Let Down And Hanging Around, Crushed Like A Bug In The Ground.

[ZoNeSeeK]

I'm sometimes highly strung,

But can be as broke as a hobo,

I can fly like the birds,

Going down, down, down and wet to your elbows.

What am I?

[Gaberax]

Fishing line?

[ZoNeSeeK]

Nope ;)

[Gaberax]

Boots?

[ZoNeSeeK]

Nope

[Girlystevedave]

Spirit?

[ZoNeSeeK]

Nope, but you're starting to think in the right direction :)

You'll probably need to work out each line to get the final answer.

[Gaberax]

Horse is not correct, is it? :orely:

[ZoNeSeeK]

No gab

[SigTauGimp]

(sp?)Anxiety?

[Gaberax]

I'm sometimes highly strung, kite

But can be as broke as a hobo, kite, as in write a bad check?

I can fly like the birds, kite, the bird

And can get you wet to yer elbows! kite surfing?

What am I? Kite?

[Jon]

YIKES...SOUNDS GOOD, GABE...I HOPE THE LAST LINE HOLDS UP.

[ZoNeSeeK]

All incorrect.

You'll need your abstract hats on for this.

[Kevin]

balloon?

[Gaberax]

Mr, Seek, you are a sneaky bastard! :)

[ZoNeSeeK]

! :D

[Jon]

"And can get you wet to yer elbows!"

This line puts me in the mind of artificially inseminating cows.

[Gaberax]

"And can get you wet to yer elbows!"

This line puts me in the mind of artificially inseminating cows.

Oh! Thank's a lot for THAT mental picture! :arg:


:cyclops:

[Jon]

"And can get you wet to yer elbows!"

This line puts me in the mind of artificially inseminating cows.

Oh! Thank's a lot for THAT mental picture! :arg:


:cyclops:


And...you think Josh is ABOVE such a riddle???:rofl::rofl:

[Gaberax]

Actually, it is a good answer. :) Just kinda early in the morning for me.
That damned line has had me thinking!

[Ryan]

Are you an Idea?

[Gaberax]

I'm sometimes highly strung, Strung out?

But can be as broke as a hobo, Down-and-out?

I can fly like the birds, Fly out?

And can get you wet to yer elbows! Wash out or downspout?

What am I? out?

I also thought zero might work...till I got to that damned last line. :pullhair:

[SigTauGimp]

Imagination??

[Jon]

"I'm sometimes highly strung,"

"hamstring"

Just thinking aloud.

[ZoNeSeeK]

Gab: wrong ..although you're in the right area using 'wash out' for the last line. Hint: Each line refers to a different word that can be used in conjunction with the answer.

Jon: keep thinking :) you're not as far off as your guess initially seems.

[Gaberax]

I'm sometimes highly strung, Power line

But can be as broke as a hobo, Will power

I can fly like the birds, Power boat

And can get you wet to yer elbows! Power washer

What am I? Power?

[Ryan]

I'm sometimes highly strung,

But can be as broke as a hobo,Finished up

I can fly like the birds,High up

And can get you wet to yer elbows! Wash up

What am I? I think you're "UP" but I don't know what the answer to the first clue is.

[ZoNeSeeK]

I don't see anything correct. Its more the "wash" side of wash out i was looking at.

[Gaberax]

Ugh! Brain pain! BAck to bed...

[Ryan]

I'm sometimes highly strung, The washing

But can be as broke as a hobo, Washed up

I can fly like the birds, Wash Water

And can get you wet to yer elbows! WashTub

What am I? I think you're "Wash"

[ZoNeSeeK]

Ryan: Sorry, thats not correct.

[NeverAgain]

I'm sometimes highly strung,

But can be as broke as a hobo,

I can fly like the birds,

And can get you wet to yer elbows! Wash Board?

What am I?

[ZoNeSeeK]

I don't see the correct answer.

Hint: Think kitchen fixture for the 4th.

[Jon]

faucet?

spigot?

[ZoNeSeeK]

No

[Gaberax]

Dishwasher for the 4th? :pullhair:

[ZoNeSeeK]

You're dancing around it - ive modified the line to help.

[Gaberax]

One more stab at it...

I'm sometimes highly strung, Hamstrung

But can be as broke as a hobo, piggy bank

I can fly like the birds, When pigs fly

Going down, down, down and wet to your elbows. Electric pig.

What am I? Pig?

[alinda]

I was thinking sink for four, but n/m. nothing else makes sense then.

[Jean]

I was thinking sink for four, but n/m. nothing else makes sense then. I've been thinking sink for days now, but can't fit anything else, either

[ZoNeSeeK]

Jean: what on earth is an Electric Pig? :)

Sink is correct.

[ZoNeSeeK]

Spirit?

Remember this was thinking in the right direction.

[Gaberax]

Jean: what on earth is an Electric Pig? :)




Electric pig: DEFINED! (http://www.answers.com/topic/electric-pig)

[ZoNeSeeK]

Oh ok :)

[Gaberax]

I'm sometimes highly strung, Tapestry

But can be as broke as a hobo, Tapped Out

I can fly like the birds, On Tap

Going down, down, down and wet to your elbows. Tap Water

What am I? Tap


I'm sometimes highly strung, Trapeze

But can be as broke as a hobo, Rattrap

I can fly like the birds, flytrap

Going down, down, down and wet to your elbows. Drain trap

What am I? Trap

[ZoNeSeeK]

***

[ZoNeSeeK]

Jean: what on earth is an Electric Pig? :)

Sink is correct (for line 4)

Gab: I don't see the correct answer.

Hint: each line refers to a common metaphor using the answer, not literal objects.

[Gaberax]

I diidn't think either one was correct, really. Oh well, back to the girl getting stripped by a mechanical shovel (http://www.break.com/index/woman-stripped-by-mechanical-shovel.html). :)

[ZoNeSeeK]

Spirit?

this is thinking in the right direction

[ZoNeSeeK]

You will want to kill yourselves when you figure it out :)

[Gaberax]

Pleae, don't break and tell us the answer. I rather leave it unsolved at this point. It has become a second hobby. Something to think about when I take the dog on our nightly 2 mile walk. :lol:

[ZoNeSeeK]

Well keep thinking, and if you bend your mind towards the poetic you should be right :)

[Disturbed Angel]

Fly like a bird, - sink like a stone?

[Disturbed Angel]

Going down, down, down and wet to your elbows. - loose lips sink ships?

[SigTauGimp]

Please, please don't post the answer up....I'm loving/hating this riddle...I think about it at least once a day...ok, just thinking aloud...spirit isn't correct, but I keep thinking along the lines of it...something abstract...like, for the third and fourth I keep on thinking of soaring spirit and sinking spirit....just brainstorming here...


I'm sometimes highly strung - anxious feelings

But can be as broke as a hobo - poor feelings

I can fly like the birds - soaring feelings

Going down, down, down and wet to your elbows - Sinking feelings

What am I? Feelings ??

[Jon]

Please, please don't post the answer up....I'm loving/hating this riddle...I think about it at least once a day...ok, just thinking aloud...spirit isn't correct, but I keep thinking along the lines of it...something abstract...like, for the third and fourth I keep on thinking of soaring spirit and sinking spirit....just brainstorming here...

Some types of alcohol is oft called spirits.

There is also spirit gum.

[ZoNeSeeK]

Please, please don't post the answer up....I'm loving/hating this riddle...I think about it at least once a day...ok, just thinking aloud...spirit isn't correct, but I keep thinking along the lines of it...something abstract...like, for the third and fourth I keep on thinking of soaring spirit and sinking spirit....just brainstorming here...


I'm sometimes highly strung - anxious feelings

But can be as broke as a hobo - poor feelings

I can fly like the birds - soaring feelings

Going down, down, down and wet to your elbows - Sinking feelings

What am I? Feelings ??

Close but no cigar :) Im looking for a thing.

[Gaberax]

I'm sometimes highly strung - heartstrings

But can be as broke as a hobo - broken hearted

I can fly like the birds - Winged heart

Going down, down, down and wet to your elbows - down hearted

What am I? Heart?

[ZoNeSeeK]

I'm sometimes highly strung - heartstrings

But can be as broke as a hobo - broken hearted

I can fly like the birds - Winged heart

Going down, down, down and wet to your elbows - down hearted

What am I? Heart?

Finally! Your last 2 lines work but aren't exactly what I was after, still fits though :)

I can fly like the birds - heart soars

Going down, down, down and wet to your elbows - heart sinks

Jean, SigTau and Gaberax can share the goose for this one, you all had vital parts of the working out done :)

[Gaberax]

Thank GOD!!!!

This one had me stymied. I was truly wrapped around the axel on this one. I have had a mental block for a couple of weeks now...haven't been able to think of any new puzzles (hopefully I haven't "dried up.")

Hat's off to you, Mr. Seek, nicely played, sir. :thumbsup:

I gladly share the goose with my esteemed associates, Squire Jean and Squire SigTauGimp. :grouphug:

Might I have a little humble pudding with mine? :)

[ZoNeSeeK]

Sorry for contributing to the creative block! :)

Ive got to think up some new ones too. And when you dont have a cracker idea it feels like work :(

[Jon]

Yes...I know what you mean Zone...and Gabe...I had to turn to writing a poem.

[SigTauGimp]

Thank the beams...I'm totally cool with sharing some goose-age...soooo glad this one is done.. :)