I'm thinking of a word.
It's money earned that you can't use
Do this in a fight, you'll have a bruise
Say it long or keep your shoes
The death of poor old Moose...
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$\begingroup$ I intended Moose to be a name. Hopefully this helps :) $\endgroup$– Benjamin BraunCommented May 5, 2016 at 21:03
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2$\begingroup$ Oh. I figured we were dealing with Møøse and sisters. $\endgroup$– Khale_KithaCommented May 5, 2016 at 21:10
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$\begingroup$ That being said, it works either way. $\endgroup$– Benjamin BraunCommented May 5, 2016 at 21:12
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This is a long shot and kind of vague, but is it...
LOOSE / LOSE?
Money earned that you can't use:
"loose money"
If you
lose a fight
you'll have a bruise.
I think the "Say it long or keep your shoes" has something to do with
your shoelaces being loosely tied
and the last verse I pretty much based on rhyme :)
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$\begingroup$ Your answer is what I intended but could you address the lines individually? Edit: Took away correct answer until I'm a bit happier with the explanation line for line. $\endgroup$ Commented May 5, 2016 at 23:03
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$\begingroup$ @BenjaminBraun I tried to be a bit more precise and edited my answer. $\endgroup$– EutherpyCommented May 5, 2016 at 23:12
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$\begingroup$ @Eutherpy still don't have an explanation for the last line, also for the first line I agree with paste. $\endgroup$ Commented May 5, 2016 at 23:18
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$\begingroup$ I think Moose is referring to a famous character, can't quite put my finger on who... $\endgroup$– cr0Commented May 5, 2016 at 23:53
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Lost
It's money earned that you can't use
"They paid me cash for mowing the lawn, but now the money is ____!"
Do this in a fight, you'll have a bruise
"Where'd you get that black eye?" "Oh, I ____ in a fight..."
Say it long or keep your shoes
Say it long or keep your shoes. I want to keep my shoes, so I don't say this word long... Does "lost" make sense here? Still not sure about this one. Looooooooooooooooooost. Laaaaaaaaaaaaawst.
The death of poor old Moose...
Moose, the dog star in the hit show Frasier, died in Los(t) Angeles
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$\begingroup$ Still not quite it. Maybe it will make more sense if you consider this riddle in the modern day. $\endgroup$ Commented May 6, 2016 at 0:05
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$\begingroup$ Also doesn't require outside knowledge. $\endgroup$ Commented May 6, 2016 at 0:10
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1$\begingroup$ @BenjaminBraun it seems like it does, though, given the last line (Moose is capitalized, like a name, indicating that their death is something we should have some knowledge of) $\endgroup$ Commented May 6, 2016 at 12:32
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$\begingroup$ I just pulled the name Moose out of my head, call it a poorly executed red herring then. Also see my answer. $\endgroup$ Commented May 6, 2016 at 12:36
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Is it
Charge
It's money earned that you can't use
like a credit charge
Do this in a fight, you'll have a bruise
rushing forward toward a person
Say it long or keep your shoes
saying it "long": chaaaaaaaaarrge!! involves runnning
The death of poor old Moose...
A moose charging at something bigger can kill it
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$\begingroup$ Also interesting. But the keep your shoes and the Moose bit are stretches. $\endgroup$ Commented May 5, 2016 at 23:04
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1$\begingroup$ You're interpretation of "say it long" is what I was going for, but with a different word :) $\endgroup$ Commented May 5, 2016 at 23:20
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This is probably a bit of a stretch, but the word might be
Super
It's money earned that you can't use
Super, as in superannuation. Funds kept for retirement
Do this in a fight and you'll have a bruise
Not too sure on this one, maybe a super in wrestling, where you jump off the ropes onto the opponent? You may end up with a bruise from the landing
Say it long or keep your shoes
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, it's a pretty long word
The death of poor old Moose
Again, not too sure. Possibly the death of superman?
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The word is
Lose
Explanation
The parts of the riddle use the word lose 4 ways (some of which are arguably lateral.)
It's money earned that you can't use
lost
Money that is lost can't be spent
Do this in a fight, you'll have a bruise
lose
If you lose a fight you may end up bruised
Say it long or keep your shoes
loose
Say lose "long" to add the extra o. If your shoes are loose you might lose them (otherwise, you keep them.)
The death of poor old Moose...
loss
Loss is the condition of losing. The death of Moose is a loss. I am saddened that Moose from Frasier died.
(Eutherpy, cr0 both had good answers but I wanted to give a complete answer for lurkers.)
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$\begingroup$ The "a word" part of the question had me stuck between lose, lost, loose...loss was too much of a stretch in the mindset I approached this with. I imagine Eutherpy was feeling the same. Now I see $\endgroup$– cr0Commented May 6, 2016 at 12:40
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$\begingroup$ I think Eutherpy got this one, as he answered with 2 of the 3 variations on "a word" - lose and loose. I guessed lost, and you revealed loss as the explanation for the Mu-character Moose $\endgroup$– cr0Commented May 6, 2016 at 15:34
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is it
a Bank?
It's money earned that you can't use
Because you have it in your savings account
Do this in a fight, you'll have a bruise
If you hit someone with a chair (WWE)
Say it long or keep your shoes
If you are going to stay in the bench in your next (baseball) game?
The death of poor old Moose.
Old Moose, or any company that "died" to bankruptcy.
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$\begingroup$ Interesting but the baseball bit seems to be a stretch. Bank was not what I intended. $\endgroup$ Commented May 5, 2016 at 22:02
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$\begingroup$ dang it. I knew the baseball part was too much XD. $\endgroup$– pagutierCommented May 5, 2016 at 22:15