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Post by Edge »

Ah, of course - a see-saw! :D
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damn right! You're up!
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As a whole, I am both safe and secure.
Behead me, and I become a place of meeting.
Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready.
Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts.
What am I?
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A stable.

As a whole, I am both safe and secure.
Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. -->(s)Table
Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready.--> (t)Able
Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. -->stable
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want
to test a man's character, give him power.
--Abraham Lincoln

Excerpt from Animal Songs Never Written
"Hey, dad," croaked the vulture, "what are you eating?"
"Carrion, my wayward son."
"Will there be pieces when you are done?"
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Wtg!

You're up.
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Post by ur-bane »

OK. Piece of cake:

It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.


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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want
to test a man's character, give him power.
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Excerpt from Animal Songs Never Written
"Hey, dad," croaked the vulture, "what are you eating?"
"Carrion, my wayward son."
"Will there be pieces when you are done?"
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Post by Nathan »

time. That's from the hobbit isn't it?
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Yes, it's from the Hobbit. :D
No, it's not time. :?
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to test a man's character, give him power.
--Abraham Lincoln

Excerpt from Animal Songs Never Written
"Hey, dad," croaked the vulture, "what are you eating?"
"Carrion, my wayward son."
"Will there be pieces when you are done?"
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Post by Nathan »

well, colour me flabbergasted! I picked out the book the riddle came from but got the answer wrong!

Er... Is it death?
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Post by ur-bane »

No, it's not death, but you have 2 letters correct. :)

Sorry for the Not-so-fun riddle. I'll have to do better next time around. (I wasn't prepared to offer a riddle when I guessed Edge's. :oops: )
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want
to test a man's character, give him power.
--Abraham Lincoln

Excerpt from Animal Songs Never Written
"Hey, dad," croaked the vulture, "what are you eating?"
"Carrion, my wayward son."
"Will there be pieces when you are done?"
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Post by Cheval »

I guess the answer is Darkness
Have you hugged your arghule today?
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Post by ur-bane »

Yes, it is! You win the prize of supplying the next riddle!
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to test a man's character, give him power.
--Abraham Lincoln

Excerpt from Animal Songs Never Written
"Hey, dad," croaked the vulture, "what are you eating?"
"Carrion, my wayward son."
"Will there be pieces when you are done?"
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Post by Cheval »

...and the prize is:

What can go up a chimney when down,
but cannot go down a chimney when up?
Have you hugged your arghule today?
________________________________________
"For millions of years
mankind lived just like the animals.
Then something happened
that unleashed the power of our imagination -
we learned to talk."
________________________________________
If PRO and CON are opposites,
then the opposite of PROgress must be...
_______________________________________

It's 4:19...
gotta minute?
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An umbrella?

Oh, a change is coming, feel these doors now closing
Is there no world for tomorrow, if we wait for today?


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Post by Cheval »

Give that winner a cigar!

You're up.
Have you hugged your arghule today?
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"For millions of years
mankind lived just like the animals.
Then something happened
that unleashed the power of our imagination -
we learned to talk."
________________________________________
If PRO and CON are opposites,
then the opposite of PROgress must be...
_______________________________________

It's 4:19...
gotta minute?
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Post by Sorus »

The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space
The beginning of every end,
And the end of every place.

Oh, a change is coming, feel these doors now closing
Is there no world for tomorrow, if we wait for today?


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Post by Nathan »

E!
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Post by Sorus »

Right!

Your turn.

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Post by Nathan »

Two fathers and their two sons walk into a shop. They each buy one item costing £1. The chap at the till charges them £3 in total, and they walk out of the shop.
No laws have been broken, and there was no special offer in the shop. What the hell's going on?
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Post by ur-bane »

Well, one was grandpa, one was his son, and the other was the grandson.
3 people....but 2 were fathers and 2 were sons. (Although technically, all 3 were sons.) ;)
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want
to test a man's character, give him power.
--Abraham Lincoln

Excerpt from Animal Songs Never Written
"Hey, dad," croaked the vulture, "what are you eating?"
"Carrion, my wayward son."
"Will there be pieces when you are done?"
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