Riddle Me These
Stuff on. Just a wee post today, then. I was looking at riddles this weekend. How many can you solve without cheating?
The man who made me, never used me.
The man who bought me, never used me.
The man who used me, never saw me.
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The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space
The beginning of every end,
And the end of every place.
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I never was, am always to be,
No one ever saw me, nor ever will
And yet I am the confidence of all
To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball.
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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.
June 4th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
I worked out the 4th one, am pretty certain what the 3rd is, and know that the other 2 I’ll kick myself over when I find out.
Do you moonlight as a sphynx?
June 4th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
I should get together with Kim – I’ve got the first two. (are we supposed to post our guesses?)
June 4th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
The only one I could work out is the last one because I’m a cryptic crossword fiend and it reads just like a convoluted clue. Great blog by the way
June 4th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Stop it Sam!
A. I have other things I should be focusing on.
B. You are making me feel thick – I “may” have figured out 3.
June 4th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Yeah, it’s 4:44 on a rainy Monday. I have no idea what you’re talking about.
June 4th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
I can’t be asked to solve riddles on a MONDAY! Why do you ask these things of me! I had FRIED CHICKEN last night for chrissakes! I can’t handle this kind of pressure! OR this many exclamation points!
June 4th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Got 2, 3 and 4, but had to cheat on 1.
Sorry for cheating, but I’ve got to be able to sleep tonight.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:03 am
My head is throbbing! I have no clue.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:53 am
What kind of sick individual would do this to their readers? I only get #2 mostly because I am drunk and not very good at riddles and that one is easy.
June 5th, 2007 at 6:20 am
What have I got in my pockets?
June 5th, 2007 at 8:34 am
Got 2 3 (I think) and 4 but have no idea what 1 is about…
June 5th, 2007 at 10:25 am
oh noeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssss
I am rubish at riddles… may brain hurtsssssssss
June 5th, 2007 at 10:26 am
(and spelling)
June 5th, 2007 at 10:32 am
From what I know of riddles, the answer to all of them is “a towel”. Or “an umbrella”.
June 5th, 2007 at 11:05 am
Okay it’s been 24 hours. I’m none the wiser. Am I supposed to be drinking?
June 5th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Barf, are you kidding me? It’s tuesday after a bank holiday weekend. If I can spell my own name and remember where I live I”m gonna consider myself ahead of the game.
June 5th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Wait – you guys get bank holidays? – UNFAIR!
Sorry hon, I have a headache. (never thought I’d have the chance to say that since I never turn down sex)
I.
Don’t.
Know.
Sometimes, you just ask too much.
Ok – going back to read – and hopefully solve.
June 5th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
LEAR! Ask me another!
June 6th, 2007 at 12:05 am
Jolly well done to all who tried!! To those that didn’t, well, I can hardly blame you – it was a mean stunt for a Monday. I fling myself at your feet and ask you for forgiveness. Thump That was me flinging.
The answers:
A coffin
The Letter e
Tomorrow
DAVID
I got 2 and 4 quite quickly, 1 after a fashion, a long, long-lived fashion – like pencil-skirts – but 3 was taking blimmin’ ages to get so I cheated on it.
June 6th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Bugger, I thought 1 was a guide dog. Ah well.
June 6th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
I was just being silly. I’ll have to go home:(
June 8th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
thick as a brick, although I have an excuse as a non-native speaker.
upset, I need a drink.
June 8th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
DAVID?
June 12th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
lovely, I love riddles.
here’s one back at you:
Until I am measured, I am not known.
Yet how you miss me, When I have flown.
June 12th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Honey – Time?
June 14th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
YEAH!
*smiles happily,
I love riddles.
June 28th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Like you, I got 1,2, and 4 but failed miserably on 3.
July 20th, 2007 at 11:19 am
me stoopid