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Ryan
01-15-2009, 09:56 AM
:rose:

Heartless in the first place.
Dangerous in the second.
unwitting in the third.

Stop repeating everything I say.
A diamond ring was one step too far.
Only Ernst would calculate the risk of arm wrestling a Zen Master.

Geriatric vacationers from The Great White.
We are the same, you and I.
This is the word.

marcel marceau's parrot must die.

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this is the first riddle I've ever posted so It'll either go fast or be so obsure no one will get it.

Jon
01-15-2009, 11:41 PM
Thus far I am clueless.

But rest assured, If you are not too convoluted, someone will get it. there may be a need for hints though. Only give them if asked ok?

Gaberax
01-16-2009, 09:45 AM
:rose:

Heartless in the first place.
Dangerous in the second.
unwitting in the third.

Stop repeating everything I say.
A diamond ring was one step too far.
Only Ernst would calculate the risk of arm wrestling a Zen Master.

Geriatric vacationers from The Great White.
We are the same, you and I.
This is the word.

marcel marceau's parrot must die.

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this is the first riddle I've ever posted so It'll either go fast or be so obsure no one will get it.

memento mori?

Ryan
01-19-2009, 04:30 AM
memento mori?

Good Guess.... But No

Gaberax
01-19-2009, 07:19 PM
Damn, my head is spinning over this one...

Heartless in the first place. Cold or Cruel?
Dangerous in the second. Bad or Risky
unwitting in the third. Innocent or Fool

Stop repeating everything I say. mimic? parrot?
A diamond ring was one step too far. engaged?
Only Ernst would calculate the risk of arm wrestling a Zen Master. WTF? Who is Ernst and WHY would he wrestle a Zen Master. Oddly enough, there were pages that come up in Google if you enter Ernst, "Zen MAster" and "arm wrestling". :scared:


Geriatric vacationers from The Great White. Old Campers Way (Great White Way)
We are the same, you and I. Us?, Equals?
This is the word. This?

marcel marceau's (Mime? Bip? Clown?)) parrot (polly, kea, ara) must die (expire).

Not sure of all the clues but James Bond seems to fit the 2nd stanza...kinda...in a remote, distant, tenuous sorta way...Diamonds Are Forever, maybe? But I am really kinda lost....:orely:

Jon
01-20-2009, 12:23 AM
Is Ernst a typo for Ernest?
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff79/walterodim_photos/Ernest-P-Worrell.jpg

Ryan
01-20-2009, 04:37 AM
Damn, my head is spinning over this one...

Heartless in the first place. Cold or Cruel?
Dangerous in the second. Bad or Risky
unwitting in the third. Innocent or Fool

Stop repeating everything I say. mimic? parrot?
A diamond ring was one step too far. engaged?
Only Ernst would calculate the risk of arm wrestling a Zen Master. WTF? Who is Ernst and WHY would he wrestle a Zen Master. Oddly enough, there were pages that come up in Google if you enter Ernst, "Zen MAster" and "arm wrestling". :scared:


Geriatric vacationers from The Great White. Old Campers Way (Great White Way)
We are the same, you and I. Us?, Equals?
This is the word. This?

marcel marceau's (Mime? Bip? Clown?)) parrot (polly, kea, ara) must die (expire).

Not sure of all the clues but James Bond seems to fit the 2nd stanza...kinda...in a remote, distant, tenuous sorta way...Diamonds Are Forever, maybe? But I am really kinda lost....:orely:

1st, Ernst is not misspelled....
2nd, "mimic" is very close
3rd, This... yes is a word but not the word I'm looking for

Clues follow, should you require one or two..... Your choice
'The Great White' refers to Canadian Vacationers to the United States.
Canadian Vacationers to the United States are refered by the same name as Canada's Acrobatic Air Force Division

Gaberax
01-20-2009, 07:49 AM
Heartless in the first place.
Dangerous in the second.
unwitting in the third.

Stop repeating everything I say. Mime?
A diamond ring was one step too far.
Only Ernst would calculate the risk of arm wrestling a Zen Master.

Geriatric vacationers from The Great White. Snowbirds?
We are the same, you and I. We?
This is the word.

marcel marceau's parrot must die.

Ryan
01-20-2009, 09:48 AM
Geriatric vacationers from The Great White. Snowbirds


Bird is correct here

Gaberax
01-22-2009, 06:31 PM
Heartless in the first place. DEAD?
unwitting in the third. NUMB?
A diamond ring was one step too far. MARRY?
We are the same, you and I. TWINS?

Ryan
01-26-2009, 06:04 AM
Heartless in the first place. DEAD?
unwitting in the third. NUMB?
A diamond ring was one step too far. MARRY?
We are the same, you and I. TWINS?


Negaroni my good friend....
Feel free to look if you want another clue
The same word is the answer for each of the 3 lines in the first stanza.

Want another clue for the first stanza?
The first one was planned, The second was not, and the Third was an accident

Jon
01-26-2009, 09:59 PM
I remain cluelsss. (But then again that is my natural state... no wait...Indiana is my natural state... Indiana, with eye gouging sleet, snot freezing temps and the state with the GREATEST ODDS OF BEING FUCKED IN A CORNFIELD! NO WE DON'T FUCK MORE, WE HAVE MORE CORNFIELDS. THOSE ODDS ARE BOUND TO CATCH UP WITH YOU.)

Ok...I'm done now.

Ryan
01-27-2009, 04:49 AM
This next clue will likely give the whole thing away.... so only read it if you're absolutly deperate.....
in relation to the second line of the second stanza... My mother kept buying me crap to keep me quiet.

Gunkslinger
01-27-2009, 08:14 AM
I remain cluelsss. (But then again that is my natural state... no wait...Indiana is my natural state... Indiana, with eye gouging sleet, snot freezing temps and the state with the GREATEST ODDS OF BEING FUCKED IN A CORNFIELD! NO WE DON'T FUCK MORE, WE HAVE MORE CORNFIELDS. THOSE ODDS ARE BOUND TO CATCH UP WITH YOU.)

Ok...I'm done now.


Are the people people,fields and snow in Indiana all getting plowed at the same time Jon? Might make a good plot for a porno flick!:P

Jon
01-28-2009, 12:19 AM
I remain cluelsss. (But then again that is my natural state... no wait...Indiana is my natural state... Indiana, with eye gouging sleet, snot freezing temps and the state with the GREATEST ODDS OF BEING FUCKED IN A CORNFIELD! NO WE DON'T FUCK MORE, WE HAVE MORE CORNFIELDS. THOSE ODDS ARE BOUND TO CATCH UP WITH YOU.)

Ok...I'm done now.


Are the people people,fields and snow in Indiana all getting plowed at the same time Jon? Might make a good plot for a porno flick!:P

The man is a genius!! Add to that we are expecting near 10 inches!!!!!!

Gunkslinger
01-28-2009, 05:27 AM
I remain cluelsss. (But then again that is my natural state... no wait...Indiana is my natural state... Indiana, with eye gouging sleet, snot freezing temps and the state with the GREATEST ODDS OF BEING FUCKED IN A CORNFIELD! NO WE DON'T FUCK MORE, WE HAVE MORE CORNFIELDS. THOSE ODDS ARE BOUND TO CATCH UP WITH YOU.)

Ok...I'm done now.


Are the people people,fields and snow in Indiana all getting plowed at the same time Jon? Might make a good plot for a porno flick!:P

The man is a genius!! Add to that we are expecting near 10 inches!!!!!!


Now I feel inadequate, we are only expecting 6 inches.:wtf:

Jon
01-28-2009, 10:15 PM
We ended up with 14.:excited:

Gunkslinger
01-29-2009, 07:00 AM
We ended up with 14.:excited:


Perhaps we should get back on topic and focus on the riddle.:lol:

Jon
01-31-2009, 01:01 AM
I am clueless, so I resort to mindless dribble.

Gunkslinger
01-31-2009, 04:37 AM
I am clueless, so I resort to mindless dribble.

:lol:

Gaberax
02-05-2009, 08:00 PM
Heartless in the first place.
Dangerous in the second.
unwitting in the third.

Stop repeating everything I say.
A diamond ring was one step too far.
There is a nursery rhyme that goes "Hush little baby don't say a thing...mommas gonna buy you a diamond ring." Anything there?
Only Ernst would calculate the risk of arm wrestling a Zen Master.
Like Ernst and Young? Ernst Max?

Geriatric vacationers from The Great White. BIRD
We are the same, you and I.
This is the word.

marcel marceau's parrot must die.

BROWNINGS CHILDE
02-05-2009, 08:42 PM
Gabe - line is "Hush little baby don't say a word, momma's gonna buy you a mocking bird, and if that mocking bird dont sing, mommas gonna buy you a diamond ring." Thus mockingbird seems to fit some of these, Stop repeating everything I say.
A diamond ring was one step too far.

Jon
02-05-2009, 11:04 PM
"and if that diamond ring don't shine, moma's gonna buy you a glass of wine."

Young drunks eh?

Jon
02-05-2009, 11:05 PM
"This is the word."

"bird" is the word.

Gaberax
02-06-2009, 05:01 AM
Gabe - line is "Hush little baby don't say a word, momma's gonna buy you a mocking bird, and if that mocking bird dont sing, mommas gonna buy you a diamond ring." Thus mockingbird seems to fit some of these, Stop repeating everything I say.
A diamond ring was one step too far.

Yes, I think you have it BC. Mockingbird must be the answer, yes? Good job. :clap:

Ryan
02-06-2009, 10:52 AM
Heartless in the first place. -? (unsolved)
Dangerous in the second. -? (unsolved)
unwitting in the third. -? (unsolved)

Stop repeating everything I say. - Mock
A diamond ring was one step too far. - Mockingbird
Only Ernst would calculate the risk of arm wrestling a Zen Master. - Ernst Mach (who could not believe something as trivial as the sound of one hand clapping or the idea if that if a tree falls in the forest does it make a sound)

Geriatric vacationers from The Great White. -SnowBirds
We are the same, you and I. - Birds of a feather
This is the word. - Bird....is the word

marcel marceau's parrot must die. -? (this one puts it all together)

Blank Blank Blank Mockingbird

Gaberax
02-06-2009, 11:35 AM
Heartless in the first place. -? (unsolved)
Dangerous in the second. -? (unsolved)
unwitting in the third. -? (unsolved)

Stop repeating everything I say. - Mock
A diamond ring was one step too far. - Mockingbird
Only Ernst would calculate the risk of arm wrestling a Zen Master. - Ernst Mach (who could not believe something as trivial as the sound of one hand clapping or the idea if that if a tree falls in the forest does it make a sound)

Geriatric vacationers from The Great White. -SnowBirds
We are the same, you and I. - Birds of a feather
This is the word. - Bird....is the word

marcel marceau's parrot must die. -? (this one puts it all together)

Blank Blank Blank Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird?

Ryan
02-06-2009, 11:38 AM
I thought that might give it away....
Well done Gabe.

complete and solved:clap:

BROWNINGS CHILDE
02-07-2009, 12:46 AM
Nice riddle Ryan.

Maturins_Daughter
02-07-2009, 08:15 AM
Would you mind explaining each of the clues? Because, as usual, I'm clueless :lol:

Gaberax
02-08-2009, 05:52 AM
I thought that might give it away....
Well done Gabe.

complete and solved:clap:


I share equally any goosage with Jon, Gunkslinger, Brownings' Childe.

Gunkslinger
02-08-2009, 05:57 AM
I thought that might give it away....
Well done Gabe.

complete and solved:clap:


I share equally any goosage with Jon, Gunkslinger, Brownings' Childe.

I don't think I contributed anything to this riddle thread except for taking it off topic.:lol: