15 Oct 2024
Hosting Empiric
Away-Ink: Blame not the cat
There was to be an Intro. for the learning made this week and with a late start. Excused by the answer took a bit to get. This should sum up the use of riddles in a good way. Sumerian riddles were written in Cuneiform script and were often used to test wisdom and intelligence. One example is a shortened and simplified version of an ancient Sumerian riddle: “A house you enter blind but come out with sight. What kind of house is it?” The answer is a school, Perhaps the most famous riddle in history is the Riddle of the Sphinx, attributed to ancient Greece. The Sphinx guarded the entrance to the city of Thebes, demanding that all travelers answer the riddle correctly before they could pass. The legendary question is: “Which creature has one voice and yet becomes four-footed, two-footed, and three-footed?” The answer, of course, is “man”, crawling on all fours as a baby, walking on two feet as an adult, and using a walking stick in old age. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, riddles continued to be a popular form of entertainment and intellectual exercise.
They were often used to convey moral lessons, tell stories, and pass on cultural traditions. For example, medieval scholars would hide double meanings in written words, requiring interpreters to uncover the deeper significance. In modern times, riddles have evolved to include a wide range of themes, styles, and levels of difficulty. They can be found in literature, folklore, and popular culture, from classic examples like Mad Hatter’s riddle (“Why is a raven like a writing desk?”) to contemporary puzzles and brain teasers.
A brief history
Away Forward Ink the Path
A tie of all
Olsen: Do share a token of a view most enjoyed. This show started at the poster and a new one awaits at the end.
The Clone Did It
A trip amongst the words
Knight: Along with it the tracking skills are to be tested. As the trainer kind of hope that’s the choice. It would tell how much was learned, but answers for another day. Don’t worry, the message is in place.
Robert: Why would it be a worry?
Puzzlement
Pointed by a bench
La Tinta
Message or riddle
What is this?
A headlight. The amount of TV watching should be known.
Inkle: Where the light come from?
Fluffy: Lucid dreaming.
Inkle: That is to mean, what?
Fluffy: The dreamer can control the dream.
Late to the party
blame not the cat
The quibbles of the scribbles
A day away from the step back and there should be a push to share the amount dropped here. Then again, the readers get a bit extra.
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