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Pinky Me
At large in a pond, attract mass in the ring
Find me in circus, see me in the zoo
People think I'm your average pink thing
Yet we know that's not exactly true
When it comes to balancing
You know whom to bestow the crown to
Find me in circus, see me in the zoo
People think I'm your average pink thing
Yet we know that's not exactly true
When it comes to balancing
You know whom to bestow the crown to
Hint
On shellfishes I mainly feastBut open mouth is for all; humans or jungle beasts
Answer
A flamingo.Many are pink, but healthier flamingos should be red, showing that they are not famished (have enough carotenic food) and bills (baby flamingos) are white.
The one in the circus is the ring/hoop that is on fire where trained animals (usually lions)/ human do tricks by jumping in/through.
---> Flaming "O"
Either way, both flamingos and the circus trick show exceptionally good balance. The bird sleeps on one leg to preserve body heat, and you need to practice hard and be really skilled to (train animals to) do the tricks.
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I like how this one was wrote, good job. Fun and not so easy. Hope to see more from you.
I actually thought it was really easy, but really fun too! Good job miyukina!
Mar 15, 2006
I'm sorry but that was terrible.
i reckon this one ROCKED!!! yup yup i didnt really think how a flamingo could b in a circus yeah but Flaming O was smart probly consider me and ideeot lol
I was thinking more along the lines of an aquatic animal. This one really stumped me. Fun, although complicated.
hehe pretty easy
wow this was really good, a lot of hard work put in
whoopie I got the answer quickly, but good job!
Not difficult, but very creative.
Duh! Why did I think it was a seal?
Super easy! Clues were very easy and thus a boring teaser. Try again!
Very easy! The "flaming o" connection didn't seem to matter to me in solving the teaser.
Nice, I spent quite a while trying to figure out how a seal could be "not your average pink thing" Bit stupid of me XD
AROB, but it tickled me pink. A special hello to the woman who hates me (wordmama)
Flamingos are beautiful, strange and interesting creatures - much like some of the commenters here! Have a wonderful day, friends! !
I never got it, mainly because I never saw flamingos at a circus - oh well
I thought of flamingos right away, but I didn't see how that fit in with the circus hint. Very clever!
Mama always said "If you can't say anything nice. . . ?, but that riddle/brain teaser was stupid.
Pink gave EVERYTHING away.
Pink gave EVERYTHING away.
pink/pond gave it away, and balance confirmed it. no hint, no circus necessary.
doehead, I don't hate you and never said I did--just frustrated at not knowing what that acronym means! I can get the general sense from context, but I have no idea the actual letters' meanings.
doehead, I don't hate you and never said I did--just frustrated at not knowing what that acronym means! I can get the general sense from context, but I have no idea the actual letters' meanings.
'pink' did not help me, silly me. I was thinking algae, probably because of the blue-green stuff in the news lately. Yuk.
Oh well.
Wordmama, you helped me figure it out. You've got the context, just expand a little.
Oh well.
Wordmama, you helped me figure it out. You've got the context, just expand a little.
For some reason I locked in on pink elephants and couldn't find a reason to go away from that image.
Funny that.
Funny that.
Finally got this one after 2 days.
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