itachi-san Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Tracy won best actor twice Van Gogh's best paintings lack in price Steinbeck wrote of men and mice Cook discovered the land of ice Each marvel only makes a slice Montana won four Super Bowls Tolkien passed time creating trolls Einstein theorized the first black hole Darwin unveiled evolution's goal Clinton won over Bush and Dole Significant impacts all can claim Though antonymous to my name Without such efforts did I earn fame Among my peers I've earned acclaim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Tracy won best actor twice Van Gogh's best paintings lack in price Steinbeck wrote of men and mice Cook discovered the land of ice Each marvel only makes a slice Montana won four Super Bowls Tolkien passed time creating trolls Einstein theorized the first black hole Darwin unveiled evolution's goal Clinton won over Bush and Dole Significant impacts all can claim Though antonymous to my name Without such efforts did I earn fame Among my peers I've earned acclaim I feel like the last stanza is the only one that has clues, am I right or wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 This has really stumped me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 akaslickster Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) Award, prize, medal, fame, achievment, kudos, 1st place?? Edited July 1, 2008 by akaslickster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Well, *obviously* you're talking about yourself...earning acclaim among your peers in BrainDen for your rhyming-riddle-writing skills... ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Tracy won best actor twice Van Gogh's best paintings lack in price Steinbeck wrote of men and mice Cook discovered the land of ice Each marvel only makes a slice Montana won four Super Bowls Tolkien passed time creating trolls Einstein theorized the first black hole Darwin unveiled evolution's goal Clinton won over Bush and Dole Significant impacts all can claim Though antonymous to my name Without such efforts did I earn fame Among my peers I've earned acclaim It took me a while, but I think I have it... good puzzle Trivial Pursuit The path I took was to look at each line, significant achievements all, but 'each marvel only makes a slice' got me thinking of the segments of the TP counter. Then, the reference to antonyms told me I was most likely on the correct path, none of the achievements were trivial pursuits, therefore Trivial Pursuit would be a valid antonym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 soop Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 It took me a while, but I think I have it... good puzzle Trivial Pursuit The path I took was to look at each line, significant achievements all, but 'each marvel only makes a slice' got me thinking of the segments of the TP counter. Then, the reference to antonyms told me I was most likely on the correct path, none of the achievements were trivial pursuits, therefore Trivial Pursuit would be a valid antonym Wow - clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Well, *obviously* you're talking about yourself...earning acclaim among your peers in BrainDen for your rhyming-riddle-writing skills... ;P hahaha good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tracy won best actor twice
Van Gogh's best paintings lack in price
Steinbeck wrote of men and mice
Cook discovered the land of ice
Each marvel only makes a slice
Montana won four Super Bowls
Tolkien passed time creating trolls
Einstein theorized the first black hole
Darwin unveiled evolution's goal
Clinton won over Bush and Dole
Significant impacts all can claim
Though antonymous to my name
Without such efforts did I earn fame
Among my peers I've earned acclaim
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