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He is unique
« on: Oct 3rd, 2003, 11:27am » |
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A pretty weird one:
He is unique,
He is a clone,
He is love,
He is hate,
He is clever,
He is stupid
And in different hands he changes from to the other
Who is he?
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 Your right a weird one. However I think POWER works that way. However I have never heard it personified as "he".
Maybe not
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Re: He is unique
« Reply #2 on: Oct 3rd, 2003, 5:13pm » |
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Todd, I hid your answer, even though I don't believe it is correct. We generally hide answers to riddles, particularly at the start of a thread. That way someone can read the riddle and think about it without seeing the answer right there at the same time. To see hidden text, just highlight the area with your mouse.
To hide text yourself, use the hide tags: [hide]this text is hidden[/hide].
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Re: He is unique
« Reply #3 on: Oct 3rd, 2003, 6:22pm » |
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on Oct 3rd, 2003, 5:13pm, Icarus wrote:| To hide text yourself, use the hide tags: [hide]this text is hidden[/hide]. |
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Icarus, you didn't waste much time in trying out a variation on towr's trick for showing the hide in brackets.
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Re: He is unique
« Reply #4 on: Oct 3rd, 2003, 9:08pm » |
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What I really wanted to do was find a way of using it without having to boldface the tags either. But if you don't put any contents inside a [b][/b] pair, Yabb will display the pair itself (as just demonstrated). But Williams added coding of the hide tags doesn't work that way: [hide][/hide], so you can't even display them together.
But then, perhaps boldfacing the tags is a good move anyway.
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Re: He is unique
« Reply #5 on: Oct 4th, 2003, 3:20am » |
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No the answer is not power.
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on Oct 3rd, 2003, 11:27am, Kitty wrote:A pretty weird one:
He is unique,
He is a clone,
He is love,
He is hate,
He is clever,
He is stupid
And in different hands he changes from to the other
Who is he? |
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Hmm, I don't think the answer is reflection or mirror, they seem too obvious and don't quite fit; also thought of fingerprints, but they have no feelings or intellect. So I'll reflect a little longer on this. Oh, and how is this a weird one?
Thinking of this more-a dog, or servant comes to mind; is that any closer?
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Re: He is unique
« Reply #7 on: Oct 6th, 2003, 11:54am » |
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Nope they're all wrong.
Soz.
It is a bit of a stretch i suppose, my friend told it to me.
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-robot? Gumby? Frankenstein?... Is "stretch" a hint?
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Re: He is unique
« Reply #9 on: Oct 13th, 2003, 6:55pm » |
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He is an actor. Specifically, Arnold Schwarzeneger, who played all those roles, even the clone.
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Re: He is unique
« Reply #10 on: Oct 16th, 2003, 4:19am » |
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Hm, I don't know why your answer fits, Speaker. Maybe you could explain in more detail, i.e. name the films you have in mind. And what about that strange last line (not "Who is he?")?
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Re: He is unique
« Reply #11 on: Oct 16th, 2003, 5:48pm » |
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I think Speaker's answer fits, even if it isn't the intended one.
He is unique: This could be any number of movies. Conan, for instance, or Total Recall.
He is a clone: Twins
He is love: Arnold has had his share of love scenes. True Lies for instance.
He is hate: Terminator would fit this bill, but there are others.
He is clever: True Lies again.
He is stupid: Conan again.
And in different hands he changes from one to the other: Which he is depends on the part, and the director.
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Re: He is unique
« Reply #12 on: Oct 16th, 2003, 5:51pm » |
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Generally, my answer fits doesn't it? That was the inspiration anyway, that an actor can be all of those things, and changes whenever called for as in changing from one part to another as in changing hands. It is not perfect, but some of the hints say that this is a weird riddle. So, this kind of fits the weirdness. My specific answer was kind of a joke, but just to humor you,
Pumping Iron (Unique) because he plays himself
The Sixth Day (Clone) one of the Arnolds is a fake
True Lies (Love) he seems to love his wife Jamie Lee Curtis, anyway I love her
Commando (Hate) a soldier, full of hate
Twins (Clever) (Clone) his plays the smart twin, plus he may also be a clone
Total Recall (Stupid) his role as the ditch digger seems a little slower than most
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Re: He is unique
« Reply #13 on: Oct 16th, 2003, 5:55pm » |
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Icarus you beat me to the punch.
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Re: He is unique
« Reply #14 on: Oct 17th, 2003, 4:18am » |
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Thanks, guys. 
I've only seen half of the movies you mentioned, but I guess once you think in this direction, you may well come up with a different answer.
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