Daily Riddle: How to Play and Rules....

[firstmickey]

:teeth: Good Morning Riddlers! :sunny:


:welcome: to the riddle.....here is the 411 on how to play everyday.....complete with rules and riddle history..... :teeth:


First...how to play.....

Every weekday, a riddle is posted by a different poster called the Riddle Goddess. This is a big responsibility which involves FINDING a riddle that EVERYONE will like and have just the right degree of difficulty. A daunting task I assure you! ;)


You then....read the riddle.....and PM your answer to the Riddle Goddess who posted it. After the Riddle Goddess reads your PM with the correct answer....you will receive your TU.....aka as the THumbs UP :thumbsup2 ....which is a picture (usually of Mickey) with your name above it. This means you are correct and you are IN! ;) :banana:

If...you don't know the answer to the riddle.....feel free to ask around or read the posts for "mints" which are what we call HINTS. Sometimes they are subtle and sometimes they practically give you the answer. :teeth:
If you still need help.....just post that you need a mint and one will come winging to your PM box....from someone! :teeth:

The most important part of the riddle...is the FUN. Stay...post....have a good time. We are a very friendly welcoming group and we enjoy new people. Some of us however have been riddling a long time and know each other well....but we are willing to explain any inside jokes. (Kinda like Im doing now) ;) :thumbsup2

One little warning or word of caution: the riddle is addicting... some days, it will cause you to get NOTHING done. Because well, fun is hard to stay away from...isn't it? :banana:


Some terms to define:


Mints=Hints

Mr. Google= your friend some days

the Wooooo Hooooooooty: this is the appropriate jubilation ceremony for reaching the 100th post of the day. People fight for it. We don't always make it but when we do...it's a great source of riddle pleasure. :rotfl: We like lots of OOOOOOOOO's in it! this is NOT however...the PURPOSE of the riddle

the Tooooooty Hooooooty: this is what we do when we reach the 200th riddle post. Because well, who can stop at just one?

TU = thumbs up ....riddle answer correct! :thumbsup2

Riddle Goddess: the riddle hostess of the day



Some other rules that I haven't touched on.:

1. The riddle goddess is always right. (even if you think you have the right answer...well, if it's not what she is looking for....then that ain't it) :teeth:

and please try to remember that sometimes the Riddle Goddess has a life too...outside the riddle! {{gasp}} I know! but it's true! ;)

2. Loubon is always wrong. (and don't listen to him when he complains about Mr. Google). We love him though so sometimes we let him think he's right. ;)

3. Posting a Hi whether you know the answer or not is a must. ::yes:: Because we get attached to you and well, we like to make sure you aren't dead if we haven't heard from you in a while. ;)

4. IF you are the first riddler in...you get Marching Mickey and you lead the parade of riddlers for the day. It's your responsibility to take the rest of us somewhere fun! We like to go new places and we like pictures...lol! :banana:

5. The last rule is ...have a good time, be nice to others while you are here and if you have a lot of outside business to discuss with someone from another thread, etc....that's what PM's are for. (monopolizers are no fun) ;) And don't forget to laugh. Cause that's what we do. :rotfl2:



and if you have read this far......


:welcome: to the insanitiy!!!!!!!


I'm sure the other lunatics will be chiming in with advice or rules as soon as they see this! ;)

[L107ANGEL]

Had some time on your hands Donna? :rotfl: :rotfl:

[firstmickey]

I just got tired of typing the rules all day...every day when new people showed up. ;) I figured this would help. :teeth: :thumbsup2

[horsegirl]

Had some time on your hands Donna? :rotfl: :rotfl:
:rotfl2:

Thanks Donna. What is the background on the woohooty and the riddle in general. How did it start. When was the first woohooty acheived? Who came up with it? Thanks for the riddle lore...and ITA on the extraneous info. We can visit other threads to do our chatting.... :thumbsup2

[firstmickey]

OMG Horsey....how should I know???? ;) LOL!


the riddle was being played before I came in 2004. It was led at that time by Boo'sMom (Steph...the evil math riddle mistress) and Lars624 (our current wonderful MOnday Riddle Goddess). Before them, it was a guy named Bernie. (but that was before my time and I dont know much about it) :teeth:

Eventually, I started playing alot and became the Wednesday Riddle hostess (Steph hadn't upgraded us to Goddesses yet) ;) to help them out. Eventually, real life got in the way of Steph's continuing to do the riddle so it became Larsy and me. Then it got to be too much...so we recruited others to help. We frequently have guest riddle hosts when we get busy or go away. :teeth:



The term wooo hooooty....came about from The LK4 while playing Slingo one day...it was a typo. and gradually it became a riddle term of excitement around here.

Larsish....is what we post for typos.....it's actuallyanother language you know! ;)

different jokes just develop daily....lol. :teeth:

[barrett7890]

nice round up don don

cami
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[horsegirl]

OMG Horsey....how should I know???? ;) LOL!

Because you know all. ;)

[firstmickey]

nice round up don don

cami
x


thank you Cam Cam! smooch! Everyone meet the Scottish Hussy....although it's difficult to call her that when she is with child! ;)


She used to be the Tuesday riddle goddess and now is the Friday riddle goddess! :teeth: :banana:

[barrett7890]

thank you Cam Cam! smooch! Everyone meet the Scottish Hussy....although it's difficult to call her that when she is with child! ;)


She used to be the Tuesday riddle goddess and now is the Friday riddle goddess! :teeth: :banana:

so....does that mean once i have said child.....and am no longer with said child....i'm back to being a hussy???

cami
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[firstmickey]

so....does that mean once i have said child.....and am no longer with said child....i'm back to being a hussy???

cami
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Nope...I think you are pretty much done with that, Mom! ;) :teeth: :rotfl2: :banana:

[barrett7890]

Nope...I think you are pretty much done with that, Mom! ;) :teeth: :rotfl2: :banana:

noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if i'd know that i wouldn't have got myself into this situation

anyway, tara has a kid, and she's STILL a dirty stop out....hows that fair?

cami
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[RoyalVizier]

Wonderful synopsis, Donna! :thumbsup2

I'm thinking all the Riddle regulars should have this link in their siggy. :scratchin

[tmasingo]

Nice compilation, Donna. Thanks!

And Cami..... :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :lmao:

[L107ANGEL]

You can't be a hussy if your a mom :confused3

[barrett7890]

ooohh i've got a riddle goddess tag!!!!!

cami
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[Madaboutthemouse]

noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if i'd know that i wouldn't have got myself into this situation

anyway, tara has a kid, and she's STILL a dirty stop out....hows that fair?

cami
x
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[HMHunters]

Great thread! Can it be a sticky post? That would be helpful so that newbies could find it.

I will miss you all next week when I'm out of town and off-line. Riddle me this, batman!

[Loubon]

You left out, "when in doubt, the answer is Kentucky!"

[Mary Jo]

Great sum up, Donna!

The Riddle was started years ago by a DIS regular at the time who we called oldkicker, aka Bernie, aka the man behind the curtain http://whiterevolution.com/forum/images/smilies/curtain.gif .

Eventually he stepped down, some people took over, then the Riddle Goddesses came into power, and the rest is history. :goodvibes

[TwinkieMama]

great idea Donna!

I'll second the warning that the riddle is addicting and mind altering
but ever so much fun! (and legal in most jurisdictions!)

[firstmickey]

Oooooohhhh, they made me a stickie!!!!! :teeth: :banana:

I feel so important now! ;) :teeth: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[L107ANGEL]

Oooooohhhh, they made me a stickie!!!!! :teeth: :banana:

I feel so important now! ;) :teeth: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Wow!! You are a power player BFF :thumbsup2

[firstmickey]

:teeth: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:


It's pathetic that it takes so little to make me happy! :teeth:

[Breezy_Carol]

:What is the background on the riddle in general. How did it start.
Like Mary Jo and Donna said, Bernie, aka Oldkicker, started it, who knows how long ago. There were a bunch of us who hung out on the riddle as regulars and somehow became know as Bernie's Angels. (Think Charlie's Angels.) The Angels' thread began when the riddle thread went all weekend and people wanted it on a daily basis.

And also historically, in August 2003 there was a huge meet in Sandusky Ohio called Riddlecon.

[horsegirl]

Oooooohhhh, they made me a stickie!!!!! :teeth: :banana:

I feel so important now! ;) :teeth: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool1: :banana: :yay: You ARE really important! :teeth: :thumbsup2 Wow!


Thanks Carol! Riddlecon must have been fun!

[hiwaygal]

I came looking for the Monday Riddle and found the rules...and learned a few things!! :thumbsup2

Thanks for all the insight Donna and Carol!

Okay...off to find the REAL Monday Riddle! :teeth:

[Grammyof2]

Geez, I didn't even make it to the riddle yet cause Donna got herself a little sticky :lmao: :lmao:

May I add that Onstar can be an aid in solving the riddle. I use it all the time :teeth:

[CdnDisneyNut]

Congrats Donna on getting your own stickie

:banana: :banana:

[horsegirl]

I miss the riddle on weekends, just for the record. Well in truth, I miss all the peeps who play....

[firstmickey]

I miss the riddle on weekends, just for the record. Well in truth, I miss all the peeps who play....

Well, feel free to post one! ;) :teeth:

we used to have a weekend riddle mistress...Melora...I have no idea what happened to her...she just disappeared! lol


the riddle didnt get alot of people on the weekends so we quit doing it!

[paras4ri]

It's pathetic that it takes so little to make me happy! :teeth:

That's not what Dan says!!! ;)

I was once part of the original daily riddlers - until my job rudely blocked the DIS. I still pop on when I can to see who's being a dirty stop out!

[Chilehead Too]

I'm in.

[L107ANGEL]

I'm in.
:confused3

[FatherForce]

Maybe its the cough syrup talking, but I'm in!

[L107ANGEL]

Maybe its the cough syrup talking, but I'm in!
It must be forcefull one!! Here, try todays real riddle ;)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1274600&page=1&pp=15

[eeyore45]

Dumb question....

:rolleyes1

why arent the answeres posted? Just curious, no problems with the rules, I'm just curious by nature ... (dont want it to sound like a critique - computer reading tone may sound that way - I'm just have some time on my hands, and a friend in the hospital... and thought, hey those riddles may help pass the time...)

:artist: :dance3: :surfweb:

:wave2:

[barrett7890]

sometimes they are posted on the next days riddle, but people tend to just ask the riddle host in a PM if they can't figure it out......or other riddlers help them

so everyone who plays gets the answer

cami
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[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

Rule #36c
Sometimes finding the riddle is half of the riddle

[firstmickey]

Rule #36c
Sometimes finding the riddle is half of the riddle

:p:rotfl: :rotfl:

[L107ANGEL]

Rule #36c
Sometimes finding the riddle is half of the riddle

:lmao: :lmao:

[TwistyMisty]

Where is the riddle?

[firstmickey]

It's posted now. some days it's posted later than others due to people having lives! ;) :)

[captaincrash]

http://www.tptb.co.uk/blog/archives/riddle.jpg

[Metro West]

I'll have to try these riddles sometime. :thumbsup2

[L107ANGEL]

I'll have to try these riddles sometime. :thumbsup2

please do :cheer2:

[virginiajen]

Sounds fun, maybe I shouldn't start though so as not to strive for 100 everyday?

[GoofyWaterCoaster]

Why don't we have weekend riddles?

[L107ANGEL]

Why don't we have weekend riddles?

You are more then welcome to post one. I again can't do Monday's riddle. Anyone want to do it today?:flower3:

[Lintasare]

You are more then welcome to post one. I again can't do Monday's riddle. Anyone want to do it today?:flower3:

I'll do it.

[GoofyWaterCoaster]

Remember, 58 is Wootastic! with two o's

[Mnementh]

Why don't we have weekend riddles?

I did one on Sundays for a little while because I was up early anyway. Only a handful of people played and I don't do it anymore because I'm not forced to wake up that early on Sundays anymore.

[Lintasare]

Remember, 58 is Wootastic! with two o's

And remember Post 42 is the UltimateGeekHooty.

[GoofyWaterCoaster]

oops
wrong thread, meant to post on today's riddle

[GoofyWaterCoaster]

So, 100 is WootyHooty (which we haven't gotten to in a while), 200 is TootyHooty (which, I think, has never been gotten to), 58 is Wootastic, 42 is Ultimate Geek Hooty, and...

Officially Unofficially added is http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc279/psu52545/a-2.jpg Riddle Hooty! from Brat's Riddle!

[firstmickey]

Tooty Hooty has been achieved many times. Back in the good ole days! ;)


Before your time!

so has trifectahooty and quadrihooty....:teeth::cool1:

[GoofyWaterCoaster]

Tooty Hooty has been achieved many times. Back in the good ole days! ;)


Before your time!

so has trifectahooty and quadrihooty....:teeth::cool1:

Has DIS membership decreased since then?

Now, we are barely getting to the Loser Riddle Hooty :rotfl:

[GoofyWaterCoaster]

Whoa! Why did this fall!?!?!??

[GoofyWaterCoaster]

I know that all of you are on every day! I just checked your latest activity!

[GoofyWaterCoaster]

What is wrong with everyone :sad: Does nobody like me?

[firstmickey]

GWC..I sent you a PM.


The riddle is on a temporarty hiatus right now due to real life.

It will be back. ;)


I hope. :teeth:

[GoofyWaterCoaster]

GWC..I sent you a PM.


The riddle is on a temporarty hiatus right now due to real life.

It will be back. ;)


I hope. :teeth:

Yep, I got it :thumbsup2

[GoofyWaterCoaster]

Looking back, Wootastic shouldn't be 58:

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=24627501&postcount=46

I first posted it on 46 :)