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An Old English Rap
I'm an old-fashioned word that is rarely used
an example of Latin and English fused
Charles Lever used me, so did Dickens
and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - wow, the plot thickens!
You may be forgiven for ...
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Don't confuse me with the one about chickens!
Pain is what I will attack you with,
A plague that appears once, what a myth.
In your throat I'll sequester,
Now in your hands I'll fester.
For if you see me lying around,
Unbelievable pain will take ...
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We are they who lock the heart
Seven lights that guard the key of hearts,
They alone can stop what the dark starts,
The first is king and friend,
With three circles he was penned.
The second not chosen by man,
But destiny had ...
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A Baffling Riley
My prefix will make you shiver and shake
My infix is when you hesitate
My suffix is as strong as could be
My whole will baffle you totally.
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Gargantuan Soporific Nirvana
Gargantuan Soporific Nirvana
Thou spinning disq with colours brite!
Asq of the masses what is rite.
Didst thou turn it round and answer first?
Great bonging gong has got me cursed.
Guess ye, ...
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A strange family indeed
We are a family of members twenty-four.
There used to be more,
But we threw them out the door.
Except four of them would rather stay
And I think that's okay
As long as they don't play. ...
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8
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The Imaginary Food Riddle
I am a food you'd never find or certainly wouldn't eat
I don't exist, and yet I do, now isn't that a feat!
I am a good example of something that is wrong
I'm mentioned in the speech of some but more ...
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Stuck in an Appliance
Some pop-culture knowledge is needed for this one.
Trapped in my prison, I await my release.
If I ever escape, I will make all men cease.
Demon, Devil, both are my name.
Flute, bassoon, I am the same....
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Can you name the two?
TWO came forth from the very same mother
and most people could not tell one from the other
They arrived the same day, on the very same spot,
they look just the same, yet twins they are not
To further ...
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1
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He is hiding a big smile
My name is red and I like dragons
though Charizard ain't among my companions;
Sometimes I wish I could think before I speak
my purity and ingenuity are what make me weak;
I even met ...
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5
answers
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One heavy burden
I resemble the title of a spy movie
I'll try my best to make you a bit looney;
pretty and slick, there is always a con,
in the wrong hands I sure weight a ton;
You'll know I have many ...
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4
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The gang's all here
Of us there are three
one of which is part tree;
The other one you should not fear,
but it will make you burst in tears;
As for the last one, and there is no bluffing,
that's the one you'll ...
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2
answers
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See the invisible
You need to know some computer stuff (I am intentionally broad) to solve this one.
Were you a mod, you would see my dead peer;
The opposite tree I try to make clear.
When you read between ...
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3
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Though some may find me lacking, others call me less
Though some may find me lacking
Others call me less
Some may think I’m both
Despite my flame and my finesse
Family, no family, mind's asunder
Feel the elements, hear the thunder
...
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1, 2, 3: Who am I?
Ask 1:
No reason to keep me, I’m profitless math
Shift 1:
You ask me, I’ll teach you to follow a path
Keep 2:
Do rotate your head, and you might spot a tent
Add 2:
You will hear a word that reorders ...
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