A fashionable part of the blues
I am whatever you don't choose
I start with an R
My messages go far
But maybe just after this snooze.
What am I?
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1Ahh, you're right, I misread it – Sensoray Jul 12 at 14:29
You are
A rest
A fashionable part of the blues
A "rest" is a musical term (it basically means "don't play for X beats"). As pointed out in the comments, rests are the key to the syncopation that makes jazz/blues music sound cool.
I am whatever you don't choose
That's "the rest"
I start with an "R"
Yep!
My messages go far
"REST" is an architectural style for creating and linking web services
But maybe just after this snooze
A "rest" can mean a brief sleep
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1You got the right answer, but the first line can be more fashionable. – Ian MacDonald Jul 12 at 14:17
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1Regarding the first line: rot13(Erfgf ner gur xrl gb gur flapbcngvba gung znxrf wnmm + oyhrf fbhaq pbby naq uvc -> snfuvbanoyr?) – No don't shown my real name Jul 12 at 23:44
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2Maybe it's a bit too much of a joke, but ... the rot13(unys erfg ybbxf yvxr n ung). I like your interpretation too, though. So.. we're good. :) – Ian MacDonald Jul 13 at 13:29
Are you:
Reject?
A fashionable part of the blues
Many Blues songs are about rejection.
I am whatever you don't choose
What you don't choose, you reject.
I start with an R
Reject starts with an R!
My messages go far
You can reject a telephone call with a message. Or it might refer to rejected email messages which do seem to bounce around all kinds of servers before you get them back.
But maybe just after this snooze.
'Snooze' is a way of rejecting an alarm.
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2Oooh close one! The messages one feels like a bit of a stretch to me. – Ian MacDonald Jul 12 at 14:16
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1@IanMacDonald Ah, there's only one right answer. But thanks, I thought it was a a good fit. – Astralbee Jul 12 at 14:34
It could be:
Rhythm.
A fashionable part of the blues
Rhythm is used in blues a lot
I am whatever you don't choose
You can find rhythm without thinking
I start with an R
Rhythm
My messages go far
Rhythm sends a message in the form of a song
But maybe just after this snooze.
Might just be a line to make it a limerick
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Are you
A refrain
A fashionable part of the blues
A musical refrain, i.e. the chorus
I am whatever you don't choose
To refrain from, to not choose to do something
I start with an R
Yep
My messages go far
most song's refrains convey a message, concept or idea
But maybe just after this snooze.
refrain can mean to sit out or decline to participate
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1An interesting alternative! The second one is addressing the action and not the thing, but otherwise, I like how well this fits. – Ian MacDonald Jul 13 at 13:12
Could you be
Area?
A fashionable part of the blues
Area is a fashionable part of Pablo Picasso's Blue Period, as he painted many blue paintings in his time (which required area to paint on). Also, painting is a form of art, and the word area is part of the word art in terms of spelling.
I am whatever you don't choose
When you don't choose to do something, it leaves room for you to choose something else. (e.g. "room for improvement".) Room $\to$ area.
I start with an R
R $\to$ are and area begins with "are".
My messages go far
You would have to be quite far up in the sky to read messages that use a huge amount of area of land (e.g. "SOS").
But maybe just after this snooze.
Areas of your brain require rest, especially to read and write (messages).
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@IanMacDonald thanks. I look forward to more of your riddles, assuming you will make some more ;) – user477343 Jul 13 at 13:11
How about:
Radio
A fashionable part of the blues
Where's the hippest source of blues? Radio was integral to spreading and popularizing the blues from the rural Southern states to the urban North
I am whatever you don't choose
How much choice do you have over a DJ's playlist?
I start with an R
like Radio
My messages go far
Longwave radiation!
But maybe just after this snooze.
Good morning radio alarm, reach out and hit the snooze for another 10 Zzzzs
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Hello! Welcome to the Puzzling Stack Exchange (PSE). I like your answer a lot because it is clever and funny, too, so $+1$. Since you are new to Puzzling.SE, I recommend you visit the Help Center. You seem to know how to provide a good and well-informed answer, but you have not asked any questions yet, so I suggest that you go here and then here. Otherwise, great answer once again, and keep puzzling! $$\stackrel{\bullet\,\bullet}{\smile}$$ – user477343 Jul 14 at 3:18
