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Old 28 August 2009, 01:25 AM
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Snopesters! I'm inviting you to PM me a riddle based on yourself or your username. I will post the riddle and you can guess who the snopester in question is. I'll post one at a time, and if everyone is stuck I'll give hints.

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Old 28 August 2009, 02:32 AM
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First one:

In Arizona, what a vampire thinks as the sun still shines,
In England, what Sherlock thinks as the fog rolls,
In Michigan, What a beaver thinks as the rain falls,

More, Again?
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Old 28 August 2009, 02:56 AM
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Could this be Morrigan?
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Old 28 August 2009, 03:04 AM
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Correct, Mellony!

Next up is this one. Note that the spelling is intentional:

Find me in a world where
Dragon flys are common.
With nine dragon nets
You will surely catch me.
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Old 28 August 2009, 06:41 PM
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A hint:

My past was fishy. It left me with scars.
When I look up I see two moons among the stars.
McCaffrey is my creator.
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Old 28 August 2009, 09:45 PM
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To prevent from getting too backed up with riddles I'm going to put up another. You can this one or the one before, or both.

A cryptic riddle?
Being evil is merry!(12)
Springs a bad haiku.
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Old 29 August 2009, 02:34 AM
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A hint:

My past was fishy. It left me with scars.
When I look up I see two moons among the stars.
McCaffrey is my creator.
Menolly.

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Old 29 August 2009, 04:14 PM
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A cryptic riddle?
Being evil is merry!(12)
Springs a bad haiku.[/quote]

SatansHobbit ??
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Old 29 August 2009, 08:44 PM
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Correct, ICH! Here's a new one, along with the unsolved riddle still above:

Like a question, but a statement
A name, a place, shows real intent
I know I'm found, but I sound lost,
So guess me quick - or count the cost.
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Old 30 August 2009, 02:50 AM
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Andrew of Ware. Or should it be Andrew of Ware?
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Old 30 August 2009, 03:35 AM
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Correct, ICH! Here's a new one, along with the unsolved riddle still above:

Like a question, but a statement
A name, a place, shows real intent
I know I'm found, but I sound lost,
So guess me quick - or count the cost.
I think Liza answered the other one above, with Menolly. Is she correct?
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Old 30 August 2009, 05:05 AM
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Ack, yes she was, I missed her post. Thanks, Just Jocko! Mellony was also correct in guessing Andrew of Ware for the other riddle.

As of right now I have no riddle requests. I'll post the next one when I've gotten one
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Old 16 October 2009, 08:22 PM
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This thread's been dead for a while, but I have a new riddle sent to me today:

I may be seen in red or green,
I'm bad to eat, but in between
The part on which I hang makes mean
Desserts and toppings - haute cuisine!
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Old 16 October 2009, 11:15 PM
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And another one:

The bunny is dead
The hound did not kill her
The man rides the silver horse would not allow it to occur
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Old 17 October 2009, 03:21 PM
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Two new ones:

"Its sounds like some mixed-up former Iron Chef opponent has crazy British beverage inside (6)"

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I don't know why I keep swimming!
I'm tired of people pinching my cheeks!
April 2005 was a good month.
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Old 17 October 2009, 05:40 PM
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Hmmm, could that be Radical Dory?
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Old 18 October 2009, 12:20 AM
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Afraid not, Miki
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I may be seen in red or green,
I'm bad to eat, but in between
The part on which I hang makes mean
Desserts and toppings - haute cuisine!
Is this Cinnamon by any chance?
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Old 18 October 2009, 03:16 AM
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Nope, not Cinnamon
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This thread's been dead for a while, but I have a new riddle sent to me today:

I may be seen in red or green,
I'm bad to eat, but in between
The part on which I hang makes mean
Desserts and toppings - haute cuisine!
Spam & Cookies-mmm?
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