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(Message started by: evelyn rose miller on Nov 1^st, 2002, 8:38pm)

Title: One of us in glass is set ...
Post by evelyn rose miller on Nov 1^st, 2002, 8:38pm

We are little creatures;
all of us have different features.
One of us in glass is set;
one of us you'll find in jet.
Another you may see in tin,
and the fourth is boxed within .
If the fifth you should pursue,
it can never fly from you.
What are we?
please help me i cant figure it out im so confused ???

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Title: Re: please help me with this riddle
Post by Icarus on Nov 2^nd, 2002, 6:48pm

The 1st is in "glass"
The 2nd is in "jet"
The 3rd is in "tin"
The 4th is in "boxed"
The 5th is not in "fly"

Does that help?

If not, note that there are 5 of them (or sometimes 6 ;))!

Title: Re: please help me with this riddle
Post by Carl_Cox on Nov 2^nd, 2002, 6:50pm

the 5th is in "you", i believe, would be the interpretation of that portion of the riddle

Title: Re: please help me with this riddle
Post by Icarus on Nov 2^nd, 2002, 6:57pm

Point for Carl! I missed that. :(

Title: Re: please help me with this riddle
Post by Mr Z on Nov 3^rd, 2002, 9:02am

Your ans is: A, E, I, O and U.
The vowels.

Title: Re: What Are We: One of us in glass is set ...
Post by Jamie on Nov 19^th, 2002, 9:43am

I've also seen vowels described as follows:

We're five little objects of an everyday sort,
You'll find us all in a tennis court.