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Dr. Doog · Postby **Dr. Doog** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:41 pm

airplane... he fell from a rocket, and his clothes burnt in the atmosphere?

GhostWay · Postby **GhostWay** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:44 pm

It's already been said that there was no airplane involved. But maybe something vaugely similar...

allison · Postby **allison** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:07 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (DoppledangeR DooG @ Jan 16 2005, 07:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> airplane... he fell from a rocket, and his clothes burnt in the atmosphere?  </td></tr></table>  Nope.

allison · Postby **allison** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:05 am

Bump?

Burning Sheep Productions · Postby **Burning Sheep Productions** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:07 am

*Poke.*

GhostWay · Postby **GhostWay** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:18 am

Shall I respond to the riddle? Announce the answer? Or do you wish to prolong this perplexing puzzle?

allison · Postby **allison** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:20 am

Haha, you may answer. Seems no one else is going to. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... iggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

GhostWay · Postby **GhostWay** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:28 am

It goes as such: Three men were in a hot-air balloon over the desert. The balloon started to sink. They dropped all the sandbags off, but the balloon was still sinking. Knowing they needed to lose more weight, they threw their clothes over (or they may have burned them to produce more heat). But they were STILL sinking. They knew one of them must jump, so they drew straws. The man you find, well, it wasn't his lucky day.

allison · Postby **allison** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:30 am

Very good. Same general principle, although the version I heard is slightly different - but close enough. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... s/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /> Here's my version: A group of people are in a blimp when they find that it is sinking because there is too much weight. They throw off their luggage and clothes, but it's still sinking, so they draw straws to see who would have to jump out, and he drew the short one. Kudos!

GhostWay · Postby **GhostWay** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:40 am

Alright then. Its flame burns near eternal, A light in the pitch darkness. Quite inhospitable, Yet essential for life. Makes sight possible, But it can blind. Old and young, Large and small. Burning red from afar, Mysterious and familiar.

allison · Postby **allison** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:45 am

The sun?

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:46 am

The Sun. Edit: Damn allison beat me to it <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' />

allison · Postby **allison** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:46 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Dragon Wing @ Jan 17 2005, 06:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> The Sun. </td></tr></table>  Oh oh beat you to it <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... iggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /> Edit: haha! Sorry!

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:48 am

It's alright, there's always the next riddle.

allison · Postby **allison** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:55 am

The one who makes it sells it. The one who buys it doesn't use it. The one who's using it doesn't know he's using it. What is it?

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