plasmid 41 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 My band of fourteen cultivates Roses pink and white The oddly even adulates When not dispensing slight Woven tight, mayhaps invoke Serendipity Taken up by flame we stoke In halo fittingly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 plasmid 41 Posted February 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Nah, no sports in particular or celebrities in general are involved in this riddle. This is something that everyone in the world will know about, although some of the clues refer to western cultural things that aren't quite completely universal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Wilson 17 Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Not a botanist, but are we maybe dealing with... Spoiler Botanicals.........Gin? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 plasmid 41 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 I had to read up on that one a little bit. It certainly has the blossom like a rose and could go up in flames, but not what I'm going for with this one. Still looking for something something oddly even that adulates or slights, and a weaving invoking serendipity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 plasmid 41 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 8 hours ago, Molly Mae said: Hide contents A belt? I like the double meaning that would give to the clue about adulating when not dispensing slight. But alas, I can't say that was planned. Looking for something with a clearer interpretation of being "oddly even" in light of the 14 clue, and another very related thing with a clear role in invoking good luck. Maybe I shouldn't have used the word "band" in the first line; something like "gang" would work just as well without having connotations of a loop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Wilson 17 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 Are you a ......... Spoiler Barrel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 flamebirde 196 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Something that should be odd, but in this case is even, which makes it a symbol of good luck. hmm... Spoiler Something involving the number thirteen would be my guess... maybe floor thirteen renamed to fourteen to avoid bad luck? red and pink are elevator lights, taken up by an elevator... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 rocdocmac 9 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Spoiler 14 carat good-luck charm? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 plasmid 41 Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 None of the above, I’m afraid. A barrel (particularly if it’s a wine barrel) could fit most of the clues except for the oddly even adulating when not dispensing slight, and for wine I would have called the roses red and white instead of pink and white while for this riddle it definitely should be pink and white. I can say that thirteen is not involved in this riddle; the oddly even among the 14 is among a natural group of 14. And a bringer of good luck is involved, but I’m looking for something that can do everything from grow the pink and white roses, adulate or dispense slight, and fit the last two lines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Molly Mae 103 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 I'd guess clover, but I discounted any plant due to the "I'm not a gardner". I find that your riddles tend to be absolutely not at all related to the thing you say it isn't, which I enjoy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 plainglazed 67 Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 ooh, nice one Cyget. Spoiler for some additional thoughts: Spoiler Perhaps the oddly adulating could be thumbs up and dispensing slight could be thumbs down (or the bird if not referring to the same finger). Woven invoking serendipity = fingers crossed? But am also having trouble with the last couplet - maybe the ok sign? Still think fingers could very well be it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 bonanova 85 Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Just an observation, that may already have been uncovered, but don't know where to go with it: Spoiler 14 has two prime factors, one odd, one even. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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My band of fourteen cultivates
Roses pink and white
The oddly even adulates
When not dispensing slight
Woven tight, mayhaps invoke
Serendipity
Taken up by flame we stoke
In halo fittingly
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