A Riddle

[unreality]

i made this up, so bear with me if its too easy:

A box of boxes,

with 2 locks,

yet many keys.

You can enter, or you can escape and return,

but there's no way to get inside.

The functions don't go past 16,

do you see what I mean?

Here everything has double-meaning,

here only some are pure.

Here is where you are,

yet many more are not.

[propsguy]

what is (at my) computer??

[propsguy]

hmmmm. maybe "what is (at my) computer keyboard"

[Guest]

A keyboard, but there are 3 locks (scroll, caps, and number) and sometimes 4 (F-key). Also, there are only 12 F keys, so it should either say "The functions don't reach 16" or replace 16 with 12. Otherwise, good one! Now try to reword it so there are rhymes and it could become a classic some day!

[unreality]

ummmm my keyboard has 16 Functions and 2 Locks

[unreality]

well the answer is keyboard, let me explain it:

  \ said:

A box of boxes,

with 2 locks,

yet many keys.

* it is a box with many boxes (the keys)

* 2 locks: caps and num (actually, i have a Mac, which has 1 lock (Caps lock) but i figured most Windows users have that silly "num lock" lol

* the many keys part speaks for itself

  \ said:

You can enter, or you can escape and return,

but there's no way to get inside.

The functions don't go past 16,

do you see what I mean?

* the enter, escape and return buttons

* 16 F-keys

  \ said:

Here everything has double-meaning,

here only some are pure.

Here is where you are,

yet many more are not.

* double meaning: most keys do something else if you use them with shift, control, etc

* only some are pure: tab, escape, clear, delete, return, etc only a few keys are pure (1 meaning)

* here is where are you: if you are reading this, you are at ur computer

* yet many more are not: lots of ppl arent on their computers lol.

[Guest]

  \ said:

i have a Mac

That explains it. Windows keyboards have 3 locks (Caps, Scroll, and Number) and have only 12 F-keys.

[unreality]

yeah

[Guest]

A box of boxes,

with 2 locks,

yet many keys.

You can enter, or you can escape and return,

but there's no way to get inside.

The functions don't go past 16,

do you see what I mean?

Here everything has double-meaning,

here only some are pure.

Here is where you are,

yet many more are not.

I'll poemize it:

A Box of boxes~

With 3 locks and many keys~

Keys that go in and out as you please~

You can escape, enter, or return with pride~

But there's no way to get inside~

For some my functions don't go past twelve,

or sixteen~

Do you see what i am, do you see what i mean?~

Everything has meaning, everything is pure~

All connected to something you can't endure~

You are using it now, look~

Gather what i said and write the answer that i took.~

I hope it becomes a classic:)