Yoruichi-san Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 (edited) If I were in boxes, I couldn't be contained. You have me, and I am like you. I go up as you go towards grade F. What am am I? As you would expect from me I, there's something different here... Edited July 29, 2008 by Yoruichi-san Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 I noticed that each line has a pair of the same words. The first line has two "I"s, the second has two "you"s, the third has two "go"s, and the fourth has two "am"s. Is it a coincidence or is this the catch? No...lol, just a coincidence...someone already got the catch...check post #47... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 AMIGO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 AMIGO If I were in boxes, I couldn't be contained. =====> IGO (Ego) You have me, and I am like you. =====> MI (ME) I go up as you go towards grade F. =====> EGO Boost What am am I? =====> Can be read as "What AM am I?" , the word starts with AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 AMIGO If I were in boxes, I couldn't be contained. =====> IGO (Ego) You have me, and I am like you. =====> MI (ME) I go up as you go towards grade F. =====> EGO Boost What am am I? =====> Can be read as "What AM am I?" , the word starts with AM Very creative answer! But you're forgetting the catch...check post #47... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 - still no idea I you go ??? am not getting anything - sorry, unless yaruichi-san can be got from that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Should it be: If I were, I couldn't be You have me, and I am you I go as you go What am I? You... Well this is a real guess... but what else is left right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 If I were in boxes, I couldn't be(delete contained). You have me,(deleted and) I am like you. I go (deleted up) as you go towards grade F. What am (deleted am) I? All that could be "shadow" (Maybe line 3 means somthing with night), but I think I got the the catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Yes, there is an extra one in each line cat! ;P An extra "pronoun" or simply an extra word? Because in the last line there is only one pronoun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 An extra "pronoun" or simply an extra word? Because in the last line there is only one pronoun. well....considering i made a post saying that there is an extra word BEFORE her post about it being an extra pronoun, and she said that post #47 was right not mine...i would only have to assume because of that she really meant pronoun even though the last line has no extra pronoun and the way i constructed the riddle made no sense so ill just check back for the answer and explanation later... <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Yeah umm.. sorry I got mixed up writing that and Y-San said it was right thus causing havoc.. I meant word. What do you guys think about my answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 If I were in boxes, I could be contained. You have me, and I like you. Go up as you go towards grade F. What am I? I took out 1 word per line, but not it makes less sense. Ack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 If I were in boxes, I could be contained. You have me, and I like you. Go up as you go towards grade F. What am I? I took out 1 word per line, but not it makes less sense. Ack! Interesting idea, but I'm not sure that you could remove the n't from the contraction couldn't. Earlier, someone removed contained from the first line, giving you: If I were in boxes, I couldn't be. If you take "be" to mean exist, then it sounds a bit like Schroedinger's cat, which seems to be a favorite subject for Y-s. How that could relate to the rest of the puzzle, I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 OP: If I were in boxes, I couldn't be contained. You have me, and I am like you. I go up as you go towards grade F. What am am I? From post 35: Do you horse really think my English skills are that bad? Or could it be that, perhaps, that I am trying pizza to leave you clues to what the catch is? Think about it tear? From post 47: Do we need to ignore 1 pronoun from each sentance? Yes, there is an extra one in each line cat! ;P So, based on that information, I started creating all the possible modifications of each sentence. I thought about only adding the ones that make sense, but here's the whole list: If I were in boxes, I couldn't be contained. (original) If I were in boxes, I be contained. (could be) If I were in boxes, I couldn't be. (could be) If I were in, I couldn't be contained. (could be, but doesn't make much sense) If I were boxes, I couldn't be contained. (could be, but doubtful) If I were in boxes, I couldn't contained. (nonsense) I were in boxes, I couldn't be contained. (nonsense) If were in boxes, I couldn't be contained. (nonsense) If I in boxes, I couldn't be contained. (nonsense) If I were in boxes, couldn't be contained. (nonsense) --- You have me, and I am like you. (original) You have me, and I like you. (could be) You have me, and I am you. (could be) You have me, I am like you. (could be) have me, and I am like you. (nonsense) You me, and I am like you. (nonsense) You have, and I am like you. (nonsense) You have me, and am like you. (nonsense) You have me, and I am like. (nonsense) --- I go up as you go towards grade F. (original) go up as you go towards grade F. I go up as you go towards F. I go up as you go towards grade I go up as you go grade F. I go as you go towards grade F. I go up as you towards grade F. (nonsense) I go up you go towards grade F. (nonsense) I go up as go towards grade F. (nonsense) I up as you go towards grade F. (nonsense) --- What am am I? (original) What am I? am am I? (nonsense) What am am? (nonsense) --- And from that, I put the most reasonable statements together and I'm still having a hard time solving the problem. I don't think the word(s) to be omitted are necessarily to be a pronoun. Any word seems applicable. I think it could be a dog or a pet. If that's not it, I hope this information will help someone get the right answer at least! Cheers <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted August 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 An extra "pronoun" or simply an extra word? Because in the last line there is only one pronoun. An extra word...which happens to be a noun in all lines except the last one (i.e. all lines that matter...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted August 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 OP: If I were in boxes, I couldn't be contained. You have me, and I am like you. I go up as you go towards grade F. What am am I? From post 35: Do you horse really think my English skills are that bad? Or could it be that, perhaps, that I am trying pizza to leave you clues to what the catch is? Think about it tear? From post 47: Do we need to ignore 1 pronoun from each sentance? Yes, there is an extra one in each line cat! ;P So, based on that information, I started creating all the possible modifications of each sentence. I thought about only adding the ones that make sense, but here's the whole list: If I were in boxes, I couldn't be contained. (original) If I were in boxes, I be contained. (could be) If I were in boxes, I couldn't be. (could be) If I were in, I couldn't be contained. (could be, but doesn't make much sense) If I were boxes, I couldn't be contained. (could be, but doubtful) If I were in boxes, I couldn't contained. (nonsense) I were in boxes, I couldn't be contained. (nonsense) If were in boxes, I couldn't be contained. (nonsense) If I in boxes, I couldn't be contained. (nonsense) If I were in boxes, couldn't be contained. (nonsense) --- You have me, and I am like you. (original) You have me, and I like you. (could be) You have me, and I am you. (could be) You have me, I am like you. (could be) have me, and I am like you. (nonsense) You me, and I am like you. (nonsense) You have, and I am like you. (nonsense) You have me, and am like you. (nonsense) You have me, and I am like. (nonsense) --- I go up as you go towards grade F. (original) go up as you go towards grade F. I go up as you go towards F. I go up as you go towards grade I go up as you go grade F. I go as you go towards grade F. I go up as you towards grade F. (nonsense) I go up you go towards grade F. (nonsense) I go up as go towards grade F. (nonsense) I up as you go towards grade F. (nonsense) --- What am am I? (original) What am I? am am I? (nonsense) What am am? (nonsense) --- And from that, I put the most reasonable statements together and I'm still having a hard time solving the problem. I don't think the word(s) to be omitted are necessarily to be a pronoun. Any word seems applicable. I think it could be a dog or a pet. If that's not it, I hope this information will help someone get the right answer at least! Cheers <_< Good thinking...but keep in mind a lot of my stuff has a math/science tint to it, so the possibilities that may not make sense to you at first glance, may actually be the correct ones...;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 What Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 with removing one word i got.... If I were in boxes, I couldn't be. You have me, and I like you. I go up as you go towards F. What am I? i still have no idea though hope this helps someone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 nothing something heat mmmm u sure have us all stumped!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 If I were in, I couldn't be contained. You have, and I am like you. go up as you go towards grade F. What am I? Is it mercury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 If I were in, I couldn't be contained. Have me, and I am like you. I go up as you go towards F. What am I? Fever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I think that "If" stands for intermediate frequencies. Lower if's are used in AM radio, higher if's are used in fm and even higher if's are used in television receivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 This really has me stumped... Force Another Guess - Good puzzle Y!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 If were in boxes, I couldn't be contained...Hydrogen You have me, and I am you...Carbon I go up as you go towards F...Helium; F is Fluorine What am I? Periodic Table of the Elements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Can grade F = Grade 6? Sorry for 1/2 bumpin'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 with removing one word i got.... If I were in boxes, I couldn't be. You have me, and I like you. I go up as you go towards F. What am I? i still have no idea though hope this helps someone else Getting closer...but remember, you need to remove a noun from all lines except the last one... If I were in, I couldn't be contained. Have me, and I am like you. I go up as you go towards F. What am I? Fever. You are *so* close...just line 2 is wrong...and line 2 gives away the answer...;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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If I were in boxes, I couldn't be contained.
You have me, and I am like you.
I go up as you go towards grade F.
What am am I?
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