An obelisk, I pine
My eye, some blood
Ink and horror
Farm stock food
is a labyrinth
Aid explorer
Can you make sense of this?
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asked Apr 26, 2016 at 18:10
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1$\begingroup$ Is this really a riddle where the words have meaning, or more a cryptic clue / mnemonic kind of puzzle? $\endgroup$– KeyboardWielderApr 26, 2016 at 19:00
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5$\begingroup$ I imagine an old, decrepit, man in an asylum mumbling these things to himself.... $\endgroup$– Khale_KithaApr 26, 2016 at 19:01
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1$\begingroup$ @Khale_Kitha you probably guessed my true identity in that case! :P $\endgroup$– Beastly GerbilApr 27, 2016 at 6:47
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$\begingroup$ @KeyboardWielder I'm afraid not, this is just a plain old riddle $\endgroup$– Beastly GerbilApr 27, 2016 at 6:48
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Since it looks like @SQLnoob doesn't want to finish, I'll have a go.
You're a:
Needle in a haystack (@SQLnoob)
An obelisk, I pine
Cleopatra's Needle (or Brightling Needle) are obelisks.
Pine Needles (@SQLnoob)
My eye, some blood Ink and horror
eye of a needle, needle draws blood, ink could refer to tattoos which use a needle (@SQLnoob)
Farm stock food
is a labyrinth
Hay (@SQLnoob)
Aid explorer
A needle can be magnetized, and made to float in a bowl of water to create a simple compass.
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$\begingroup$ This is correct so you get the accept, quick note that the 'farm stock food is a labyrinth' meant needle in a haystack, and then aid explorer was a different clue $\endgroup$ Apr 28, 2016 at 20:14
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I can't make sense of all of it but could it be something like:
Needle in the hay(stack)?
I'm getting that from:
The first few lines could be construed as references to "needle" (an obelisk
is shaped like a needle, pine needles, eye of a needle, needle draws blood,
ink could refer to tattoos which use a needle, etc.)
"Farm stock food" could be hay?
Don't know about the last few lines, but something something "exploring" a
"labyrinth" might be like looking for a needle in a haystack?
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$\begingroup$ Very nearly there, you got the answer, here's some clues - what's an obelisk called '_____ needle', pine is right, as is eye and the blood, and the ink. Needle in a haystack is right then the last line has to do with a map and compass (labyrinth part of the needle in haystack clue) $\endgroup$ Apr 27, 2016 at 6:47
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$\begingroup$ There are some famous obslisks called "Cleopatra's Needle". But I don't think I understand. Did SQLnoob solve your riddle or not? If yes, shouldn't you accept the answer? If not, what's missing other than what you've already revealed in your comment here? $\endgroup$– Gareth McCaughan ♦Apr 27, 2016 at 9:52
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$\begingroup$ @GarethMcCaughan This answer is correct, it does not solve all hints though, so OP will probably wait for that to happen before he accepts the answer. $\endgroup$– SethApr 27, 2016 at 10:17
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1$\begingroup$ But it seems like the OP has already given explanations for all the hints not already explained in the answer. $\endgroup$– Gareth McCaughan ♦Apr 27, 2016 at 10:23
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$\begingroup$ @GarethMcCaughan, until full question is explained most OPs don't accept the answer. And I haven't solved the rest of the puzzle for the answerer, merely given hints $\endgroup$ Apr 27, 2016 at 15:11
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Not a complete answer, but some things I noticed.
I think there's a few homophones at play here.
There's I and eye
"Farm stock food" would be maize which sounds like maze, which is a labyrinth
answered Apr 27, 2016 at 1:56