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    :-: An oldie but a goodie

    Look at these words long enough,
    And they might just show you the path.

    Couple this thought to the next,

    Or throw caution to the wind,
    And be a Wilder person.

    This is my first riddle, so I hope its not too bad.

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    Stumped!
    All that's left of what we were is what we have become.

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    Answer the riddle and you would make a Plant green with envy

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    Concentrate on the Bolded words

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    Plant is capitolized.
    All that's left of what we were is what we have become.

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    Maybe that is another clue.....

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    My first reading of this made me think of Thornton Wilder. Maybe the word "couple" refers to The Matchmaker. I think one of his characters was called Brush. Could this be connected to "plant"?

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    It is not connected to The Plant, as I have not had the pleasure of reading it. (Since I heard it wasnt finished and not likely to ever be so)
    Plant is however a clue.

    The answer is right on the Page.
    Just look at the bolded words.

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    Well, I guess this riddle is going over like a led balloon.

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    I'm sorry, I just can't make any kind of connection between the words....

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    The phrases dont have any particular meaning.
    The bolded words are important.
    Plant is a clue
    Page is a clue
    Led balloon is a clue
    That ought to completely give it away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BROWNING'S CHILDE View Post
    The phrases dont have any particular meaning.
    The bolded words are important.
    Plant is a clue
    Page is a clue
    Led balloon is a clue
    That ought to completely give it away.
    I KNOW the bolded words are important, but I'm getting NOTHING.

    I'm going to go way out on a limb here and say "Zeppelin" because I notice you spelled "lead" without the A, and a zeppelin is an airship that includes a balloon....

    I don't think that's the entire answer, if it's any part of it at all, but that's literally ALL I can think of....

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    Led Zeppelin is on the right track, you are almost there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BROWNING'S CHILDE View Post
    Led Zeppelin is on the right track, you are almost there.
    Seriously, almost? That close?

    Um....

    Okay, Jimmy PAGE, Robert PLANT....



    But I have no idea what it has to do with the boldened words....

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    Final Clue:
    Look at these words long enough, = STARE
    And they might just show you the path.

    Couple this thought to the next,

    Or throw caution to the wind,
    And be a Wilder person.

    This is my first riddle, so I hope its not too bad.

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    All I'm getting is "Stairway to Heaven."

    Look = stare (stair)

    Path = way

    Couple = two (to)

    But "throw" and "Wilder"? I'm completely stumped....

    Unless:

    throw = heave

    Wilder = Van (Wilder)....

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    Exactly!

    Sorry, I guess I'm not too good at writing riddles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BROWNING'S CHILDE View Post
    Exactly!

    Sorry, I guess I'm not too good at writing riddles.
    At least you didn't make yours multi-step, like I did with mine--I'm not going to "give up" and give away the answer with that, but I'm going to probably not do that kind of riddle again....

    Anyway, I think it's more that I'm unfamiliar with Led Zeppelin and their music (which is no one's fault) than the writing of the riddle.

    Chin up.

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    Excellent riddle Browning's Childe. I had the "to" and either "Van" or "Gene" part, but was too dense to put the rest together. Excellent riddle on your part!
    Grrr...

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    naw, good riddle. I was just dull minded.
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