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+cat, fixing long-broken links (could not find the video for Drifting), replacing scanlation site with Amazon.co.jp link :-3
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:Many riddles force people to think or speak of familiar things in rather unconventional ways. | :Many riddles force people to think or speak of familiar things in rather unconventional ways. | ||
:There are unfair/unsolvable riddles, from elephant jokes to [http://bms.westport.k12.ct.us/mccormick/rt/rtscripts/rtshobbit.htm What has it got in its pocketses?] | :There are unfair/unsolvable riddles, from elephant jokes to [http://bms.westport.k12.ct.us/mccormick/rt/rtscripts/rtshobbit.htm What has it got in its pocketses?] | ||
:Even in the case of fair riddles, the fairness is usually the result of some sort of | :Even in the case of fair riddles, the fairness is usually the result of some sort of convention. | ||
:In that sense, I can not guarantee that the riddle I pose is fair. At least not on my own. | :In that sense, I can not guarantee that the riddle I pose is fair. At least not on my own. | ||
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==Drifting== | ==Drifting== | ||
:I came across Drifting on YouTube after becoming aware of Recoil (thanks to [[User:Neo|Neo]]). | :I came across [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S0_18f3xt0 Drifting] on YouTube after becoming aware of Recoil (thanks to [[User:Neo|Neo]]). | ||
:It is the first single from [[wikipedia:Recoil_(band)|Recoil]]'s album [[wikipedia:Unsound_Methods|Unsound Methods]] and it has an official video. | :It is the first single from [[wikipedia:Recoil_(band)|Recoil]]'s album [[wikipedia:Unsound_Methods|Unsound Methods]] and it has an official video. | ||
; | ;Lyrics | ||
:http://www.rogerwatersonline.com/Artists_r/recoil_lyrics/drifting.html | |||
:(those are for the longer album version) | :(those are for the longer album version) | ||
;Note | ;Note | ||
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::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jssgxx0sbtE | ::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jssgxx0sbtE | ||
:[[wikipedia:I_Don't_Feel_like_Dancin'|I Don't Feel like Dancin']] by the [[wikipedia:Scissor_Sisters|Scissor Sisters]] | :[[wikipedia:I_Don't_Feel_like_Dancin'|I Don't Feel like Dancin']] by the [[wikipedia:Scissor_Sisters|Scissor Sisters]] | ||
::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | ::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5I6y1Qvz0 | ||
:[[wikipedia:Furious_Angels#.22Clubbed_to_Death.22|Clubbed to Death]] by [[wikipedia:Rob_Dougan|Rob Dougan]] | :[[wikipedia:Furious_Angels#.22Clubbed_to_Death.22|Clubbed to Death]] by [[wikipedia:Rob_Dougan|Rob Dougan]] | ||
::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | ::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS4zYWxzNA | ||
:[[wikipedia:Biomega|Biomega]] by [[wikipedia:Tsutomu_Nihei|Tsutomu Nihei]] | :[[wikipedia:Biomega|Biomega]] by [[wikipedia:Tsutomu_Nihei|Tsutomu Nihei]] | ||
::http://www. | ::http://www.amazon.co.jp/BIOMEGA-1-%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9-%E5%BC%90%E7%93%B6-%E5%8B%89/dp/4088772105/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277675665&sr=8-1 | ||
The answer is featured rather prominently in all those. | The answer is featured rather prominently in all those. | ||
:However, be sure not to be overwhelmed by the input. | :However, be sure not to be overwhelmed by the input. | ||
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::(as far as I ([[User:Geyser|geyser]]) can tell). | ::(as far as I ([[User:Geyser|geyser]]) can tell). | ||
:'''What's up, people?!''' by [[wikipedia:Maximum_the_Hormone|Maximum the Hormone]] | :'''What's up, people?!''' by [[wikipedia:Maximum_the_Hormone|Maximum the Hormone]] | ||
::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | ::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qz11BFTgZU | ||
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This song features multiple more or less direct references to the riddle's solution, intertwined with the song/video's own trivia. | This song features multiple more or less direct references to the riddle's solution, intertwined with the song/video's own trivia. | ||
:Notably, the solution is explicitly named in this song's lyrics and appears several times in the video (see link above). | :Notably, the solution is explicitly named in this song's lyrics and appears several times in the video (see link above). | ||
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