Guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Sorry for posting so many today; I've been bored at work, and have simply been too infatuated with this site as of late to do much else. My name comes from two; tiny and gentle Yet I'm described by my haters as quite temperamental My father is named for those two 'fore him And I'm a good son; have his pockets filled to the brim I started out strong, was beaten back, but kept growing Little old Sherman couldn't stop you from knowing... ...who I am? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) Sherman apparently originally meant "one who shears," as in wool. Wool keeps growing, getting sheared, etc., but I don't know how the name comes from "tiny" and "gentle" Edited March 7, 2009 by Mickey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Sherman apparently originally meant "one who shears," as in wool. Wool keeps growing, getting sheared, etc., but I don't know how the name comes from "tiny" and "gentle" That'd be a step in the wrong direction there, Mick. I like the deep analysis though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CaptainEd Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 The first line could be Microsoft, but I don't see how they relate to the rest of the clue. Fascinating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 (edited) The first line could be Microsoft, but I don't see how they relate to the rest of the clue. Fascinating! My name comes from two; tiny and gentle -Micro and soft Yet I'm described by my haters as quite temperamental -People who don't like Microsoft think its very buggy... My father is named for those two 'fore him -Bill Gates (he's actually the third...his dad and grandpa were also Bill H. Gates) And I'm a good son; have his pockets filled to the brim -Microsoft has brought him quite a bit of money I started out strong, was beaten back, but kept growing -Could be multiple times during the company history...but probably the legal issues (see next line)... Little old Sherman couldn't stop you from knowing... -Sherman anti-trust act... So I agree...Microsoft...Nice riddle Edited March 9, 2009 by Pickett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sorry for posting so many today; I've been bored at work, and have simply been too infatuated with this site as of late to do much else.
My name comes from two; tiny and gentle
Yet I'm described by my haters as quite temperamental
My father is named for those two 'fore him
And I'm a good son; have his pockets filled to the brim
I started out strong, was beaten back, but kept growing
Little old Sherman couldn't stop you from knowing...
...who I am?
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