I’m the boys dressed in blue; I’m the girls pushing mints;
I’m a man or a plane that goes searching for hints;
I go looking for talent in hoops or in sprints;
And I narrate a novel in Harper Lee prints.
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Annalisa. See comments for answer.
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February 21st, 2008 at 10:38 am
Scout(s)!
February 21st, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I also say “Scout(s)”.
February 21st, 2008 at 1:06 pm
This was a good one! I still don’t get the “girls pushing mints” reference, but I like the sound of it.
February 21st, 2008 at 1:32 pm
brian, the girl scouts sell their mint cookies as a fundraiser, and they’re the best mint cookies ever!
February 21st, 2008 at 8:08 pm
SCOUT is correct. Way to go, Annalisa!
Welcome, n! (?)
Brian, mints = Thin Mints. Girl Scout Cookies.
Kimi, I agree they’re the best, especially with milk.
I had meant to work a Tonto reference in there somewhere. Scout was the name of his horse. Maybe the last line should have been:
And when Tonto rides through, I’m the one who leaves prints.
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:27 am
Hi Bill!
I’m just someone who found your blog via Google. I like your Thursday Morning riddles.
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:19 am
We’re glad you’re here. The more the merrier!
The (?) wasn’t a “Who are you?” – it was more like a “Do you want us to call you n?”
Now I want Thin Mints.
February 22nd, 2008 at 7:03 pm
I can’t believe my husband didn’t get the “girls pushing mints” reference… oh boy!
February 23rd, 2008 at 3:35 am
And when Tonto rides through, I’m the one who leaves prints.
That’s a better line, but then you’d lose the literary reference.
February 23rd, 2008 at 10:01 am
But I’d gain a Tonto reference! Welcome back, Neel. Good to see you blogging again, too. I’ve had a bit of a slow period lately as well, but I’m back now.
Nilda, I can never be a good judge of how hard the references in my own riddles are. Maybe his wife’s cooking is so good that he’s forgotten all of the junk food of his youth.