All Eyes Low
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
All eyes were low as the first guest arrived
They entered the hall as usually contrived
First came the Doctor muttering orders
Then came a brace of fowl from the waters
A pair of obese ladies entered the scene
Then a blind individual, if you know what I mean.
Some went to the corners and took up their places
Looking around at the expectant faces
There was a knock at the door, though his friend brought the keys
Then a pair of long legs with two dirty knees
The next few to arrive came via Brighton's line
With Mr. Tomas Mix getting here just in time
"Please no more. The house is full!" cried a man in the middle
So no more could enter, as the crowd muttered fiddle.
What has just happened?
Answer
This was a game of bingo
A game where players have pre-printed cards with random numbers from 1 to 90.
A lottery style machine will randomly produce balls with those numbers on which the bingo caller will announce. The players will mark off their numbers when they are called.
Explanation of riddle
All eyes were low = Bingo caller calls "Eyes Down" at the start of a game.
They entered the bingo hall by means of a bingo machine.
Bingo numbers when called are traditionally accompanied with a rhyme or phrase.
Ones used here are:
Doctor's Orders = #9
Two Little Ducks (a brace of fowl) = #22
Two Fat (obese) ladies = #88
Blind 1 = #10
Knock at the door = #4
Keys to the door = #21
Legs = #11
Dirty Knees = #33
The Brighton Line = #59
Tom Mix = #6
The reference to corners is a sub-game in bingo where you get a prize for all four corners of your card marked off.
The man crying "The house is full" is a reference to the winning cry of "House" to indicate he has all the numbers on his bingo card marked.
The crowd muttering fiddle is a tongue-in-cheek reference to all the other players who were close to completing their cards and were muttering in frustration.
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jimbo   
Jul 21, 2003
| Never played Bingo. Have no idea what all that is about. |
samm 
Jul 24, 2003
| This should be in the Riddle category. |
Maria4Tony 
Feb 09, 2004
| Wouldn't people whom are sensitive about their weight, find this offensive? |
MrIxolite 
Feb 10, 2004
| Why? If the number eleven was called "two tall thin people", would tall thin people find it offensive? |
Energizer74
Apr 20, 2004
| Well, I am sensitive about my severe obesity, but I did not find this offensive. I found it brilliant and challenging, exactly what a good teaser should do.
Good Job. |
username
Aug 22, 2004
| no one would guess that... |
doggyxp
Jan 09, 2005
| Thank you for the explanation of the phrases you used at the end. |
kcelf27
Apr 29, 2005
| VERY GOOD and anyone who is sensitive about their weight needs to remember, they can lose weight, but mean people rarely change. My hubby is chubby and it's just more to love  |
silly_goose
May 19, 2005
| Great teaser!
And hey, yes, being overweight is unhealthy, but it doesn't change a BIT of your personality--and that's what counts, right? |
sweetime
Sep 07, 2005
| hehe very clever
i loved this one!! |
smarty_blondy
Oct 01, 2005
| Very good and fun as well. Keep them coming! |
Kalliann
Jan 05, 2006
| "There was a farmer who had a dog and ..... " Okay okay I wont sing the whole thing, but this teaser has gotten that song stuck in my head now.  |
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