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A Fisherman's Tale
When telling a story
About flounder or dory,
I often end up far apart.
But when bowing your head
Or mourning your dead,
I'm together and close to your heart.
You may lend me or hold me
Or show me or fold me,
And all this is merely a start.
What am I?
About flounder or dory,
I often end up far apart.
But when bowing your head
Or mourning your dead,
I'm together and close to your heart.
You may lend me or hold me
Or show me or fold me,
And all this is merely a start.
What am I?
Hint
I am many other things beside,May one of these help you decide:
A bunch of bananas,
A measure of height,
An assistant, or
The way you write!
Answer
Hands!The first stanza and the title refer to the typical "fisherman's tale" about the "one that got away".
In the second stanza, bowing your head refers to either praying or the Asian form of greeting. The mourning reference is to "wringing one's hands".
You can "lend a hand" and "hold someone's hand". In Poker, players show their hands to find who wins or fold their hand if it is no good. The last line refers to the many other uses of the word "hand"!
The hint refers to other usages - bananas grow in hands, a horse's height is measured in hands (4 inches), an assistant may be known as a hand (e.g. stagehand), and someone's particular style of writing can be referred to as their "hand" (e.g. "leftclick has a very scrappy hand").
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That was a good and easy one, I love ur teasers leftclick !!!
Thanks I'm glad you enjoy them, there are more coming
Excellent!
I'm kind of new, but this was the first riddle I had to read more than once to get the right answer. Gotta love a challenge... keep it up!
im so bad at riddles. love your teasers!!!!!!!! you sure fooled me lol
Good for the under 10 kids. Too easy for anyone else!!!
It was easy, but enjoyable. Nice job. Thanks for posting.
doehead, why would you say that?Are you so intelligent that you, yourself, can determine an age range? If you think some teasers are easy, then keep it to yourself.
It was a well written teaser and the author should get credit for that.
It was a well written teaser and the author should get credit for that.
Very cute, I found it easy, but I enjoyed the hint as much as the teaser. Good job, Leftclick.
NICE!!!
EZ PZ nice rhyme tho'
made my day thank you
I got it right away, but I still thought it was fun and well-written. I like it when I can get the answer!
Oh my gosh! I got this immediatly, but my mom and my dad didn't . I asked my sister, and she got it. It was really well written, and i had fun watching my parents puzzle over them!
i enjoyed, it was easy ae hint.nd fun. I also love the rhyme you used for th
Thanks for the comments everyone, yes it is an easy one
Although I didn't get this one, I liked it and thought it was a good poem and made sense! Thanks for a good one!
Easy or not, it still made me think! And I loved the good feeling when I got it! It was perfect brain snack for my Wednesday morning-thanks!
I needed a second reading, but got it without the hint! I thought it was great, very well-written! Enjoyed!
Excellent teaser, but I think the hint kind of gave it away.
Nevertheless: 9/10.
Nevertheless: 9/10.
Very good and well written, but I still do not get the connection to the fisherman. Sorry.
I liked this one, sometimes easy is OK.
Babe, when a fisherman tells about the fish he caught his hands are far apart. "It was this big!"
Babe, when a fisherman tells about the fish he caught his hands are far apart. "It was this big!"
easy, but well thought out
Though I don't fish, many of my friends and family are avid fisehrmen so I got it from the first stanza and the other two just confirmed what I had already figured out.
That being said, though I (and some others) found it easy, reading the comments it would seem just as many found it challenging.
Yet, regardless of their opinion of the teaser's difficulty, nobody said they didn't like it. That is the mark of a good teaser - mass appeal across a wide variety of people.
That being said, though I (and some others) found it easy, reading the comments it would seem just as many found it challenging.
Yet, regardless of their opinion of the teaser's difficulty, nobody said they didn't like it. That is the mark of a good teaser - mass appeal across a wide variety of people.
This came easily to me today Cleverly written. Thanks for posting.
Note to mepapa. (your comment) in re "take it to the forums" was NOT ignored by me.
I wrote the following the very next day:
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And the suggestions that we (:lol take all this over to one of the Forums won't work either. We (:lol tried that and nobody of consequence (editors, Jake, etc.) paid any attention.
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I challenge ANYONE here to show us ONE change in Braingle that was initiated by ANYTHING that was discussed in the Forums.
The Forums are just an exercise in MMM (you don't want to know what that stands for).
And where more appropriately to make a point about comments than with a comment to comments made in the comment section of Braingle commentary .....
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Us lol:
I wrote the following the very next day:
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And the suggestions that we (:lol take all this over to one of the Forums won't work either. We (:lol tried that and nobody of consequence (editors, Jake, etc.) paid any attention.
____________________________
I challenge ANYONE here to show us ONE change in Braingle that was initiated by ANYTHING that was discussed in the Forums.
The Forums are just an exercise in MMM (you don't want to know what that stands for).
And where more appropriately to make a point about comments than with a comment to comments made in the comment section of Braingle commentary .....
hmmmmmmmmmm ???
Us lol:
Loved the riddle! It was quite easy, but very cleverly written. I enjoyed it very much!
Awesome brain teaser!! This is one of my favorite ones I've ever tried! I'm not usually good at riddles, but I just guessed and surprisingly, I got it right! Highly recommended!! Keep up the great work!!
Well-written, but some people may not make the connection to "fish stories" and holding yous hands far apart.
Easy teasy, and I LOVE it!
The flow is terrific. The multiple abstract references and idioms employed are creative and perfect. The hint rhyming. What's not to love here? Clearly a lot of work went into crafting this.
I'm dropping this on my (relatively short) list of favorites. Easy ornot, this is SO well done.
The flow is terrific. The multiple abstract references and idioms employed are creative and perfect. The hint rhyming. What's not to love here? Clearly a lot of work went into crafting this.
I'm dropping this on my (relatively short) list of favorites. Easy ornot, this is SO well done.
I agree with you, Snowdog. This is a first-rate riddle.
A fun riddle and nicely written as expressed by Snowdog above. Looking forward to more!
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