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(Message started by: aero_guy on Mar 16^th, 2003, 2:11pm)

Title: The sparkling wine (hard)
Post by aero_guy on Mar 16^th, 2003, 2:11pm

I really like this one for the elegance of the last line. Knowing a little about wine would help.

The sparkling wine was bright and red; 'twas tempting, but, alas!
Full well I knew my whole, unseen, was lurking in the glass.
And when, with wily argument, they offered it to me,
I said I would not drink, and what I one, two, three!

Title: Re: The sparkling wine (hard)
Post by aero_guy on Mar 27^th, 2003, 11:28am

OK guys this one is really hard, but no one has even tried. Here are two hints.

hint 1: how to solve this kind of problem
"One", "Two", and "Three" refer to syllables, and "whole" refers to the whole final answer. An example riddle is:

My first is dark;
My second round:
My whole may mark
A hate profound.

The answer is blackball. Black is dark, ball is round, blackball is what you do to exclude someone (like blacklisting them).

hint 2:[hide]In reference to the last line of the riddle, It is the same as if I said, "A black hole is a one, two," in the example riddle. It would be read, "A black hole is a black ball. So, in the wine riddle, the last line has you saying each of the three syllables of the answer in order as seperate words to complete the sentence. Hope this helps. Oh, and the individual parts don't have to go into the whole letter for letter. For example, pen and sill could be the parts and pencil the whole.[/hide]

Title: Re: The sparkling wine (hard)
Post by maryl on Mar 27^th, 2003, 1:04pm

Does this end with the words-[hide]say I mean[/hide]I think I've got it, is it [hide]sediment[/hide]

Title: Re: The sparkling wine (hard)
Post by aero_guy on Mar 27^th, 2003, 2:22pm

You have the whole word. The last line of the riddle is [hide]"...what I SAID I MEANT"[/hide]

congrats, this was a toughy.

Title: Re: The sparkling wine (hard)
Post by maryl on Mar 27^th, 2003, 2:29pm

Ah thanks, your hints made all the difference. :)

Title: Re: The sparkling wine (hard)
Post by prince on Mar 27^th, 2003, 3:31pm

Since I know nothing about wine, tell us, what's the [hide] sediment [/hide] in red wine?

Title: Re: The sparkling wine (hard)
Post by aero_guy on Mar 27^th, 2003, 4:18pm

It is the [hide]residue that collects on the bottom of the bottle. You try to avoid pouring it into the glass.[/hide]

Title: Re: The sparkling wine (hard)
Post by prince on Mar 28^th, 2003, 10:05am

Aeroguy, can you elucidate a bit? What makes up the [hide] sediment [/hide]? It sound sort of gross, for something you drink.

Title: Re: The sparkling wine (hard)
Post by visitor on Mar 28^th, 2003, 10:55am

You'll only find sediment in wines that are fermented in the bottle, not the mass produced wines that are batched, filtered and then bottled.

Title: Re: The sparkling wine (hard)
Post by aero_guy on Mar 28^th, 2003, 5:12pm

It is not horrible. It just looks bad and doesn't feel all that great in your mouth if you aren't expecting it. No big thing, just a minor nuisance left over from the fermentation.