I am the scalp of myself, skinned by my foeman:
robbed of my strength, he steeped & soaked me,
dipped me in water, whipped me out again,
set me in the sun. I soon lost there
the hairs I had had.
The hard edge
of a keen-ground knife cuts me know,
fingers fold me, and a fowl's pride
drives its treasure trail across me,
bounds again over the brown rim,
sucks the wood-dye, steps again on me,
makes his black marks.
A man then hides me
between stout shield-boards stretched with hide,
fits me with gold. There glows on me
the jewelsmith's handiwork held with wires.
Let these royal enrichments and this red dye
and splendid settings spread with the glory
of the Protector of peoples - and not plague the fool.
If the sons of men will make use of me
they shall....
Now for the second 
:
Swings by his thigh a thing most magical!
Below the belt, beneath the folds
of his clothes it hangs, a hole in its front end,
stiff-set & stout, but swivels about.
Levelling the head of this hanging instrument,
its wielder hoists his hem above the knee:
it is his will to fill a well-known hole
that it fits fully when at full length.
He has often filled it before. Now he fills it again
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Solutions to follow tomorrow
quote:
And I was all like 'Oh yeah?' and Blindy was all like:
number 2 is the pin of a belt buckle.
Good guess but does that twist?
Come on, I like the first one better personally
quote:
Nobody really understood why Bajah wrote:
Swiveling and Twisting are not the same
Bah, blame this being 4a.m But you know what I mean
[edit: On this cue, I am off.. Try to work it out by tomorrow people, please [ 12-27-2002: Message edited by: Niklas ] ]
quote:
Niklas impressed everyone with:
And another riddle thread.. this one is fun once you get the solution:I am the scalp of myself, skinned by my foeman:
robbed of my strength, he steeped & soaked me,
dipped me in water, whipped me out again,
set me in the sun. I soon lost there
the hairs I had had.
The hard edge
of a keen-ground knife cuts me know,
fingers fold me, and a fowl's pride
drives its treasure trail across me,
bounds again over the brown rim,
sucks the wood-dye, steps again on me,
makes his black marks.
A man then hides me
between stout shield-boards stretched with hide,
fits me with gold. There glows on me
the jewelsmith's handiwork held with wires.Let these royal enrichments and this red dye
and splendid settings spread with the glory
of the Protector of peoples - and not plague the fool.
If the sons of men will make use of me
they shall....
Now for the second:
Swings by his thigh a thing most magical!
Below the belt, beneath the folds
of his clothes it hangs, a hole in its front end,
stiff-set & stout, but swivels about.Levelling the head of this hanging instrument,
its wielder hoists his hem above the knee:
it is his will to fill a well-known hole
that it fits fully when at full length.He has often filled it before. Now he fills it again
Solutions to follow tomorrow
1st is paper, or perhaps a letter.
2nd is a Key.
quote:
Ford Prefect enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
#2 is his dick, as first stated. A belt buckle is not below the waist. A zipper doesn't fill a hole. A leg doesn't have a hole in its front end.
It's a key.
quote:I suppose that is a more commonplace item for open discussion in "ancient" times, when such riddles would come about. But the first answer provided by Liam still fits the entirety of the description.
So quoth Khyron:
It's a key.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
quote:
Lyinar Ka`Bael wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
Your dick swivels, eh?
Ever heard the song 'detachable penis'?
quote:
Khyron's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
Ever heard the song 'detachable penis'?
One of my favorites.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
quote:
Lyinar Ka`Bael had this to say about Captain Planet:
Your dick swivels, eh?
Well of COURSE!
quote:
We were all impressed when Ford Prefect wrote:
Hmm, if not for that bit about hairs (and a lack of being pressed flat), I could see how #1 could be the page in a book. The brown rim is the edge of an ink pot, the shield walls stretched with hide are the front & back covers with a binding between them, and as for decoration, that's left to the imagination.
"and a fowl's pride
drives its treasure trail across me,
bounds again over the brown rim,"
A feather quill (Fowl's pride) drives its treasure trail across me (Ink), bounds again over the brown rim (Inkwell).
quote:Paper theorists, please explain what hair it loses!
Niklas had this to say about Optimus Prime:
I soon lost there the hairs I had had.
[ 12-28-2002: Message edited by: Niklas ]
Edit: Oh and spreading the message
Old books were not made with paper, they used parchment which is like sheep skin or something. They were not called books though but codex.
quote:Damnit, you just couldn't let it go on Psycho's answer, could you?
Niklas had this to say about the Spice Girls:
It is a specific book, look at the two clues I gave above.
quote:
Niklas had this to say about Tron:
It is a specific book, look at the two clues I gave above.
Probably like the Bible or something.
quote:
Nobody really understood why Niklas wrote:
It is a specific book, look at the two clues I gave above.
the bible?
like if it is book related to a certian aera you have to give us more of a clue
quote:
A sleep deprived Niklas stammered:
It is a specific book, look at the two clues I gave above.
A lawbook.
