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[plainglazed]

Yeaaaaaaah, I woulda never gotten 5. I'm 17 btw

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tory
worn
ire
killed
pinning
corn

hm... that's weird... is the answer the letter S?

story, sworn, sire, skilled, spinning, scorn - they all work

Good job DN, you got the "strange on their face" part (and maybe from the title, too?) but you still need to "combine them regardless".

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Awesome catch, Darth. The only thing I can think of as to why it wouldn't work is PG's remarks about tenses. Swear, Skill and Spin would work as well as Sworn, Skilled and Spinning. But that's a lot better than anything I've come up with so far.

DN's catch is correct but still work to be done to get the final answer. The intended tense should (hopefully) make the final answer more apparent is what I was trying to say before.

[DarthNoob]

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Sire is an old word, and when you pair it up with sworn and story, I start thinking old knight's tales, or fairy tales. Spinning makes me think... Sleeping Beauty? She's the one that pricked her finger sewing, right?
Or maybe something simpler, like apprentice?

Oh, right. I keep forgetting about the importance of tenses.
Sworn, skilled (adjective), spinning... and scorn (verb or noun)
This is a story about a skilled sire sworn to keep spinning, out of scorn.
Riiiiight.
Random guesses: storm? Sordid?

[plainglazed]

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Sire is an old word, and when you pair it up with sworn and story, I start thinking old knight's tales, or fairy tales. Spinning makes me think... Sleeping Beauty? She's the one that pricked her finger sewing, right?
Or maybe something simpler, like apprentice?

Oh, right. I keep forgetting about the importance of tenses.
Sworn, skilled (adjective), spinning... and scorn (verb or noun)
This is a story about a skilled sire sworn to keep spinning, out of scorn.
Riiiiight.
Random guesses: storm? Sordid?

Was just stepping out and almost missed this post. Not it yet...

[DarthNoob]

Well... I ain't got nothing else. So... g'night
Really awesome riddle so far =P

[imagk]

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a sworn sire's story skilled at spinning scorn

Damn good riddle

[peeJ]

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Bill Clinton

Probably not right, but seems to fit imagk's guess.

[DarthNoob]

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Spider?

[Wilson]

Hey there PG. Can hardly find the nerve to ask

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RUMPELSTILTSKIN ?????

At least it will get a laugh.

[MrsP]

Hey there PG. Can hardly find the nerve to ask

Spoiler for Is your name.......Then it must be.......

RUMPELSTILTSKIN ?????

At least it will get a laugh.

Thanks a lot Wilson! I am sooooo busted. I read that, and started laughing and my BOSS walked by asking what was so funny

[plainglazed]

Hey there PG. Can hardly find the nerve to ask

Spoiler for Is your name.......Then it must be.......

RUMPELSTILTSKIN ?????

At least it will get a laugh.

By jove, Wilson's got it! Well done. Hope all enjoyed as much as me. Back to the drawing board.

Spoiler for ANSWERS

1. TORY (Wilson)
2. WORE (DarthNoob)
3. IRE (dyalDragon)
4. KILLED (DudleyDude)
5. PINNING (DudleyDude)
6. CORN (Wilson)

Story, swore, sire, skilled, spinning, scorn (DarthNoob)

Final Answer: Rumpelstiltskin (Wilson)