plasmid Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 It seems that I Would likely fly If ever your grip should fail Unlike my friend I'll not depend On being held up by nails And all the while I'll show your style Enhancing surroundings quaint If colors clash Don't be abashed Just fix it up with some paint A useful trait That makes me great Is graininess suits me well Informal, sure That's my allure At least I'm not prone to smell Flat and smooth and open to a fling Confinement really isn't much my thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 is a balloon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Frisbee? Good morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 wallpaper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 is a balloon That fits everything pretty well except for the part about being flat and smooth in the last couplet. Frisbee? Good morning. Also fits most of it, but the bit about painting if the colors clash would be weird. wallpaper? I guess that wallpaper is not a poster, but it's very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 the boarder aroung the topWhat about going off wallpaper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 how about a kite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Hey plasmid, a pen? or as we say it in southern, an ink pin? (so as not to get stuck) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 the boarder aroung the topWhat about going off wallpaper... I'm not quite sure what you're getting at? If you mean the moulding around the edges of a room, I think those often are held by nails. how about a kite Another one that would fit 95% of it, but leaves a hanging clue about graininess suiting it well. Hey plasmid, a pen? or as we say it in southern, an ink pin? (so as not to get stuck) The part about it being informal would be odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 a zipper aka a fly. Think it kinda works except for the paint....and maybe a few other parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 the wooden backing on a canvas (like to paint on) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Folding screen room divider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 screen door. think Wilson's answer kinda covers that tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 screen door. think Wilson's answer kinda covers that tho. It would prob. cover the whole room,sounds like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 a zipper aka a fly. Think it kinda works except for the paint....and maybe a few other parts. Folding screen room divider. screen door. think Wilson's answer kinda covers that tho. Each of those would be at odds with the last line the wooden backing on a canvas (like to paint on) That fits with the painting, but I don't see how the first three lines would apply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Hello plasmid, i am thinking of A styrofoam glider? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 a remote controlled airplane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Roof tiles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 the colored metal roofing...Maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Hello plasmid, i am thinking of A styrofoam glider? a remote controlled airplane The graininess would seem un-aerodynamic for a glider or plane. Roof tiles? the colored metal roofing...Maybe... Roof tiles I think are usually held by nails, but even if not there's still the "fling" in the last couplet. While everyone's answers so far have not been prone to smell, there is a reason why such an odd clue is in there which the answer addresses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Ming Carpet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 garden gate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 bangs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Ming Carpet? That could fit all but the informal part garden gate? Interesting. I had imagined that they would typically look formal, but a quick Google Images search shows that many need not be. I thought I had ruled out doors in general with the line about confinement not being my thing, but if a garden gate typically has a latch but no lock then it might work. It would certainly be possible to build it such that it swings shut if you let go. It could even fit the "smell" clue since it's at a garden. I think I'd call this an alternate answer that fits about as well as what I had in mind. bangs? I wouldn't want them to be grainy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 plasmid, gotta say you are over generous with that alternate answer response. Even without knowing (yet) your answer I'm sure fitting that one is way too much of a stretch. Here's another for your consideration. shutter? not smelly but makes that clue rather ambiguous which cant be legit. a window screen? - would allow smells to escape - hmmm, seems I may be a little hung up on your last one sill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted August 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 No one's really gone down the path I had in mind yet. I'm not sure if it's because there's so much misdirection, or if it's because there aren't any clues that really point towards the answer itself and it's only something that you could see fitting the riddle in retrospect. This one's been up for a couple of days now, so I guess I'll try doing like I did last time and see if listing the clues makes it clearer. - seems like it might easily fly if you lose your grip - not held up by nails (although its "friend" is) - stylish - paint is used to match colors - useful with "graininess" - informal - not prone to smell - flat - not confining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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plasmid
It seems that I
Would likely fly
If ever your grip should fail
Unlike my friend
I'll not depend
On being held up by nails
And all the while
I'll show your style
Enhancing surroundings quaint
If colors clash
Don't be abashed
Just fix it up with some paint
A useful trait
That makes me great
Is graininess suits me well
Informal, sure
That's my allure
At least I'm not prone to smell
Flat and smooth and open to a fling
Confinement really isn't much my thing
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