Thursday Morning Riddle
I’m a pastime or hobby you choose to embrace;
When policemen or hunters embark on a chase;
I’m a trivial game; I’m a stagger-start race;
And the happiness-seeking the Founders gave place.
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.
July 28th, 2011 at 9:39 am
Pursuit
July 28th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
PURSUIT is correct. Nice catch, Asher!
July 28th, 2011 at 11:23 pm
I’m a pastime or hobby you choose to embrace;
When policemen or hunters embark on a chase;
I’m a trivial game; I’m a stagger-start race;
And the happiness-seeking the Founders gave place.
Who am I?
=
P
PURSUIT
R R
S I
U V
I I
TRIVIAL
L
Ooh, a game where we may grab some cheesecake at someone’s home, remember a petty geographical fact, and shine — an easier option than both chess and backgammon!
July 28th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
Boo, my acrostic formatting didn’t work! Maybe like this?
*P
PURSUIT
*R***R
*S***I
*U***V
*I***I
*TRIVIAL
*****L
July 29th, 2011 at 10:01 am
Nice. And your acrostic is part of the anagram, too.
Here’s an anagram from me, using the same letters:
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Toss a shaken die to move a hubcap piece. Answer humbling trivia. Make a wedge shape in each color (Geography, Entertainment, History, Arts, Science, Sports). Aim for a hub.
A memorable home game!
July 30th, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Very good!
July 31st, 2011 at 10:51 am
Thanks!
Another anagram, using the same letters:
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America’s Memo: We hold these truths to be a-ok. Men are common homo sapiens, are given to, by a Creator, a basic rights package, among which are life, liberty… He even managed a happiness pursuit.
August 3rd, 2011 at 2:23 am
One more anagram:
A hep American marriage vow: “To have and to HOLD…for better, worse, rich, poor, sickness (nausea, backache, migraine, menopause), health, happiness, misery…’til my mate becomes baggage; then, I’m out!”