The Incomparable Mr. Flannery

[leaveittobeezer]

I travelled from the land of Memphis to Europe with slaves long ago.

I evolved and took shape in the heart of the land of rebirth.

I am literally ka-tet.

Part of me connects all who read this.

To possess me is to possess potence & moderation. You hold the world in the palm of your hand.

What am I?

[B Rag]

Religion!

[NemelChelovek]

Language?

[leaveittobeezer]

Religion!

nosir, sorry

[leaveittobeezer]

Language?

nope

[razz]

fate?

[leaveittobeezer]

fate?
no

To clarify just a lil bit, I am something tangible

[Jon]

A globe?

[leaveittobeezer]

nosiree

[leaveittobeezer]

To help shed a little light, consider the literal meaning of ka-tet

[razz]

collective? Family? baked potato?

[Jon]

Urban Dictionary: ka-tet (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ka-tet)
1. ka-tet. a group bound together by fate to achieve a common goal. Ka, meaning destiny, + tet = group.

[Jon]

I'm working on getting an "unsolved" icon for this riddle. Please don't solve it until an icon is up, or I'll look like MORE of a fool to Brice.

[leaveittobeezer]

Urban Dictionary: ka-tet (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ka-tet)
1. ka-tet. a group bound together by fate to achieve a common goal. Ka, meaning destiny, + tet = group.

on the right track, john

[NemelChelovek]

Ka-tet: "One made from many."

I want to say civilization, but that's not tangible enough, sooooo...water?

[razz]

are you sure it's not a baked potato?

[leaveittobeezer]

are you sure it's not a baked potato?

If i tried I might be able to connect it in some way, but to avoid confusion I will say no:nana:

[leaveittobeezer]

Ka-tet: "One made from many."

I want to say civilization, but that's not tangible enough, sooooo...water?

Spot on on the "one from many":)

Not so much on the "civilization" or "water" though

[Jon]

Just thinking aloud...

One from many...


E pluribus unum...currency, trade, dollar, dollar bill, Bill, barter.


I'm spent!

[Jon]

are you sure it's not a baked potato?



No Damn it!!! I'm the baked potato around here!!!


(I'm not sure what that means really...)

[leaveittobeezer]

Just thinking aloud...

One from many...


E pluribus unum...currency, trade, dollar, dollar bill, Bill, barter.


I'm spent!

'Fraid you're getting colder.

[Jon]

Language?

[NemelChelovek]

I already guessed language Jonwalter :p

[Adumbros]

I'm working on getting an "unsolved" icon for this riddle. Please don't solve it until an icon is up, or I'll look like MORE of a fool to Brice.

you wouldn't be the first. i had to be born into a family with that intellectual motherfucker in my ear. :D love ya, Brice!


to take a wild guess...it's tangible, has to do with destiny, one made from many...


life?

[leaveittobeezer]

[quote=Jon;241109]

to take a wild guess...it's tangible, has to do with destiny, one made from many...


life?

nosir

another clue perhaps, I'm smaller than a breadbox ;)

[Jon]

I already guessed language Jonwalter :p


Great minds think alike...and some of them don't read the whole thread.:cowboy:


My next guesses: virus, bacteria, disease, cancer, some sort of pathology? Pestilence?

We do have needed bacteria blooms in our bodies.

[Adumbros]

a baby?

[leaveittobeezer]

I already guessed language Jonwalter :p




My next guesses: virus, bacteria, disease, cancer, some sort of pathology? Pestilence?

We do have needed bacteria blooms in our bodies.


nope

at the risk of giving too much away, dust off your thesauri & tear into the final clue

[Adumbros]

family?

[lipgloss_and_revolver]

Feet? Atoms?


LOL this is hard. :doh:

[leaveittobeezer]

potence=strength
moderation=temperance

[Adumbros]

a sword?

fuck i might actually have to cave.

[leaveittobeezer]

a sword?

fuck i might actually have to cave.

no not a sword & don't give up so easily

I fear this being my first riddle that i may have been too vague. Any more clues, though & i run the risk of giving the answer away.

Consider the clue that points toward a connection between all who read this thread.:evil:

[Jon]

Ok lets dissect this:

"Consider the clue that points toward a connection between all who read this thread.:evil:"

We are mostly Stephen King fans or horror fans.

[leaveittobeezer]

Ok lets dissect this:

"Consider the clue that points toward a connection between all who read this thread.:evil:"

We are mostly Stephen King fans or horror fans.


Not exactly but a big step in the right direction.;)

[Jon]

We read English?

[Jean]

we read books

[Jon]

We read

We write

[Adumbros]

oh holy mary mother of fuck i think i have it and if i'm right beez i'm gonna kick myself i shoulda fuckin guessed this from the very first.

IMAGINATION.

[Jean]

er... he said it was something tangible, didn't he?

[leaveittobeezer]

oh holy mary mother of fuck i think i have it and if i'm right beez i'm gonna kick myself i shoulda fuckin guessed this from the very first.

IMAGINATION.

fraid not, sir

[leaveittobeezer]

we read books

what do we read?

[Adumbros]

words

[leaveittobeezer]

words

hehe yes i suppose so...

more specifically, every single person on this message board (i say this with 100% certainty-"How can you be so sure" you ask?) has this in common

this is one of those forehead slappers:doh:

[Adumbros]

name

[leaveittobeezer]

name

nein

[Brice]

posts?

[Adumbros]

letters? language?

[leaveittobeezer]

no & no...take a step back & think a bit broader

[Adumbros]

fuckin balls...not the letter "e", is it?

[leaveittobeezer]

lol nosir...im afraid any more hints on this particular clue will bring the entire riddle tumbling down like one of Balazar's failed card constructs

[Adumbros]

i think...this is a rarity for me but...i give

[Adumbros]

wait...man?

[leaveittobeezer]

wait...man?

no, not man
& once the answer to this specific clue is found the answer to the entire riddle will be pretty plain, i believe.

[Adumbros]

specific clue? did i miss something?

[Adumbros]

hand

[leaveittobeezer]

specific clue? did i miss something?
PART of me connects all who read this.
The answer to this specific clue is not the entire aswer to the riddle, however it IS a major leap in the direction of the solution.

[Adumbros]

fuckin-A...i'm not a religious man, but...is it God? it is, isn't it?

[leaveittobeezer]

nope, the connection is a bit more mundane

[Adumbros]

ah fuckit. i'm stumped. looks like we got each other good. :rofl:

[Adumbros]

btw, if you turn and get mine now, i'm gonna cyberkick you in the e-balls :rofl:

[leaveittobeezer]

haha

[leaveittobeezer]

consider what connects adumbros, brice, Jon, turtlesong, leaveittobeezer, etc. & the answer will present itself

[Adumbros]

computer?

[leaveittobeezer]

warmer hehe

[Brice]

internet

[Adumbros]

elecricity? keyboard? technology? screen?

[Brice]

web

[leaveittobeezer]

internet

more specifically...?

[Adumbros]

site/sight

[leaveittobeezer]

specifically...?

[Adumbros]

the fuckin Tower?

[Adumbros]

oh son of a motherfucking bitch!


VISION!

[Adumbros]

i goddamn KNOW it's right this time! fuckin-A! beautiful riddle, beez! :tip hat:

[leaveittobeezer]

the fuckin Tower?

The tower.
You say true, but as i said before this is but part of the answer. Consider the other clues in relation to this one & the goose is as good as yours

[Adumbros]

Stephen King? character?

[Adumbros]

oh hell i really thought vision was it. it certainly fits. fuck me. i really do quit this time.

[Adumbros]

last guess...page. if that's not it, i'm done. for real.

[leaveittobeezer]

so soon, with the end in sight? fair enough. The answer is a mere stone's throw away;)

[Jon]

I travelled from the land of Memphis to Europe with slaves long ago.

I evolved and took shape in the heart of the land of rebirth.

I am literally ka-tet.

Part of me connects all who read this.

To possess me is to possess potence & moderation. You hold the world in the palm of your hand.

What am I?


BUMP

Just to keep from running from page to page.

[NemelChelovek]

I do believe the answer is the Tarot.

[Maturins_Daughter]

How does part of tarot connect all who read this?

[Adumbros]

the same way part of the Tower does: via sai King.

[Maturins_Daughter]

I'm afraid I disagree. Also, how is tarot "literally" ka-tet?

[Adumbros]

there are several things that could be considered "literally" ka-tet. the statue of liberty is one made from many. and that's just one example.

i must say, this one really has my brain fucked up. i'm usually the ultimate equilateral thinker, able to see around corners before i even know they're there most of the time, but beez tells me i practically got the answer, and yet i'm stupefied.

[Adumbros]

:rose:
(yes, this is my answer, not just the icon)

[NemelChelovek]

The Tarot is one made from many because it is a singular entity (a pack of cards, a Tarot deck) made up of many singular entities (individual cards with their own meanings). And part of the Tarot connects all who read this because one of its most well-known, prominent cards is...the Tower.

I stand by my answer till Sai Beezer says I'm wrong.

[leaveittobeezer]

I travelled from the land of Memphis to Europe with slaves long ago.

The earliest forms of playing cards came to Europe from Egypt with the Mamelukes (slave warriors) in the late 14th century.

I evolved and took shape in the heart of the land of rebirth.

The tarot deck evolved from the early, primitive decks with the additions of the higher arcana approximately 100 years later in Italy, birthplace of the Renaissance

I am literally ka-tet.

Ka-tet = "one from many." 78 separate cards together comprising a single deck. Each card with a certain meaning, working in tandem toward a single purpose.

Part of me connects all who read this.

The Tower (the 16th card of the higher arcana) is the connection we all share, as this site is dedicated primarily to the Dark Tower.

To possess me is to possess potence & moderation. You hold the world in the palm of your hand.

Potence = Strength (The 8th card in the higher arcana)
Moderation = Temperence (The 14th card in the higher arcana)
You hold the WORLD (The 21st card of the higher arcana) in the palm of your hand.

What am I?

I am indeed the Tarot deck.

Grats, Nemel, that fabled goose is yours.

[NemelChelovek]

:D Good riddle!

[leaveittobeezer]

Thanks. I was afraid that I may have been a bit too vague with the clues, but I didn't want to give too many hints initially for fear of making it too simple. It's a tough balancing act because the answer was so apparent to me, yet I didn't realize all the tangential twists it could have taken, and did take.

[Jon]

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?p=248168#post248168

[NemelChelovek]

That link confuses me, dear sir. It leads back...here?

[Maturins_Daughter]

The Tarot is one made from many because it is a singular entity (a pack of cards, a Tarot deck) made up of many singular entities (individual cards with their own meanings). And part of the Tarot connects all who read this because one of its most well-known, prominent cards is...the Tower.

I stand by my answer till Sai Beezer says I'm wrong.

Now that makes sense. I am not familiar with Tarot decks so I didn't know that the Tower is a prominent card within its ranks. Thanks Nemel.

[Adumbros]

cheers, mate. ye had a zinger there. i can't recall anytime in my adulthood being so thoroughly baffled; but it doesn't help much that i don't know fuck-all about the tarot either. one of the very few subjects i have not made it a salient point to educate myself on; "pop" occult to me is so much Hot Topic pseudo-goth bullshit. but nevertheless, an intriguing run. :bows: i would take me hat off, me foine bucko, but i dinnae wear one.

[Jon]

That link confuses me, dear sir. It leads back...here?



First off, Great riddle. Given its answer it is little wonder I was so clueless. I know next to noting on that topic.


Nemel...I have NO idea why I posted that link.