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(Message started by: Gergo on Apr 4^th, 2004, 3:44am)

Title: I Ride - from the 17th century
Post by Gergo on Apr 4^th, 2004, 3:44am

I Ride without a Saddle on a thing
That has no legs nor bones, yet thus straddling,
Am thereon stately mounted, to the end
I may two friends (that are decay'd) befriend.
Wherefore, when I before them do appear,
That which to them seems doubtful, I make clear.
Now when this business I have thus begun,
I'll not dismounted be till I have done:
Then shall I to my Lodging be convey'd,
Till I in this kinde am again employ'd.

Title: Re: I Ride - from the 17th century
Post by BNC on Apr 4^th, 2004, 6:35am

As an Optical engineer, this should have been easy for me, but the text suddenly seems blury ...

Title: Re: I Ride - from the 17th century
Post by Icarus on Apr 4^th, 2004, 12:10pm

While I am sure that BNC is correct about the answer, I must take exception to the notion that the mount has "no bones". Having [hide]undergone sugery to correct a deviated septum[/hide], I can assure you, there is bone there!

Title: Re: I Ride - from the 17th century
Post by evergreena3 on Apr 5^th, 2004, 9:16am

Icarus,

Being that the title states this to be from the 17th Century, most [hide] reading glasses were worn low on the nose, very near the tip...where there would be no bone, only cartilege[/hide].

EverGreenA3

Title: Re: I Ride - from the 17th century
Post by Icarus on Apr 5^th, 2004, 4:00pm

Actually, most [hide]reading glasses[/hide] still are. I was thinking of [hide]glasses[/hide] in general. But with the restriction, it makes more sense. Thanks!

Title: Re: I Ride - from the 17th century
Post by John_Gaughan on Apr 5^th, 2004, 9:13pm

The riddle makes it sound like this thing is used only part of the time. [hide]I wear glasses or contact lenses all the time, but my mother, for example, only wears glasses while reading.[/hide]