Starbreeze's Challange (continuation of riddles threads)

[Starbreeze]

I hereby issue a challange to all Barrow Downers. This thread is mainly because I got lost in both other riddle threads and finally have something to contribute.

My first challange : What am I?

You grow taller
I shink smaller
I help you see
till your blow stops me

An easy one to begin with and you have probably heard it before.

[lathspell]

It's an easy one, although i have heard it before in another sort of way.

I guess it's a candle.

greetings.

[Starbreeze]

Ah yes, well done Lathspell! You got it right!
Here's the next one...

I'm not like most of the feline breed
I always follow, I never lead

This one is not so easy, but still easier than some of the others I have in store!

Oh, and by the way, feel free to post up any of other riddles you may have, just like in the other threads.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Ay me, I feel so lost with all of these riddles. I guess I am not that clever of a Hobbit. It hurts my mind to think.
I will know an answers one of these days, yes I will!

[Starbreeze]

Aww, Tigerlily, I'm sure you are a very clever hobbit! I mean, I got totally lost with the other riddles threads!

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

*sniff* Thank you, Starbreeze smilies/smile.gif

[Birdland]

I'm not like most of the feline breed
I always follow, I never lead
Cattail? (Only 4 more posts and I'm a Ghost Prince of Cardolan!... or something like that)

[ April 13, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]

[Starbreeze]

Thats ok Tigerlily.
Birdland, close, you were right about the cat part, but not about the tail. Keep trying! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Starbreeze]

Oh, keep posting Birdland!

[Ahanarion]

I think I'll venture a guess and say a cat's shadow.

[Starbreeze]

Close there with Cat's shadow. Think more along the lines of no an actual thing or animal, more a name or title given to some one.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

I'll go out on a limb here and say... catburglar?

[Starbreeze]

Almost Tigerlily, you were closer than the others.

[Susan Delgado]

While we're all pondering Starbreeze's most punnish riddle( smilies/smile.gif), I have a couple easyish ones.

1.
Man walks over,
Man walks under,
In time of war he burns asunder.

2.
I am emeralds and diamonds, lost by the moon,
I am found by the sun and picked up soon.

[Susan Delgado]

A catapult, maybe?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

catalyst? Does it actually have the word "cat" in it?

[Luinsewiel]

I'm not like most of the feline breed
I always follow, I never lead Could this one be a "scardy-cat"?or "fraidy cat"? hmmm niether of those look like I spelt them right but you know what I mean Man walks over,
Man walks under,
In time of war he burns asunder
A bridge? hey I spelt that one right! I think .... smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Susan Delgado]

Aye, Luinsewiel, a bridge is the correct answer smilies/smile.gif

[Aroaraniel]

I guess I'm pretty stupid...I don't know any of these!!! I'm just one stupid hobbit!

[Ahanarion]

I am emeralds and diamonds, lost by the moon,
I am found by the sun and picked up soon.

Shooting stars?

[Starbreeze]

Nope, none of you are right so far - though who ever said Scardy cat is close. A hint, put the word 'cat' on the end of the answer, not at the beginning. Tell me when you give up! smilies/tongue.gif

[Susan Delgado]

No, not shooting stars

[Bragolandune]

starbreeze, is it a copy cat?

[Susan Delgado]

That's a good guess, Bragolandune

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Ai! I give up unless I am struck with a moment of genius in the near future.

[Legowen]

2.
I am emeralds and diamonds, lost by the moon,
I am found by the sun and picked up soon.

erm... the ocean? smilies/confused.gif either that or dew?

[ April 16, 2002: Message edited by: Legowen ]

[Legowen]

Thats hard!

[Susan Delgado]

Yes, Legowen, it is Dew smilies/smile.gif

[Luinsewiel]

Can I post one since I got one right(yay! smilies/biggrin.gif )?.Yes? ok then, it's really easy/short but here goes:
what's a coat that only goes on wet? smilies/redface.gif so hard, not sure if you'll be able to get it smilies/evil.gif

[Bragolandune]

sounds like a coat of paint to me, Luin.

[Starbreeze]

Hey! Copy cat is right! Yey!

Here is the next one:

You write it more than others do
But friends will say it more than you.

What is it?

This one is easy (I think anyway) smilies/biggrin.gif

[Luinsewiel]

Wow that took a whole 20mins! Longer than I tought smilies/rolleyes.gif yes it is paintif you hadn't already guessed. Hey I got it from a cartoon what do you expect? smilies/wink.gif

Starbreeze is that "your name"?

[ April 16, 2002: Message edited by: Luinsewiel ]

[Susan Delgado]

How about this one

With no wings, I fly.
With no eyes, I see.
With no arms, I climb.
More frightning than any beast,
Stronger than any foe.
I am cunning, ruthless, and tall;
In the end, I rule all.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Susan - is the answer "fate"?

[Susan Delgado]

Well, it isn't the answer I was given when asked this riddle, but that is a very good answer!

[ April 16, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

[Bragolandune]

Susan, is it destiny? or perhaps the imagination?

[Susan Delgado]

The answer I was given was imagination, but I like you guys's "fate" and "destiny" better smilies/smile.gif

[Susan Delgado]

Here's a silly one you've probably heard before:

Snow White and the Dwarves sit down for a meal. How fast does she serve them the next course?

And another easy one:

Walk on the living, they don't even mumble;
Walk on the dead, they mutter and grumble.

[ April 16, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

[ April 17, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

[Luinsewiel]

Walk on the living, they don't even mumble;
Walk on the dead, they mutter and gumble.

Leaves?!?

[Susan Delgado]

Leaves!!! heehee

[Starbreeze]

Yep, it is "your name" that was fast! Ok, here is another one:

Lots of offspring, many wifes,
four legs, nine lives

A very easy one!

As to the others, I have no idea, I can make them up but not solve them!

[Susan Delgado]

A kitty cat! smilies/smile.gif

[Starbreeze]

Yep! That took all of 11 minutes! Wow, you are fast! Ok, another one

To eat my cheese you'd best be fast
if not this meal will your last

Another easy one.

[Nuranar]

A mouse (or rat) trap!

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

What about the Snow White one?
I say, how can we know what she served them NEXT when she hasn't served them anything to begin with! smilies/smile.gif
OK, I don't think that's an answer, just a statement.

[Susan Delgado]

Don't worry, Princess Tigerlily, there is definitely an answer smilies/smile.gif

[Lady_Báin]

I'm going to take a wild susan 7 minutes?? smilies/rolleyes.gif smilies/tongue.gif

[Susan Delgado]

Very close, but not quite it

[Starbreeze]

Yep, It is a mouse or rat trap.
Hmm, for the Snow white one, could it be that she didn't, as she sat down with them? Just a guess.

Here is another:

I make a phone sing,
I'm known as a ding,
I fit round a finger,
A bell makes me linger.

There, easy by the third clue, but ME related and good.

[ April 18, 2002: Message edited by: Starbreeze ]

[Susan Delgado]

No, she did. It is not a trick question.

I will hazard....a ring? smilies/smile.gif

[Starbreeze]

Yep, a ring.

Hmm, *thinks* She served them the next course when they had finished the first one? Is it simple like that?

[Starbreeze]

Wow, you are good at this Susan. Here is another one, see if you can take a bit longer and let others have a turn though Susan! Lol smilies/biggrin.gif

Pushed around everyday
I get revenge in my special way
Not by throwing a hefty punch,
But by running away
with your groceries and lunch

This one is funny, and not ME related.

[Susan Delgado]

Well, it's not quite that. It's a translation from Italian and "next course" is not quite right. Maybe try "the next food they ate"

Oh, Oh, I can answer that one!! But I won't.... smilies/smile.gif

[Starbreeze]

Susan - can you tell me how you are so good at this? You've taken all my best ones and ripped them to shreds in seconds! Are you like "riddle genius" or something, or are you secretly Gollum and Bilbo in one? smilies/biggrin.gif

That altered translation might help - do you want the actual food? Can I guess pudding and be wrong? smilies/biggrin.gif

[Susan Delgado]

I don't know...maybe it's just the way my mind works. I can "think around corners", as it was phrased in a book I read recently, or something. I dunno....*shrugs*

No, it's not a type of food, it's the actual amount of time it took her to do it.
mmm, pudding smilies/smile.gif

Unfortunate that no one else is around to answer yours....

[ April 18, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

[Starbreeze]

LoL, well, you are lucky anyway.
Hmm, then could it be that she served them it straight away as they only sat down to it, then she had to serve it to them before they ate it?
I am determined to solve this!

[Susan Delgado]

Ah, well...I do enjoy it

No, it's not "immediately". Would you like a hintlet? smilies/smile.gif

[Starbreeze]

Yes please! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Starbreeze]

Do you realise that the last 11 posts have just been you and me Susan! smilies/eek.gif

[Susan Delgado]

Hey, not our fault that no other riddlers were around! smilies/tongue.gif

Ok, Lady Bain's answer up there (7 minutes) was very close.

[Elenya]

Hey Starbreeze: Is the answer to your riddle a grocery cart?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Shoot! I need to get to these sooner - I have known the answers to your last three or so, Starbreeze, but I keep getting beat to the punch!
Ah.... Susan, Susan....
A princess am I? Thanks, I don't know when I received that title.
I am still thinking about the Snow White one, perhaps a bolt of genius will strike me before I sign back on later tonight.
*sigh*

[Susan Delgado]

It's from Peter Pan. From the people who lived around the lagoon. I don't remember the name of the people or of the lagoon, but Peter Pan once rescued Princess Tigerlily from Capt Hook and was friends foreverafter with the people.

Honestly, I thought this was a very well known riddle....

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Oh yes! I remember that character now!
It's been a while since I have seen any version of Peter Pan!

Also, I have heard this riddle before, I just don't think I ever heard the answer.

[Susan Delgado]

Ahhh. Well, I don't know what to tell you...so far Lady Bain has been closest

[Bragolandune]

susan, is it 8 minutes?

[Susan Delgado]

No, it's not eight minutes. I'll say it again with a better, (but slightly wordier) translation

Snow White sits down and serves the dwarves a meal. How fast does she serve the next food they eat?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Worded that way it sounds as though it means how long till their next meal...
hmmm... but I am probably wrong...
With that interpretation it would be about 8 hours...
BUT.
My friend came up with this answer - they never get to the next course because Sleepy falls asleep during the first.

Anyway, that was his answer - I think that I am missing some wordplay within the riddle, or something.

[Susan Delgado]

No, it's still the same meal, and as far as I know, no one fell asleep smilies/smile.gif
Well, the answer is slightly punnish...

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

I hate to say it, but I think I give up smilies/frown.gif
Here is a riddle I found, I thought I should try to contribute a little here:

Here on earth it is true, yesterday is always before today; but there is a place where yesterday always follows today. Where?

[Susan Delgado]

I'm sorry smilies/frown.gif
How do the rest of you feel? If I get more negatives, I'll post the answer tommorrow evening. In the meantime, I'll give one more hint, which may or may not help: what she's serving them is the next helping of the same course.

Is yours a dream, Tigerlily?

[Bragolandune]

i give up too, susan..ill probably kick myself when u tell us the answer though.

Tigerlily, is the answer to yours a dictionary?

[Starbreeze]

Yep, a grocery cart, or shopping trolley for UK citizens.
I'm sorry Susan, I'm afraid this is my last guess, if it isn't right I give up totally - I will say randomly 10 minutes. Don't know why and I know it is wrong, but I don't give up without a fight! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Yes, Bragolandune, the answer is a dictionary! smilies/smile.gif

[Susan Delgado]

*Slaps forehead with heel of hand* A dictionary! Of course! Talk about reading too much into it...

All right, I'll tell. I had no idea it would be so challenging.

The answer is: seven seconds

[Starbreeze]

Could you give us an explanation Susan, now you've baffled us all into Mordor lol smilies/biggrin.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Yes, please explain it to me... my little Hobbit brain is not understanding smilies/frown.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Oh wait!!!
Does it have to do with the fact that there are "seven" dwarves & it is the "second" part of the meal?

[Susan Delgado]

You got it, Tigerlily. There are seven of them and she's serving them seconds smilies/smile.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Woo-hoo
Too bad my mind didn't work that way while trying to solve it!

[Susan Delgado]

ok, I have another one.

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

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

[Starbreeze]

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]

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

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Starbreeze... is the answer Mushrooms?

[Starbreeze]

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

[KingCarlton]

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

[Susan Delgado]

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]

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

[Susan Delgado]

Nope, not a crater

[KingCarlton]

The hole on the golf green ?

[Susan Delgado]

Getting warmer...

[KingCarlton]

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]

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

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

[Starbreeze]

A well?

[Susan Delgado]

Got it smilies/smile.gif


Ok, someone else's turn now.

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

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

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]

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

[KingCarlton]

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]

Tigerlily, is it the letter 'e' ?

[Starbreeze]

Hey Tigerlily! You stole my riddle! smilies/mad.gif 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. smilies/biggrin.gif
I'm not at all mad at you, more suprised than anything really.
Susan - did I get it right?

[Starbreeze]

Yey! 800 posts! Go me! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

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

[Susan Delgado]

Yes you did, Starbreeze smilies/smile.gif

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]

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

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

[Susan Delgado]

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 smilies/smile.gif
It came from Alice in Wonderland and The Last Unicorn

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

[piosenniel]

Susan --
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]

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

[Susan Delgado]

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

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]

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!!!!' smilies/wink.gif

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

[Susan Delgado]

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]

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]

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

[piosenniel]

tigerlilly - is this a watermelon?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

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

[piosenniel]

have we done this one:

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

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

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

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

[piosenniel]

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

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

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

[piosenniel]

here's a major hint:

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

[Bragolandune]

an umbrella?

[Nevfeniel]

I love your signature, Bragolandune. That's hilarious!

[ April 29, 2002: Message edited by: Nevfeniel ]

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Ahhh yes, an umbrella.
I wasn't thinking along the lines of things not usually associated with fireplaces. Oh well, at least I've gotten one right smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

OK, I have a couple new ones... I put more than one because they are easy:

"What is dark but made out of light?"

"The Moon is my father,
the Sea is my mother;
I have a million brothers,
I die when I reach land."

[piosenniel]

is the first a shadow?

is the second waves?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Yes and yes!

I'm running out of riddles, I am looking on the internet for some now. Ya know, there aren't many riddle sites out there.
I think I shall start creating my own smilies/smile.gif

[Starbreeze]

Wow, I stayed away for too long. I missed a whole riddle!
Probably just as well, I can't solve them to save my life!

[Susan Delgado]

Your turn, piosennial smilies/smile.gif

[Susan Delgado]

"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup."

That's from Dealing with Dragons, isn't it? I haven't read it, but I have a friend who used to say that all the time.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

OK, I have a new one...

"I cannot fly, yet I have wings.
I can make you laugh, cry, or even sing.
Sometimes I am clothed and other times naked.
My purpose is to let your senses awaken."

and another...

"I am tall, short, fat, thin;
I may keep you out
Or I may keep you in."

I made both of these up, so hopefully they are not too terrible smilies/eek.gif

[Starbreeze]

Tigerlily, is the second one a keyhole?

I have one that I made up.

First is last
And last is first
Start is end
And end is start.

[Bragolandune]

I'm not really sure where this quote came from, i found it through a quotes website. Thanks for the compliments on it though smilies/smile.gif

Tigerlily, is the first one an imagination? or maybe a dream?

[Susan Delgado]

Is the first emotion, Tigerlily?
I agree with Starbreeze about the second maybe being a keyhole. That, or a door.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Starbreeze and Susan... the answer I have is not a keyhole, but that also works very well. You are on the right track smilies/smile.gif

Bragolandune... the first one is neither. It is an actualy physical object. Those are both good answers, though.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Starbreeze, is the answer to yours a circle?
Or maybe the Round Table smilies/biggrin.gif

[piosenniel]

"I cannot fly, yet I have wings.
I can make you laugh, cry, or even sing.
Sometimes I am clothed and other times naked.
My purpose is to let your senses awaken."

and another...

"I am tall, short, fat, thin;
I may keep you out
Or I may keep you in."

tigerlilly - is the first one imagination? is the second one a gate?

i'm tired and going to bed - here's an old question - how do you keep a fish from smelling?

[piosenniel]

here's another silly question:
(in case you should find yourself elvishly standing by the sea)

why can you never go hungry at the beach?

(i can hear even gollum groaning at this one!)

[Frodo Baggins]

I have a rather corny riddle that I made up myself:


What is there, but then is not
Is always chased but can't be caught
Born of wind and water used for cleaning
Holds a rainbow, though not raining.

[Starbreeze]

Yep, it is a circle.

It's not a keyhole? Oh, don't know then, I'm really not very good at this.

[Bragolandune]

Tigerlily, my mom thinks the answer to your first one is an entertainer..is she on the right track?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Bragolandune - you are the closest. The answer is not alive, but can be brought to life (if you get what I mean).

piosenniel - you are very close with gate.

Starbreeze, you are good. You've gotten more right than I have.

Also, to keep a fish from smelling you hold its nose!

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Frodo, is the answer to yours a wave?

[Susan Delgado]

Tigerlily, is your first music? And your second a fence?
Frodo, is yours a cloud?

[Bragolandune]

Tigerlily, is it a puppet?

[Susan Delgado]

Tigerlily? Frodo? Anyone there?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Sorry I haven't been here in a while, I have been really sick smilies/frown.gif

Anyways - Susan, the answer to the second one is indeed a fence!
The answer to the first one is not music, but music can be part of it. Do you want a hint???

[piosenniel]

yessss, tigerlilly - a hint, we wants it!!!

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

OK, a hint....
"I cannot fly, yet I have wings.
I can make you laugh, cry, or even sing.
Sometimes I am clothed and other times naked.
My purpose is to let your senses awaken."

Well, it is a physical object, as I have said earlier, I think. Ummm... if I give too good of a hint I will give it away. Let's say that it is usually very large, but it can also be very small, depending on where it is. Geez, now I am talking in riddles.
If no one gets it soon I will give a big hint! smilies/smile.gif

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

Your conscience?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Nope, it's not that either.
I guess I thought it was easy to answer because it has to do with my major.

[Bragolandune]

i'll just say my guess again..is it a puppet?

[Bragolandune]

or maybe a theatre?

[Frodo Baggins]

Sorry, I forgot I posted a riddle. You all are really close but not close enough. What do you usually put in water to make it clean better? And, when that sort of water is combined with a puff of air, what results?

[Frodo Baggins]

Sorry, I forgot I posted a riddle. You all are really close but not close enough. What do you usually put in water to make it clean better? And, when that sort of water is combined with a puff of air, what results?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Bragolandune - it is not a puppet
The answer of "a theatre" is sooooooo close, it is something in the theatre (seeing as how a theatre means the lobby, seats and everything). You are so close the water is boiling!

[Susan Delgado]

Ah, good, I'm in theater smilies/smile.gif

actor?
set?
booth?
sound equipment?
lights?
backstage techs? (I know this isn't it, but I had to say it. It's what I do in the productions smilies/smile.gif)
something else that I didn't guess?

Hey, this was my 200th post! yay! smilies/biggrin.gif

[ May 06, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Susan, everything you listed can be part of it (the answer was even in one of your replies, just not by itself).

[Susan Delgado]

A movie?

[Lady_Báin]

aha!! tigerlily yours is a stage (maybe?) its the only thing that susan did not mention smilies/biggrin.gif

[Lady_Báin]

and frodo is yours soap or bubbles :S

[Frodo Baggins]

Hooray for Lady Bain!!! Yes, the answer is Bubbles.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Lady Bain strikes twice! Yes, it is a stage!!!!!

[Susan Delgado]

Ah, a stage, of course....in the place I do theater, there isn't actually a theater; we have to build the stage along with the set for each show. I guess I just think of the stage as part of the set. Good job, Lady Bain smilies/smile.gif

[ May 07, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

I guess a generalized it. A stage can be anywhere someone is performing, as my teacher says.
That's great that you work in the theatre, Susan! I do too, & my mom really enjoys doing props.

Well, I don't have another riddle right now, so someone else can shoot smilies/smile.gif

[Susan Delgado]

I'll go

I run smoother than any rhyme;
I love to fall but cannot climb;
I tremble at each breath of air,
Yet can the heaviest burdens bear.

I'm glad you're in theater too; what do you do? Act? I'm a carpenter, myself. I build the sets and whatnot, but I guess I already said that. Are you doing a show right now? We're doing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It's such a blast; I love it.

[ May 07, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

[Lady_Báin]

susan is yours water?

[Lady_Báin]

this really dosen't count as a riddle but i found it in a book.

I'm hunger. I'm thirst. Where i bite, i hold til i die, and after death they must cut my mouthful out of my enemy's body and bury it with me. I can fast a hundred years and not die. I can lie a hundred nights on ice and not freeze. I can drink a river of blood and not burst. Show me your enemies.

I'll give the answer tommorrow smilies/smile.gif
hint: I found it in Prince Caspian

[ May 08, 2002: Message edited by: Lady_Báin ]

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

I'll have to agree with Lady_Báin about the answer being water, I cannot think of anything better.

Lady_Báin, is the answer to yours a type of weapon???

Susan, I am an actress, though I started out being an artistic designer for sets (which it looks like I may be getting to do this again this summer, Yay!). I am going to be in a show called Simply Vaudeville this summer at a living history museum in MI. I am not done with school yet, so I am not ready to get an agent yet, or anything like that. But it's great fun no matter what you do in theatre!!!!!

[Starbreeze]

You go for it Tigerlily! I'm sure you will be great at what ever you do! smilies/biggrin.gif As for the riddles, I'm all riddled out. My brain hurts from exams and being incharge of a web page - its very hard work, and I only have 26 members, I can sympathise with the Barrow-wight!

[Niere-Teleliniel]

Could it possibly be a werewolf Lady_Báin?
(Ya'll don't mind me jumpin in, do you? if so, let me know!)

[Lady_Báin]

wowwwwwwwwww how did you guess that Niere!!! I thought no one would ever guess that!!! I am amazed you must have cheated smilies/mad.gif just kidding smilies/biggrin.gif oh and by the way yes your answer was correct

(did you look in the book or ....okay okay i'll drop it smilies/biggrin.gif)

your turn smilies/smile.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Wow, a werewolf!
Starbreeze, Thank you & best wishes on your finals. I just finished mine 2 days ago smilies/smile.gif
Well, I don't currently have a riddle, but as soon as I come up with one I will post it.

[Niere-Teleliniel]

No I didn't cheat! I've read the book and seen the movie tons of times so I just remembered it. I was very happy to see a riddle I actually knew the answer to smilies/smile.gif

Here's one, if anyone's interested:

Riddle me, riddle me rot-tot-tote!
A wee little man in a red red coat!
A staff in his hand, and a stone in his throat;
If you'll tell me this riddle, I'll give you a groat.

Cheesy I know, but I didn't make it up! smilies/smile.gif

[Susan Delgado]

Water it is
The answer to Niere's is probably not Santa....

Here's one that's a little different

My first is in window, but not in pane.
My second's in road, but not in lane.
My third is in oval, but not in round.
My fourth is in hearing, but not in sound.
My whole is known as a sign of peace,
And always wins quick release.


Tigerlily, I tried acting when I was younger and didn't like it; I'm not outgoing enough. But a couple years ago I got into Stagecraft and I really liked it. I don't know if it's something I want to do as a career, but I certainly enjoy it and will keep at it, at least as a hobby.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

I have no clue on either one!
With these riddles it seems like they hit me right off, or I have to pry and pry to find an answer. Aye me smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Niere-Teleliniel]

Is it a dove Susan?

[Lady_Báin]

oh dear I 'll never guess those smilies/confused.gif

I'll keep trying though smilies/smile.gif

[Susan Delgado]

That's right, a dove. I have more of that sort if anyone is interested.

[Niere-Teleliniel]

Bring 'em on! smilies/cool.gif

(No one answered mine yet!)

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Could we get a hint, Niere-Teleliniel????
smilies/tongue.gif

[Niere-Teleliniel]

Okay, I'll be nice!

Hint one: In 'A visit from St Nicholas,' what is Santa's nose compared to?

Hint two: It's from a Beatrix Potter book. (Hehe, those are classics!)

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

A cherry??? smilies/smile.gif

[Susan Delgado]

Okey dokey. I'll give a couple because they're easier than other riddles.

1.
My first is in bottle but isn't in milk.
My second's in satin and not in silk.
My third and fourth are both in a pair.
My fifth is in hope and also despair.
My last is in yellow but isn't in pink.
My whole contains liquid for people to drink.

2.
My first is in dog but isn't in cat.
My second's in glove but not in hat.
My third is in flame but not in smoke.
My fourth is in jester but not in joke.
My whole makes no fuss about what it will eat,
And is known to be nimble on its four feet.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

These riddles confuse me.
The first one makes me think of a bottle of Moutain Dew smilies/eek.gif
The second one sounds like a cat, based by the last two lines.

[Niere-Teleliniel]

I made that too easy Tigerlilly! Yeah, it's a cherry.

My first is in dog but isn't in cat.
My second's in glove but not in hat.
My third is in flame but not in smoke.
My fourth is in jester but not in joke.
My whole makes no fuss about what it will eat,
And is known to be nimble on its four feet.

A goat perhaps?

[Niere-Teleliniel]

!!!!! I'm so dense! The other riddle is a barrel!!!!

[Susan Delgado]

Both right, Niere! smilies/biggrin.gif Do you like that kind?

[Niere-Teleliniel]

Yes, but it can take me a while. The barrel one gave me fits! Here's a few for ya'll!

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

2. "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."

3."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."

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

These two have been posted before (by me, actually, so I know the answers smilies/smile.gif )
The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space
The beginning of every end,
And the end of every place."
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
The first one is the letter "E" and the second one is a watermelon.
As for the second one you listed, is the answer "tomorrow"???

[Niere-Teleliniel]

Okay, I wondered about that when I posted, but I was too lazy to back and read thru the thread! smilies/smile.gif Yes, the answer is tomorrow! Perhaps I should just stick to answering...

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

No no! You can keep posting riddles. I understand not wanting to go back through all of them. Besides, I wouldn't have known them if I hadn't been the one who posted them smilies/smile.gif
I have decided to start making up my own riddles, though my head has been spinning lately so I don't have any new ones yet.

[Susan Delgado]

1.
I move silently without wings,
between silvery, silken strings,
And there, in the grass,
You'll see me as you pass.

2.
Two bodies have I, both joined in one.
The more still I stand, the quicker I RUN>

And one more of these, just for kicks smilies/smile.gif

3.
My first in in wood, but isn't in tree.
My second's in four and also in three.
My third is in music and also in tune.
My fourth is in May but never in June.
My whole makes a sound you can hear down the street.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

I think the first one is a spider.

Is the third one a type of musical instrument?

[Susan Delgado]

Correct

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Marvelous! Now to ponder the other two. Hmmm....

[Susan Delgado]

Oh, ya...the second one is a type of musical instrument

[Niere-Teleliniel]

It's a drum.

[Susan Delgado]

Drum is correct smilies/smile.gif

[Susan Delgado]

Oh, ya...the second one is a type of musical instrument
No, that's the third one, the drum. The second one hasn't had any guesses yet.

[Lady_Báin]

susan is no. 2 a feather? or leaf? ahhhhhh I just have no idea!! smilies/confused.gif

[ May 21, 2002: Message edited by: Lady_Báin ]

[Niere-Teleliniel]

Um.....I know the answer to the 2nd one...but....I sorta cheated smilies/eek.gif Anyhoo, if everyone is stumped I can answer it! smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Susan Delgado]

Tsk, tsk, Niere smilies/smile.gif
Why don't we just wait for people to be stumped? smilies/smile.gif

[Niere-Teleliniel]

Siiiiiiigh...All right!

(BTW, congrats on being shady! It gives one a feeling of superiority smilies/evil.gif)

[Susan Delgado]

And to you as well! smilies/smile.gif
::bows all around::

Any guesses out there?

[Lady_Báin]

just a teeny hint please that is the most vague riddle i've heard smilies/biggrin.gif

[Susan Delgado]

Ok...it's an object, and has to do with the keeping of time

[Bragolandune]

Is it an hourglass?

[Susan Delgado]

You got it! smilies/smile.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Wow, sorry everyone, I've been away for a while. When I moved the server really screwed me up. I couldn't sign on for a long time, but it's great to be back.
I am ready to start riddling again!!!!

Here's a lame riddle:

I come from a living thing
Though I am no longer alive
I help bring your visions to life

[Kettle of fish]

Here is my favourtie one of all time.

Five hundred begins it,
five hundred ends it,
Five in the middle is seen;
First of all letters,
the first of all figures,
Take up their stations between.
Join all together,
and then you will bring
Before you the name of an eminent king.

[Lady_Báin]

an hour glass i would have never guessed (obviously me not so clever smilies/biggrin.gif) this probably way off but tigerlily is yours blood ?? (ach that dosen't even make sense i totally suck at this eh... oh well)

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

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

I come from a living thing
Though I am no longer alive
I help bring your visions to life


A cold one?

[piosenniel]

Kettle of Fish

Would that be DAVID?

[piosenniel]

Tigerlily Gamgee

Is it a book?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

The answer to mine is none of what has been listed so far... but I think that "book" may be the closest.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Hullo? Anyone still around this thread? smilies/frown.gif

[Bragolandune]

is it paper?

[Kettle of fish]

Piosenniel,

I bow before your great intelligence. (Well, I would, if doing so wouldn't cause me to hit my head on the computer moniter)

[Lady_Báin]

tigerlily is bragoladune's guess right? or could it be a story?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

It is niether paper nor story, but it is related to both...
hint: paper usually starts out blank

[Susan Delgado]

Is it writing?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Susan... you are burning hot, you are soooo close!

[Alchrivëwen]

hmmm it is neither paper nor story but related to both

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

It is neither paper nor story, it is related to both, and writing is soooo close.
All of these are circling the answer.

Geez, I just came up with this one while sitting at the computer and I saw an object near by... I thought, OK, that's a riddle. I didn't think it would stump so many people.

[Bragolandune]

is it a type writer? or a keyboard maybe..

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

BOOKS!!!!!
Actually I still think my original idea is correct; a cold one.

[ June 01, 2002: Message edited by: Gimli Son Of Gloin ]

[Susan Delgado]

Is it a pencil?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Yes, it is a pencil, Susan!!!! YAY!
It's kinda funny because I just wrote that riddle in 2 seconds when I saw a pencil sitting next to the keyboard on the desk. I didn't even think it was a good riddle. I just thought, "Gee, I haven't posted a riddle in a while, perhaps I should." smilies/smile.gif

[Frodo Baggins]

that's a good one tigerlily

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

Most are Liers,
Most are Boneheads,
Most are Jerks,
Yet still respected.

This one is kind of funny.

[piosenniel]

Gimli - please don't let the answer be Forum Administrators!!!!!!! smilies/wink.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

that's a good one tigerlily
Thank you very much, Mr.Frodo!

Gimli - is the answer to yours "lawyers" smilies/smile.gif

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

Piosenniel, I have to admit that wasn't what I had in mind, but I guess it fits smilies/wink.gif

Tigerlily, you got it right. If you had said polititions that also would have been correct.

[ June 07, 2002: Message edited by: Gimli Son Of Gloin ]

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Wow, it really was lawyers! That's funny!

I was just wondering how many riddlers are still out there...??? I haven't seen many of the regulars anymore & this thread seems to be dying. That's sad, because I really enjoy it.
Are you guys still out there???

Here's a riddle...
What black and green with obsession all over?

Anyone, anyone??
Wow, I am sounding crazy now. smilies/tongue.gif

[Raefindel]

OK, I know I haven't been on this thread for more than a month, but my son thought up a good riddle and wanted me to post it, so I decided to take the turn I never took when I "won".

What's loud, but doesn't make a sound?
What's bright but emits no light?
What's soft, but has no texture?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Is the answer "colors"?

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

A spirit? A checkered golf shirt?

[Raefindel]

Yes, Tigerlilly, It is color! Wow! that was fast! My son is dissapointed, he was hoping to keep you all stumped for days.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Tell him I'm sorry. I think that one just clicked with me right away because of all of the art classes I have taken.

[Susan Delgado]

I'm still around....I'm running out of riddles though smilies/smile.gif

His costume is slendid, all golden and red,
And he wears a red flower on top of his head.
You can see he's the boss here,
For one and all come when they hear his call.

I don't know about yours, Tigerlily....a woman with no fasion sense?? smilies/smile.gif

[Bragolandune]

ooh first time im posting a riddle..well here goes:

Pronounced as one letter,
And written with three,
Two letters there are,
And two only in me.
I'm double, I'm single,
I'm black, blue and grey,
I'm read from both ends,
And the same either way.

[Susan Delgado]

That's a good one Bragolandune... is it "eye"?

[Bragolandune]

you got it!

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

His costume is slendid, all golden and red,
And he wears a red flower on top of his head.
You can see he's the boss here,
For one and all come when they hear his call.


Is it a rooster?

I don't know about yours, Tigerlily....a woman with no fasion sense??
Were you reffering to the "What's black and green with obsession all over?"
If so, then no. That was just my little fun play about the Barrow Downs (though I guess there is yellow in there as well smilies/smile.gif )

Also, it's kinda fun to make up riddles. Heck, the past few of mine have been made up on the spot about objects I see around me. It's kinda fun, though they are not as good as other riddles & they may not rhyme smilies/biggrin.gif

[Susan Delgado]

Well, I was joking anyway with the woman with no fashion sense...you know, whatever. Just having fun smilies/smile.gif

Yes, it is a rooster.

I liked that riddle Bragolandune...give us more like that smilies/smile.gif

[Lady_Báin]

i thought i'd just chuck one in though it's not my turn (not mine i found it on a website and am not sure if its been posted smilies/smile.gif)

Born at the same time as the world,
destined to live as long as the world,
and yet never five weeks old.
What is it?

[Gandalf_theGrey]

Would it be a month?

[Bragolandune]

well im glad you liked it susan smilies/smile.gif its not mine though, i found a great website with a whole bunch on it..so heres another one for you:

I am something people count on,
But I'm not your fingers or toes.
I am the comfort in your heart,
When your mind's not sure it knows.
People often call me blind,
For I have no eyes to see.
Several times I have been lost,
But I cannot be given away.
What am I?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Bragolandune - I know this is a simple sounding answer, but is it "LOVE"?

PS - I agree with Gandalf's answer of a month. I can't think of anything else.

[Susan Delgado]

I also can't think of better answers than "love" and "month"

[Veritas]

Lady_Belin: Maybe the moon?

Bragolandune: I agree with the others, Love?