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Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
The following are two separate riddles, but with a connection.
Part 1:
My first is often a pencil ender
My second's used by a letter sender
My whole does an ink approval render
What am I?
Part 2:
My first, when ink, caused by a high spender?
My second may be used as a mender
My whole is surely not a rule bender
What am I?
Part 1:
My first is often a pencil ender
My second's used by a letter sender
My whole does an ink approval render
What am I?
Part 2:
My first, when ink, caused by a high spender?
My second may be used as a mender
My whole is surely not a rule bender
What am I?
Hint
Are you having difficulty gleaningThese answers quite opposite in meaning?
Answer
Part 1: rubber stampPart 2: red tape
Part 1, line 1: a reference to the eraser or "rubber" on the end of a pencil
Part 1, line 3: a physical rubber stamp uses ink to make its mark
Part 2, line 1: a reference to red ink, as in a financial deficit
Part 2, line 2: tape can be used to mend i.e. to join broken pieces of something together
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