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turtler7
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What Is "Alive without breath..."
« on: Aug 20th, 2003, 8:19am » |
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Alive withoutbreath, as cold as death, never thirsty, ever drinking, all in mail never clinking. What is it?
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Lupin
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Re: No clue how to phrase title for this one...
« Reply #1 on: Aug 20th, 2003, 10:53am » |
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OK turtler, I’ve been starring at your puzzle for several minnows and can’t think of how to phrase it either. I asked my friend Gill, but he’s kinda hard of herring, so no luck. I’m gonna take some aspirins ... all this has given me a big haddock.
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turtler7
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Re: No clue how to phrase title for this one...
« Reply #2 on: Aug 20th, 2003, 1:06pm » |
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yah hard to put a name to it. :-p
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Re: No clue how to phrase title for this one...
« Reply #3 on: Aug 21st, 2003, 1:42am » |
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I think I got the answer, but is that part about all in mail never clinking just a red herring. Maybe somebody could throw me a line.
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Re: No clue how to phrase title for this one...
« Reply #4 on: Aug 21st, 2003, 2:17am » |
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I'm not sure either about this "all in mail never clinking" bit. As for a thread title: Think about using the beginning of the riddle itself (at least for the What-am-Is), like "Alive without breath". If you modify the title of the first post in a thread, it will also change the thread title.
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« Last Edit: Aug 21st, 2003, 2:19am by wowbagger » |
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Lupin
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Re: No clue how to phrase title for this one...
« Reply #5 on: Aug 21st, 2003, 9:33am » |
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on Aug 21st, 2003, 2:17am, wowbagger wrote:I'm not sure either about this "all in mail never clinking" bit. |
| If I’m not mistaken, Gollum said, “clad in mail never clinking” =>mail (noun) flexible armor composed of small overlapping metal rings or loops of chain. No, I did not do that on porpoise. Now don't be shellfish and admit you knew it. My sole intention was to clarify this point.
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turtler7
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Re: What Is "Alive without breath..."
« Reply #6 on: Aug 21st, 2003, 6:19pm » |
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OK so u know where i got it lol. Could be diferent version of the book i read. Dunno but it still the same riddle. I have enjoyed many of these responces... They are rather funny to someone that knows the answer.
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