plainglazed Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 From your own devices which ...create us why Stick together what's the hitch ...don't reply Sense of humor, life's a stitch ...oh so dry Even as it can twitch ...calm is nigh Prevention might make you itch ...what am I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 nails.....or scratch....? nope could it be a muscle cramp? and nope. the stick part is more literal. similar context of your guess that was SOOOO close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EDM Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 (edited) how about wedge?..........or a pole/poll....? Edited June 26, 2009 by EDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 how about wedge?..........or a pole/poll....? no and no/no homophones (this time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 hugemonkey Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 From your own devices which ...create us why Stick together what's the hitch ...don't reply Sense of humor, life's a stitch ...oh so dry Even as it can twitch ...calm is nigh Prevention might make you itch ...what am I An Attachment or maybe a Post-it Note? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 An Attachment or maybe a Post-it Note? no, sorry not either. always thinking tho-please give it another go.... I have to head home. Will be back shortly/within the hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 hugemonkey Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 zipper or a FLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Toupee? Scratch, scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DudleyDude Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 From your own devices which ...create us why Stick together what's the hitch ...don't reply Sense of humor, life's a stitch ...oh so dry Even as it can twitch ...calm is nigh Prevention might make you itch ...what am I that the answer is a man-made object. If that's not the case, then perhaps it's a burr? That would fit well with "hitch" (as in "hitch a ride" when it attaches to your leg or arm), "stitch" (sharp pain familiar to anyone who's had to remove them) and if the prevention is heavy clothing such as wool, then that would explain the "itch" as well. And their method of clinging is very similar to the way in which velcro works (I think they were even the inspiration for velcro). But I can't quite explain the "twitch". Is this still on the right track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 zipper or a FLY good thought, but not it. Scratch, scratch.Toupee? not it, too funny, too good. probably would have used a different word than prevention. still finding it hard to dispute. again, there is a better fitting (haha) answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) that the answer is a man-made object. If that's not the case, then perhaps it's a burr? That would fit well with "hitch" (as in "hitch a ride" when it attaches to your leg or arm), "stitch" (sharp pain familiar to anyone who's had to remove them) and if the prevention is heavy clothing such as wool, then that would explain the "itch" as well. And their method of clinging is very similar to the way in which velcro works (I think they were even the inspiration for velcro). But I can't quite explain the "twitch". Is this still on the right track? the first assumption that the answer is a man made object is not necessarily correct. I had said that the device is a physical thing but the object/answer is the us created by the device. so still burr does not fit. really good but the stitch from my answer is closer to the stitch in the velcro thought and you're right about the twitch difficulty. Edit: just realizedpreclude the burr from being an object. guess I have to say the device is man made. Edited June 27, 2009 by plainglazed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 "Create us why" us why "Stick together" uswhytogether "Life's a stitch" should be the more common "Life's a lady" - subtract st, add b uwhyogetherb "calm is nigh" should be "calm is night" - add t uwhyogetherbt Plug that into Internet Anagram Server, and I get... The Web Yoghurt and yoghurt is sticky, so my guess is yoghurt lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DudleyDude Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 lol "Create us why" us why "Stick together" uswhytogether "Life's a stitch" should be the more common "Life's a lady" - subtract st, add b uwhyogetherb "calm is nigh" should be "calm is night" - add t uwhyogetherbt Plug that into Internet Anagram Server, and I get... The Web Yoghurt and yoghurt is sticky, so my guess is yoghurt Truly Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DudleyDude Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 From your own devices which ...create us why Stick together what's the hitch ...don't reply Sense of humor, life's a stitch ...oh so dry Even as it can twitch ...calm is nigh Prevention might make you itch ...what am I but possibly 'needle'? it's manmade, can be used to sew things together (both hitch and stitch), can mean "to tease" (sense of humor), can twitch (the type of needle in a gauge) and cause calmness (the shots in the hospital full of the good stuff). After getting a shot, you'd cover it with a band-aid to prevent infection and that could cause itching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 lol "Create us why" us why "Stick together" uswhytogether "Life's a stitch" should be the more common "Life's a lady" - subtract st, add b uwhyogetherb "calm is nigh" should be "calm is night" - add t uwhyogetherbt Plug that into Internet Anagram Server, and I get... The Web Yoghurt and yoghurt is sticky, so my guess is yoghurt Dooooob, what makes you think I might play with words? if ever I had such an inclination, you certainly have squelched it. how could I compete? brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Haha, thanks =) I'm gonna have to think about this riddle more tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 but possibly 'needle'? it's manmade, can be used to sew things together (both hitch and stitch), can mean "to tease" (sense of humor), can twitch (the type of needle in a gauge) and cause calmness (the shots in the hospital full of the good stuff). After getting a shot, you'd cover it with a band-aid to prevent infection and that could cause itching. no, and I'm certain I did not say the answer is manmade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DudleyDude Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 no, and I'm certain I did not say the answer is manmade. so the devices which make "us" are man-made but "us" are not necessarily man-made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 so the devices which make "us" are man-made but "us" are not necessarily man-made? yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 From your own devices which ...create us why Stick together what's the hitch ...don't reply Sense of humor, life's a stitch ...oh so dry Even as it can twitch ...calm is nigh Prevention might make you itch ...what am I The more I read of this thread the more I wonder if it's not a stick of gum? There are several varieties, and I think they fit each 'line' pretty well. Question though..? Why hide the '...' at the beginning of every indented line? Just an even spacer, or some other particular reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) The more I read of this thread the more I wonder if it's not a stick of gum? There are several varieties, and I think they fit each 'line' pretty well. Question though..? Why hide the '...' at the beginning of every indented line? Just an even spacer, or some other particular reason? Good morning CV. Not what I have in mind but good answer. I hate that response because a riddle should not be a guessing game with lots of answers that fit. I think there is a best answer to this one tho. Edit: Forgot to answer your question. Hiding the ... was just a way to indent the shorter lines to seperate the repeated rhyme and hopefully help the reading by "forcing" a longer pause. Edited June 27, 2009 by plainglazed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 From your own devices which ...create us why Stick together what's the hitch ...don't reply Sense of humor, life's a stitch ...oh so dry Even as it can twitch ...calm is nigh Prevention might make you itch ...what am I Okay..what I've gleaned so far in the nearly 100 posts to figure out this sticky situation... #17- "Some wording has common meaning meant to throw you off. There should be enough there to reveal the answer." #20- "you are right about the device being a physical thing vs the common idiom *left to your own devices* so you were not tricked." "lotion/glue...I know. Stretching. Just trying. Maybe I will spark the right idea into someone else's brain. this different direction is better. dont know why and not really relevent to the answer but in the right flavor. I hope that makes more sense than it misleads." #23- "..sorry about the lacking punctuation. Would say you could put a comma at the end of each long (odd) line and a period at the end of each short indented line. So there are really just five lines. The very last line is not really a clue. Maybe then will read a little better." #28- "decision to "read this quite literally" is a very good one." #29- "Will say the device is a physical object" #32- " honey?..." "no sorry, not either. my last response to you was regarding one of the qualities of the "closest" of your last three and my guess as to how that came to you from the riddle. always hesitant to say too much for fear that it might mislead. hope this is not the case." #35- " Trying different definitions of some of the key words (nouns) like you did above and some others have, along with Tiger's literal approach may be helpful." #38- "That guess (honey) just shares a quality that the answer does. Pollen is the same way but, ironically, a different quality of the answer I hoped to convey. So I think you're gettin some of the meaning of the answer, it just has nothing to do with honey or pollen." #50- not a cigarette #55- "the quality is not sweet. One of the two here (caramel, sugar) has the same quality as honey does to the answer." #59- "Yeah, that's one of the qualities my answer has so that definition is known.so not like something you would throw to a dog, or to puncture, or a cane, or a manual transmision, or something protuding. probably not much help...." Re: Sticky, stick, stuck. #65- "That's a quality of the answer but not the answer." Re: sticky, stick, stuck #77- "the stick part is more literal. similar context of your guess that was SOOOO close (velcro)." #70- no/no homophones #86- "the first assumption that the answer is a man made object is not necessarily correct. I had said that the device is a physical thing but the object/answer is the us created by the device. so still burr does not fit. really good but the stitch from my answer is closer to the stitch in the velcro thought and you're right about the twitch difficulty." "didnt really preclude the burr from being an object. guess I have to say the device is man made." #93- "so the devices which make "us" are man-made but "us" are not necessarily man-made?" #94- yep Just to catch everyone up.. I at least needed everything in one place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EDM Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 tree sap....? or wood/log....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Okay..what I've gleaned so far in the nearly 100 posts to figure out this sticky situation... Just to catch everyone up.. I at least needed everything in one place... Wow CV thanks so much. Hope this helps everyone interested. It certainly helps me and gives me an opportunity to (hopefully) clarify a few things: regarding #23, "the last line is not really a clue" refers only to the "what am I". (Had just prior described the riddle as five lines combining the long and short parts) regarding #35 had parenthetically defined key words as nouns but there is at least one (in particular which is very key) that i was referring to in this post and that is not a noun. Was never very good at gramar. Also, on several occasions "I said reading this riddle quite literally" was a good suggestion and attributed it to tiger_lilly111. Should have been intern121; thanks and sorry intern. Thanks again, Chess_Vixen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 tree sap....? or wood/log....? Hello EDM, hope you're still there. Got caught up for quite awhile with CV's post and reply. Your answer is not it. The answer is created by something man made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EDM Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 glass......? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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