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Post by Nonfatman on Jan 1, 2010 20:55:41 GMT -5
What character of color ambulates with assistance, and what does he or she use for assistance?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2010 9:34:36 GMT -5
What character of color ambulates with assistance, and what does he or she use for assistance? The grey old lady, who uses the crash barrier? |
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Post by Nonfatman on Jan 4, 2010 10:01:03 GMT -5
What character of color ambulates with assistance, and what does he or she use for assistance? The grey old lady, who uses the crash barrier? Quizz, that's so good that I wish I had chosen it, but even I am not that tricky! Although there is a slight ambiguity, because in the preceding line she is sitting on the double yellow line, the song does go on to say crash barrier waltzer and she is described as grey so I can definitely see why you would choose that, i.e., she's grey and she's walking with the assitance of the crash barrier. On the other hand, "waltzing" isn't quite the same as walking, but I guess in this sense it is because the word "waltz" is being used as a metaphor for walking, or perhaps staggering. So it definitely does appear that my quiz inadvertently admits of two answers. But the one I was thinking of is more direct and more colorful, albeit much more obscure! Jeff |
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Post by Bogenbroom on Feb 4, 2010 12:00:56 GMT -5
Have you seen Jack-In-The-Green?
With his long tail hanging down.
He sits quietly under every tree ---
in the folds of his velvet gown.
He drinks from the empty acorn cup
the dew that dawn sweetly bestows.
And taps his cane upon the ground ---
signals the snowdrops it's time to grow.
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Post by Nonfatman on Feb 4, 2010 12:46:56 GMT -5
Have you seen Jack-In-The-Green? With his long tail hanging down. He sits quietly under every tree --- in the folds of his velvet gown. He drinks from the empty acorn cup the dew that dawn sweetly bestows. And taps his cane upon the ground --- signals the snowdrops it's time to grow. I will have to accept that answer, although I had in mind the green man from Beltaine, with his "walking cane" of sweet hazel. But, since the character Jack-in-the-Green is, in fact, the very same green man, and he does have a cane in that song as well, you definitely win this one! Only two more (#11 and #14) to go in this round! Jeff |
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Post by Bogenbroom on Feb 4, 2010 12:56:22 GMT -5
Ah, he and his cane of sweet hazel! If ol' Jack wasn't it you shouldn't have given it to me. :tsk: Perhaps you're itching to get on with the next round  |
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Post by tootull on Feb 4, 2010 13:08:52 GMT -5
Have you seen Jack-In-The-Green? With his long tail hanging down. He sits quietly under every tree --- in the folds of his velvet gown. He drinks from the empty acorn cup the dew that dawn sweetly bestows. And taps his cane upon the ground --- signals the snowdrops it's time to grow.  Know it all.  |
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Post by Bogenbroom on Feb 4, 2010 21:32:50 GMT -5
Know it all. ;D Not quite, he's got me stumped on those two others! Plus, I didn't even get this one right  |
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Know it all. 
