Shakeepuddn Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Bound in darkness a smile wide, Waiting here for Spring Til song is heard, so long I hide, Perhaps I’ll hear them sing. ‘Round and ‘round the clock unwinds, Time is growing neigh When shock and fright doth serve delight And a devil on the rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 punxatawny phil (sp?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 a bird that is about to hatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 an egg? or possibly a seed in the ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 The Devil Bird, locally known as Ulama, is a cryptid of Sri Lanka said to emit bloodcurdling human sounding shrieks in the night from within the jungles.(stolen from Wikipedia) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted February 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 No on all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 I am assuming that in the "Time is growing neigh" line, "neigh" is the horse sound, and therefore a clue, and not a typo for "nigh". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted February 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 I am assuming that in the "Time is growing neigh" line, "neigh" is the horse sound, and therefore a clue, and not a typo for "nigh". Oops. Yes, typo. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) If the egg/bird line is wrong, can we be referring to Bacchus or Dionysus?Bound in darkness a smile wide, Waiting here for Spring Til song is heard, so long I hide, Perhaps I’ll hear them sing. ‘Round and ‘round the clock unwinds, Time is growing nigh When shock and fright doth serve delight And a devil on the rise. So this is the correct version. Hmmm.... Edited February 25, 2009 by theharangue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 a cuckoo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 yeah i was thinking either a cuckoo or a jack in the box or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 yeah i was thinking either a cuckoo or a jack in the box or something Ooh, jack in the box is a very good fit for the riddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Jack-in-the-box may have nailed it. If not, a person hiding in a birthday cake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Haven't checked prior posts butThis is a jack in the box. Hiding in darkness on a spring as handle is twisted, playing music. Waiting to spring in shock and surprise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) the clock as you said Waiting here for Spring Til song is heard, so long I hide, Perhaps I’ll hear them sing. ‘Round and ‘round the clock unwinds, When shock and fright doth serve delight And a devil on the rise. Bound in darkness a smile wide, Waiting here for Spring Til song is heard, so long I hide, Perhaps I’ll hear them sing. ‘Round and ‘round the clock unwinds, Time is growing neigh When shock and fright doth serve delight And a devil on the rise. Edited February 25, 2009 by super man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 "Bound in darkness a smile wide"? How very clever of you. I won't bother trying to answer, as I believe cake has "iced" it. It's funny. Every one of these you do makes me want to try my hand at the format, yet I'm afraid anything I do will show as the cheap knock-off it surely must be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 BOING!!!Jack in the box is likely derived from Sir John Schorne in the late 13th century, who is reputed to have cast the devil into his boot. Many early depictions of Schorne show him holding a boot with a devil poking out. This is why the French term for the toy is "diable en boite" (boxed devil). Good job cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Wow. I never would have gotten that. Probably because I never really knew until now what the answer acually is, apart from the childhood image we all get of the object. Nice riddle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bound in darkness a smile wide,
Waiting here for Spring
Til song is heard, so long I hide,
Perhaps I’ll hear them sing.
‘Round and ‘round the clock unwinds,
Time is growing neigh
When shock and fright doth serve delight
And a devil on the rise.
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