tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post116076749077149278..comments2023-10-19T07:54:32.841-04:00Comments on Quod She: Friday Poetry Blogging: Old English EditionDr. Viragohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1161949669602674092006-10-27T07:47:00.000-04:002006-10-27T07:47:00.000-04:00Ouchie,I was going to say "a whale," but then I re...Ouchie,<BR/><BR/>I was going to say "a whale," but then I read the spoiler, and now I won't say "whale" after all. Although it does have a certain poesy about it.Anniinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293294133521209973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1160845510064795412006-10-14T13:05:00.000-04:002006-10-14T13:05:00.000-04:00Yes, both halves refer to the same thing and you a...Yes, both halves refer to the same thing and you are supposed to guess the answer. Like all OE riddles, it works metaphorically (one of the reasons I love them -- they suggest language and poetry themselves are riddling).<BR/><BR/>The answer is....<BR/><BR/>*SPOILER WARNING*<BR/><BR/>...either ice or, more specifically, an iceberg.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1160843527187460622006-10-14T12:32:00.000-04:002006-10-14T12:32:00.000-04:00All right, the Americanist confesses: I don't get ...All right, the Americanist confesses: I don't get it. What exactly is the riddle here? Or what's the answer? Are both halves of this statement supposed to refer to the same thing? Or do they both refer to something else? And are we supposed to guess what that thing is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com