plasmid Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 About myself, a fastened belt The latch is attached in a vice A plan is hatched, a spin is felt Ignore it at perilous price The planes will fly by discs, you know Thus error might not be incurred Upon the floor's a steel toe (A heel is simply absurd!) The head of state upon my throne Has nary a hope he could run Although I may be less well-known I'm surely the mightier one With fabled speed I charge ahead Leave dozens of streamers behind Should I remain alive or dead? The latter if strut's malaligned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Thalia Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 a typewriter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Thanks for kicking this one off, Thalia. Not a typewriter, although I can imagine how many of the clues might fit that answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WitchOfSecrets Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Some of the clues, but not all, seem to point to... A compass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ColdTaco Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Seems too obvious..Is it a helicopter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Neither a compass, which I don't think is typically known for having anything interpretable as a fastened belt, nor a helicopter, since my typical riddling approach is to write a riddle that seems like it's describing one thing when taken literally and title it "I'm not a -that thing-" (in this case a renegade pilot), while it's actually describing something else when taken figuratively. And a helicopter would be too closely related to a renegade pilot to make for a satisfying riddle answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Potok Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Since its not a helicopter, it's most likely not a [spoiler=]Race car ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Molly Mae Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 A comet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tiger_lily111 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 a watch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Although sort of subjective, I'd still consider a race car to be taking things a little too literally as an answer. Not a comet, as I don't think they have steel toes or anything of the like (tho admittedly my astrogeology is nothing to write home about). A watch could fit quite a lot, but I'm not sure about it leaving any streamers in its wake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Potok Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Okay how about a Ski, skiing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Not a ski, as I think the mechanism to attach a ski to the boot would have a similar mechanism at the toe and the heel. The second stanza talks of a steel toe, while such a heel would be unheard of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Potok Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 the next idea was race horse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Potok Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Oh the idea about the absurd heel regarding a ski was that you shouldn't lean back while skiing, it actually is absurd. Leaning back = pressure on your heel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 the next idea was race horse Of course! The first stanza refers to reins and the bit in the horse's mouth The second to horse blinds, and to horseshoes The third to a saddle (difficult to run while seated on one), and size difference between horse and man The fourth to a horse's tail, and the traditional therapy for a leg fracture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EDM Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Nice one, plas...congrats, potok... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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plasmid
About myself, a fastened belt
The latch is attached in a vice
A plan is hatched, a spin is felt
Ignore it at perilous price
The planes will fly by discs, you know
Thus error might not be incurred
Upon the floor's a steel toe
(A heel is simply absurd!)
The head of state upon my throne
Has nary a hope he could run
Although I may be less well-known
I'm surely the mightier one
With fabled speed I charge ahead
Leave dozens of streamers behind
Should I remain alive or dead?
The latter if strut's malaligned
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