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I've got a hole straight through my head

But haven't been slaughtered, so don't be misled

For I'll be nimble, I'll be quick

Cross over the ridges to hang with my click

Don't tell me it would be uncool

Perhaps you've forgotten to follow the rule

Or squeezed the trigger, you control

Whether you're hunted by cruising patrols

So cross your heart don't hope to die

When carnage ensues you'd better not fly

Just hold your ground, I'll cut no slack

You shouldn't deplore me for holding you back

And once you've lost the will to roam

With reeling abandon I'll slither back home

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I've got a hole straight through my head

But haven't been slaughtered, so don't be misled

For I'll be nimble, I'll be quick

Cross over the ridges to hang with my click

Don't tell me it would be uncool

Perhaps you've forgotten to follow the rule

Or squeezed the trigger, you control

Whether you're hunted by cruising patrols

So cross your heart don't hope to die

When carnage ensues you'd better not fly

Just hold your ground, I'll cut no slack

You shouldn't deplore me for holding you back

And once you've lost the will to roam

With reeling abandon I'l

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not right but i'm thinking of something like a needle with the hole in the head, 'cross over the ridges' and parts like 'you'd better not fly' and 'i'll cut no slack' sounds like tight stitching or something but doesn't fit with other parts

Some bits also make me think of a gun?

am I totally on the wrong path?

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Looks like fileobrother's boss walked in as he was typing.

not right but i'm thinking of something like a needle with the hole in the head, 'cross over the ridges' and parts like 'you'd better not fly' and 'i'll cut no slack' sounds like tight stitching or something but doesn't fit with other parts

Some bits also make me think of a nail gun

am I totally on the wrong path?

That's not where this one's going.

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Close enough. It was my wife! Actually had a really good train of thought going on this and I totally forgot it.

a rifle? The last few lines remind me of someone behind enemy lines.

Hmm, it's a weird fit to some of the clues, and leaves some of them just sort of hanging. But there's nothing that really shoots that answer down. I guess I should have titled the riddle "I'm not in the army".

There's a better answer out there.

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Hmm, it's a weird fit to some of the clues, and leaves some of them just sort of hanging. But there's nothing that really shoots that answer down. I guess I should have titled the riddle "I'm not in the army".

There's a better answer out there.

A Kite?

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I'm not aware of any triggers on kites, although it fits much of the rest of the riddle well. Plainglazed's answer is not what I had in mind, but I've got to hand it to you, it can fit the riddle if the "you" I'm talking to is allowed to shift (and it often is). I might have to do a rewrite sometime to exclude it as a possible answer. The answer I had in mind hasn't been found yet though.

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I've got a hole straight through my head

But haven't been slaughtered, so don't be misled

For I'll be nimble, I'll be quick

Cross over the ridges to hang with my click

Don't tell me it would be uncool

Perhaps you've forgotten to follow the rule

Or squeezed the trigger, you control

Whether you're hunted by cruising patrols

So cross your heart don't hope to die

When carnage ensues you'd better not fly

Just hold your ground, I'll cut no slack

You shouldn't deplore me for holding you back

And once you've lost the will to roam

With reeling abandon I'll slither back home

a kite, on a fishing type reel?

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wow, this is a thinker.

needle, snake, rifle, behind enemy lines, kite, Parachute, remote control airplane, UAV

And now I am sure that none of those are even close to correct.

Not any of those.

a kite, on a fishing type reel?

or
lure on a fly fishing line

John B and plainglazed had gone down those routes. The second one does fit the riddle well, although neither are answer I had in mind.

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I've got a hole straight through my head

But haven't been slaughtered, so don't be misled

For I'll be nimble, I'll be quick

Cross over the ridges to hang with my click

Don't tell me it would be uncool

Perhaps you've forgotten to follow the rule

Or squeezed the trigger, you control

Whether you're hunted by cruising patrols

So cross your heart don't hope to die

When carnage ensues you'd better not fly

Just hold your ground, I'll cut no slack

You shouldn't deplore me for holding you back

And once you've lost the will to roam

With reeling abandon I'll slither back home

a yo-yo.

but what is the answer to the riddle ;) ?

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I've got a hole straight through my head

But haven't been slaughtered, so don't be misled

For I'll be nimble, I'll be quick

Cross over the ridges to hang with my click

Don't tell me it would be uncool

Perhaps you've forgotten to follow the rule

Or squeezed the trigger, you control

Whether you're hunted by cruising patrols

So cross your heart don't hope to die

When carnage ensues you'd better not fly

Just hold your ground, I'll cut no slack

You shouldn't deplore me for holding you back

And once you've lost the will to roam

With reeling abandon I'll slither back home

one of those lines that rock climbers or cat burglers use to lower themselves? They have some sort of ratchet to control rate of descent?

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crossbow?
Harpoon, think that's better.

That second one works quite well because it's quite close to the one you got earlier, which does fit the riddle even though it wasn't the answer I had in mind.

one of those lines that rock climbers or cat burglers use to lower themselves? They have some sort of ratchet to control rate of descent?

And that one works quite well because it's getting very close to the answer I had in mind. That's something I hadn't thought of since I don't participate in the activity, but it wouldn't explain the cruising patrols.

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with the be quick and nimble line it's Jack knife? Am not sure I know what seperates one of those from any other knife so dont really know what one looks like or if it has a hole in its head. But...

wenis

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with the be quick and nimble line it's Jack knife? Am not sure I know what seperates one of those from any other knife so dont really know what one looks like or if it has a hole in its head. But...

Perhaps the rotary kind would have a hole at the pivot, but not necessarily, and I'd be reluctant to write a riddle with such an invisible clue. And I'm not sure how it would fit the third-to-last line.

wenis

:lol: Wrong on so many levels... not that I don't appreciate the humor, mind you.

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I've got a hole straight through my head

But haven't been slaughtered, so don't be misled

For I'll be nimble, I'll be quick

Cross over the ridges to hang with my click

Don't tell me it would be uncool

Perhaps you've forgotten to follow the rule

Or squeezed the trigger, you control

Whether you're hunted by cruising patrols

So cross your heart don't hope to die

When carnage ensues you'd better not fly

Just hold your ground, I'll cut no slack

You shouldn't deplore me for holding you back

And once you've lost the will to roam

With reeling abandon I'll slither back home

How about one of those rubber band powered airplane thingies?

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