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a riddle

Nov 28, 2003 4:35AM PST

Often talked of, never seen,
Ever coming, never been,
Daily looked for, never here,
Still approaching, coming near.
Thousands for it's visit wait
But alas for their fate,
Tho' they expect me to appear,
They will never find me here.
What is the poem about?


Answer:
Tomorrow

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No, but leave a puzzle of your own.
Nov 29, 2003 5:33PM PST

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A Follow-Up Riddle...
Nov 28, 2003 6:40AM PST

What can bring back the dead,
Make us cry, make us laugh, make us young,
Born in an instant yet lasts a life time?

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Re:A Follow-Up Riddle...
Nov 28, 2003 7:01AM PST

Photographs, or today, home movies also.

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All good guesses Roger...
Nov 28, 2003 7:27AM PST

But Sasha came up with the expected answer...

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Yes, MK, I would say the answer is, as you said, *tomorrow* :) NT
Nov 28, 2003 8:22AM PST

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NT-Santa?
Nov 28, 2003 10:56PM PST

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Do you people have exploding bon bons for Thanksgiving?
Nov 30, 2003 10:09AM PST

I haven't seen such silly riddles since last Christmas.

Ian

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Hey, Ian, I have an Aussie joke for you. I had a couple of riddles but ....
Nov 30, 2003 12:19PM PST

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since I didn't understand them I was afraid they might be dirty and decided not to ask them. So I have a dirty joke for you instead. Just joking, not dirty, just dusty.

An Australian travel writer touring Canada was checking out of the Spokane Hilton, and as he paid his bill said to the manager, asked, "By the way, what's with the Indian chief sitting in the lobby? He's been there ever since I arrived."

"Oh that's 'Big Chief Forget-me Not'," said the manager. "The hotel is built on an Indian reservation, and part of the agreement is to allow the chief free use of the premises for the rest of his life. He is known as 'Big Chief Forget-me Not' because of his phenomenal memory. He is 92 and can remember the slightest detail of his life."

The travel writer took this in, and as he was waiting for his cab decided to put the chief's memory to the test. "'ello, mate!" said the Aussie, receiving only a slight nod in return. "What did you have for breakfast on your 21st birthday?"

"Eggs," was the chief's instant reply, without even looking up.

And indeed the Aussie was impressed. He went off on his travel writing itinerary, right across to the east coast and back, telling others others of Big Chief Forget- me Not's great memory. (One local noted to him that 'How' was a more appropriate greeting for an Indian chief than ''ello mate.')

On his return to the Spokane Hilton six months later was surprised to see 'Big Chief Forget-me Not' still sitting in the lobby, fully occupied with whittling away on a stick. "How?" said the Aussie.

"Scrambled," said the Chief.