Billy
An elegant lady in England did live,
But a dunce and elitist as ever you've spied;
All negative comments this old dame would give,
Behind no facade would this dowager hide.
Yet rotund in the belly her one weakness was,
And she growled like a silly beast in a wild wood;
I hope you can tell me her nickname because
There are no more clues--these are sufficiently good.
Old Buddha?Originally Posted by John_and_Yoko
An elegant lady in England did live,
But a dunce and elitist as ever you've spied;
All negative comments this old dame would give,
Behind no facade would this dowager hide.
Yet rotund in the belly her one weakness was,
And she growled like a silly beast in a wild wood;
I hope you can tell me her nickname because
There are no more clues--these are sufficiently good.
Grrr...
No.Old Buddha?
An elegant lady in England did live,
But a dunce and elitist as ever you've spied;
All negative comments this old dame would give,
Behind no facade would this dowager hide.
Yet rotund in the belly her one weakness was,
And she growled like a silly beast in a wild wood;
I hope you can tell me her nickname because
There are no more clues--these are sufficiently good.
Think of England, and look at some of the words in the riddle....
First person I thought of was Lady Godiva, but I don't think she fits all the clues.
It was late when I did that riddle, and even then I wasn't sure if it was the best it could be....
I guess I'll walk y'all through the riddle, even though if it were worth its salt I wouldn't have to.
First off, IS it a she?
Is it a building of some kind?
"...neither the stupid jokes nor the easy surface emotions were the truth of Cuthbert Allgood."
No....
Look at the second stanza and see if you see some...curious words....
I was trying to think outside of the box.
Steps slowly backwards and runs off.
"...neither the stupid jokes nor the easy surface emotions were the truth of Cuthbert Allgood."
Don't run off--thinking outside of the box is GOOD--you just went the wrong way, that's all, a little TOO far outside....
Steps slowly backwards and runs off.
Do y'all just want me to give the answer and have done with this? I'm beginning to suspect that it isn't executed well and that you may not get it from the clues I've given....
No, no, no, no. Good riddles need to percolate. Some of us need to cogitate on it a bit...don't give it away. Sometimes, the answer comes days later...in a meeting or while driving or riding the bus...give it some time.
Second stanza makes me think of Parliament...the House of Commons for the dunces and the House of Lords for the elitists...
Lament might refer to the "growled like a silly beast." AS in PAR lament. Now what the hell is a Par?***I was also thinking of camel as in bicameral Parliament...but I think that's way too far outside of the box ***
Courtney Love?
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
par is a golf term.
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
It has nothing to do with par, or parliament, or lament, or anything like it.
Think: it's referring to ENGLAND, and it RHYMES....
Whew! I am all over the place with this one.
I am wondering if the riddle is about a thing (a train, a ship, a nuclear submarine or power plant (negative comments=electrons)
Or a female poet/writer
Or a fat, gay, English literary critic.
I was thinking something like Dame Edna but ruled that out. I have considered Elizabeth Barret Browning but ruled that out.
Frustrated, but still wrestling with this...
Yeah, that's why I was worried no one would get it--the clues DO lead to the answer, but this is probably not as good as my past riddles....Whew! I am all over the place with this one.
I am wondering if the riddle is about a thing (a train, a ship, a nuclear submarine or power plant (negative comments=electrons)
Or a female poet/writer
Or a fat, gay, English literary critic.
I was thinking something like Dame Edna but ruled that out. I have considered Elizabeth Barret Browning but ruled that out.
Frustrated, but still wrestling with this...
Of your guesses, the closest thing to the right answer is your first guess about a "thing," but none of the "things" you've guessed are correct.
There is a poet and writer involved, but are you sure this person is female...?
Thanks, it may help. I'll work on it later this evening. The problem, dear Brutus, isn't with the riddle. It's me.
Mary Jane?
Not sure how this would fit any of the clues except that it is a name that I can "dope out"
Sloth Love Chunk
-_-
I knew I should have changed that....
Forget "dope out"--that's a red herring....
No....
But you ARE on the right track as far as what "Madame" is and the fact that she's played by a he....
But try to think about this in terms of the other clues in the riddle....
Miss Piggy? Maybe Judy of Punch & Judy?
Am I allowed to ask, would this have to do with a Shakespeare play then? The idea that the 'she' is played by a 'he' reminded me of the old rules for stage actors. I'm probably way off though...
LadyK
♥ "The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half inch eraser--in case you thought optimism was dead." ♥ --Robert Brault
Jean?
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
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