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Quote from: Snik,Jul 8 2016 on  07:30 AM
...Cera?


XD
Wouldn't that be queen though?
The universe has a beginning, but no end. —Infinite.
The stars too have beginnings, but their power accompanies their decline.  —Finite.
It the wise who are the most foolish. History has taught us as much.
The fish of the sea know not the world of the land. Were they to possess wisdom, they too would experience decline.
It is more absurd that humans should surpass the speed of light than it is that fish should start living on the land.
- Steins;Gate (anime / visual novel)




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Justin1993 got it right! Man, you're winning all of my games :lol



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Nice, Justin1993!

Sounds like I'm next, huh?
Let's see.....


I have been called many things, from cool to headgear.
Compared to the Sun or Earth, I have a short existence and
Much of me is quite useless to Man's existence.
You won't find the last riddle answer near me without Man's assistance.



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Ha! Nicely done Darkwolf!  :lol

You're up!


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That was a funny one :p
Next:

Poor Darwin didn't have a clue
Why I have a hundred eyes but only use two



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I guess that was a bit too obscure :lol
Because we're on day 4 since posting, I'll give a hint!

Some humans are said to act like me
When they're rich in pomp and foppery



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flies?



these ones,
because that's literally a saying in my country/language,

i literally didn't have a clue a new riddle existed in this topic.

'je lijkt wel een vlieg!'

Translated: 'You act like a fly!'
The universe has a beginning, but no end. —Infinite.
The stars too have beginnings, but their power accompanies their decline.  —Finite.
It the wise who are the most foolish. History has taught us as much.
The fish of the sea know not the world of the land. Were they to possess wisdom, they too would experience decline.
It is more absurd that humans should surpass the speed of light than it is that fish should start living on the land.
- Steins;Gate (anime / visual novel)


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this is what I wanted to post, but I was confused by "only use two"


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Nope! That's an interesting saying, though! I don't think we have one like that here.

5/6 guesses left.



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Quote from: DarkWolf91,Jul 13 2016 on  11:17 AM
Poor Darwin didn't have a clue
Why I have a hundred eyes but only use two

Some humans are said to act like me
When they're rich in pomp and foppery
chickens?

People can act like chickens (cowards)

i must say though, this riddle is gud.
The universe has a beginning, but no end. —Infinite.
The stars too have beginnings, but their power accompanies their decline.  —Finite.
It the wise who are the most foolish. History has taught us as much.
The fish of the sea know not the world of the land. Were they to possess wisdom, they too would experience decline.
It is more absurd that humans should surpass the speed of light than it is that fish should start living on the land.
- Steins;Gate (anime / visual novel)



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Yep, Snik got it! Sorry, the first reference may have been a bit obscure for anyone who hasn't studied natural history :oops



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Let's see which riddle Snik has prepared for us ey? haha

Still Darkwolf it was a great riddle, maybe good for learning too.


So Snik  :goodluck
The universe has a beginning, but no end. —Infinite.
The stars too have beginnings, but their power accompanies their decline.  —Finite.
It the wise who are the most foolish. History has taught us as much.
The fish of the sea know not the world of the land. Were they to possess wisdom, they too would experience decline.
It is more absurd that humans should surpass the speed of light than it is that fish should start living on the land.
- Steins;Gate (anime / visual novel)