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Cathos
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #1 on: Apr 14th, 2004, 8:32pm » |
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I think this may be something anatomical, perhaps blood or skin
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #2 on: Apr 14th, 2004, 9:55pm » |
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This one is still hot off the press so no hints yet... (not that my hints help much anyway) 
But I suggest you try some other avenues of thought.
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #3 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 12:52am » |
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Just to put in my too sense...
How about a peel, you know like a banan-appeal. Wonk wonk
Sorry...Bananas are customarily pale when healthy and dark when ill, but um, erm, well, it's a free world, what are ya gonna do, sue me!
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #4 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 6:08am » |
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IMHO bananas are better with a few freckles... but I don't love bananas so much that I would give them the title to this riddle
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #5 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 6:19am » |
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My first idea (heart) is not correct, from the hint. It sounds like the object is alive. If not a living thing, maybe something that was once living, like food?
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #6 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 9:49am » |
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My first instinct was to say blood , but I think Raven said to think of different avenue of thought...
hhhmmmm...
perhaps something different, yet no so different?
My guess is now hair .
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #7 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 3:48pm » |
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I thought of a copier or printer. When well - in good working order with plenty of toner, you get dark, vital, printing. When toner is low, the print is pale and hard to see, making your words unheard.
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #8 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 4:43pm » |
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evergreena3 and Icarus
hair and printer toner both fit very well, I guess I have to give you a hint now, if you want it…
:: By my understanding, this would be Honore de Balzac's familiar too :: 
You are getting warm in your general thinking, but the specifics are just a little off-track...
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #9 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 5:42pm » |
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JOE
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #10 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 6:39pm » |
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Voilà!
The answer as follows...
- "As soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move...similes arise, the paper is covered. Coffee is your ally and writing ceases to be a struggle."
~Honoré de Balzac (1799-1859) a glimpse into his obsession with coffee.
- "Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love."
~Charles Maurice de Talleyrand (1754-1838) speaking of the perfect cup of coffee.
- "If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; if this is tea, please bring me some coffee."
~Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) speaking of the imperfect cup of coffee.
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #11 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 6:43pm » |
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Raven, you understood my answer right? Just checking.
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #12 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 8:31pm » |
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Speaker,
If you weren't talking about a Cup O' Joe then I just gave away the answer before the riddle was solved...
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #13 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 8:40pm » |
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That is exactly what I was talking about. But, I figured that if my answer was obscure enough, then others would not get it right away.
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #14 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 8:43pm » |
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When you look in your reflection, you'll look pale if you're sick, and dark and vital when well. I'm sure that's very familiar to you.
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #15 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 8:44pm » |
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Oops!
I'm still trying to learn not to give it away too fast, and also to not just give the answer, but to give a cryptic response for my answer, like you did here...
I guess that is what separates us Junior Members from you Uberpuzzlers, oh yeah, that and a thousand or so posts...
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #16 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 8:52pm » |
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Holy crap! I swear that Icarus' answer was the last one posted when I responded to this riddle - I didn't see anything about this Joe business...
Perhaps a glitch in the board (or my brain)...
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Re: My Familiar
« Reply #17 on: Apr 15th, 2004, 9:22pm » |
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That happens a lot to me, I go to type in my 'oh-so-clever, italicized and smiley faced' answer and next I know I'm out of the loop. I've learned to refresh my browser a lot and have multiple windows open... and yes, I am obsessive at times.
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