Was it a cat I saw?
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One night whilst walking beside the road
I glimpsed something move, and so I slowed
It must be a cat, to be so spry
but it looked much redder to my eye
It disappeared behind a tree
What kind of creature did I just see?
Perhaps no animal, a mythical being?
I became scared at what I had been seeing
A gnome or a fairy out all by itself?
Maybe other tiny folk yelled out “Flee, elf!”
But I do not believe in ogres, ergo
there cannot be any such thing, this I know.
Still, it was a strange sight to see in the town
I may need a Xanax to help me calm down.
What did I see? And more importantly, why do you answer that?
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AstralbeeAstralbee
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One night whilst walking beside the road
I glimpsed something move, and so I slowed
It must be a cat, to be so spry
but it looked much redder to my eye
It disappeared behind a tree
What kind of creature did I just see?
Perhaps no animal, a mythical being?
I became scared at what I had been seeing
A gnome or a fairy out all by itself?
Maybe other tiny folk yelled out “Flee, elf!”
But I do not believe in ogres, ergo
there cannot be any such thing, this I know.
Still, it was a strange sight to see in the town
I may need a Xanax to help me calm down.
What did I see? And more importantly, why do you answer that?
riddle wordplay rhyme
asked Nov 11 '18 at 13:15
AstralbeeAstralbee
6,18111152
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$begingroup$
One night whilst walking beside the road
I glimpsed something move, and so I slowed
It must be a cat, to be so spry
but it looked much redder to my eye
It disappeared behind a tree
What kind of creature did I just see?
Perhaps no animal, a mythical being?
I became scared at what I had been seeing
A gnome or a fairy out all by itself?
Maybe other tiny folk yelled out “Flee, elf!”
But I do not believe in ogres, ergo
there cannot be any such thing, this I know.
Still, it was a strange sight to see in the town
I may need a Xanax to help me calm down.
What did I see? And more importantly, why do you answer that?
riddle wordplay rhyme
asked Nov 11 '18 at 13:15
AstralbeeAstralbee
6,18111152
$endgroup$
One night whilst walking beside the road
I glimpsed something move, and so I slowed
It must be a cat, to be so spry
but it looked much redder to my eye
It disappeared behind a tree
What kind of creature did I just see?
Perhaps no animal, a mythical being?
I became scared at what I had been seeing
A gnome or a fairy out all by itself?
Maybe other tiny folk yelled out “Flee, elf!”
But I do not believe in ogres, ergo
there cannot be any such thing, this I know.
Still, it was a strange sight to see in the town
I may need a Xanax to help me calm down.
What did I see? And more importantly, why do you answer that?
riddle wordplay rhyme
riddle wordplay rhyme
asked Nov 11 '18 at 13:15
AstralbeeAstralbee
6,18111152
asked Nov 11 '18 at 13:15
AstralbeeAstralbee
6,18111152
edited Nov 11 '18 at 18:12
Astralbee
asked Nov 11 '18 at 13:15
AstralbeeAstralbee
6,18111152
asked Nov 11 '18 at 13:15
AstralbeeAstralbee
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asked Nov 11 '18 at 13:15
AstralbeeAstralbee
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You saw a
RED FOX!!
There are a lot of
Mythological creatures and palindromes in this riddle.
Namely,
redder, eye, did, flee elf, ogres ergo, Xanax (and the title, “Was it a cat I saw”). Thanks to @WAF & @msouth for the additional palindromes! The title is a clue to use the first letter of each palindrome in the name of the animal in order of their appearance: Redder, Eye, Did, Flee elf, Ogres ergo, Xanax
This yields
RED FOX, which is a small creature of cat like size which is red and very spry!
answered Nov 11 '18 at 13:59
El-GuestEl-Guest
18.8k24286
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Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
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– WAF
Nov 11 '18 at 14:14
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I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
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– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 14:18
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Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
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– msouth
Nov 11 '18 at 16:10
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You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
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– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 18:15
1
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I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
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– El-Guest
Nov 11 '18 at 18:20
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$begingroup$
You saw a
RED FOX!!
There are a lot of
Mythological creatures and palindromes in this riddle.
Namely,
redder, eye, did, flee elf, ogres ergo, Xanax (and the title, “Was it a cat I saw”). Thanks to @WAF & @msouth for the additional palindromes! The title is a clue to use the first letter of each palindrome in the name of the animal in order of their appearance: Redder, Eye, Did, Flee elf, Ogres ergo, Xanax
This yields
RED FOX, which is a small creature of cat like size which is red and very spry!
answered Nov 11 '18 at 13:59
El-GuestEl-Guest
18.8k24286
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$begingroup$
Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
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– WAF
Nov 11 '18 at 14:14
1
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I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
$endgroup$
– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 14:18
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Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
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– msouth
Nov 11 '18 at 16:10
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You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
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– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 18:15
1
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I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Nov 11 '18 at 18:20
add a comment |
$begingroup$
You saw a
RED FOX!!
There are a lot of
Mythological creatures and palindromes in this riddle.
Namely,
redder, eye, did, flee elf, ogres ergo, Xanax (and the title, “Was it a cat I saw”). Thanks to @WAF & @msouth for the additional palindromes! The title is a clue to use the first letter of each palindrome in the name of the animal in order of their appearance: Redder, Eye, Did, Flee elf, Ogres ergo, Xanax
This yields
RED FOX, which is a small creature of cat like size which is red and very spry!
answered Nov 11 '18 at 13:59
El-GuestEl-Guest
18.8k24286
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
$endgroup$
– WAF
Nov 11 '18 at 14:14
1
$begingroup$
I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
$endgroup$
– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 14:18
$begingroup$
Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
$endgroup$
– msouth
Nov 11 '18 at 16:10
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You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
$endgroup$
– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 18:15
1
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I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Nov 11 '18 at 18:20
add a comment |
$begingroup$
You saw a
RED FOX!!
There are a lot of
Mythological creatures and palindromes in this riddle.
Namely,
redder, eye, did, flee elf, ogres ergo, Xanax (and the title, “Was it a cat I saw”). Thanks to @WAF & @msouth for the additional palindromes! The title is a clue to use the first letter of each palindrome in the name of the animal in order of their appearance: Redder, Eye, Did, Flee elf, Ogres ergo, Xanax
This yields
RED FOX, which is a small creature of cat like size which is red and very spry!
answered Nov 11 '18 at 13:59
El-GuestEl-Guest
18.8k24286
$endgroup$
You saw a
RED FOX!!
There are a lot of
Mythological creatures and palindromes in this riddle.
Namely,
redder, eye, did, flee elf, ogres ergo, Xanax (and the title, “Was it a cat I saw”). Thanks to @WAF & @msouth for the additional palindromes! The title is a clue to use the first letter of each palindrome in the name of the animal in order of their appearance: Redder, Eye, Did, Flee elf, Ogres ergo, Xanax
This yields
RED FOX, which is a small creature of cat like size which is red and very spry!
answered Nov 11 '18 at 13:59
El-GuestEl-Guest
18.8k24286
edited Nov 11 '18 at 18:20
answered Nov 11 '18 at 13:59
El-GuestEl-Guest
18.8k24286
answered Nov 11 '18 at 13:59
El-GuestEl-Guest
18.8k24286
answered Nov 11 '18 at 13:59
El-GuestEl-Guest
18.8k24286
18.8k24286
$begingroup$
Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
$endgroup$
– WAF
Nov 11 '18 at 14:14
1
$begingroup$
I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
$endgroup$
– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 14:18
$begingroup$
Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
$endgroup$
– msouth
Nov 11 '18 at 16:10
$begingroup$
You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
$endgroup$
– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 18:15
1
$begingroup$
I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Nov 11 '18 at 18:20
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
$endgroup$
– WAF
Nov 11 '18 at 14:14
1
$begingroup$
I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
$endgroup$
– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 14:18
$begingroup$
Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
$endgroup$
– msouth
Nov 11 '18 at 16:10
$begingroup$
You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
$endgroup$
– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 18:15
1
$begingroup$
I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Nov 11 '18 at 18:20
$begingroup$
Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
$endgroup$
– WAF
Nov 11 '18 at 14:14
$begingroup$
Don't forget rot13("rlr" naq gur gvgyr). Also, there are a couple other points of intersection between the sets on the relevant Wikipedia list page (like mvm and perhaps gubgu). The other descriptors (spryness and color?) are probably necessary to narrow it down.
$endgroup$
– WAF
Nov 11 '18 at 14:14
1
1
$begingroup$
I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
$endgroup$
– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 14:18
$begingroup$
I'm from England, so it can't have been the Ogopogo. Must have been something else.
$endgroup$
– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 14:18
$begingroup$
Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
$endgroup$
– msouth
Nov 11 '18 at 16:10
$begingroup$
Also rot13(jnf vg n png V fnj) :D
$endgroup$
– msouth
Nov 11 '18 at 16:10
$begingroup$
You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
$endgroup$
– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 18:15
$begingroup$
You're still missing a couple of things. I'm sure you'll crack it.
$endgroup$
– Astralbee
Nov 11 '18 at 18:15
1
1
$begingroup$
I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Nov 11 '18 at 18:20
$begingroup$
I think I got it now, @Astralbee!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Nov 11 '18 at 18:20
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