plainglazed Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Out of darkness I do come Ever looming Larger in sum Like a blight Upon the Earth On fetid grounds Deprived of worth Consumed with lust Of a kind Body poisoned Or so the mind In a cloud Not of smoke It's all over then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted December 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 The Moon? Wilson - so good to see you. not the my answer. the overall sinister overtone is not relevant except in one part where it is MOST sinister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Oil Thermonuclear explosion Opium Addiction Terrorism Cancer Circus clowns and cupcakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Oil Thermonuclear explosion Opium Addiction Terrorism Cancer Circus clowns and cupcakes Well, one of those is what I was alluding to in the hint but polled my daughters (ages 11, 11, and 6 for reference) and they unanimously picked cupcakes as the closest of your guesses to my answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 perhaps hunger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 perhaps hunger? not it. My answer is a most commonly a tangible object you could hold in your hand but can be an adjective or verb, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 a mined substance of sorts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 a mined substance of sorts? Ok, usually dont like to say too much because my experience shows that all too often the opposite of the intended result occurs. Gonna chance it anyway and say the answer to your question is no but a homophone of your question could apply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 (edited) I thought of this one a long time ago but shelved it. Now I'm running out of ideas. Dust Devil? Edited December 14, 2009 by Shakeepuddn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I thought of this one a long time ago but shelved it. Now I'm running out of ideas. Dust Devil? not it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Puffball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Puffball? Gotta accept this answer. Was looking for a slightly different word... MUSHROOM Out of darkness I do come - grown in the dark Ever looming Larger in sum - another definition of the word Like a blight Upon the Earth - it is a fungus growing on dirt On fetid grounds Deprived of worth - sometimes grown on compost or even manure Consumed with lust Of a kind - when delicious, or as an aphrodisiac, or for psychoactive qualities Body poisoned Or so the mind - can be poisonous or hallucinogenic In a cloud Not of smoke - mushroom cloud or mind altering qualities not from smoking It's all over then. - if from a thermonuclear explosion (water vapor not smoke) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cheers Man. I did think of posting mushroom first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Well done Wilson. And to the many fine alternative answers by Mabus and Shakee (just not what I had had for lunch). My apologies if this one was too vague/open ended (that's usually why I cheat and embed some kind of PoW). Thanks to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I know, this riddle's over, but forgot to include credit to ~Just~Me~ for her fabulous alternative answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I know, this riddle's over, but forgot to include credit to ~Just~Me~ for her fabulous alternative answer. Thanks PG! That was really nice of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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