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Please help me-What's behind the green door?

 
 
Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:09 pm
This riddle was presented to me and I'm stumped. If you've ever heard it, please help.
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squinney
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:21 pm
Do you mean:

Behind the Green Glass Door are kittens but not cats, puppies but not dogs,
teeth but not mouths, cotton but not shirts, and glass but not frames.
What's behind the Green Glass Door?
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Merry Andrew
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:27 pm
jsmith1977 -- it would be good if you'd tell us the entire riddle. "What's behind the Green Door?" gives no clues whatever.
jsmith1977
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:29 pm
kittens, no cats
puppies, no dogs
glasses, no mugs
queens, no kings
princesses, no princes
grass, no lawns
cooks, no chefs
bees, no bugs
trees, no forest
butterflies, no moths
books, no libraries
doors, no handles
pepper, no salt
weeks, no months
dollars, no cents
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:30 pm
In the 50s there was a hit record called Green Door. That was the origin of the question you have asked.

-Artist: Jim Lowe
-peak Billboard position #1 for 3 weeks in 1956
-Words by Marvin Moore and Music by Bob Davie


{music includes constant "tick-tock" clock sound}

(Midnight, one more night without sleepin')
(Watchin' till the mornin' comes creepin')
(Green door, what's that secret you're keepin?)

There's an old piano
And they play it hot behind the green door
Don't know what they're doin'
But they laugh a lot behind the green door
Wish they'd let me in
So I could find out what's behind the green door

(Knocked once, tried to tell them I'd been there)
(Door slammed, hospitality's thin there)
(Wonder just what's goin' on in there)

Saw an eyeball peepin'
Through a smoky cloud behind the green door
When I said "Joe sent me"
Someone laughed out loud behind the green door
All I want to do is join the happy crowd behind the green door



(Midnight, one more night without sleepin')
(Watchin' till the mornin' comes creepin')
(Green door, what's that secret you're keepin?)

(Green door, what's that secret you're keepin?)

Green door!!
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Merry Andrew
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:30 pm
OK, squinney, yer on.
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:31 pm
Mystery. Excitement. Grown up secrets.

http://www.smickandsmodoo.com/aaa/1957/greendoor.htm

The link gives sound--honky tonk piano.

Lyrics:


Midnight, one more night without sleepin'
Watchin' till the mornin' comes creepin'
Green door, what's that secret you're keepin?

There's an old piano
And they play it hot behind the green door
Don't know what they're doin'
But they laugh a lot behind the green door
Wish they'd let me in
So I could find out what's behind the green door

Knocked once, tried to tell them I'd been there
Door slammed, hospitality's thin there
Wonder just what's goin' on in there

Saw an eyeball peepin'
Through a smoky cloud behind the green door
When I said "Joe sent me"
Someone laughed out loud behind the green door
All I want to do is join the happy crowd behind the green door

Midnight, one more night without sleepin'
Watchin' till the mornin' comes creepin'
Green door, what's that secret you're keepin?

Green door, what's that secret you're keepin?

Green door!!
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:35 pm
I like our Old Fashioned Green Door.

Your Green Door conceals only nouns with double letters. I knew that game as Tilly Williams--and what she liked or didn't like.

Edgar--

Let's you and I meet at midnight on the safe side of the Green Door.
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jsmith1977
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:38 pm
Thank you, I was thinking far too deeply to ever consider just the composition of the words.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:39 pm
Hey, I wanna get inside there, noddy.
The version I posted mistakenly gives the year as 1956. I believe it was closer to 1958 or 9.
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squinney
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:47 pm
I'm always late for everything!

Good goin' Noddy!
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:47 pm
Edgar--

You and I are both 50+ years older than we were in the '50's, but together we can get through Green Door.

Of course, you could probably do it all by yourself, but I was born on the cusp and would appreciate your Manly Arm.

Quote:
(Midnight, one more night without sleepin')
(Watchin' till the mornin' comes creepin')
(Green door, what's that secret you're keepin?)

(Green door, what's that secret you're keepin?)

Green door!!


I think the release date was closer to 1956 than 1959--I was Sweet Sixteen and just dying to be Very Wicked as soon as someone gave the The Road Map.
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 09:49 pm
Squinney--

Ditch The Bear for the Evening. Edgar has two arms and at midnight we'll all go through the Green Door.

Provided Edgar consents.....?
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 10:25 pm
Why certainly. Bear won't mind.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 10:35 pm
Got to do it later, though. My soft bed's a callin me.
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squinney
 
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Reply Tue 28 Dec, 2004 10:36 pm
Sounds intriguing! And, I'm a noun with double letters so ... See ya in a few!
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purplelu
 
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Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2009 01:38 pm
I know what is behind the green door!!!!!
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Linkat
 
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Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2009 02:02 pm
@jsmith1977,
According to wikipedia it is a 1972 theatrically-released feature-length pornographic film, which is widely considered to be a "classic".
Linkat
 
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Reply Wed 28 Oct, 2009 02:03 pm
@jsmith1977,
And if you are in the UK, behind the green door is a storage space for a dress shop in West London.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/sep/08/popandrock1
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Leopard12
 
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Reply Fri 27 Nov, 2009 02:03 pm
@Merry Andrew,
watch, this is what's behind it.
puPPies, but not dogs
kiTTens, but not cats
coFFEE, but not mugs
quEEns, but not kings
glaSS, but not frames
leTTers, but not numbers
trEEs, but not bushes
Still don't get it? It's ok, im blonde. I didn't either. Look at the capital letters.
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