Archive for September, 2018

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, September 27th, 2018

If you name me or not, I will smell just as sweet;
I am talk-show host Charlie; or hustling man Pete;
I’m a map’s compass symbol; got up on your feet;
And each emblem where Richard and Henry compete.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Tatum. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, September 20th, 2018

I’m the male of the bovine; when stock prices rise;
I’m a British-loved dog; a red drink to reach highs;
I am Raging; I’m Sitting; what bars mechanize;
I’m the bailiff from Night Court; and transparent lies.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Shakespeare Anagram: Henry VI, Part One

Saturday, September 15th, 2018

The president is paying very close attention to an impending storm this week, and by that, I mean Paul Manafort’s cooperation with the Mueller investigation.

Manafort was candidate Trump’s campaign manager in the summer of 2016. If there was Russian collusion, he would likely have been in the loop. But that’s just the thing we know. This cooperation could potentially produce a long list of shady activities we wouldn’t have even known to ask about.

I won’t speculate any more about that, but if Mueller is cutting a deal, he must be getting something in return. What say you, Shakespeare?

From Henry VI, Part One:

Place barrels of pitch upon the fatal stake

Shift around the letters, and it becomes:

Paul flips: a black portent for a cheat sheet.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, September 13th, 2018

I help boats through canals so they won’t have to moor;
Help you type in all caps; hold a wrestler secure;
I’m a fix on a target; a win that is sure;
I’m a bundle of hair; and to safeguard the door.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Tatum. See comments for answer.

Shakespeare Anagram: Macbeth

Saturday, September 8th, 2018

From Macbeth:

Some say he’s mad; others that lesser hate him
Do call it valiant fury; but, for certain,
He cannot buckle his distemper’d cause
Within the belt of rule.

Shift around the letters, and it becomes:

Fear: Trump in the White House by clearheaded Bob and the calculated anonymous Times article mark the last stretch of this hurt lifeless vision.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, September 6th, 2018

I’m done after a clean when you’re lifting a weight;
I can serve ice cream sodas; a boor that you hate;
I’m a film role for Steve; third derivative rate;
And Jamican spice rub to let meat marinate.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Bronx Richie. See comments for answer.