How `bout this riddle: I come from lands with small trees, hidden here, you see. Almost past the grave, is where you'll find five of me; I'm unforgiving. splash! bash, o' old pond. in the pond, there is a frog, example of me, and a red herring. four more hints: it's no goodbye, dissect this reply, punctuation lies, and dont be fooled by the rhymes. guess now. what am I?
The riddle's my own work. This is one of those few challenges where you actually have to try. It is extremely difficult and downright confusing, but it is definitely do-able. Just about every line is a hint, though.
First one to post the correct answer (the riddle's answer is a one word answer), and at least four lines from the riddle that justify it with your own reasoning, gets the beta key. GLHFTL. I really hope someone gets it.
Somebody WILL get this key. Each day, if people even care by that point, I will give a point. Fuck the beta key, people, it's all about the satisfaction of solving a downright impossible riddle!
GonnaDoThis, that is impressive. You win your beta key. -Nuked wow
Well, this is sort of awkward. I guess the new winner will be the one who can analyze the riddle line by line the best, with the solution (haiku) in mind, and tell me how each line relates to a haiku. Granted, each line had its own original hint/intention, but if your analysis is very good, I will count it. Even though I'm going into biology next semester, there's something about poetry, riddles, and things like that which is just so fascinating. I would love to read your interpretations. Person with the best analysis wins the key after after 24 hours ( I will read everything in 24 hours), and some serious respect from me (if that means anything)
I would like to thank everybody for participating in this beta key contest, you've all made it very enjoyable and fun for me. Many of your guesses and analyses were very good, and it would be fun to do it again (though I am out of beta keys). The winner is actually the original person who got it (and was then nuked); he sent me analysis after being banned and it was pretty thorough. That, coupled with the fact he was the one to get the riddle, makes him deserving of it. Below are the original intentions of each line of the riddle: + Show Spoiler +
How `bout this riddle: There is nothing significant about this line besides its five syllables and the `. It is not an apostrophe, but actually a "grave" key (the punctuation to the left of the 1 on your keyboard). It is used in French (accent grave) and that is what the line later in the poem relates to. I come from lands with small trees, As some people have pointed out, this refers to Japan, famous for its pruned trees called Bonzai trees. This also refers to the origins of the subject matter of the riddle, as it comes from Japan as well. hidden here, you see. The first three lines are a haiku, and that is what this line is saying. Essentially, the riddle's solution is right in front of your eyes, though hidden by the lack of spaces between them and the punctuation that makes it seem like one large riddle. Almost past the grave, I liked the analysis about how this concerned haikus and how ancient they are. Originally, it was meant to throw people off, as it simply referred to the first line of the riddle (the `), but good job for seeing it past face value. is where you'll find five of me; As stated, past the ` key is where five haikus lie. I'm unforgiving. Haikus must be written in a 5-7-5, which is highly structured and precise. You cannot write haikus in any other way, so they are forgiving in this aspect. splash! bash, o' old pond. Removing the comma and the apostrophe after the o gives you basho old pond. It is the name of a very famous haiku, "Old Pond", by a long-gone haiku writer, Basho. in the pond, there is a frog, At face value, it is meant to confuse the reader. It also, though, refers to the famous haiku "Old Pond" and pays tribute to the poem itself through mentioning what it is about. example of me, This refers to the line starting with Splash! and the structure of the poem. The example is a timeless one, Basho's Old Pond, and the example is written in a haiku. and a red herring. The red herring, which is an idiomatic expression designed to throw off the reader, is, ironically, the line beginning with Splash! itself. If one knows the history behind haikus, it will not throw off the reader, but this sudden change of topic (from describing haikus to this) was designed to confuse. In this way, that line serves as both a clue and a misleading piece of evidence. four more hints: it's no goodbye, Hehe, this was kind of a stupid thing. I really liked Dikfore's analysis concerning it (and much of his analysis, in fact). What's the "opposite" of good-bye? HAIIIIII~~~[ku] dissect this reply, Success in analyzing this riddle would come from breaking down the riddle into its five separate components, as well as the dissection of the syllables. punctuation lies, The punctuation does lie. Haikus are meant to be individual, but the punctuation deceives you from even thinking there are haikus. Realizing that the punctuation is not integral to the poem's structure is a necessary realization. Dikfore's analysis is actually very good, here, as well. He probably knows, or googled, alot more about haikus than I actually do. Of course, not more than Trozz, though. (Who I had the liberty of playing on iCCup) and dont be fooled by the rhymes. Rhymes are not integral to haikus, and are meant to make the poem seem more like a riddle. guess now. what am I? This is just an ending line that is five syllables long.
2 things I want to say to all the fags there who keep whining about beta keys: do you really have no Genuine thing better to do than obsess over something you lack? Spend so much time trying to Magically obtain what is probably in front of your eyes at this very minute! Think about how long you Jabber on about a key when you could be prolonging your life exercising, studying for class, Xanadu wasn't built in a day, took a lot of hard work, and Kubilai Khan wasn't wasting his time trying Half-assedly to get a fucking beta key.
2nd thing I want to say is, not only are you wasting your time, but why waste space on tl? Just say Xiexie for all the great sc2 coverage you're getting and go find something better to do. Why not write a Dictation or a novel, just something for recreation's sake? Do something different, use more than just 6 brain cells ok? Would be really great if people all actually did something productive with their time.
Zealots should just be units, not the observers too! Obsessing over a game you love to play is great, 7 hours a day of watching though, basically just fantasizing about it instead of playing is excessive. Verily is starcraft a great game, but honestly, the actual game itself is going to be released soon; Gabbing away over a little key is retarded when the game comes out in a month and a half. It really Vexes me to no end that you noobs would whine and beg this much for a BETA key! Useful as Xenon in the atmosphere your whining is!
Well I'm not saying the game isn't good, just saying you don't NEED to have a key to enjoy what's Kicking here, obviously you're enjoying the streams and whatnot and thus think the game is good Enough to warrant wasting all your time begging for a key, why do you need more than those streams To enjoy the beta? My friend Ordrlychaos was able to do a bunch of theory crafting without a key.
Yeah the game's pretty gosu though, no lies. I'm a fucking great terran, got over 1800 elo with ease, While you guys are crying about getting a key rofl! Even my protoss is pretty great, raping platinums With no problems. My zerg's ok, but I haven't won a zvz yet. I don't even play that much, such an easy Park to play in. Can't play a lot because of carpal tunnel syndrome and school, and that helps me Jerk more enjoyment from the game. Not obsessing or crying over it at all, treating it as a fucking GAME, which is just what it is, and nothing more. Sure broodwar was a sport, but starcraft2, before Half a year of real playing, is not yet a sport guys. You think you can't become a gosu progamer Because you're a little behind everyone? The time it takes to learn the shortkeys and whatnot is under 4 day. Strategy takes a little more time, but just following the streams and threads should be Good enough really. Everything is changing so fast that you're not gonna be that behind, surpress your X-chromosome a bit you fags. Look at the latest patch, pretty big changes, and it's still only beta! 8 days after release and the game will probably feel completely different, beta experience won't help.
You'd really be better off just going and playing broodwar to practice your skills. There's still like 8000 people or even over 9000 playing on iccup still. Think about all the progamers still practicing There? The korean scene is still largely stuck in broodwar, now's your chance to play them with the 8000+ rated guys mostly on starcraft2.
Please stop being so pathetic about begging for a key. What would you even do with a key? Be a total Zombie and just play all the time? I doubt it. You'll probably go back to whining about something else, K thx for beta key, but the balance sucks! This game is unplayable! Zerg is boring! You'd probably Halt playing pretty quickly anyway, once the novelty of actually being in the beta wore out. Clearly How childish you guys are is the real problem. All of my tips would only work on someone more than 6 years old, someone mature and rational, and if you were either of those things, you wouldn't cry beta.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating giving up on the game. I think the game is great, it's really fun, But just saying you shouldn't be so fixated on getting a beta key. Be glad when you do get one, not a Zit waiting to get popped; just chill out! Do something you've never done before, or something epic the X-Men would do that you've always wanted in the meantime, and quit spamming for a key!
Donuts make police less crazy than these keys are making you guys! Do you want to be lazy and give 7 speeding tickets out a day to make up for the fact that you're a sick fat fuck? Quit whining and Crying so much about beta keys. Think I've ground the nail in deep enough yet? This is what you guys Validly sound like! Just going on and on until your fingers bleed and my eyes burn and babies cry 8 times a minute, and you've cried wolf so much that even the wolf doesn't feel like going near you. Maybe I'm exagerating a little bit, but it's closer to the truth than you might think. You = noob GG.
2 things I want to say to all the fags there who keep whining about beta keys: do you really have no Genuine thing better to do than obsess over something you lack? Spend so much time trying to Magically obtain what is probably in front of your eyes at this very minute! Think about how long you Jabber on about a key when you could be prolonging your life exercising, studying for class, Xanadu wasn't built in a day, took a lot of hard work, and Kubilai Khan wasn't wasting his time trying Half-assedly to get a fucking beta key.
2nd thing I want to say is, not only are you wasting your time, but why waste space on tl? Just say Xiexie for all the great sc2 coverage you're getting and go find something better to do. Why not write a Dictation or a novel, just something for recreation's sake? Do something different, use more than just 6 brain cells ok? Would be really great if people all actually did something productive with their time.
Zealots should just be units, not the observers too! Obsessing over a game you love to play is great, 7 hours a day of watching though, basically just fantasizing about it instead of playing is excessive. Verily is starcraft a great game, but honestly, the actual game itself is going to be released soon; Gabbing away over a little key is retarded when the game comes out in a month and a half. It really Vexes me to no end that you noobs would whine and beg this much for a BETA key! Useful as Xenon in the atmosphere your whining is!
Well I'm not saying the game isn't good, just saying you don't NEED to have a key to enjoy what's Kicking here, obviously you're enjoying the streams and whatnot and thus think the game is good Enough to warrant wasting all your time begging for a key, why do you need more than those streams To enjoy the beta? My friend Ordrlychaos was able to do a bunch of theory crafting without a key.
Yeah the game's pretty gosu though, no lies. I'm a fucking great terran, got over 1800 elo with ease, While you guys are crying about getting a key rofl! Even my protoss is pretty great, raping platinums With no problems. My zerg's ok, but I haven't won a zvz yet. I don't even play that much, such an easy Park to play in. Can't play a lot because of carpal tunnel syndrome and school, and that helps me Jerk more enjoyment from the game. Not obsessing or crying over it at all, treating it as a fucking GAME, which is just what it is, and nothing more. Sure broodwar was a sport, but starcraft2, before Half a year of real playing, is not yet a sport guys. You think you can't become a gosu progamer Because you're a little behind everyone? The time it takes to learn the shortkeys and whatnot is under 4 day. Strategy takes a little more time, but just following the streams and threads should be Good enough really. Everything is changing so fast that you're not gonna be that behind, surpress your X-chromosome a bit you fags. Look at the latest patch, pretty big changes, and it's still only beta! 8 days after release and the game will probably feel completely different, beta experience won't help.
You'd really be better off just going and playing broodwar to practice your skills. There's still like 8000 people or even over 9000 playing on iccup still. Think about all the progamers still practicing There? The korean scene is still largely stuck in broodwar, now's your chance to play them with the 8000+ rated guys mostly on starcraft2.
Please stop being so pathetic about begging for a key. What would you even do with a key? Be a total Zombie and just play all the time? I doubt it. You'll probably go back to whining about something else, K thx for beta key, but the balance sucks! This game is unplayable! Zerg is boring! You'd probably Halt playing pretty quickly anyway, once the novelty of actually being in the beta wore out. Clearly How childish you guys are is the real problem. All of my tips would only work on someone more than 6 years old, someone mature and rational, and if you were either of those things, you wouldn't cry beta.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating giving up on the game. I think the game is great, it's really fun, But just saying you shouldn't be so fixated on getting a beta key. Be glad when you do get one, not a Zit waiting to get popped; just chill out! Do something you've never done before, or something epic the X-Men would do that you've always wanted in the meantime, and quit spamming for a key!
Donuts make police less crazy than these keys are making you guys! Do you want to be lazy and give 7 speeding tickets out a day to make up for the fact that you're a sick fat fuck? Quit whining and Crying so much about beta keys. Think I've ground the nail in deep enough yet? This is what you guys Validly sound like! Just going on and on until your fingers bleed and my eyes burn and babies cry 8 times a minute, and you've cried wolf so much that even the wolf doesn't feel like going near you. Maybe I'm exagerating a little bit, but it's closer to the truth than you might think. You = noob GG.
hmmm...is it a lurker ? I come from lands with small trees, <-Char... which means zerg hidden here, you see. <- burrowed? splash! bash, o' old pond. <- splash dammage is where you'll find five of me <-lurkers are in groups usuallly i think...
On May 08 2010 10:58 OOl wrote: 2 things I want to say to all the fags there who keep whining about beta keys: do you really have no Genuine thing better to do than obsess over something you lack? Spend so much time trying to Magically obtain what is probably in front of your eyes at this very minute! Think about how long you Jabber on about a key when you could be prolonging your life exercising, studying for class, Xanadu wasn't built in a day, took a lot of hard work, and Kubilai Khan wasn't wasting his time trying Half-assedly to get a fucking beta key.
2nd thing I want to say is, not only are you wasting your time, but why waste space on tl? Just say Xiexie for all the great sc2 coverage you're getting and go find something better to do. Why not write a Dictation or a novel, just something for recreation's sake? Do something different, use more than just 6 brain cells ok? Would be really great if people all actually did something productive with their time.
Zealots should just be units, not the observers too! Obsessing over a game you love to play is great, 7 hours a day of watching though, basically just fantasizing about it instead of playing is excessive. Verily is starcraft a great game, but honestly, the actual game itself is going to be released soon; Gabbing away over a little key is retarded when the game comes out in a month and a half. It really Vexes me to no end that you noobs would whine and beg this much for a BETA key! Useful as Xenon in the atmosphere your whining is!
Well I'm not saying the game isn't good, just saying you don't NEED to have a key to enjoy what's Kicking here, obviously you're enjoying the streams and whatnot and thus think the game is good Enough to warrant wasting all your time begging for a key, why do you need more than those streams To enjoy the beta? My friend Ordrlychaos was able to do a bunch of theory crafting without a key.
Yeah the game's pretty gosu though, no lies. I'm a fucking great terran, got over 1800 elo with ease, While you guys are crying about getting a key rofl! Even my protoss is pretty great, raping platinums With no problems. My zerg's ok, but I haven't won a zvz yet. I don't even play that much, such an easy Park to play in. Can't play a lot because of carpal tunnel syndrome and school, and that helps me Jerk more enjoyment from the game. Not obsessing or crying over it at all, treating it as a fucking GAME, which is just what it is, and nothing more. Sure broodwar was a sport, but starcraft2, before Half a year of real playing, is not yet a sport guys. You think you can't become a gosu progamer Because you're a little behind everyone? The time it takes to learn the shortkeys and whatnot is under 4 day. Strategy takes a little more time, but just following the streams and threads should be Good enough really. Everything is changing so fast that you're not gonna be that behind, surpress your X-chromosome a bit you fags. Look at the latest patch, pretty big changes, and it's still only beta! 8 days after release and the game will probably feel completely different, beta experience won't help.
You'd really be better off just going and playing broodwar to practice your skills. There's still like 8000 people or even over 9000 playing on iccup still. Think about all the progamers still practicing There? The korean scene is still largely stuck in broodwar, now's your chance to play them with the 8000+ rated guys mostly on starcraft2.
Please stop being so pathetic about begging for a key. What would you even do with a key? Be a total Zombie and just play all the time? I doubt it. You'll probably go back to whining about something else, K thx for beta key, but the balance sucks! This game is unplayable! Zerg is boring! You'd probably Halt playing pretty quickly anyway, once the novelty of actually being in the beta wore out. Clearly How childish you guys are is the real problem. All of my tips would only work on someone more than 6 years old, someone mature and rational, and if you were either of those things, you wouldn't cry beta.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating giving up on the game. I think the game is great, it's really fun, But just saying you shouldn't be so fixated on getting a beta key. Be glad when you do get one, not a Zit waiting to get popped; just chill out! Do something you've never done before, or something epic the X-Men would do that you've always wanted in the meantime, and quit spamming for a key!
Donuts make police less crazy than these keys are making you guys! Do you want to be lazy and give 7 speeding tickets out a day to make up for the fact that you're a sick fat fuck? Quit whining and Crying so much about beta keys. Think I've ground the nail in deep enough yet? This is what you guys Validly sound like! Just going on and on until your fingers bleed and my eyes burn and babies cry 8 times a minute, and you've cried wolf so much that even the wolf doesn't feel like going near you. Maybe I'm exagerating a little bit, but it's closer to the truth than you might think. You = noob GG.
You know it looks like there's a key written on the left side of your message, but I already have a key, if I didn't I might be desperate enough to try it lol
On May 08 2010 10:58 OOl wrote: 2 things I want to say to all the fags there who keep whining about beta keys: do you really have no Genuine thing better to do than obsess over something you lack? Spend so much time trying to Magically obtain what is probably in front of your eyes at this very minute! Think about how long you Jabber on about a key when you could be prolonging your life exercising, studying for class, Xanadu wasn't built in a day, took a lot of hard work, and Kubilai Khan wasn't wasting his time trying Half-assedly to get a fucking beta key.
2nd thing I want to say is, not only are you wasting your time, but why waste space on tl? Just say Xiexie for all the great sc2 coverage you're getting and go find something better to do. Why not write a Dictation or a novel, just something for recreation's sake? Do something different, use more than just 6 brain cells ok? Would be really great if people all actually did something productive with their time.
Zealots should just be units, not the observers too! Obsessing over a game you love to play is great, 7 hours a day of watching though, basically just fantasizing about it instead of playing is excessive. Verily is starcraft a great game, but honestly, the actual game itself is going to be released soon; Gabbing away over a little key is retarded when the game comes out in a month and a half. It really Vexes me to no end that you noobs would whine and beg this much for a BETA key! Useful as Xenon in the atmosphere your whining is!
Well I'm not saying the game isn't good, just saying you don't NEED to have a key to enjoy what's Kicking here, obviously you're enjoying the streams and whatnot and thus think the game is good Enough to warrant wasting all your time begging for a key, why do you need more than those streams To enjoy the beta? My friend Ordrlychaos was able to do a bunch of theory crafting without a key.
Yeah the game's pretty gosu though, no lies. I'm a fucking great terran, got over 1800 elo with ease, While you guys are crying about getting a key rofl! Even my protoss is pretty great, raping platinums With no problems. My zerg's ok, but I haven't won a zvz yet. I don't even play that much, such an easy Park to play in. Can't play a lot because of carpal tunnel syndrome and school, and that helps me Jerk more enjoyment from the game. Not obsessing or crying over it at all, treating it as a fucking GAME, which is just what it is, and nothing more. Sure broodwar was a sport, but starcraft2, before Half a year of real playing, is not yet a sport guys. You think you can't become a gosu progamer Because you're a little behind everyone? The time it takes to learn the shortkeys and whatnot is under 4 day. Strategy takes a little more time, but just following the streams and threads should be Good enough really. Everything is changing so fast that you're not gonna be that behind, surpress your X-chromosome a bit you fags. Look at the latest patch, pretty big changes, and it's still only beta! 8 days after release and the game will probably feel completely different, beta experience won't help.
You'd really be better off just going and playing broodwar to practice your skills. There's still like 8000 people or even over 9000 playing on iccup still. Think about all the progamers still practicing There? The korean scene is still largely stuck in broodwar, now's your chance to play them with the 8000+ rated guys mostly on starcraft2.
Please stop being so pathetic about begging for a key. What would you even do with a key? Be a total Zombie and just play all the time? I doubt it. You'll probably go back to whining about something else, K thx for beta key, but the balance sucks! This game is unplayable! Zerg is boring! You'd probably Halt playing pretty quickly anyway, once the novelty of actually being in the beta wore out. Clearly How childish you guys are is the real problem. All of my tips would only work on someone more than 6 years old, someone mature and rational, and if you were either of those things, you wouldn't cry beta.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating giving up on the game. I think the game is great, it's really fun, But just saying you shouldn't be so fixated on getting a beta key. Be glad when you do get one, not a Zit waiting to get popped; just chill out! Do something you've never done before, or something epic the X-Men would do that you've always wanted in the meantime, and quit spamming for a key!
Donuts make police less crazy than these keys are making you guys! Do you want to be lazy and give 7 speeding tickets out a day to make up for the fact that you're a sick fat fuck? Quit whining and Crying so much about beta keys. Think I've ground the nail in deep enough yet? This is what you guys Validly sound like! Just going on and on until your fingers bleed and my eyes burn and babies cry 8 times a minute, and you've cried wolf so much that even the wolf doesn't feel like going near you. Maybe I'm exagerating a little bit, but it's closer to the truth than you might think. You = noob GG.
lol there were 2 keys on that freaking long post. somebody already got the first one and I got the 2nd one. gonna give it to my friend. finally I have an RL friend/practice partner.
On May 08 2010 11:12 iLoveKT wrote: lol there were 2 keys on that freaking long post. somebody already got the first one and I got the 2nd one. gonna give it to my friend. finally I have an RL friend/practice partner.
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