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I'll bump this in case there is interest. (& sincere apologies, I didn't realize I had an open riddle remaining.) Not one of my better offerings, so also a bit of a re-write:

 

  • I'm neither ugly nor watched by children

  • But fall afoul of my salty attitude and enjoy my crusty skin

  • Though I could sound a bit crazy, I'm not a fraud

  • Especially while moving

  • Get off my lawn, it's dinnertime

 

 

Hope to check in on the Den now and again. :)

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Oh my goodness!! Hello! I love the revival of a 2013 riddle, bring it on! :)

I'm going to post the two poems back to back just for comparisons sake: 

I'm neither ugly nor watched by fools
But my salty attitude could get under your skin
& I could sound a bit crazy
Especially while moving
Get off my lawn

  • I'm neither ugly nor watched by children

  • But fall afoul of my salty attitude and enjoy my crusty skin

  • Though I could sound a bit crazy, I'm not a fraud

  • Especially while moving

  • Get off my lawn, it's dinnertime

Initial thoughts:

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While my thoughts initially jumped to something like a sailor or a witch, I feel like it might actually be food/diet related due to "not watched by children/fools" and "salty/crusty" and "dinnertime." "sound a bit crazy" could be a reference to bananas, but the rest of the rhyme doesn't fit, and "while moving" doesn't really apply here...

I'm going to guess a crab

> salty attitude & crusty skin --> crustacean

> could sound a bit crazy / get off my lawn --> "crabby"?

 

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On 1/24/2021 at 7:16 PM, peace*out said:

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While my thoughts initially jumped to something like a sailor or a witch, I feel like it might actually be food/diet related due to "not watched by children/fools" and "salty/crusty" and "dinnertime." "sound a bit crazy" could be a reference to bananas, but the rest of the rhyme doesn't fit, and "while moving" doesn't really apply here...

I'm going to guess a crab

> salty attitude & crusty skin --> crustacean

> could sound a bit crazy / get off my lawn --> "crabby"?

 

Hiya peace! Good to "see" you still around. :) Hope all is well!

You're onto the right general idea after your initial thoughts, but this guess is boiled. (& hopefully picked & dipped in butter.)

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On 12/9/2022 at 9:20 PM, Thalia said:
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Peking duck?

Yes, indeed! 

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Neither swan (ugly duckling) nor goose (watched by a gooseherd)

Afoul (a fowl), Salty crusty skin (points more specifically to Peking Duck)

Sound, crazy  - Quacks

Moving - Migratory ducks

Lawn - Food sources for ducks include various grasses (& Also, they leave a mess.)

Title of Peek-a-boo - One might duck out of sight while playing, and Peek indicative to Peking

 

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