Help me make a riddle

Burnsy2023 · 29 Oct 2007 at 18:10

Right, I'm no good at this but here goes: I basically need to make a riddle with the answer being "Lord of the Rings". It shouldn't be easy, but possible if you had an hour or so to think about it.

I've been looking through the definitions of 'lord' on google, and thought maybe including something like '[SIZE=-1]A feudal superior' or something....

Anyone got some ideas?

Burnsy
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Mephisto · 29 Oct 2007 at 18:11

Something to do with anal sex perhaps?

iCraig · 29 Oct 2007 at 18:11

Lord of the Rings

"George Michael."

MookJong · 29 Oct 2007 at 18:14

You could give riddle type clues to form words that then make an anogram, of LOTR. Here is a list of anograms

http://wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=lord+of+the+rings&t=1000

Pumpkinstew · 29 Oct 2007 at 18:36

MookJong said:
You could give riddle type clues to form words that then make an anogram, of LOTR. Here is a list of anograms

Um, Rord of the Lings?

Burnsy2023 · 29 Oct 2007 at 18:38

It also needs to be clean and serious

I'm thinking more of word play then anagrams, lets make it intellectual :eek:

I was also thinking having a few lines for each part of the phrase i.e two lines for lord etc

Burnsy

Beans on toast Dave · 29 Oct 2007 at 20:07

Mephisto said:
Something to do with anal sex perhaps?

lol

Gilly · 29 Oct 2007 at 20:29

9 upon a noble quest
Not strongest, wisest or noblest - best
On the smallest hangs the fate of all
Lest the evil in the south hold ME in his thrall

divine` · 29 Oct 2007 at 20:36

Gilly said:
9 upon a noble quest
Not strongest, wisest or noblest - best
On the smallest hangs the fate of all
Lest the evil in the south hold ME in his thrall

Whilst very good, that'll be blindingly obvious to anyone even half familiar with LotR

Gilly · 29 Oct 2007 at 20:37

Just a 2 minute thing to provide a starting point

I'll do something more extensive/complicated later if I'm not beaten to it.

Monkey Puzzle · 29 Oct 2007 at 20:38

Not a squire of the squares, but a.....

JodieO · 29 Oct 2007 at 20:43

Gilly said:
9 upon a noble quest
Not strongest, wisest or noblest - best
On the smallest hangs the fate of all
Lest the evil in the south hold ME in his thrall

I like that. I think if you didn't know the riddle was about LOTR then it wouldn't be immediately obvious. If it did prove to be too easy then something along those lines would be good.

Pumpkinstew · 29 Oct 2007 at 20:46

Six books in three, or maybe one,
Of kings and knights and evil undone,
Of companions nine and towers two,
Of battlecries and derring do.
Was the greatest story ever told,
About this single band of gold?

Mephisto · 29 Oct 2007 at 20:49

No, I've got it.

"ONE CANNOT SIMPLY RIDDLE THEIR WAY INTO MORDOR!"

Monkey Puzzle · 29 Oct 2007 at 20:55

How about:

"It has midgets and dwarves and trolls, and goes on for hours with you glued to your seat.

Hint: It's not low-quality specialist porn."

neil3k · 29 Oct 2007 at 21:20

Monkey Puzzle said:
How about:

"It has midgets and dwarves and trolls, and goes on for hours with you glued to your seat.

Hint: It's not low-quality specialist porn."

Win!

Tru · 29 Oct 2007 at 21:22

Mephisto said:
No, I've got it.

"ONE CANNOT SIMPLY RIDDLE THEIR WAY INTO MORDOR!"

You've nailed it

iviv · 29 Oct 2007 at 21:29

Monkey Puzzle said:
How about:

"It has midgets and dwarves and trolls, and goes on for hours with you glued to your seat.

Hint: It's not low-quality specialist porn."

My monitor was fine until you caused me to snort Dr Pepper all over it. Expect a bill in the post.

Burnsy2023 · 29 Oct 2007 at 22:08

Cheers Gilly, thats a good start, does need to be unobvious to a LOTR fan though

Burnsy

GeForce · 29 Oct 2007 at 22:25

Monkey Puzzle said:
How about:

"It has midgets and dwarves and trolls, and goes on for hours with you glued to your seat.

Hint: It's not low-quality specialist porn."

ROFL