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You see, I am that what makes you able.
What I am is an element stable.
Without me a name for oneself's lacking.
I'm in fish, Thai, Shiraz and unpacking.
You can try and guess what with mouth could rhyme.
Sixty times me is still quite a short time.
Plural's made with me for almost all nouns.
Sparkling white wine can contain my compounds.
Blood type I am, or with clock, dear or kay.
Not found am I in Higuey or Niamey.
Once done gambling, accounts might look like me.
More than cash, I'm essential for life, see?
Letter counts on the names of Minsk and Schaan,
calculate out the product and add one.
It should line up with what you would get by
C times I minus LXX plus I.
A beast am I, or two-thirds of those signs.
Two and three and eleven are my primes.
Two of four, year a city turned cinder.
Twelve times five plus the letters in Zinder.
Half of nine minus half of eleven,
or that what comes from six minus seven.
The same am I with my own cube compared.
I am i squared times i squared times i squared.
The final answer is a compound noun.
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You see, I am that what makes you able.
What I am is an element stable.
Without me a name for oneself's lacking.
I'm in fish, Thai, Shiraz and unpacking.
You can try and guess what with mouth could rhyme.
Sixty times me is still quite a short time.
Plural's made with me for almost all nouns.
Sparkling white wine can contain my compounds.
Blood type I am, or with clock, dear or kay.
Not found am I in Higuey or Niamey.
Once done gambling, accounts might look like me.
More than cash, I'm essential for life, see?
Letter counts on the names of Minsk and Schaan,
calculate out the product and add one.
It should line up with what you would get by
C times I minus LXX plus I.
A beast am I, or two-thirds of those signs.
Two and three and eleven are my primes.
Two of four, year a city turned cinder.
Twelve times five plus the letters in Zinder.
Half of nine minus half of eleven,
or that what comes from six minus seven.
The same am I with my own cube compared.
I am i squared times i squared times i squared.
The final answer is a compound noun.
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You see, I am that what makes you able.
What I am is an element stable.
Without me a name for oneself's lacking.
I'm in fish, Thai, Shiraz and unpacking.
You can try and guess what with mouth could rhyme.
Sixty times me is still quite a short time.
Plural's made with me for almost all nouns.
Sparkling white wine can contain my compounds.
Blood type I am, or with clock, dear or kay.
Not found am I in Higuey or Niamey.
Once done gambling, accounts might look like me.
More than cash, I'm essential for life, see?
Letter counts on the names of Minsk and Schaan,
calculate out the product and add one.
It should line up with what you would get by
C times I minus LXX plus I.
A beast am I, or two-thirds of those signs.
Two and three and eleven are my primes.
Two of four, year a city turned cinder.
Twelve times five plus the letters in Zinder.
Half of nine minus half of eleven,
or that what comes from six minus seven.
The same am I with my own cube compared.
I am i squared times i squared times i squared.
The final answer is a compound noun.
riddle wordplay rhyme knowledge
asked 51 mins ago
jafe
9,44520103
You see, I am that what makes you able.
What I am is an element stable.
Without me a name for oneself's lacking.
I'm in fish, Thai, Shiraz and unpacking.
You can try and guess what with mouth could rhyme.
Sixty times me is still quite a short time.
Plural's made with me for almost all nouns.
Sparkling white wine can contain my compounds.
Blood type I am, or with clock, dear or kay.
Not found am I in Higuey or Niamey.
Once done gambling, accounts might look like me.
More than cash, I'm essential for life, see?
Letter counts on the names of Minsk and Schaan,
calculate out the product and add one.
It should line up with what you would get by
C times I minus LXX plus I.
A beast am I, or two-thirds of those signs.
Two and three and eleven are my primes.
Two of four, year a city turned cinder.
Twelve times five plus the letters in Zinder.
Half of nine minus half of eleven,
or that what comes from six minus seven.
The same am I with my own cube compared.
I am i squared times i squared times i squared.
The final answer is a compound noun.
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Partial answer
Well, first of all,
the stanzas lead to answers I, S, O, THIRTY-ONE, SIXTY-SIX, MINUS ONE and standard ISO 3166-1 defines country codes.
Some explanations of the less obvious bits:
S is south, S, second, sulphur. Third and fourth lines for O are zero and oxygen. 666 is the "number of the beast". (Or, according to some, 616, but conveniently 66 is 2/3 of those digits too.) The city is London in 1666 (thanks to Weather Vane for pointing this out in comments.) I think everything else is self-explanatory.
Now
if we take places listed in the verse and translate them to country codes we get TH IR DO NE BY LI NE, or THIRD ONE BY LINE. Taking the third letter of each line or the third line of each stanza yields nothing useful. Third word of each line yields I AM A FISH I AM GAMBLING CASH ON THE LINE I AM THREE FOUR FIVE NINE WHAT AM I ... actually, that seems like it could well be the next step. Still thinking...
answered 36 mins ago
Gareth McCaughan♦
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rot13(pbhagel pbqrf) isn't a compound noun, it is two words.
– Astralbee
30 mins ago
@Astralbee If jafe takes the same view then clearly my answer is not the intended one. We'll see. (The only obvious alternative is to take "minus" to mean "minus" rather than "dash", which was actually my first thought, but that leads to a strictly less plausible answer and not to anything at all compound-noun-like.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
27 mins ago
Maybe the answer is rot13(YBAQBA) then? Although that isn't a compound noun either.
– Astralbee
25 mins ago
@Astralbee For what it's worth, Wikipedia -- which is far from infallible but is a good guide to current usage -- says that compound nouns can be joined up (housewife), hyphenated (house-builder), or multiple words (distance learning). If jafe takes the same view then I'm OK.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
23 mins ago
@Astralbee I edited your comment to rot13-ize my answer, for obvious spoiler reasons. Let me know if that bothers you and I'll undo it if so.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
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I think the answer is:
PLASTIC
The answers to the first three verses are:
I - the chemical symbol for iodine (a stable element)
S - the symbol for seconds (60 are a short time) and also the chemical symbol for sulfur (found in wine)
O - a blood type that goes with O'Clock, Okay etc
And then the following three verses are:
12 - letter counts on the names of Minsk (5) and Schaan (6) and "add one"
66 - two-thirds of the number of the beast (666)
-1 - six minus seven.
Put them together and you get:
ISO 1265 (1266 minus 1) which is the ISO number for PLASTICS. You said the answer would be a "compound noun" and plastic is a compound!
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2 Answers
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Partial answer
Well, first of all,
the stanzas lead to answers I, S, O, THIRTY-ONE, SIXTY-SIX, MINUS ONE and standard ISO 3166-1 defines country codes.
Some explanations of the less obvious bits:
S is south, S, second, sulphur. Third and fourth lines for O are zero and oxygen. 666 is the "number of the beast". (Or, according to some, 616, but conveniently 66 is 2/3 of those digits too.) The city is London in 1666 (thanks to Weather Vane for pointing this out in comments.) I think everything else is self-explanatory.
Now
if we take places listed in the verse and translate them to country codes we get TH IR DO NE BY LI NE, or THIRD ONE BY LINE. Taking the third letter of each line or the third line of each stanza yields nothing useful. Third word of each line yields I AM A FISH I AM GAMBLING CASH ON THE LINE I AM THREE FOUR FIVE NINE WHAT AM I ... actually, that seems like it could well be the next step. Still thinking...
answered 36 mins ago
Gareth McCaughan♦
57.9k3144221
rot13(pbhagel pbqrf) isn't a compound noun, it is two words.
– Astralbee
30 mins ago
@Astralbee If jafe takes the same view then clearly my answer is not the intended one. We'll see. (The only obvious alternative is to take "minus" to mean "minus" rather than "dash", which was actually my first thought, but that leads to a strictly less plausible answer and not to anything at all compound-noun-like.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
27 mins ago
Maybe the answer is rot13(YBAQBA) then? Although that isn't a compound noun either.
– Astralbee
25 mins ago
@Astralbee For what it's worth, Wikipedia -- which is far from infallible but is a good guide to current usage -- says that compound nouns can be joined up (housewife), hyphenated (house-builder), or multiple words (distance learning). If jafe takes the same view then I'm OK.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
23 mins ago
@Astralbee I edited your comment to rot13-ize my answer, for obvious spoiler reasons. Let me know if that bothers you and I'll undo it if so.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
20 mins ago
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
5
down vote
Partial answer
Well, first of all,
the stanzas lead to answers I, S, O, THIRTY-ONE, SIXTY-SIX, MINUS ONE and standard ISO 3166-1 defines country codes.
Some explanations of the less obvious bits:
S is south, S, second, sulphur. Third and fourth lines for O are zero and oxygen. 666 is the "number of the beast". (Or, according to some, 616, but conveniently 66 is 2/3 of those digits too.) The city is London in 1666 (thanks to Weather Vane for pointing this out in comments.) I think everything else is self-explanatory.
Now
if we take places listed in the verse and translate them to country codes we get TH IR DO NE BY LI NE, or THIRD ONE BY LINE. Taking the third letter of each line or the third line of each stanza yields nothing useful. Third word of each line yields I AM A FISH I AM GAMBLING CASH ON THE LINE I AM THREE FOUR FIVE NINE WHAT AM I ... actually, that seems like it could well be the next step. Still thinking...
answered 36 mins ago
Gareth McCaughan♦
57.9k3144221
rot13(pbhagel pbqrf) isn't a compound noun, it is two words.
– Astralbee
30 mins ago
@Astralbee If jafe takes the same view then clearly my answer is not the intended one. We'll see. (The only obvious alternative is to take "minus" to mean "minus" rather than "dash", which was actually my first thought, but that leads to a strictly less plausible answer and not to anything at all compound-noun-like.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
27 mins ago
Maybe the answer is rot13(YBAQBA) then? Although that isn't a compound noun either.
– Astralbee
25 mins ago
@Astralbee For what it's worth, Wikipedia -- which is far from infallible but is a good guide to current usage -- says that compound nouns can be joined up (housewife), hyphenated (house-builder), or multiple words (distance learning). If jafe takes the same view then I'm OK.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
23 mins ago
@Astralbee I edited your comment to rot13-ize my answer, for obvious spoiler reasons. Let me know if that bothers you and I'll undo it if so.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
20 mins ago
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
5
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up vote
5
down vote
Partial answer
Well, first of all,
the stanzas lead to answers I, S, O, THIRTY-ONE, SIXTY-SIX, MINUS ONE and standard ISO 3166-1 defines country codes.
Some explanations of the less obvious bits:
S is south, S, second, sulphur. Third and fourth lines for O are zero and oxygen. 666 is the "number of the beast". (Or, according to some, 616, but conveniently 66 is 2/3 of those digits too.) The city is London in 1666 (thanks to Weather Vane for pointing this out in comments.) I think everything else is self-explanatory.
Now
if we take places listed in the verse and translate them to country codes we get TH IR DO NE BY LI NE, or THIRD ONE BY LINE. Taking the third letter of each line or the third line of each stanza yields nothing useful. Third word of each line yields I AM A FISH I AM GAMBLING CASH ON THE LINE I AM THREE FOUR FIVE NINE WHAT AM I ... actually, that seems like it could well be the next step. Still thinking...
answered 36 mins ago
Gareth McCaughan♦
57.9k3144221
Partial answer
Well, first of all,
the stanzas lead to answers I, S, O, THIRTY-ONE, SIXTY-SIX, MINUS ONE and standard ISO 3166-1 defines country codes.
Some explanations of the less obvious bits:
S is south, S, second, sulphur. Third and fourth lines for O are zero and oxygen. 666 is the "number of the beast". (Or, according to some, 616, but conveniently 66 is 2/3 of those digits too.) The city is London in 1666 (thanks to Weather Vane for pointing this out in comments.) I think everything else is self-explanatory.
Now
if we take places listed in the verse and translate them to country codes we get TH IR DO NE BY LI NE, or THIRD ONE BY LINE. Taking the third letter of each line or the third line of each stanza yields nothing useful. Third word of each line yields I AM A FISH I AM GAMBLING CASH ON THE LINE I AM THREE FOUR FIVE NINE WHAT AM I ... actually, that seems like it could well be the next step. Still thinking...
answered 36 mins ago
Gareth McCaughan♦
57.9k3144221
edited 5 mins ago
answered 36 mins ago
Gareth McCaughan♦
57.9k3144221
answered 36 mins ago
Gareth McCaughan♦
57.9k3144221
answered 36 mins ago
Gareth McCaughan♦
57.9k3144221
57.9k3144221
rot13(pbhagel pbqrf) isn't a compound noun, it is two words.
– Astralbee
30 mins ago
@Astralbee If jafe takes the same view then clearly my answer is not the intended one. We'll see. (The only obvious alternative is to take "minus" to mean "minus" rather than "dash", which was actually my first thought, but that leads to a strictly less plausible answer and not to anything at all compound-noun-like.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
27 mins ago
Maybe the answer is rot13(YBAQBA) then? Although that isn't a compound noun either.
– Astralbee
25 mins ago
@Astralbee For what it's worth, Wikipedia -- which is far from infallible but is a good guide to current usage -- says that compound nouns can be joined up (housewife), hyphenated (house-builder), or multiple words (distance learning). If jafe takes the same view then I'm OK.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
23 mins ago
@Astralbee I edited your comment to rot13-ize my answer, for obvious spoiler reasons. Let me know if that bothers you and I'll undo it if so.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
20 mins ago
 |Â
show 1 more comment
rot13(pbhagel pbqrf) isn't a compound noun, it is two words.
– Astralbee
30 mins ago
@Astralbee If jafe takes the same view then clearly my answer is not the intended one. We'll see. (The only obvious alternative is to take "minus" to mean "minus" rather than "dash", which was actually my first thought, but that leads to a strictly less plausible answer and not to anything at all compound-noun-like.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
27 mins ago
Maybe the answer is rot13(YBAQBA) then? Although that isn't a compound noun either.
– Astralbee
25 mins ago
@Astralbee For what it's worth, Wikipedia -- which is far from infallible but is a good guide to current usage -- says that compound nouns can be joined up (housewife), hyphenated (house-builder), or multiple words (distance learning). If jafe takes the same view then I'm OK.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
23 mins ago
@Astralbee I edited your comment to rot13-ize my answer, for obvious spoiler reasons. Let me know if that bothers you and I'll undo it if so.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
20 mins ago
rot13(pbhagel pbqrf) isn't a compound noun, it is two words.
– Astralbee
30 mins ago
rot13(pbhagel pbqrf) isn't a compound noun, it is two words.
– Astralbee
30 mins ago
@Astralbee If jafe takes the same view then clearly my answer is not the intended one. We'll see. (The only obvious alternative is to take "minus" to mean "minus" rather than "dash", which was actually my first thought, but that leads to a strictly less plausible answer and not to anything at all compound-noun-like.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
27 mins ago
@Astralbee If jafe takes the same view then clearly my answer is not the intended one. We'll see. (The only obvious alternative is to take "minus" to mean "minus" rather than "dash", which was actually my first thought, but that leads to a strictly less plausible answer and not to anything at all compound-noun-like.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
27 mins ago
Maybe the answer is rot13(YBAQBA) then? Although that isn't a compound noun either.
– Astralbee
25 mins ago
Maybe the answer is rot13(YBAQBA) then? Although that isn't a compound noun either.
– Astralbee
25 mins ago
@Astralbee For what it's worth, Wikipedia -- which is far from infallible but is a good guide to current usage -- says that compound nouns can be joined up (housewife), hyphenated (house-builder), or multiple words (distance learning). If jafe takes the same view then I'm OK.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
23 mins ago
@Astralbee For what it's worth, Wikipedia -- which is far from infallible but is a good guide to current usage -- says that compound nouns can be joined up (housewife), hyphenated (house-builder), or multiple words (distance learning). If jafe takes the same view then I'm OK.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
23 mins ago
@Astralbee I edited your comment to rot13-ize my answer, for obvious spoiler reasons. Let me know if that bothers you and I'll undo it if so.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
20 mins ago
@Astralbee I edited your comment to rot13-ize my answer, for obvious spoiler reasons. Let me know if that bothers you and I'll undo it if so.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
20 mins ago
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I think the answer is:
PLASTIC
The answers to the first three verses are:
I - the chemical symbol for iodine (a stable element)
S - the symbol for seconds (60 are a short time) and also the chemical symbol for sulfur (found in wine)
O - a blood type that goes with O'Clock, Okay etc
And then the following three verses are:
12 - letter counts on the names of Minsk (5) and Schaan (6) and "add one"
66 - two-thirds of the number of the beast (666)
-1 - six minus seven.
Put them together and you get:
ISO 1265 (1266 minus 1) which is the ISO number for PLASTICS. You said the answer would be a "compound noun" and plastic is a compound!
answered 37 mins ago
Astralbee
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up vote
2
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I think the answer is:
PLASTIC
The answers to the first three verses are:
I - the chemical symbol for iodine (a stable element)
S - the symbol for seconds (60 are a short time) and also the chemical symbol for sulfur (found in wine)
O - a blood type that goes with O'Clock, Okay etc
And then the following three verses are:
12 - letter counts on the names of Minsk (5) and Schaan (6) and "add one"
66 - two-thirds of the number of the beast (666)
-1 - six minus seven.
Put them together and you get:
ISO 1265 (1266 minus 1) which is the ISO number for PLASTICS. You said the answer would be a "compound noun" and plastic is a compound!
answered 37 mins ago
Astralbee
4,9691841
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up vote
2
down vote
up vote
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I think the answer is:
PLASTIC
The answers to the first three verses are:
I - the chemical symbol for iodine (a stable element)
S - the symbol for seconds (60 are a short time) and also the chemical symbol for sulfur (found in wine)
O - a blood type that goes with O'Clock, Okay etc
And then the following three verses are:
12 - letter counts on the names of Minsk (5) and Schaan (6) and "add one"
66 - two-thirds of the number of the beast (666)
-1 - six minus seven.
Put them together and you get:
ISO 1265 (1266 minus 1) which is the ISO number for PLASTICS. You said the answer would be a "compound noun" and plastic is a compound!
answered 37 mins ago
Astralbee
4,9691841
I think the answer is:
PLASTIC
The answers to the first three verses are:
I - the chemical symbol for iodine (a stable element)
S - the symbol for seconds (60 are a short time) and also the chemical symbol for sulfur (found in wine)
O - a blood type that goes with O'Clock, Okay etc
And then the following three verses are:
12 - letter counts on the names of Minsk (5) and Schaan (6) and "add one"
66 - two-thirds of the number of the beast (666)
-1 - six minus seven.
Put them together and you get:
ISO 1265 (1266 minus 1) which is the ISO number for PLASTICS. You said the answer would be a "compound noun" and plastic is a compound!
answered 37 mins ago
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edited 10 mins ago
answered 37 mins ago
Astralbee
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