Shakeepuddn 12 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 From the ends of the Earth my name is told Where new land meets water and seasons are cold. My looks are scarred with the lines of a story; Of marriage and death and legends of glory. I am but a branch from a proud family tree, Or a standard of shame to stain history. My tongue remains muted, but if closely you look: The summary plot of an unwritten book. Look to the sky to read a tall tale, Now guess what I am, It’s easy, don’t fail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Izzy 1 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Probably not, but is the answer "history"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Shakeepuddn 12 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Probably not, but is the answer "history"? LOL! No, I won't be that obvious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Izzy 1 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Does it involve taking a letter from each line and getting a word that way or a word's anagram? If it's the first way, we're looking for a 9/(11) letter word beginning with 'h'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Shakeepuddn 12 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Does it involve taking a letter from each line and getting a word that way or a word's anagram? If it's the first way, we're looking for a 9/(11) letter word beginning with 'h'. No Izzy. No tricks. This is a straight-up riddle. Enough word clues are within. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Izzy 1 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Man, I suck at straightforward non-math riddles. *ponders* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Not sure but, Tall tale makes me think of God, but as to how that relates with everything else I don't know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) A place? Sounds like Pompei(sp?) to me.edit: except for the cold seasons part... Edited January 13, 2009 by Grayven Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Izzy 1 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 A place? Sounds like Pompei(sp?) to me.edit: except for the cold seasons part... Hmm. Don't think so. Unless mention of volcanoes were intentionally avoided. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) Hard to say if its a place or if its a person..it has two ways at looking it at if you break it down, but as a whole, I'm clueless. Edited January 13, 2009 by Zerep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Shakeepuddn 12 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Not a specific place, but it's endemic to one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hmm. Don't think so. Unless mention of volcanoes were intentionally avoided. Shakee is a good riddle writer. It's because it's not obvious that I bothered to guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Shakeepuddn 12 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Shakee is a good riddle writer. It's because it's not obvious that I bothered to guess. Thanks Grayven. They're fun to make up, but I have to be careful not to make them too obvious, as per the Check-please riddle. Word choice is crucial but I'm always keen to add a few hidden clues between the lines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) I'll take the tired and poor as well. She is the copper goddess of freedom! (though technically, endemic to two places) Edited January 13, 2009 by Grayven Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 It is indeed a good riddle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) Does the riddle speak of a dead person and/or his tombstone? Edited January 13, 2009 by Tasha_V Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Is it the Bible? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 you are the past or a book Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) Atlantis or the usa Edited January 13, 2009 by Leader_of_the_Amish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Shakeepuddn 12 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Does the riddle speak of a dead person and/or his tombstone? No, it doesn't speak of a dead person or tombstone. But these are actually related to the answer in a way you will understand when you know the answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Shakeepuddn 12 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Is it the Bible? Please use spoilers. No, not Bible. Unwritten, remember? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Shakeepuddn 12 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 you are the past or a book No, neither past or book Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Shakeepuddn 12 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Atlantis or the usa No and no Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Shakeepuddn 12 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 I'll take the tired and poor as well. She is the copper goddess of freedom! (though technically, endemic to two places) A most excellent, well thought out answer, but incorrect nonetheless. You're close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Antartica Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0 Shakeepuddn 12 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Antartica Not a place Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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From the ends of the Earth my name is told
Where new land meets water and seasons are cold.
My looks are scarred with the lines of a story;
Of marriage and death and legends of glory.
I am but a branch from a proud family tree,
Or a standard of shame to stain history.
My tongue remains muted, but if closely you look:
The summary plot of an unwritten book.
Look to the sky to read a tall tale,
Now guess what I am,
It’s easy, don’t fail.
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