Wikipedia:Wikifun/Round 9/Answers/Question 5

Everyone offers this thing, but few will take it when it is offered by someone else. Money, since everyone pays with money but if some guy walked up to you and offered you money you wouldnt take it because it might be dirty, or if someone offers it to you as a gift.
Flat as a leaf, round as a ring, has two eyes, but can't see a thing.a button
He gets short when he gets old; He goes out then it gets cold. CANDLE!!!

When all inlined, move to the right one, add an L. Such a word sounds like an event that occurred between two famous people. One of these famous people has a name that sounds like a song released by a band who's name shares the real last name of a character who portrayed himself as L. F. Walsh in a television show.

~~Money Flatworm Sun??~~ (see [1] for a picture and Flatworm) ~~moneyflatwormsunl~~

Maybe its moneyflatwormcandlel!! I am definitely sure the last one is candle.--Zxcvbnm 2 July 2005 14:23 (UTC)

Duels edit

The word is DUAL (advice button candle), which sounds like the word duel. The most famous duel was between Hamilton and Burr... I'm looking for a song called "Brr" or something similar. --SoloMaxwell

Boy, i think too much,, at least i got the candle one.--Zxcvbnm 4 July 2005 13:28 (UTC) Alexander Hamilton Burr

Just to note, anonymous users should log in to get credit. --AllyUnion (talk) 07:09, 15 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Burr=Brr It's Cold in Here, which is by The Clovers and Toros. I'm stuck from there, though. Solomaxwell 04:56, 16 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Try working backwards. --AllyUnion (talk) 07:21, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Scandal edit

I got "advice button candle" and interpreted "one right" to move the order of the words. Adding an L to this sounds a bit like "blood on ice scandal" but Google returns no hits. Reediewes 23:05, July 14, 2005 (UTC)

3. a candlewick

Idis of March

Work backwards? edit

Candle button advice Can dle but ton ad vice

Breaking up the question edit

Riddles, more riddles, and even more riddles...

Everyone offers this thing, but few will take it when it is offered by someone else.
Flat as a leaf, round as a ring, has two eyes, but can't see a thing.
He gets short when he gets old; He goes out then it gets cold.

When all inlined, move to the right one, add an L. Such a word sounds like an event that occurred between two famous people. One of these famous people has a name that sounds like a song released by a band whose name shares the real last name of a character who portrayed himself as L. F. Walsh in a television show.

In no particular order, answer the following questions:

Answer this riddle: Everyone offers this thing, but few will take it when it is offered by someone else.
Answer this riddle: Flat as a leaf, round as a ring, has two eyes, but can't see a thing.
Answer this riddle: He gets short when he gets old; He goes out then it gets cold.
What does inlined mean?
What is the resulting word when you add the L?
What is the similar sounding word?
Who are the two famous people?
Take the name of the famous person, and find a song that matchs the name.
Who is the band?
Who is L. F. Walsh?
What show is L. F. Walsh from?
What is the real name of the character that assumed the name of L. F. Walsh?

--AllyUnion (talk) 18:36, 24 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Solomaxwell's analysis edit

* Answer this riddle: Everyone offers this thing, but few will take it when it is offered by someone else.

Advice

* Answer this riddle: Flat as a leaf, round as a ring, has two eyes, but can't see a thing.

Button

* Answer this riddle: He gets short when he gets old; He goes out then it gets cold.

Duel

* What does inlined mean?

Set up so that letters match vertically, similar to a grid

* What is the resulting word when you add the L?

Dual

* What is the similar sounding word?

Duel

* Who are the two famous people?

Hamilton and Burr

* Take the name of the famous person, and find a song that matchs the name.

Burr Clover Blues (I originally thought it could just sound similar, not have to be exactly the same)

Sound very similar, actually. The song title is actually missing the end sound however. --AllyUnion (talk) 08:19, 30 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

* Who is the band?

Muddy Waters

* Who is L. F. Walsh?

* What show is L. F. Walsh from?

* What is the real name of the character that assumed the name of L. F. Walsh?

Best I've got

Solomaxwell 02:29, 30 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Unknown edit

The word is deal, what is it asking for?

The word is not deal and you should sign your posts. --AllyUnion (talk) 05:57, 26 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hint edit

The L. F. in L. F. Walsh is "Leo Francis" Walsh. --AllyUnion (talk) 08:22, 6 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My turn edit

Okay, using the hint, and working backwards, I may have it.

Riddles, more riddles, and even more riddles...

* Everyone offers this thing, but few will take it when it is offered by someone else. ADVICE

* Flat as a leaf, round as a ring, has two eyes, but can't see a thing. BUTTON

* He gets short when he gets old; He goes out then it gets cold. CANDLE

When all inlined, move to the right one, add an L.

Here they are, all inlined:

ADVICE
BUTTON
CANDLE

If we "move to the right one" (i.e., read the second column), we see DUA. Add an L, we get DUAL.

Such a word sounds like an event that occurred between two famous people. It sounds like DUEL, like the one between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

One of these famous people has a name (Burr) that sounds like a song ("Blurry") released by a band (Puddle of Mudd) whose name shares the real last name of a character (Harcourt Fenton Mudd) who portrayed himself as L. F. Walsh in a television show (Star Trek, episode Mudd's Women). -- Bjimba 02:00, 7 August 2005

Correct! --AllyUnion (talk) 03:26, 7 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]