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A Century of Charades - 100 riddles from 1895
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rose
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 		More good answers; but none are correct according to the book.

I think the shorter ones tend to be more challenging if they are not obvious?

I will resist any hints. I protect myself by the rule that I won't post any hints until at least 2 people ask. If that rule works for everyone.
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booba
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 		On the diet of St. Seraphim

Quote:
On Sundays he would come to the Monastery to attend Liturgy and receive Holy Communion, returning to the forest with his supply of bread for the week. For one period of three years he ate nothing but a certain herb called "sneet."


Can you eat some snee???
Some of the short ones are harder. Sad

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catherwood
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 		Time for my paraphrasing, to assist brainstorming.
rose wrote:
If you are hungry as a bear,
 And love the hermit's simple fare,

Prepare BBBB in AAAA, and you will declare it is AAABBB.

I liked the initial thought of AAA being some sort of cooking vessel in which one might prepare this dish; it could also be a serving dish, like a BOWL. Alternatively, it might be part of the recipe, like fish prepared in a STEW. The whole answer could be the name of the meal, but more likely it is an adjective (i did like selFISH a lot), or maybe an outburst like STUpendous. (stoofish? or STUPID -- can i get a order of PID to go, please?)

No hints for me, at least one more day to ponder along these lines.

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drizjr
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 		I like how catherwood's posts help to focus my thoughts. Thank you, cather!
I don't think this is it, but it's a fun answer:
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Prepare barb ("Any of various Old World freshwater fishes of the genus Barbus or Puntius and related genera.") in rue (a mixture of flour and butter, the base of many recipes) and declare rhubarb!
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Rogi Ocnorb
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 		Combining catherwood's revelation with booba's story produces one result that might work.

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Herbs in a soup = superb


(Actually, I just went with "*erb" words and it was a short list.)

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Another (less likely) guess "potherb" (Leafy plants cooked and eaten as vegetables)

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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2010 2:08 pm
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rose
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 		XLVII
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Superb is correct! A true group effort and excellent work.


We had many good guesses for that one. And I think you guys may never ever need any hints. I've learned my lesson to wait and see what happens.

I think we are in a section of the book where he put a number of short poems.

Next:


XLVII

The milkman my first at my second is leaving ;
He vows that he loves me, but men are deceiving ;
Yet where is the maid would believe he could lie
When my whole can be read in his honest brown
         eye?
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GreenWindmill
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 		First up, huge congratulations to all involved in that last solve - I kept wanting to jump in but couldn't come up with anything worth mentioning whilst others came up with huge numbers of believable answers, I thought it had been solved three times!

This one seems pretty simple, I think I'm just in the right place at the right time to get to it first.

My limited imagination can't come up with many things a milkman might leave or places he might leave them so I'm pretty sure it must be
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CAN+DOOR=CANDOUR

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rose
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 		XLVIII
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Candor is right! Good job GreenWindmill!


Here is the next. Fair warning, I may not be back until Saturday or Sunday. I have a few long days ahead of me.

And, we are almost half-way through this little book!

XLVIII

Ye dudes who make your dress your care,
And dance attendance on the fair,
Answer this question if you can, --
Does worth or habit make the man ?
But for my whole this counsel take,
That clothing oft my first will make.
By women would you be admired ?
Then in my last be well attired.
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drizjr
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 		Hmm, is it...
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Ward + robe = Wardrobe?


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jessie1326
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drizjr wrote:
Hmm, is it...
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Ward + robe = Wardrobe?


Oooooh...good answer! (I look forward to seeing if it's correct!)

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catherwood
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 		hrm, I'll toss another guess into the mix, and let Rose check both at once.
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malice
here's my thinking:

...Does worth or habit make the man?
(no, the saying is "Clothes make the man")
But for AAABBB this counsel take,
(or, "don't take my counsel with any malice, none intended")
That clothing oft AAA will make.
("a man" or "the male" fits here)
By women would you be admired ?
Then in BBB be well attired.
(be attired in lace to get women to admire you)

so, with a bit of wrenching on the pronunciation,
male + lace = malice

ugh.

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rose
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Both good guesses, but sadly malice and wardrobe are incorrect.

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drizjr
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 		I think that catherwood got this one!
with a little tweak on the pronunciation...
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male + lace = malaise
Yes?

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rose
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male + lace = malaise Nope. Sorry.

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drizjr
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 		Stitching together another guess...
it alludes to a dance as well
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But for formal this counsel take,
That clothing oft form will make.
By women would you be admired ?
Then in all be well attired.

(In other words, don't just get dressed up for a formal dance/event.)

form + all = formal?


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