Smoking makes me blush
And smell rather strongly
I'll achieve my purpose
If you answer this wrongly
Who am I?
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You are a
herring
Smoking makes me blush
Smoking herring turns it red.
And smell rather strongly
Smoked herring has a strong smell.
I'll achieve my purpose if you answer this wrongly
A red herring is a clue meant to be misleading.
Short, but not sweet
A herring is a small fish, and it does not taste sweet!
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$\begingroup$ I was literally coming here to post this. $\endgroup$ Commented Jan 5, 2016 at 20:16
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$\begingroup$ Yes. The title is also a clue of sorts, so you may want to add that. $\endgroup$– user17947Commented Jan 5, 2016 at 20:32
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You are a
Butt
Short, but not sweet
Pun hiding "but" in the title, also, I don't know any sweet butts.
Smoking makes me blush
Cigarette butts have a red ember (blush) when you smoke.
And smell rather strongly
Both smoking and butts can smell rather strong.
I'll achieve my purpose
If you answer this wrongly
Because I have probably answered this wrong, I will be the butt of the joke.
answered Jan 5, 2016 at 18:46
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4$\begingroup$ i wanted to know what butt is...guess what i found when i googled it..;) $\endgroup$– manshuCommented Jan 5, 2016 at 18:54
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2$\begingroup$ Well, you got the last part right (you answered this wrongly). Anyway, nice answer. :-) $\endgroup$– user17947Commented Jan 5, 2016 at 19:00