I’m a trait found in those who would pat their own backs;
To feel strong with your group; to be pleased with your acts;
The most prominent place; where the lions form packs;
And the furniture polish that joyed Johnson Wax.
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.
From A Midsummer Night’s Dream:
Thus have I, Wall, my part dischargèd so,
And, being done, thus Wall away doth go.
Shift around the letters, and it becomes:
Trump caved. Bigly.
So this wholly gaga shutdown has ended.
Now, a trial ahead.
I’ve just updated the Shakespeare Reading Group Resource Page to include an additional 8 plays, for a total of 24.
So if your dream roles include Cleopatra or Falstaff, the Shakespeare Teacher has got your back. Enjoy!
I’m a grey brand of vodka the French would distill;
Wasteful chase when I’m wild; I provide for the quill;
I’m the mother of fairy tales loved by us still;
And I’ll lay golden eggs, or an egg shaped like nil.
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.
I keep gas in the car; I make tracks on the field;
Where a group’s paid to think; how a failed project keeled;
Air for divers; a top with the shoulders revealed;
I’m where fish can be shown, and where sharks can be sealed.
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.
As promised, here is the post celebrating the blog’s twelfth anniversary. There are currently 1,230 posts in 122 categories, and 3,441 approved comments.
A lot has changed in the past twelve years. I’ve changed. The Internet’s changed. The world’s changed. The Thursday Morning Riddle hasn’t really changed very much, so there’s some comfort in that.
I’m looking forward to a new year of blogging. I want to continue the riddles and anagrams and political essays. I also want to bring back some of the old features that I think gave the blog a distinct character. I want to write more about Shakespeare this year, and more about education. I’m also planning to add some more play divisions to the reading group page.
Year 13 stretches out before us. Come join me as we discover it together!