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(Message started by: Azgard on Feb 6th, 2009, 6:52am)
Title: Assembled in a factory
Post by Azgard on Feb 6th, 2009, 6:52am
Assembled in a factory
I crown the winner
with a bang and a groan
then to the garbage I go
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by cheesepuff on Feb 8th, 2009, 11:14pm
[hide]plastic[/hide]
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by towr on Feb 9th, 2009, 1:03am
[hide]bottle cap[/hide]
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by JiNbOtAk on Feb 10th, 2009, 3:41am
Or maybe a [hide]cork[/hide].
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Azgard on Feb 12th, 2009, 1:38pm
None of the above!

Keep the guesses coming!   8)
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by cheesepuff on Feb 12th, 2009, 6:00pm
[hide]metal or a bullet[/hide]
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Noke Lieu on Feb 12th, 2009, 6:39pm
surely, you must be joking...

used to work in one of those factories. In a town called Rickmansworth in England.
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Azgard on Feb 16th, 2009, 7:54am

on 02/12/09 at 18:00:56, cheesepuff wrote:
[hide]metal or a bullet[/hide]


Interesting, but no.

To be honest, I really didn't think this one was going to cause so much trouble...   ;)
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Noke Lieu on Feb 16th, 2009, 2:39pm
well, in which case you can consider it a cracker of riddle, no?
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Azgard on Feb 16th, 2009, 3:32pm
Very true, that I could! I crown you the winner!  ;D
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Noke Lieu on Feb 16th, 2009, 4:19pm
you're pulling my leg... well, pulling something...
(really, I did once work in a factory that made these. Less exciting than you might expect)
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Azgard on Feb 16th, 2009, 4:44pm
Oh, come on, you didn't "accidentally" take home a few of the "bangs" and have fun with them?  ;)
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by towr on Feb 17th, 2009, 12:57am
Ah, it's one of those things we don't have in this country..
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Azgard on Feb 17th, 2009, 7:27am
Which country is this country?

Just curious
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by towr on Feb 17th, 2009, 8:06am

on 02/17/09 at 07:27:04, Azgard wrote:
Which country is this country?

Just curious
The Netherlands. But unless my understanding of the answer is mistaken it goes for any country that doesn't subscribe to British [hide]Christmas[/hide] traditions.
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Azgard on Feb 17th, 2009, 8:52am
True enough. I suppose next time I make a riddle I should take culture into account!

Here's something to think about:

Is there such thing as a completely culture-free riddle?
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by towr on Feb 17th, 2009, 10:54am

on 02/17/09 at 08:52:40, Azgard wrote:
Here's something to think about:

Is there such thing as a completely culture-free riddle?
No. Without culture we wouldn't know what it was about.
But humanity has some shared culture. And of course American culture has invaded nearly every corner of the earth. The real issue, though, is whether the information you need is salient enough if you're not part of a specific subgroup of humanity. There's quite a few specific things about foreign cultures that are well-known; albeit that they're sometimes a bit stereotypical and not accurate (like the Dutch wearing wooden shoes and living in windmills while farming tulips).
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Azgard on Feb 17th, 2009, 12:20pm
Or like Canadians living in igloos and riding around in a sled pulled by huskies, eh?
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Noke Lieu on Feb 17th, 2009, 2:48pm

on 02/17/09 at 10:54:48, towr wrote:
(like the Dutch wearing wooden shoes and living in windmills while farming tulips).


aw, c'mon. Everyone knows that's the farmers/yokels.

The city folk sell drugs or work in the sex industry. ::)
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by mikedagr8 on Feb 18th, 2009, 2:23am
[hide]condom[/hide]? Sorry, just seemed funny.
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by Azgard on Feb 18th, 2009, 5:56am

on 02/18/09 at 02:23:33, mikedagr8 wrote:
[hide]condom[/hide]? Sorry, just seemed funny.


Strangely enough, it works...
Title: Re: Assembled in a factory
Post by mikedagr8 on Feb 19th, 2009, 1:51am

on 02/18/09 at 05:56:52, Azgard wrote:
Strangely enough, it works...

Joint winner? :P  ::)


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