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runnerb0y
 
Reply Fri 13 Feb, 2004 12:00 pm
this is a riddle that i came upon through an aquaintance and i'm completely stumped so i decided to post it up here in hopes that someone may be able to shed some light on it:

Restrained to"good" when kept apart,
but put 'em together and you're making art.
Good turns to great with the flash of a knife,
a date each day and a friend for life.
An amalgam composed of elements three,
it ends with an "H" but starts with a "P."

WHAT AM I?
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 14 Feb, 2004 05:20 am
Hey, runner and welcome to A2K. I am marking this riddle for now. Back later.
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kev
 
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Reply Sat 14 Feb, 2004 12:12 pm
Re: what am i?
runnerb0y wrote:


Restrained to"good" when kept apart,
but put 'em together and you're making art.
Good turns to great with the flash of a knife,
a date each day and a friend for life.
An amalgam composed of elements three,
it ends with an "H" but starts with a "P."

WHAT AM I?


My first feeling is that the answer may be "Photograph"

Restrained to good when kept apart, is vague but photo + graph

put em together you're making art = photographs are art

a friend for life-- a photo of a special person can be a friend for life

an amalgam composed of elements three, The chemical symbols for Phosphorus =P platinum= Pt, polonium Po, (elements) all of which are contained within the word.

Which ends with an "H" but starts with a "P"

PHOTOGRAPH?
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OCCOM BILL
 
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Reply Sat 14 Feb, 2004 12:16 pm
A paintbrush.
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Equus
 
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Reply Sat 14 Feb, 2004 12:25 pm
a wild guess:

PARAGRAPH

the 'art' of literature is combining paragraphs, and improved to greatness by editing (cutting with a knife?). Reading literature is a date one should make each day, and reading can be called a friend for life. There are three syllables in par-a-graph.
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 14 Feb, 2004 12:25 pm
"good turns to great with the flash of a knife" I would say that kev has the right idea, but I can't fit that particular sentence into the riddle
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 14 Feb, 2004 12:28 pm
Equus, that makes horse sense.
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kev
 
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Reply Sat 14 Feb, 2004 12:33 pm
Letty wrote:
"good turns to great with the flash of a knife" I would say that kev has the right idea, but I can't fit that particular sentence into the riddle


Hmmm, Letty, Equus suggested the knife for "editing" I like that, it could also be used for "editing film" so now I like it even more.
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 14 Feb, 2004 12:38 pm
hmmm. Editing film then splicing, but I can't think of an edited film that would begin in "P" and end in "H"....
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OCCOM BILL
 
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Reply Sat 14 Feb, 2004 12:39 pm
Restrained to"good" when kept apart, -paint, brush
but put 'em together and you're making art. -obvious
Good turns to great with the flash of a knife,- palette knife
a date each day and a friend for life. -Daily hobby
An amalgam composed of elements three, -three basic colors
it ends with an "H" but starts with a "P."- Paintbrush
No?
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kev
 
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Reply Sat 14 Feb, 2004 12:43 pm
OCCUM thats good Very Happy
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Letty
 
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Reply Sun 15 Feb, 2004 03:11 pm
Hope runner will let us know something. Don't think I can come up with anything much better than what the rest of the gang has posted.
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runnerb0y
 
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Reply Sun 15 Feb, 2004 06:13 pm
sorry-i was gone for the weekend-i came up with photograph too after looking over it alot. considering that my friend is really involved with photography-i think that the riddle is applicable as well. I'm still waitin to here from this kid on whether or not i'm right-he's bein a little bitch about it but when i find out i'll let you know
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Letty
 
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Reply Mon 16 Feb, 2004 12:11 pm
Well, I did find out one thing, runner. A camel's hair paintbrush has nothing to do with a dromedary; it was named after a Mr. Camel. Shocked
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runnerb0y
 
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Reply Mon 16 Feb, 2004 04:30 pm
answer
well, no one including myself was even close-the answer is a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich
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Equus
 
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Reply Mon 16 Feb, 2004 05:03 pm
Ha. I think we deserve honorary mention then, for PHOTOGRAPH, PARAGRAPH and PAINTBRUSH.
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Adrian
 
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Reply Mon 16 Feb, 2004 05:11 pm
That's absolutely brilliant!
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runnerb0y
 
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Reply Mon 16 Feb, 2004 09:15 pm
waht really got me was i was stuck on using just one word to fulfil the answer. it never even occured to me that there may be multiple words involved but i suppose thats' what makes it a riddle
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Letty
 
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Reply Tue 17 Feb, 2004 05:38 pm
peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I love that stuff...but an art? Rolling Eyes
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