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A riddle
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John Hale
Yarn Weaver
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Dec-8-2004 01:45
Hello all.
I'm fairly new to Sleuth and I thought I might share a little hobby of mine with you all. Here's something for that sad moment when the mysteries of the day are all done.
Thousands lay up gold within this house,
but no man made it.
Spears past counting guard this house,
but no man wards it.
What is it?
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Ashley O'Mally
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May-30-2005 17:12
Is #1 a werewolf? I'm just guessing! Is #2 a chair?
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Lady Grey
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May-30-2005 17:15
No and no. You are close with #2
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Daniella Jewel
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May-30-2005 17:21
#2 a table?
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Lady Grey
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May-30-2005 17:45
Daniella: Between the two answers you are close. The riddle is taken from "The Hobbit" by JRR Tolkien. Bilbo uses it in his riddle contest with Gollum.
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Daniella Jewel
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May-30-2005 17:57
I DON'T READ HOBBIT! PLEASE GIVE ME THE ANSWER BEFORE I GO INSANE!
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Daniella Jewel
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May-30-2005 18:12
GIVE ME THE BLOODY ANSWER QUICK BEFORE I DROWN MYSELF IN VODKA LOL!
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cfm
Nomad
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May-30-2005 18:42
*pulling up a chair and holding it for the young detective to sit upon*
Daniella, please relax and and stop yelling.
The riddle answer won't be posted until others have had a chance to answer as well.
*hands the young lady a glass of water calmly*
Lady Grey,
#2...
a man on a stool...beside a plate on a table...and an animal must get part of the meal on the plate...?
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Jojo
Old Shoe
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May-30-2005 18:53
*gets out his copy of The Hobbit...*]
Ohhhhh.....
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James_Lee
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May-30-2005 21:24
im not sure if anybody got this, but Lady Grey, the first one is a person going through life
baby walks on four "legs"
when matured, walks on two
and when elderly, the cane he/she uses counts as third, assuming he/she has back problems
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Lady Grey
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May-31-2005 01:41
1)Correct James. You solved the riddle of the sphinx.
2) Correct cfm. The man on the stool is eating a fish and his pet cat gets the bones.
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