I’m a person in stories you’ve read or have heard;
I’m that strange new acquaintance with manners absurd;
I’m a letter in English; in Chinese, a word;
And the values that lead to behavior preferred.
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.
From Julius Caesar:
This was the noblest Roman of them all.
Shift around the letters, and it becomes:
Man, Mitt alone shows the fresh ballot.
I’m a child who’s in Armed Forces culture immersed;
I’m the Breakfast Club pack that together rehearsed;
I brought down Eric Cantor; a kid that is curst;
And among German sausage, I’m known as the wurst!
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.
From Julius Caesar:
And know it now: the senate have concluded
To give this day a crown to mighty Caesar.
Shift around the letters, and it becomes:
Watch democracy’s death: a gang trial with no witness, evidence.
Oh, yank Don out. Vote.
I’m the key you hold down for the capital case;
Move the stick in your car to another gear’s space;
I’m the workers who work through one time in a place;
And adjusting your weight, or the blame for disgrace.
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.
I’m a uniformed officer; thread on a reel;
To back out through excuses; to pilfer or steal;
To obtain some narcotics; to plea to a deal;
And to secretly sneak an unauthorized feel.
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.
I’m the tax that goes up the more money you earn;
As an Era, I saw the old century turn;
Education that teaches how students will learn;
Or a left-leaning voter who might Feel the Bern.
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.
I’m the butter on top on the pancakes you ate;
How you stand with five cards, like a flush or a straight;
Tap a patronized head; slap a back to elate;
And an SNL role with androgynous trait.
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.
I’m a multi-piece outfit of similar shade;
I am swim, space, or wet; diamond, club, heart, or spade;
A generic executive; wooing a maid;
And a bid to the court where my merits are weighed.
Who am I?
UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.
Shakespeare Teacher is now thirteen years old. If it were a kid, it would be ready for its bar mitzvah.
I usually get reflective about the blog on its birthday, but I pretty well covered ten of the thirteen years in yesterday’s Decade in Review. So instead, I’ll reflect on the year now being 2020.
Whenever the odometer flips an extra digit, it throws me for a loop. I’m old enough to remember when 2020 felt like a year in the distant future. Even after the 2016 election when all eyes turned to 2020, it seemed so far away. I turn 50 this year, so my own odometer is about to flip an extra digit as well. There’s no more difference between 50 and 49 than there is between 2020 and 2019, but it feels qualitatively different.
Anyway, this website now has 1,299 posts in 124 categories and 3,575 approved comments. Come join me tomorrow at 10am, as we flip three digits of the odometer with a brand new Thursday Morning Riddle.
Thanks to everyone who has visited, participated, or otherwise supported my now-teenager over the years. And welcome to new visitors as well. We’ve got some miles on us now, but the journey continues apace!