Fu - Gyrocell - Gentle Crowd Control

[Gaberax]

Cut off my head for a western state or a king’s fate.
Cut off my feet for a revolutionary figure.
Cut off both, treacherous conditions.
Altogether, some strange eating.

[Ryan]

The Gourge in George Washington
It's my first guess here.... I saw Phish there years ago.

[Jean]

:rose:

Cut off my head for a western state or a king’s fate.
Ka (=KA)

or, maybe, "alas, ka!"

[Gaberax]

:rose:

Cut off my head for a western state or a king’s fate.
Ka (=KA)

Phonetically, Ka....How would that satisfy the "Western State" clue?

[Gaberax]

The Gourge in George Washington
It's my first guess here.... I saw Phish there years ago.

Nope. Not sure if that is your guess or an ad hoc review of the concert :wtf: ...but no :nope:

[Jean]

:rose:

Cut off my head for a western state or a king’s fate.
Ka (=KA)

Phonetically, Ka....How would that satisfy the "Western State" clue?

::slaps bearforehead::
I thought it was abbreviation for Kansas, while now I am beginning to think it's KS

must be "Ca", then, for California

[Gaberax]

Cut off my head for a western state or a king’s fate. CA Jean
Cut off my feet for a revolutionary figure.
Cut off both, treacherous conditions.
Altogether, some strange eating.

[Ryan]

What does California or CA have to do with a 'king's' fate? :|

[Ryan]

a revolutionary figure. Joan of Arc perhaps? :)

[Gaberax]

What does California or CA have to do with a 'king's' fate? :|

Ka, from the books...CA, in a sense is Ka


a revolutionary figure. Joan of Arc perhaps? :)

No, actually not that type of figure.

[Ryan]

a revolutionary figure. - Pi perhaps, or, Phi maybe :orely:

[Gaberax]

a revolutionary figure. - Pi perhaps, or, Phi maybe :orely:

Right you are, Ryan, right you are....

***Admits to an extraordinary number of Pi references lately****


Cut off my head for a western state or a king’s fate. CA Jean
Cut off my feet for a revolutionary figure. PI Ryan
Cut off both, treacherous conditions.
Altogether, some strange eating.

[Ryan]

Look at that I was correct on my guess on my 100th post..... lucky ducky me:rock:

Treacherous conditions,..... I'm thinking of a bunch of them, I'll guess Ice

[Gaberax]

Look at that I was correct on my guess on my 100th post..... lucky ducky me:rock:

Treacherous conditions,..... I'm thinking of a bunch of them, I'll guess Ice

Close, but no cigar, Lucky Duck! http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/Gaberax/smiley_duck.gif

[Ryan]

My next lucky Lucky Duck! http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/Gaberax/smiley_duck.gif guess is - Mudslide for Treacherous conditions

[Gaberax]

My next lucky Lucky Duck! http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/Gaberax/smiley_duck.gif guess is - Mudslide for Treacherous conditions

Er...no. The format of the riddle dictates the answer. In this case, the word I am looking for starts with PI, based on the second line and ends with CA, based on the first line and the third line defines the middle part. Put all the pieces together for the answer to the fourth line. Good luck.

[Ryan]

I'll just have to think about that tomorrow, for tomorrow's another day - Scarlett (GWTW)

[Gaberax]

I'll just have to think about that tomorrow, for tomorrow's another day - Scarlett (GWTW)

Don't think TOO long. You've solved most of the riddle already. ;)

[Gunkslinger]

I'll just have to think about that tomorrow, for tomorrow's another day - Scarlett (GWTW)

Don't think TOO long. You've solved most of the riddle already. ;)

Treacherous condition IC? as in icy?

Pica the eating disorder on non-food items. i.e Geophagia, dirt eating for Kaolin, found in Africa and in the South.

[Gaberax]

I'll just have to think about that tomorrow, for tomorrow's another day - Scarlett (GWTW)

Don't think TOO long. You've solved most of the riddle already. ;)

Treacherous condition IC? as in icy?

Pica the eating disorder on non-food items. i.e Geophagia, dirt eating for Kaolin, found in Africa and in the South.

Yes, Gunkslinger, that is it. :clap: A rubber goose for your dining pleasure.

Ryan gets a huge plate of dirt-brownies, as does Jean.

Thanks to everyone who played.

Cut off my head for a western state or a king’s fate. CA
Cut off my feet for a revolutionary figure. PI
Cut off both, treacherous conditions. IC
Altogether, some strange eating. PICA

[John_and_Yoko]

I'm sorry, but I don't understand ANY of those....

[Gaberax]

Cut off my head for a western state or a king’s fate. CA
CA is the postal abbreviation for California, a western state. In the Dark Tower Ka is similiar to fate (Ca and Ka are phonetically identical)

Cut off my feet for a revolutionary figure. PI
Pi is the calculation of a circle. The number is represented by 3.1415...
best shown here:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/Gaberax/Animated_PI.gif
From point to point, it is 3.14 revolutions of the given wheel.
The "figure" is found in the revolution of the wheel.

Cut off both, treacherous conditions. IC
IC is a play on the word icy

Altogether, some strange eating. PICA
Pica is an eating disorder best described here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_(disorder))

You may be unfamiliar with the format of the riddle and if so, I apologize. It was a fairly common format in days (and forums) past. I suppose I should have explained it.

[John_and_Yoko]

Ah, okay, I see.

[Gaberax]

The first time I saw one of these riddles, I was working on it about 4 days :panic: :pullhair:. I think it was one of Gunkslinger's :shoot:. When it finally clicked and I figured it out...it was the best damned feeling. :excited:

:lol:

[Jon]

Gabe must be hungry. PI comes up a lot.

[Gunkslinger]

Good riddle Gabe, although I feel guilty last moment swooping in with answer.

When I saw Pica I knew it was an answer, I use to teach a soil unit to middle school and I talked about geophagia, we use to make an edible soil for the students to eat. Grape Nuts for sand, lecithin for silt and cocoa powder for clay.

Anyhow, I was trying to figure how "I" could be treacherous, how could "C" how could "IC" then the "aha!" moment. That did feel good.

[Ryan]

"Ryan gets a huge plate of dirt-brownies, as does Jean."
MMMMM YUMMY PICA dirt brownies.... My new Fav :excited:

[Jean]

Bears love everything!!!

::devours his share::

[alinda]

:doh: in all honesty I missed this one entirely. It wont stop me from going back a page to enjoy the process of another Gabe riddle:wtf:love them so much Gabe , I will endeavor to join in next one ....

[Jon]

I don't understand how "CA" fit into the answer.

"CA" is at the beginining of the riddle, yet "ca" is at the end of pica.

What am I missing , kind riddlemaster?

[Gaberax]

Logically, the "ca" piece falls at the end of the answer.

Cut off my head for a western state or a king’s fate.

Pi CA


"Oh, great GoogaMooga, can't you hear me talking to you.
Just a ball of confusion.
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today.
Woo, hey, hey." ~ The Temptations

[Jon]

Ahh > I need to read more carefully.