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zex66
Canada651 Posts
haha...technically im 2nd now right? hehehehe | ||
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hyst.eric.al
United States2332 Posts
there are lots of easier ways to get a beta key, lol, but I would love it if you participated in mine :D | ||
flamewheel
FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
I come from lands with small trees, Haiku's are from Japan that have those tiny bonsai trees hidden here, you see. Almost past the grave, is where you'll find five of me; There are total 5 haiku's hidden I think... I'm unforgiving. splash! bash, o' old pond. in the pond, there is a frog, example of me, Fairly obvious... its an example of a haiku... the unforgiving part refers to the strict nature 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? This analysis was done by the permbanned guy | ||
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hyst.eric.al
United States2332 Posts
On May 08 2010 12:05 meeple wrote: Pretty good, GOGO LINE BY LINE!Haiku's are from Japan that have those tiny bonsai trees There are total 5 haiku's hidden I think... Fairly obvious... its an example of a haiku... the unforgiving part refers to the strict nature This analysis was done by the permbanned guy | ||
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Coolbeans
Ireland162 Posts
On May 08 2010 11:57 hyst.eric.al wrote: check the red part of the OP. there are lots of easier ways to get a beta key, lol, but I would love it if you participated in mine :D what are the easier ways? | ||
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berrykerry789
China11 Posts
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BloodyC0bbler
Canada7876 Posts
there were two free keys given away in this thread already as an idea :p | ||
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lyAsakura
United States1414 Posts
I come from lands with trees, Japan hidden here, you see. The haikus are hidden in the riddle Almost past the grave, Haikus are centuries old. is where you'll find five of me; Five haikus in the riddle I'm unforgiving. Strict formatting - 5/7/5 splash! bash, o' old pond. in the pond, there is a frog, Basho - old pond example of me, Old pond is an example of a haiku and a red herring. No idea here. Google'd red herring and got some kind of fallacy, so I would assume that the formatting being picked on while the main importance is the meaning is a red herring? four more hints: it's no goodbye, Nuked guy says that it means that it's not the last haiku. I'll go with that. dissect this reply, Inspect carefully? punctuation lies, I'll go with what nuked guy said again. and dont be fooled by the rhymes. Haikus don't typically rhyme? guess now. what am I? The question. | ||
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hyst.eric.al
United States2332 Posts
On May 08 2010 12:17 whitelynx wrote: Some very nice work here as well. I feel so important ^^, though I get the feeling you googled portions of it haha. Not entirely correct, too, but still, nice work.Japan The haikus are hidden in the riddle Haikus are centuries old. Five haikus in the riddle Strict formatting - 5/7/5 Basho - old pond Old pond is an example of a haiku No idea here. Google'd red herring and got some kind of fallacy, so I would assume that the formatting being picked on while the main importance is the meaning is a red herring? Nuked guy says that it means that it's not the last haiku. I'll go with that. Inspect carefully? I'll go with what nuked guy said again. Haikus don't typically rhyme? The question. | ||
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Isas
Canada45 Posts
I come from lands with small trees, hidden here, you see. In this verse you talk about lands with small trees. I believe this is in reference to bonsai trees from Japan, where the haiku originates. Almost past the grave, is where you'll find five of me; I'm unforgiving. Haikus have been around for a very long time. There are five haiku within the riddle. The structural requirements of a haiku. splash! bash, o' old pond. in the pond, there is a frog, example of me, Traditionally haikus were about nature and seasons. Bashō's "old pond" haiku. "Old pond... a frog leaps in, water's sound". Implying spring time. and a red herring. four more hints: it's no goodbye, dissect this reply, A red herring is an idiom in English used to refer to a trick or misleading information. Refers to "this is an example of me" as the frog and pond is not a literal example, but Bashō's haiku is the example. There are four more hints given. I'm having trouble with "it's no goodbye". I think that it has to do with how haiku don't really end. When you finish reading a haiku, it is not over. The haiku is open ended and can sometimes even have an unfinished feeling to it. The riddle must be dissected and interpreted as separate parts. Maybe I'm pushing my interpretation too much here, but this could also be in reference to how many haiku juxtapose topics. To fully understand the haiku you must be able to find and separate the juxtaposition. punctuation lies, and dont be fooled by the rhymes. guess now. what am I? This verse explains how the punctuation of a haiku is not as important as the syllable structure (5, 7, 5). Also haiku rarely have a rhyming pattern. Still thinking about it, just wanted to get this out there. I really enjoy haiku. Probably one of my favourite forms of poetry. Not sure why, but there is something beautiful and wonderful about them. Thanks for reminding me that I need to read more. | ||
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DikFore
United States33 Posts
2nd line: Haikus come from Japan, along with bonsai trees 3rd line: The first three lines form a haiku (5/7/5 syllables), thereby hidden 4th line: Many old Japanese graves have haikus are written on them 5th line: This poem contains five haikus 6th line: There is a strict syllabic format to haikus 7th -9th lines: This is a reference to the famous Basho haiku concerning a frog jumping in a pond (his name is here too…nice). 10th line: The red herring is a reference to the literary expression where an audience’s attention is diverted towards a different significance through description. In many haikus the literal “things” that are written about generally concern a greater significance. In the Basho example , the frog symbolized spring time. 11th line: Line divided into grammatical and imagistic parts across the colon. The first part is the literal four more hints, and the second is more emotionally-based. 12th line: Dissection is the process of breaking words into syllables. And because haikus are based on the strict control of syllables, this is an important tool. 13th line: English poets use punctuation to imply a break between grammatical and imagistic parts, whereas in kireji there is no direct equivalent. 14th line: Haikus don’t need to rhyme, and rhyming has no implication on the poetry. 15th line: I figure this is a five syllable way to end a riddle in order to keep with the haiku structure thus far. | ||
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lotp
Israel18 Posts
I believe the answer is "COMMA" And here is my train of thought, first I related all my thoughts to this Haiku thing, then I realize that all of your riddle including the first and the last line are the riddle itself this "How 'bout" looked odd at first but then I realize its here to serve the purpose of the 5-7-5 build, English Haiku is written 3 lines at a time so I divided it, so in every 3 lines there is a clue. First I thought each 3 lines should lead into a letter while the first line brings H (cause its high light) or A-for the missing letter, or "U,C" because of the hidden here.. The second line could bring me into F, because past the Grave stands for prior to G, namely F, and is where you'll Find Five oF them, un-F-orgiving, plus the G in the start that’s 5. Then I thought hmm maybe the answer is sc\wc COMMANDS, for each first letter in every 3rd line. that is H-hold(How), A-attack(Almost),S-stop(splash),dissect this reply- cut this line, and P-patrol(punctuation). But that’s just seems wrong  But then I encountered this punctuation lies, and all the clues from my key (haiku) kireji etc.. And I thought that I can interpret things otherwise, so here is why I believe its comma: 'bout, komma in Greek means 'something cut off' in the hidden here-> and after that a comma, you see.. Almost past the grave, "grave" as a verb (inscribe), Means that u will find 5 comma in the next 3 lines. splash! bash, o' old pond. in the pond, there is a frog, example of me, small frog stands for small comma in the pond. Four more hints (commas): it's no goodbye, dissect this reply, punctuation lies, | ||
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lowbright
308 Posts
On May 08 2010 21:44 lotp wrote: Ok so here is my reasoning, I believe the answer is "COMMA" And here is my train of thought, first I related all my thoughts to this Haiku thing, then I realize that all of your riddle including the first and the last line are the riddle itself this "How 'bout" looked odd at first but then I realize its here to serve the purpose of the 5-7-5 build, English Haiku is written 3 lines at a time so I divided it, so in every 3 lines there is a clue. First I thought each 3 lines should lead into a letter while the first line brings H (cause its high light) or A-for the missing letter, or "U,C" because of the hidden here.. The second line could bring me into F, because past the Grave stands for prior to G, namely F, and is where you'll Find Five oF them, un-F-orgiving, plus the G in the start that’s 5. Then I thought hmm maybe the answer is sc\wc COMMANDS, for each first letter in every 3rd line. that is H-hold(How), A-attack(Almost),S-stop(splash),dissect this reply- cut this line, and P-patrol(punctuation). But that’s just seems wrong But then I encountered this punctuation lies, and all the clues from my key (haiku) kireji etc.. And I thought that I can interpret things otherwise, so here is why I believe its comma: 'bout, komma in Greek means 'something cut off' in the hidden here-> and after that a comma, you see.. Almost past the grave, "grave" as a verb (inscribe), Means that u will find 5 comma in the next 3 lines. splash! bash, o' old pond. in the pond, there is a frog, example of me, small frog stands for small comma in the pond. Four more hints (commas): it's no goodbye, dissect this reply, punctuation lies, not only does he say that haiku is the answer in the page before, it says so right in the op it's red and bolded, not sure how you missed it also, in it's the ' is an apostrophe, not a comma. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe it's a different symbol which is used for different purposes. | ||
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hyst.eric.al
United States2332 Posts
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