Your answer should explain all the parts of this riddle.
Try
To try,
Vi
The answer (as implied by the second tag) is a single short English word.
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asked Feb 23, 2016 at 13:52
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4$\begingroup$ I probably could have made this a better riddle but I got carried away with the challenge of presenting a viable riddle with only four words and ten characters which must, I think, be close to the theoretical minimum. The title, I am afraid, is a private joke. My friend Vivienne is of average height but thinks of herself as lacking sufficient verticality. $\endgroup$– Hugh MeyersFeb 23, 2016 at 15:37
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2$\begingroup$ Tell Vivienne not to sell herself short. $\endgroup$– user1717828Feb 23, 2016 at 17:50
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3$\begingroup$ Apparently a very short riddle is also a riddle open to much interpretation... $\endgroup$– GentlePurpleRainFeb 23, 2016 at 19:35
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Edit: Based on the comment from the question poser:
You are within a league of the finish line.
I could possibly see the solution being:
league
Try
In rugby, a "try" is worth 5 points.
To try,
Let's go ahead and make two of them now 5 5
Vi
And then interpret this as a Roman Numeral 6
Then we see
A league is equal to 5556m.
old answer left for posterity
This is
The number of days in a leap year.
Try
a homonym of the prefix "tri-", which indicates 3.
To Try,
a homonym of "two" and then "tri-" again, which indicates 6.
Vi
interpreted as Roman numerals, we get 6.
Composing this gives us
366: the number of days in a leap year (such as 2016).
It's not yet clear to me if the title is related.
answered Feb 23, 2016 at 14:28
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2$\begingroup$ Aaaggh! The 'league' reference was in reply to my answer - I even checked it up! It was staring me in my face!! Can't believe I missed it... Well done! ... I was thinking to myself - that's odd... a league is miles out and not even close... He must mean something... AAghhh :0) $\endgroup$– BenFeb 23, 2016 at 20:04
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1$\begingroup$ Clearly, you are in a league of your own. Well done! $\endgroup$ Feb 23, 2016 at 21:42
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Try
Three (as in tri)
To try
two threes
Vi
6 (VI is 6 in Roman Numerals)
So Vivienne really likes
Mazdas? Specifically the Mazda 323 and Mazda 6
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Perhaps this is an
Exception
Two
Try blocks
between a
to
in
Vi (or vim)
will result in an
Exception
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Answer:
BMW model# 525 or 526
How did I get there?
TRY
= 5. a try in rugby is worth 5 points
TO TRY
= 25
comma
= or
Vi
= 6
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1$\begingroup$ Your answer could easily be converted to what I had in mind. You are within a league of the finish line. $\endgroup$ Feb 23, 2016 at 14:59
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Another answer:
Beef
The second (TO[2]), fifth (TRY[5]), fifth (TRY[5]) and sixth (Vi) letters of the alphabet.
TRY = 5 because a try scores 5 points in rugby. Based off my first answer
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I believe the word is
Plan / Scheme
Try to Try
If we read this as "Try to Try", we get to something extremely different than if we were to pause after the first try. Essentially, this hints that the narrator is telling someone to try, however, not to do x. He's telling someone to try to even attempt at doing x. Incentivating/Motivating of sorts. Before trying to do something, a plan(Trying to Try) must be formed, and only then it's executed (the 2nd try).
Vi
I'm somewhat inclined to believe that this is misderection and just a calling. Usually on letters the receipient is identified by ",receipientName", and as Vi can be short for Vivienne, that's my reasoning.
