In your pocket I'll stay till you send me away;
But keep me a while and I'll build up a pile,
Lest for desire I'll escape all a-fire.
What am I?
(haha I made this one up myself)
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1$\begingroup$ I guess that was too easy, eh? $\endgroup$– bgmCoderCommented Aug 14, 2015 at 19:35
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$\begingroup$ Yep, 'fraid so! So was your last rebus :-) $\endgroup$– Rand al'ThorCommented Aug 14, 2015 at 19:36
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$\begingroup$ Okay, okay, I'll try harder. This is the first one I actually made up though. I publish a childrens' magazine, and had a riddle contest and my other rebus puzzles were created by them. $\endgroup$– bgmCoderCommented Aug 14, 2015 at 19:39
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$\begingroup$ But I can't use all their riddles! Look at this one: I am pink; I like mud and water but I am not a pig. I have a beak and I fly. What am I? I am at least conscientious enough not to post that one! So you see I'm making progress past the panda bear stage. $\endgroup$– bgmCoderCommented Aug 14, 2015 at 19:41
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$\begingroup$ So you're a professional riddle/rebus creator? Good to see PSE is being frequented by the 'experts' the mods always wanted to attract! ;-) $\endgroup$– Rand al'ThorCommented Aug 14, 2015 at 20:51
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MONEY?
In your pocket I'll stay till you send me away;
It stays in your pocket until you spend it.
But keep me a while and I'll build up a pile,
Keep it for long enough and it'll pile up like a miser's hoard.
Lest for desire I'll escape all a-fire.
Money can be spent (or escape your possession) on your desires. Alternatively (thanks to Kik), this refers to the expression "money is burning a hole in your pocket".
answered Aug 14, 2015 at 19:31
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$\begingroup$ You've got the answer; but think about the last line again for the full explanation. $\endgroup$– bgmCoderCommented Aug 14, 2015 at 19:31
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$\begingroup$ Kik - you got the last line right though, so you get my vote, but rand got the answer first. $\endgroup$– bgmCoderCommented Aug 14, 2015 at 19:34
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Money
In your pocket I'll stay till you send me away;
You keep money in your pocket until you spend it
But keep me a while and I'll build up a pile
If you save your money, it will add up, and you could also use it to earn additional interest in a savings account, or other investments
Lest for desire I'll escape all a-fire
The well known phrase "that money is burning a hole in your pocket"
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Is the answer:
a coin/coins
In your pocket I'll stay till you send me away;
coins stay in your pocket until you spend them
But keep me a while and I'll build up a pile,
If you don't use your coins you must be using bills and will inevitably get more coins in change. Alternatively you store your coins in a bank and they build interest
Lest for desire I'll escape all a-fire.
This is my biggest stretch. Unlike bills coins can't be set on fire, and the only way to really get rid of coins is to spend them on your desires
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Alternative answer:
Lint.
In your pocket I'll stay till you send me away;
til you pick it out
But keep me a while and I'll build up a pile,
Lint on the dryer filter
Lest for desire I'll escape all a-fire.
Lint in the drier filter can catch on fire. (desire rhymes with dryer?)
Note:
Rand wins but LINT WILL NOT BE SILINTSED
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$\begingroup$ groooaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnn! Are you picking on me? $\endgroup$– bgmCoderCommented Aug 14, 2015 at 21:16