Animal Faces (part I)
Now coming to New Years, we have a mini-series of animal faces. As I'm away for the season I prepared these in advance for something small and interesting, or maybe I was just monkeying around.
Riddle Me Peep
Say in bed, pretend to sleep, or sneak downstairs and have a peep, just here a comment keep.
I'm coy, and as such, act my nature,
Bow in hair, you peep and ain'tcha
Scary, so I group like birds
And run, don't fly, a cloudy herd
You're also fraught? Can't sleep, despairingly?
Just count on me.
'I always count on you.'
'Perhaps too much don't you think?'
'But I can never sleep.'
'Well, I'll always be here then.'
Riddle Answer A Sheep
Riddle Explanation
act my nature - act sheepish.
bow - bow-peep.
group like birds - flock.
cloudy - sheep's appearance.
count on me - count sheep.
Christmas Is Here
Christmas has arrived and all of the Dickory Dock are snuggled up warm somewhere, or heading somewhere to snuggle. The Hickory Clock with its warm fire places, of which it had an innumerable number, were all alight and surrounded by toes soaking in the comforting warmth.
Riddle Me Sleek
If your sleeky mind has a sleeky suspicion of an answer, click the little and say.
You're a me, without the tail,
But I'm sleek, I'm sly, assail
As I am, a cunning sight,
I'll come for you, ears pricked, at night,
But find you're less like me, but more, behold;
You're made of stone and just as cold.
'Where's my tail gone?'
'...you never had one.'
'Oh, but I'm still you?'
'Indeed, without a tail.'
'Agghhh!'
Riddle Answer A Fox
Riddle Explanation
you're a me - a fox (beautiful woman).
sly - sly/cunning as a fox.
stone - a stone cold fox (beautiful woman).
A Christmas Walk
Which the dog and which the master? I couldn't tell as they walked through the snow.
Riddle Me Burst
If you're bursting to leave a comment, click the title and enter it in the box below.
Like veins that carry pumping blood,
If burst will cause horrific flood,
Without a gun you sure smoked it,
I'm down, stop your racket and sit,
I run under you as you stand,
They killed by mustard, me in hand.
'Oh, I shouldn't like you to burst.'
'No you shouldn't.'
'What would happen if you burst?'
'Well, you'd probably die.'
Riddle Answer A Pipe
Riddle Explanation
without a gun you sure smoked it - a smoking pipe, or put that in your pipe and smoke it!
I'm down, stop your racket and sit - pipe down!
they killed by mustard, me in hand - Cluedo.
Impressive Insects (part II)
His battle gear glistened in the sunlight. This beetle was ready for a fight.
Riddle Me Smooth
Click the title and leave a comment below
Be me, that's smooth and stylish and
You'll soon see things me into hand
A sweet young lady, smile, lark
And soon enough you'll see my sparks,
Now straighten up, it's time I'm right,
I've got to bounce with all my might.
'I thought I should always be myself, what else could I be anyway?'
'But you could be yourself, and me. Or just a little more me than usual.'
Riddle Answer A Fly
Riddle Explanation
be me - be fly (stylish).
my sparks - make sparks fly.
straighten up - straighten up and fly right.
I've got to bounce with all my might - I've gotta fly.
Impressive Insects (part I)
From above he looked like a normal beetle, but when I turned him over, I just couldn't stop laughing. The liveliest beetle I've ever met.
Riddle Me Family
Your family gathered, read, guess? Then click the title, comment, bless.
They said don't spend it all in me,
But this one's for the family,
A one to call your own you got
And settled on somewhere more hot
And in the sun, but here not yours, bemoan
You act as if you own.
'I wouldn't like to be settled on somewhere more hot.'
'Well, it depends what it's more hot than.'
'I'd burn my toes.'
'What if it's more hot than an ice-cream?'
'I'd freeze my little toes!'
Riddle Answer A Place
Riddle Explanation
don't spend it all I'm me - don't spend it all in one place.
a one to call your own - a place to call one's own.
in the sun - a place in the sun.
you act as if you own - as if you own the place.
Mysterious Girl
I saw her 'round the corner. She was beaming, utterly blooming with excitement. Though I couldn't see what she was looking at. I've always wondered.
Riddle Me Traction
Desire to leave a guess? Then push the title and leave it below.
A bat, a conker, from a frame,
Careers in full me lead to fame
And some good cause is building traction,
There you are I'm into action,
Though you try, too narrow, fancy that;
No room to, I'm a cat.
'You're into the action? You brave soul.'
'I know...I know. But then I go to-and-fro a lot.'
Riddle Answer A Swing
Riddle Explanation
in full me - in full swing.
I'm into action - swing into action.
no room to, I'm a cat - not enough room to swing a cat.
Riddle Me to the Edge
Did you find the edge obviously? Well then click the title and let me know what you think it is.
You take one to the edge above
And prod, and if I've come to shove
You me them, over all the way
And now you come to rue the day
You thought it fine and out your hands you stuck;
Well I'm your luck.
'I love the word rue. You'll rue the day you crossed me!'
'Hear, hear. There's nothing so poignant as a glove slap that also displays one's lexicon.'
'...yeah.'
Riddle Answer A Push
Riddle Explanation
if I've come to shove - if push comes to shove.
you me them, over - push someone over the edge.
I'm your luck - push one's luck.
Riddle Me Awed
I'm two but you only need one idea to click the title and comment.
You've two, so could you lend me one?
A tale of woe around me spun,
And tears weep from my eyes, and awed
Not long, or even wide, but broad
You hold them up, a gentleman
And one to one, they equal can.
'You hold them up, like a flag?'
'Nothing so easily shaken as a flag. I can hold the world.'
Riddle Answer A Shoulder
Riddle Explanation
you've two, so could you lend me one? - a shoulder to cry on.
not long, or even wide, but broad - have broad shoulders.
one to one, they equal can - shoulder to shoulder.
Ted Talks
The issues around ownership of honey and worker-bee rights seemed lost, until one brave bear stood up in protest. His campaign now is around building a cooperative work environment between bears and bees. The first initiative, to cultivate flower fields around hives.
By The Hard Hitting Hare
Economic correspondent, News Today
Riddle Me Mobile
Have an inkling? Click the title, ink it in!
I'm mobile, move, or rather pulled,
No autome but soon filfulled
Of criminals, for I'm a paddy,
Not the field but more a caddy,
Fix their me, they've lost their ways,
Now circle me to see more days!
'A paddy field?'
'No, no, well I don't think it's a field of paddies. I think you better check an English English dictionary.'
Riddle Answer A Wagon
Riddle Explanation
a paddy wagon - police car.
fix their me, they've lost their ways - to fix someone's wagon - get even with someone. Teach them a lesson.
now circle me to see more days - circle the wagons! (Prepare defences - from western movies, when being a attacked a wagon master would shout it then the Conestogas and prairie schooners would form a circle to make a barricade.
Riddle Me Built
You've been brought down to this level, now touch the title and level your answer with me.
You keep your cards close, they've them all,
They built me from them stories, tall
Stakes cast and laid, now you renown
For bringing them and all me down
To town, where I'm of wood then can be thrown,
But if of glass, then stay your stone.
'I hear you tell stories too.'
'I do, well not me me, but me, yes, I do. Try clicking on a tab above to see some excerpts.'
'Yeah, OK. Why not.'
Riddle Answer A House
Riddle Explanation
you keep your cards close, they've them all, they built me - a house of cards.
for bringing them and all me down - bring the house down.
where I'm of wood then can be thrown, but if of glass, then stay your stone - people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.