plasmid Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Doused with water, dry as bone Make a fist and strike a stone Close the book and leave the stick Pull the lever, hear the click See the field that you'll explore Raise a screen or beg for more Find the branch beneath a meal Laid upon the lofty steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tiger_lily111 Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 table saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 welding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EDM Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 plastic? Hi Plasmid!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted August 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Not a table saw, as it typically doesn't involve dousing or fists and stone striking. I had to read up a bit to comment on welding. Oxy-fuel welding in particular can be used for certain stone working applications, and perhaps requires a flint for ignition (I'm still not sure about that), but most other forms like arc welding don't seem to involve stone striking. The toughest line to fit would be the penultimate: some fancy hosing is needed to deliver the fuel for oxy-fuel welding, but nothing complicated enough to classify it as a tree. Hello EDM! Perhaps there are various things made of plastic that could each fit various clues, but I'm looking for something more specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Hey plasmid. Congratulations on the VIP award. Well deserved Sir, always enjoy your riddles. Know this ain't gonna be it, but try.... Hand Gestures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 lighting (camp) fires. Flint and stone, matches, lighter, home, marshmallows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Thanks, Wilson! And Shakee's on the right track, but as usual I'm a specific tangible object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 'Cat'astrophe Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 A fishing rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 a sauna? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Molly Mae Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) A match. Edited August 29, 2011 by Molly Mae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 shucks, oysters? or maybe more stone-like - clams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 A Gas cooker/burner??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 A Gas cooker/burner??? Ah, ever so close. As much as I'd want to call it close enough, the clues about "make a fist", and "see the field that you'll explore ... or beg for more" are pointing toward something else in particular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 a regular oven used to bake something, or perhaps even a handheld can opener (funny, Plainglazed has guessed about everything that came to my mind) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tolecnal Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 is it a smoker? Mmmmmm bbq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) Flashlight? Or maybe a lantern of some kind? Edited August 30, 2011 by jpar1983 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Flashlight? Or maybe a lantern of some kind? The lantern guess is extremely close. It fits the doused with water dry as stone clue, and most of the rest of the riddle, but isn't something that'd be used for the last two lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Ah, ever so close. As much as I'd want to call it close enough, the clues about "make a fist", and "see the field that you'll explore ... or beg for more" are pointing toward something else in particular. A Gas Lighter or maybe just a normal lighter??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 A Gas Lighter or maybe just a normal lighter??? MidnightLove nails this one Doused with water, dry as bone - lighter fluid, only internal Make a fist and strike a stone - held in a fist-like hand, contains flint to make a spark Close the book and leave the stick - used instead of a book of matches Pull the lever, hear the click - how it's operated See the field that you'll explore - provides light Raise a screen or beg for more - smoking (smokescreen), or encore request Find the branch beneath a meal Laid upon the lofty steel - BBQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 MidnightLove nails this one Doused with water, dry as bone - lighter fluid, only internal Make a fist and strike a stone - held in a fist-like hand, contains flint to make a spark Close the book and leave the stick - used instead of a book of matches Pull the lever, hear the click - how it's operated See the field that you'll explore - provides light Raise a screen or beg for more - smoking (smokescreen), or encore request Find the branch beneath a meal Laid upon the lofty steel - BBQ Wow I actually solved a riddle - I'm shocked lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 (edited) Camping while it's raining? Doused with water, dry as bone: The tent protects you from rain Make a fist and strike a stone: Angry because you can't do anything Close the book and leave the stick: Stop reading and run up to your car for shelter Pull the lever, hear the click: Open the car door See the field that you'll explore: Look at the place you were camping, you'll come back when it's nicer Raise a screen or beg for more: close or open the window Find the branch beneath a meal laid upon the lofty steel: run back out and grab food from your steel bear cache up in a tree Edited September 11, 2011 by RyanV23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doused with water, dry as bone
Make a fist and strike a stone
Close the book and leave the stick
Pull the lever, hear the click
See the field that you'll explore
Raise a screen or beg for more
Find the branch beneath a meal
Laid upon the lofty steel
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