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Praise Me or Curse Me
What am I?
You may praise your good fortune and curse all you hate,
Yet I rule all your chaos and gamble your fate.
By some I'm avoided by others I'm game,
Called by fat or slim, my meaning's the same.
You may praise your good fortune and curse all you hate,
Yet I rule all your chaos and gamble your fate.
By some I'm avoided by others I'm game,
Called by fat or slim, my meaning's the same.
Hint
I'm dying for you to guess!Answer
Chance .. the luck of the draw in life! We praise it when it goes our way and curse it when it doesn't .. some avoid risk and others gamble at every chance .. There is no difference between a fat chance and a slim chance .. Good luck in life!Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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raised when praised
worst when cursed
im so amazed
to comment first
worst when cursed
im so amazed
to comment first
Enjoyed this one. Very good writing and enjoyable. Fun and easy, and it brings a smile to my face. Clever. Keep 'em coming.
good job! very clever
Well written, Great teaser keep them coming
This teaser is so cool! I like it, however i think it's a little tough!!!
Cool . I thought it was a coffin!!
P.S. mom thought it was Uncle Sam!
NICE one!!!
Simple, yet clever. I really enjoyed it!
I got it, but only after reading the hint! Good one!
great teaser....keep them comin'
Pretty easy, but I liked it!! "Slim" and "Fat" gave it away!!
You really had me there. that was a good teaser.
Thanks to each who took the time,
To try my little riddle rhyme!
May you have good fortune all year and enjoy the holidays! -- Zona
To try my little riddle rhyme!
May you have good fortune all year and enjoy the holidays! -- Zona
that was really clever!! i loved it. THANKS
Very good teaser. Thanks for the "chance" to read it.
that was a good one!
I liked this riddle rhyme. I thought it was something to do with" Minnesota Fats" or "Slim Pickens". Silly, Silly me! I got it after the fact. Do more.
The last gave it away...but it was well done.
Good one Zona!! I got it right!!YAY me!! Great teaser!!
Good one! Got it before reading the hint but then the hint confused me.. I don't understand it..?
That one was good, i got it second read through
the hint did just confuse me though
the hint did just confuse me though
I got it, but I was just lucky.
Cleverly worded, but the last line gave the answer!
Must have taken quite some time, to pen the teaser!
Keep going,
We're loving (it).
Must have taken quite some time, to pen the teaser!
Keep going,
We're loving (it).
I believe the hint: "I'm dieing for you to guess!!" is a play on the word "die," which is the singular form of "dice". (Rolling dice is one way of taking a chance.) However, "dieing" as used in the sentence, is intentionally misspelled. The correct spelling is "dying".
Cute teaser, btw!!!
Cute teaser, btw!!!
so awesomely dude!!!!!!!!! seriously loved it! i'm adding it to my favorites!!!! keep 'em comin'!!!!!!!
Very good. I've heard that one in a different way, but yours was good.
Nice going!! I love the ones that will make me think, and yet not over-tax my under-coffee'd brain first thing in the morning!!
Lovely job!!!
Lovely job!!!
Very Clever! I like that one.
This was fun
a very good one.
Easy to do;
I want to thank you!
a very good one.
Easy to do;
I want to thank you!
Good one, I was thinking luck I guess it's almost the same thing.
Cute
Very nice!
Very well- written....Enjoyable..
Yeah baby, I got it right (even though it was a bit simple)! It's better to start the morning w/out the brain being stumped! Nice job!
Well, this one was just a bit TOO easy for me. The last line gave it away. The poetry was good, but it's difficult to imagine that anyone would miss out on the "fat chance" or "slim chance" part...
I wonder why Imurray hasn't posed a "BORRRRING" comment yet? LOL
I wonder why Imurray hasn't posed a "BORRRRING" comment yet? LOL
i did not get it at first!!!!
but w/e
~manda
but w/e
~manda
Cute
that was good one!
thanks
thanks
The last line gave me the answer - thanks for a good one.
I thought it was death I liked the teaser.
Very clever! I loved it--going into faves
that was pretty good it would have been cooler if it was harded but still very good
Ya got me Thought it might be death Well written,GOOD job.
good 1. lol, j/k
I got it from the last line, too. HOORAY!
My Aunt Joys life is mainly through chance. She lived her life ALOT through chance. Funny this teaser should come today. She passed away this morning & I will put this in my favorites because it was REALLY GOOD & her life!
Although the poetry was beautiful, I don't really like this one at all. Chance? Hardly a riddle. It was a complete giveaway, making me want to look for a trick answer. Once again, nicely written, but it lacks the wit of some of the other teasers.
Gah, I didnt get it. But I never do so oh well...it was cool anyway.
good!
Hobo all your teasers are in my favorites. I think you are a wonderful writer. Keep entertaining us.
Nice but sooo easy. The hardest part was reconciling the hint. I guess choptliwa got it right. Nice work!
I got it quickly Yeah, ME!! Love that "fat"-"sliim" clue...that was really cool
Lucasgal--Glad I could help with the healing .. thanks for sharing!
All--Thanks for the great comments .. guess this came around as teaser of the day for some more mileage on the riddle .. glad most of you liked the ride .. I guess its number was up! -- Zona
All--Thanks for the great comments .. guess this came around as teaser of the day for some more mileage on the riddle .. glad most of you liked the ride .. I guess its number was up! -- Zona
At first I thought it was poker....and then I thought it was cigarettes....wow, i'm bad at this game....
Anywho, good one!
Anywho, good one!
I thought it was chance until I read the hint, and then misread the "dieing" and thought that maybe the answer was the grave. That was fun and clever. Thanks!
Very easy but also very cute. I enjoyed the riddle - well written!
Thanks!
Jim
Thanks!
Jim
Kinda tricky 'til the fat or slim clue. Still fun though!
Pretty easy, but I enjoyed it. Nice riddle, Bo. Thanks for posting.
very nice 'Zona!
nice teaser
I "guess" by the law of chance I have Teaser of the Day.. Thanks for the nice comments. May you be blessed by good fortune this week!
Thanks for a great, although easy, riddle. The fat and slim gave me the answer.
That was easy and fun! Thanks!
This Teaser is Wise and Funny, and extremely logical. From now on, when I think of Teasers I will consider this one. Very well thought up and written. One of the favs
Really only needed the last line ;x
I enjoyed it. Thanks.
I did too!!!
I loved this teaser! "Fat or slim" gave me the answer right away - thanks! Happy Birthday to one of my favorites who was born on Friday the 13th too! Have a wonderful day, friends!
Although it is new to me and many others, I can't say that I notice it has been used before without stepping on some peoples toes. So I hope everybody enjoys it. If you saw it before so be it Try to enjoy it again.
I got it but I thought the hint confused it more than it helped.
I got this right away. Nice teaser.
It did not take too much time to get this one and like some others said it was the fat and slim comment that gave it away. I really liked it though.
Only by chance was I able to solve this riddle.
One of the best - I like the rhythmic, rhyming riddles best, and each line of this works well. ... and i worked it out quickly so it made me feel smart.
At first I thought the answer was luck, but the last line made me realize the answer was chance. Nice riddle Zona, looking forward to more.
Perfect morning stimulant with coffee
Fun and easy teaser; I got it right away after the last line.
By the quirks of fate this riddle has not been given good riddance yet but has survived to again come up as Tease of the day... thanks again for the comments.. dying had been intentionally misspelled originally as dieing (as in casting die) in the hint, but I see the spelling was "fixed" by an edit adding to the ambiguous nature of the hint. Such is life. Thanks all for the kind comments.
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