Braingle: '"Mr. Watson--Come Here--I Want to See You."' Riddle

"Mr. Watson--Come Here--I Want to See You."

Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.

Puzzle ID:	#29129
Fun:	(2.81)
Difficulty:	(1.49)
Category:	Riddle
Submitted By:	kimberlykay

Sometimes using me requires more skill and attention.
Technological updates are too many to mention.
I can close the distance from miles apart.
Electrical transmission gave me a start.
Though my birth was a success, it brought about a demise.
From the clues that I have given you it is time for your surmise.

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zonarita Mar 16, 2006	KimberlyKay I get the privledge and pleasure of starting your comments. I enjoyed this teaser. It was well written and educational. Very nice job.
kimberlykay Mar 16, 2006	Thanks Rita...as always, I very much appreciate and value your input.
Sunrose Mar 16, 2006	I agree with Rita. I enjoyed this one as well. Gonna go into my favorites
kimberlykay Mar 16, 2006	awww....ty Sunrose...you are also a dear Braingle friend!!!
Swordoffury1392 Mar 16, 2006	A really good riddle. I liked the title especially!
king_leonard Mar 17, 2006	nice job i love all of these riddles especially these type coz they r exactly the right amount o hard and easy NICE WORK!!!
guthing Mar 17, 2006	Fun teaser. Do make sure you have the quote right.
smiley_lover Mar 17, 2006	I liked it, but alas i didn't get it of course
sgtammo Mar 17, 2006	Nice and educational teaser! I enjoyed it.
Lui312 Mar 18, 2006	ya sure that's the answer?
kimberlykay Mar 18, 2006	well of course I am sure that is the answer...I wrote the riddle myself
kimberlykay Mar 18, 2006	Oh, BTW, thank you to everyone for all the nice comments. It makes me want to write more and more riddles. Thanks for the support!
OldChinaHand Mar 25, 2006	The title gave it away. But still fun.
paul726 Apr 01, 2006	Nicely written, KK!
builder Mar 03, 2009	Title gave it away. Was positive after first line.
doehead Mar 03, 2009	Very easy
crystal1000 Mar 03, 2009	EZ-PZ
Inukai Mar 03, 2009	Nice teaser, though another answer that could work would be a car. Sometimes using me requires more skill and attention. - It takes a bit of skill and attention to the road to use a car. Technological updates are too many to mention. - There's always a new car coming out with new features ((GPS, Bluetooth, etc.)) I can close the distance from miles apart. - Cars can drive miles within minutes Electrical transmission gave me a start. - Cars have a transmission, and require electricity to start. Though my birth was a success, it brought about a demise. - The birth of the cars was a great success, but it eventually contributed to the Great Depression So it very well could have been a car. Oh well, good teaser anyway, even though I got the wrong answer
wordmama Mar 03, 2009	E-Z but good. Inukai, please educate me as to how the car contributed to the Great Depression; never too old to learn!!
J-Five Mar 03, 2009	I had no idea what it was. i didnt know the phone was 133 yrs old
(user deleted) Mar 03, 2009	Decent riddle but your explanation was horribly wrong. Alexander Garham Bell did not invent the telephone. He bribed a patent officer to allow him to see a patent of that Elisha Gray had received. Elisha Gray was not granted the patent because he needed a working model, but requested for one because he had a working schematic. Graham was granted a patent with no working model and became famous for being the biggest plagarist in history, not inventing the telephone.
Provlear Mar 03, 2009	Title gave it away. And I disagree it could be confused for a car - your explanation of hwo the "electrical transmission line" was shaky at best.
UptheHill Mar 03, 2009	NICE1!!!
precious1026 Mar 03, 2009	A Bogusly wonderful Teaser. The answer to this teaser should have been Light or the speed of Light, voltage, watts or lighting. The telephone is appropriate, but still bogus. A decently wonderful teaser.
precious1026 Mar 03, 2009	Sometimes trying NOT to offend, you end up offending yourself for accepting ideas or notions.... Well, explain the skill and attention necessary for using the telephone? or to what demise did the Telephone cause? The telegraph is stilled used today. I don't get it. The teaser was nice, how educational...? Yet, a good teaser to start the old truck engine up...roaring..voom, voom.
auntiesis Mar 03, 2009	I have not figured out how to use a cell-phone yet, so I guess I need some skills. Great teaser, easy, but still very good. The title did give it away.
NDYApeacock Mar 03, 2009	I didn't get the right answer, but I thought it was really good!!!
avonma Mar 03, 2009	The title gave it to me right off. But, your teaser was well written; and I guess it could mean several different things. Good one, anyway.
avonma Mar 03, 2009	By the way, I thought Bell said: "Mr. Watson - come here - I want you." No biggie...