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!What are black-eyed teeth? | |||
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!That is one tricky riddle... | |||
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!Is it even fair? | |||
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"Black-eyed teeth" is a riddle made up by [[User:Geyser|geyser]] after listening to Drifting by [[wp:Recoil (band)|Recoil]]. | |||
:Unless mentioned otherwise, I=me=geyser in the stuff below. | :Unless mentioned otherwise, I=me=geyser in the stuff below. | ||
::Please use the talk page for guesses etc. | ::Please use the talk page for guesses etc. | ||
==The Riddle== | |||
===Disclaimer=== | |||
:Many riddles force people to think or speak of familiar things in rather unconventional ways. | |||
:There are unfair/unsolvable riddles, from elephant jokes to [https://web.archive.org/web/20071228193306/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 convention. | |||
:In that sense, I can not guarantee that the riddle I pose is fair. At least not on my own. | |||
:For my part, I took it as an actual, fair riddle while I was the one solving it... of course. | |||
:Then one day the answer dawned upon me, and I took the solution as fair enough. | |||
: | |||
:(a friend was around at that very moment and acknowledged the solution) | |||
:Then I offered it to [[User:Guido|Guido]] as a mere "twisted mind synchronization test". | |||
:Finally, I became confident in the riddle's fairness and spread it around. | |||
:So far, only a couple of people have come up with the correct answer. | |||
:My sister thought the riddle was reasonably fair, and Guido didn't ^_^ | |||
:LastmanSAC answered correctly but didn't comment on the fairness... | |||
:I will try to make sure this page is not frustratingly misleading. | |||
===Drifting=== | |||
:I came across [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-5NH4Bmu7M Drifting] on YouTube after becoming aware of Recoil (thanks to [[User:Neo|Neo]]). | |||
:It is the first single from Recoil's album [[wp:Unsound Methods|Unsound Methods]] and it has an official video. | |||
;Lyrics | |||
:<nowiki>http://www.rogerwatersonline.com/Artists_r/recoil_lyrics/drifting.html</nowiki> (dead link) | |||
:(those are for the longer album version) | |||
;Note | |||
:Although I liked the video very much, it has nothing to do with the Riddle. | |||
:Just like the music, it has had no other function than to convey the Words. | |||
;Also note | |||
:The riddle is enclosed in a longer phrase in the song's actual lyrics: | |||
:"with your wild, with your sweet, with your cold, black-eyed teeth" | |||
:(or maybe just the shorter phrase "with your cold, black-eyed teeth") | |||
:I decided to reduce the riddle to the key terms "black-eyed teeth". | |||
:I might have complemented them with a few extra words, but didn't. | |||
:Instead I chose to provide additional hints as detailed below. | |||
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==Hints== | ==Hints== | ||
; | ;My first hint is... | ||
:an elephant! :) | |||
;Another big hint | |||
:It's a crucial element of Western culture ^_^ | :It's a crucial element of Western culture ^_^ | ||
;"Random" music videos etc | ;"Random" music videos etc | ||
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:which feature the answer in some way or other. | :which feature the answer in some way or other. | ||
::More or less deliberately misleading... | ::More or less deliberately misleading... | ||
:[[ | :[[wp:I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump|Bossa Nova]] by [[wp:Shivaree (band)|Shivaree]] | ||
:: | ::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jssgxx0sbtE | ||
:[[ | :[[wp:I Don't Feel Like Dancin'|I Don't Feel Like Dancin']] by the [[wp:Scissor Sisters|Scissor Sisters]] | ||
:: | ::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5I6y1Qvz0 | ||
:[[ | :[[wp:Clubbed to Death (instrumental)|Clubbed to Death]] by [[wp:Rob Dougan|Rob Dougan]] | ||
:: | ::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS4zYWxzNA | ||
:[[ | :[[wp:Biomega (manga)|Biomega]] by [[wp:Tsutomu Nihei|Tsutomu Nihei]] | ||
::https://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. | |||
:However, be sure not to be overwhelmed by the input. | |||
Try not to overlook/forget the actual info provided by me. | |||
:Intense audio/video hints are easily misleading. Heh. | |||
The answer is, as is often the case, frustratingly simple. | |||
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:[[ | :[[wp:The Odyssey (album)|Awakenings]] by [[wp:Symphony X|Symphony X]] | ||
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:which do ''not'' feature the answer in any way | :which do ''not'' feature the answer in any way | ||
::(as far as I ([[User:Geyser|geyser]]) can tell). | ::(as far as I ([[User:Geyser|geyser]]) can tell). | ||
:'''What's up, people?!''' by [[ | :'''What's up, people?!''' by [[wp:Maximum the Hormone|Maximum the Hormone]] | ||
:: | ::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muoWDA6zmsY | ||
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==I Don't Feel | ==I Don't Feel Like Dancin'== | ||
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 | :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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Latest revision as of 15:30, 25 June 2023
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| What are black-eyed teeth? |
|---|
| That is one tricky riddle... |
| Is it even fair? |
"Black-eyed teeth" is a riddle made up by geyser after listening to Drifting by Recoil.
- Unless mentioned otherwise, I=me=geyser in the stuff below.
- Please use the talk page for guesses etc.
The Riddle
Disclaimer
- Many riddles force people to think or speak of familiar things in rather unconventional ways.
- There are unfair/unsolvable riddles, from elephant jokes to What has it got in its pocketses?
- 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.
- For my part, I took it as an actual, fair riddle while I was the one solving it... of course.
- Then one day the answer dawned upon me, and I took the solution as fair enough.
- (a friend was around at that very moment and acknowledged the solution)
- Then I offered it to Guido as a mere "twisted mind synchronization test".
- Finally, I became confident in the riddle's fairness and spread it around.
- So far, only a couple of people have come up with the correct answer.
- My sister thought the riddle was reasonably fair, and Guido didn't ^_^
- LastmanSAC answered correctly but didn't comment on the fairness...
- I will try to make sure this page is not frustratingly misleading.
Drifting
- I came across Drifting on YouTube after becoming aware of Recoil (thanks to Neo).
- It is the first single from Recoil's album Unsound Methods and it has an official video.
- Lyrics
- http://www.rogerwatersonline.com/Artists_r/recoil_lyrics/drifting.html (dead link)
- (those are for the longer album version)
- Note
- Although I liked the video very much, it has nothing to do with the Riddle.
- Just like the music, it has had no other function than to convey the Words.
- Also note
- The riddle is enclosed in a longer phrase in the song's actual lyrics:
- "with your wild, with your sweet, with your cold, black-eyed teeth"
- (or maybe just the shorter phrase "with your cold, black-eyed teeth")
- I decided to reduce the riddle to the key terms "black-eyed teeth".
- I might have complemented them with a few extra words, but didn't.
- Instead I chose to provide additional hints as detailed below.
Hints
- My first hint is...
- an elephant! :)
- Another big hint
- It's a crucial element of Western culture ^_^
- "Random" music videos etc
Those are just things off the top of my (geyser's) head
- which feature the answer in some way or other.
- More or less deliberately misleading...
- Bossa Nova by Shivaree
- I Don't Feel Like Dancin' by the Scissor Sisters
- Clubbed to Death by Rob Dougan
- Biomega by Tsutomu Nihei
The answer is featured rather prominently in all those.
- However, be sure not to be overwhelmed by the input.
Try not to overlook/forget the actual info provided by me.
- Intense audio/video hints are easily misleading. Heh.
The answer is, as is often the case, frustratingly simple.
Anti-hints
- "Random" music videos etc
Those are things off the top of my (geyser's) head
- which do not feature the answer in any way
- (as far as I (geyser) can tell).
- What's up, people?! by Maximum the Hormone
I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
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).