23-2002, 04:47 PM

Got it [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Ok, someone else's turn now.

[ April 23, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

Tigerlily Gamgee · 04-23-2002, 06:30 PM

Here's a new one:

"The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space
The beginning of every end,
And the end of every place."

Susan Delgado · 04-24-2002, 12:16 AM

As I have heard this one before, I shall bow out in favor of the other riddlers [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

KingCarlton · 04-24-2002, 01:12 AM

Round as a saucer, deep as a cup...how's that a well...the deception..the deception...

Hit me with a hammer
hit me with a stake...

No that isn't a riddle, just my frustration.

"The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space
The beginning of every end,
And the end of every place."
is -

Sleep !
Death !
Birth !

Am I dumb or what?

Bragolandune · 04-24-2002, 01:21 PM

Tigerlily, is it the letter 'e' ?

Starbreeze · 04-24-2002, 02:22 PM

Hey Tigerlily! You stole my riddle! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] My friend told me that and I was just going to post it today! Do we have the same friend? No really, I'm not mad at you. Its just a shame thats all. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
I'm not at all mad at you, more suprised than anything really.
Susan - did I get it right?

Starbreeze · 04-24-2002, 02:23 PM

Yey! 800 posts! Go me! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Tigerlily Gamgee · 04-24-2002, 11:00 PM

The answer is indeed the letter "E"!
Sorry, Starbreeze. I didn't know [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] I didn't mean to steal your riddle, honest!

Susan Delgado · 04-25-2002, 01:03 AM

Yes you did, Starbreeze [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I've also heard that "E" riddle answered with The Sea

In spring I am gay, in handsome array;
In summer more clothing I wear.
When colder it grows, I fling off my clothes,
And in winter quite naked appear.

Nobody thinks that, KC, and neither should you. Just try to have fun; maybe ask us a riddle.

piosenniel · 04-25-2002, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Why is a raven like a writing desk? no, wait, that won't do....

susan -- what is your answer to this one??

Susan Delgado · 04-25-2002, 04:39 PM

Quote:

susan -- what is your answer to this one??

Piosennial-This one doesn't have an answer. I just put it out there as a joke [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
It came from Alice in Wonderland and The Last Unicorn

[ April 25, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

piosenniel · 04-25-2002, 05:16 PM

Susan --

Quote:

Piosennial-This one doesn't have an answer. I just put it out there as a joke
It came from Alice in Wonderland

i, too, had read this many, many years ago in the lewis carrol book and have asked many people what they thought the answer was.

here's my answer:
why is a raven like a writing desk?

because they both have inky feathers

Tigerlily Gamgee · 04-25-2002, 05:44 PM

Susan, is the answer to your latest riddle a tree?

Susan Delgado · 04-26-2002, 12:14 AM

That's right, Tigerlily. Your turn, I think [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Well, piosennial, I guess I never really gave it an answer; I just accepted that there wasn't one. I do like yours, though. What other answers have you heard?

piosenniel · 04-26-2002, 09:02 AM

susan - i've never heard any other answers. it's always been the ETERNAL riddle for me. that's why when you posed it earlier, my heart stopped and i thought 'finally, someone has found the answer!!!!' [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

[ April 26, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]

Susan Delgado · 04-26-2002, 05:13 PM

Have you considered that perhaps you have found the answer? I think "inky feathers" is a very good answer.

[ April 27, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

Tigerlily Gamgee · 04-26-2002, 11:21 PM

Yay! I got one!
OK, here's another I found...

"There was a green house.
Inside the green house there was a white house
Inside the white house there was a red house.
Inside the red house there were lots of babies."

Susan Delgado · 04-27-2002, 04:32 AM

I've heard this one somewhere before, and I think I remember the answer, so I'll abstain. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

piosenniel · 04-27-2002, 11:30 AM

tigerlilly - is this a watermelon?

Tigerlily Gamgee · 04-27-2002, 11:36 AM

Yup, a watermelon!
I guess I find the easy ones! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

piosenniel · 04-27-2002, 11:40 AM

have we done this one:

what goes up the chimney down
but not down the chimney up?

Tigerlily Gamgee · 04-27-2002, 11:43 PM

huh? That's confusing...
Is it Santi Claus [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Is it ash?
I need to make my brain work better [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

piosenniel · 04-28-2002, 03:45 PM

it's a common old riddle!
no, it's not santa or ash [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
try again!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Tigerlily Gamgee · 04-28-2002, 07:03 PM

I wasn't actually serious about Santa Claus [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
I'll keep thinking!

piosenniel · 04-29-2002, 02:33 PM

here's a major hint:

i bring shade on a sunny day
& keep you dry when rain comes your way [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Bragolandune · 04-29-2002, 05:56 PM

an umbrella?

04-20-2002, 12:13 PM	#81
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	ok, I have another one. Why is a raven like a writing desk? no, wait, that won't do.... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Round as a saucer and deep as a cup. All the King's horses couldn't pull it up. __________________ "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?"

04-20-2002, 12:17 PM	#82
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	Gah! Stupid Starbreeze hits head on wall repeatedly Oh well, here is another riddle: I'm a dwarf among plants. I am a mountain to ants, I'm not green like leaves I'm a target for theives What am I? This is kinda ME related, but only just. __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

04-20-2002, 04:50 PM	#83
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	This is silly, but..is it a garden gnome? __________________ "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?"

04-21-2002, 02:19 AM	#84
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	Starbreeze... is the answer Mushrooms? __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

04-21-2002, 05:42 AM	#85
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	Yep. Susan strikes again, it is a garden gnome sighs I hope I can find at least one to fool you Susan! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

04-21-2002, 06:02 AM	#86
KingCarlton Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dream Kingdom Posts: 119	-------------------------------------------- Round as a saucer and deep as a cup. All the King's horses couldn't pull it up. -------------------------------------------- A hole in the ground ? __________________ Know ye People, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, And the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Carlton, the King, black haired, bronze hued, mightily thewed, sullen eyed. Sword in hand, a warrior, a destroyer, a conqueror. With gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jewelled thrones of the Earth, under his sandalled feet.

04-21-2002, 10:39 AM	#87
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	I was right?? wow...I read Tigerlily's answer and was sure I was wrong. Very close, KC. It's a certain type of hole. __________________ "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?"

04-21-2002, 07:22 PM	#88
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	Is it a crater (I think I spelled that right)? __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

04-21-2002, 09:25 PM	#89
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	Nope, not a crater __________________ "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?"

04-22-2002, 02:59 AM	#90
KingCarlton Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dream Kingdom Posts: 119	The hole on the golf green ? __________________ Know ye People, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, And the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Carlton, the King, black haired, bronze hued, mightily thewed, sullen eyed. Sword in hand, a warrior, a destroyer, a conqueror. With gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jewelled thrones of the Earth, under his sandalled feet.

04-22-2002, 11:00 AM	#91
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	Getting warmer... __________________ "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?"

04-23-2002, 01:06 AM	#92
KingCarlton Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dream Kingdom Posts: 119	Yearrgghh ..what a tease ! Hole in Croquet ? A bird bath in the groung? A hobbit Hole? A Rabbit/rodent burrow? I give up. *bangs head on floor __________________ Know ye People, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, And the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Carlton, the King, black haired, bronze hued, mightily thewed, sullen eyed. Sword in hand, a warrior, a destroyer, a conqueror. With gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jewelled thrones of the Earth, under his sandalled feet.

04-23-2002, 11:15 AM	#93
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	Don't give up! Here, I'll offer this hint as a bribe so you'll keep guessing [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] In older versions of this thing, a bucket was involved. Now, no buckets are necessary. __________________ "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?"

04-23-2002, 12:40 PM	#94
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	A well? __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

04-23-2002, 04:47 PM	#95
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	Got it [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Ok, someone else's turn now. [ April 23, 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?"

04-23-2002, 06:30 PM	#96
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	Here's a new one: "The beginning of eternity The end of time and space The beginning of every end, And the end of every place." __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

04-24-2002, 12:16 AM	#97
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	As I have heard this one before, I shall bow out in favor of the other riddlers [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?"

04-24-2002, 01:12 AM	#98
KingCarlton Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dream Kingdom Posts: 119	Round as a saucer, deep as a cup...how's that a well...the deception..the deception... Hit me with a hammer hit me with a stake... No that isn't a riddle, just my frustration. "The beginning of eternity The end of time and space The beginning of every end, And the end of every place." is - Sleep ! Death ! Birth ! Am I dumb or what? __________________ Know ye People, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, And the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Carlton, the King, black haired, bronze hued, mightily thewed, sullen eyed. Sword in hand, a warrior, a destroyer, a conqueror. With gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jewelled thrones of the Earth, under his sandalled feet.

04-24-2002, 01:21 PM	#99
Bragolandune Animated Skeleton Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Old Bridge, NJ Posts: 39	Tigerlily, is it the letter 'e' ? __________________ "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup."

04-24-2002, 02:22 PM	#100
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	Hey Tigerlily! You stole my riddle! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] My friend told me that and I was just going to post it today! Do we have the same friend? No really, I'm not mad at you. Its just a shame thats all. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I'm not at all mad at you, more suprised than anything really. Susan - did I get it right? __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

04-24-2002, 02:23 PM	#101
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	Yey! 800 posts! Go me! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

04-24-2002, 11:00 PM	#102
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	The answer is indeed the letter "E"! Sorry, Starbreeze. I didn't know [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] I didn't mean to steal your riddle, honest! __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

04-25-2002, 01:03 AM	#103
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	Yes you did, Starbreeze [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I've also heard that "E" riddle answered with The Sea In spring I am gay, in handsome array; In summer more clothing I wear. When colder it grows, I fling off my clothes, And in winter quite naked appear. Nobody thinks that, KC, and neither should you. Just try to have fun; maybe ask us a riddle. __________________ "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?"

04-25-2002, 05:44 PM	#107
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	Susan, is the answer to your latest riddle a tree? __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

04-26-2002, 12:14 AM	#108
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	That's right, Tigerlily. Your turn, I think [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Well, piosennial, I guess I never really gave it an answer; I just accepted that there wasn't one. I do like yours, though. What other answers have you heard? __________________ "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?"

04-26-2002, 09:02 AM	#109
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	susan - i've never heard any other answers. it's always been the ETERNAL riddle for me. that's why when you posed it earlier, my heart stopped and i thought 'finally, someone has found the answer!!!!' [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [ April 26, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ] __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

04-26-2002, 05:13 PM	#110
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	Have you considered that perhaps you have found the answer? I think "inky feathers" is a very good answer. [ April 27, 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?"

04-26-2002, 11:21 PM	#111
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	Yay! I got one! OK, here's another I found... "There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies." __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

04-27-2002, 04:32 AM	#112
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	I've heard this one somewhere before, and I think I remember the answer, so I'll abstain. [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?"

04-27-2002, 11:30 AM	#113
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	tigerlilly - is this a watermelon? __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

04-27-2002, 11:36 AM	#114
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	Yup, a watermelon! I guess I find the easy ones! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

04-27-2002, 11:40 AM	#115
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	have we done this one: what goes up the chimney down but not down the chimney up? __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

04-27-2002, 11:43 PM	#116
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	huh? That's confusing... Is it Santi Claus [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] Is it ash? I need to make my brain work better [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

04-28-2002, 03:45 PM	#117
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	it's a common old riddle! no, it's not santa or ash [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] try again!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

04-28-2002, 07:03 PM	#118
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,055	I wasn't actually serious about Santa Claus [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I'll keep thinking! __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~