The Riddles Thread

[Arakhor]

I always thought it was:

Spoiler :

You can wash your hands in a bison.

 

[El_Machinae]

What's the difference between unlawful and illegal?

 

[PhroX]

What's the difference between unlawful and illegal?

One's something thats against the law, the other's a sick bird?

 

[El_Machinae]

Yup Yup

 

[Borachio]

What's the difference between erotic and sexual deviancy?

Spoiler :

With "erotic" you use a feather. With "sexual deviancy" it's the whole chicken.

 

[classical_hero]

That is just a poor taste joke, not a riddle.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

That is just a poor taste joke, not a riddle.

True, but since it was funny and everyone seems to be out of riddles is that really valid cause to complain?

 

[Arakhor]

Then all thy feculent majesty recalls
The nauseuous mustiness of forsaken bowers,
The leprous nudity of deserted halls -
The positive nastiness of sullied flowers.
And I mark the colours, yellow and black,
The fresco thy lithe, dictatorial thighs.
What am I talking about?

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Then all thy feculent majesty recalls
The nauseuous mustiness of forsaken bowers,
The leprous nudity of deserted halls -
The positive nastiness of sullied flowers.
And I mark the colours, yellow and black,
The fresco thy lithe, dictatorial thighs.
What am I talking about?

Spoiler :

Queen bee?

 

[Arakhor]

Nope.

Spoiler the answer :

It's from Francis Salter Salter's poem The Spider. The full poem can be found here.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Nope.

Spoiler the answer :

It's from Francis Salter Salter's poem The Spider. The full poem can be found here.

I am crediting myself with being fairly close.

 

[onejayhawk]

What's the difference between unlawful and illegal?

Speling problem?

J

 

[PhroX]

What's the difference between irregularity and asymmetry?

 

[BenitoChavez]

One is not regular and the other is not symmetric.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

What's the difference between irregularity and asymmetry?

One requires plastic surgery, the other just more fiber.

 

[PhroX]

Nope.

Spoiler :

'Irregularity' means a lack of balance in spacial arrangements or logical relations, whereas 'asymmetry' is where you bury stiffs...

 

[Borachio]

Dang! More "Clue". I couldn't remember that one, though.

 

[PhroX]

Dang! More "Clue". I couldn't remember that one, though.

I totally haven't found a website that lists a whole load of the Uxbridge introductions...

 

[Borachio]

Well, I've looked but haven't found. There's loads on the Uxbridge dictionary, though.

 

[PhroX]

Well, I've looked but haven't found. There's loads on the Uxbridge dictionary, though.

This is what I found: http://www.g0akh.f2s.com/isihac/Other_Round_Introductions_Page.php

Don't think it has all of them, but it there's quite a few there. My favourite is probably the difference between "Habitable" and "Liveable".

Spoiler :

'Habitable' describes a property which, although not necessarily fully equipped, is technically capable of being occupied, whereas 'liveable' is

Spoiler :

where the scousers come from.