[Guest]

There was once a man who made

A panic about an alien raid

If his name you want to know,

Make a wish—and pennies throw.

Next look for a man who yearned

To rival poet Bobby Burns

Yet that is not what he did best

For he was a great novelist.

Now must come a man who rushed

So fast, so far, that he was bushed

He did his best, and faithfully,

Whose wife once asked, “Did you marry me?”

In common these three have but little

But here I hope to find acquittal

To one who’s wise, they will spell out

The name this riddle writes about.

[Guest]

Wells, but that seems too obvious.

There was once a man who made

A panic about an alien raid

If his name you want to know,

Make a wish—and pennies throw.

Next look for a man who yearned

To rival poet Bobby Burns

Yet that is not what he did best

For he was a great novelist.

Now must come a man who rushed

So fast, so far, that he was bushed

He did his best, and faithfully,

Whose wife once asked, “Did you marry me?”

In common these three have but little

But here I hope to find acquittal

To one who’s wise, they will spell out

The name this riddle writes about.

[Guest]

There was once a man who made

A panic about an alien raid Orson Wells

If his name you want to know,

Make a wish—and pennies throw. A wishing well

Next look for a man who yearned

To rival poet Bobby Burns

Yet that is not what he did best

For he was a great novelist.

Now must come a man who rushed

So fast, so far, that he was bushed

He did his best, and faithfully,

Whose wife once asked, “Did you marry me?”

In common these three have but little

But here I hope to find acquittal

To one who’s wise, they will spell out

The name this riddle writes about.

[Guest]

Wells, but that seems too obvious.

It depends on which one you mean. If you have the wrong one, you'll have trouble getting the rest of it. I'm too tired to make it hard.

[Guest]

It depends on which one you mean. If you have the wrong one, you'll have trouble getting the rest of it. I'm too tired to make it hard.

I don't understand. i must give a particular name? That's against the rules (Important READ BEFORE POSTING)

[tiger_lily111]

I might have 2 / 3 and an answer ...

Orson Welles

Walter Scott

????

Orson Scott Card, author?

[Guest]

Ender's Game is THE AWESOMEST book EVER!! What's that book after Xenocide? I need, desperately to read it soon!!!

I might have 2 / 3 and an answer ...

Orson Welles

Walter Scott

????

Orson Scott Card, author?

Edited June 6, 2009 by lotus

[plainglazed]

I might have 2 / 3 and an answer ...

Orson Welles

Walter Scott

????

Orson Scott Card, author?

yeah, you must have it and

must be Andrew Card, one of Bush's chiefs of staff.

[Guest]

I might have 2 / 3 and an answer ...

Orson Welles

Walter Scott

????

Orson Scott Card, author?

You got it!

Care to guess at the third, just for the fun of it?

[Guest]

yeah, you must have it and

must be Andrew Card, one of Bush's chiefs of staff.

I couldn't have said it better myself!

[Guest]

Ender's Game is THE AWESOMEST book EVER!! What's that book after Xenocide? I need, desperately to read it soon!!!

Exactly!

I'm reading Shadow of the Giant right now... couldn't get it off my mind.

[Guest]

Good job, everyone! That wasn't so bad, was it?

[Guest]

There was once a man who made

A panic about an alien raid

If his name you want to know,

Make a wish—and pennies throw.

1) orson welles

2 Scott or Hardy

3 ?

Next look for a man who yearned

To rival poet Bobby Burns

Yet that is not what he did best

For he was a great novelist.

Now must come a man who rushed

So fast, so far, that he was bushed

He did his best, and faithfully,

Whose wife once asked, “Did you marry me?”

In common these three have but little

But here I hope to find acquittal

To one who’s wise, they will spell out

The name this riddle writes about.

tooo late again, but good riddle Edited June 8, 2009 by chicory

[Guest]

tooo late again, but good riddle

Thank you!