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"Black-eyed teeth" is a [[riddle]] made up by [[User:Geyser|geyser]] after listening to Drifting by [[wikipedia:Recoil_(band)|Recoil]].
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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.


==Drifting==
:In that sense, I can not guarantee that the riddle I pose is fair. At least not on my own.
The song that started it all. First single from [[wikipedia:Recoil_(band)|Recoil]]'s album [[wikipedia:Unsound_Methods|Unsound Methods]].
:For my part, I took it as an actual, fair riddle while I was the one solving it... of course.
;Music video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8craU6d5bc
:Then one day the answer dawned upon me, and I took the solution as fair enough.
;Lyrics:http://www.rogerwatersonline.com/Artists_r/recoil_lyrics/drifting.html
:(incomplete and inaccurate in places)


:(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==
;Biggest hint so far
;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...
:[[wikipedia:I_Oughtta_Give_You_a_Shot_in_the_Head_for_Making_Me_Live_in_this_Dump|Bossa Nova]] by [[wikipedia:Shivaree_(band)|Shivaree]]
:[[wp:I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump|Bossa Nova]] by [[wp:Shivaree (band)|Shivaree]]
::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jssgxx0sbtE
::https://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]]
:[[wp:I Don't Feel Like Dancin'|I Don't Feel Like Dancin']] by the [[wp:Scissor Sisters|Scissor Sisters]]
::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXZ1tygRaVw
::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5I6y1Qvz0
:[[wikipedia:Furious_Angels#.22Clubbed_to_Death.22|Clubbed to Death]] by [[wikipedia:Rob_Dougan|Rob Dougan]]
:[[wp:Clubbed to Death (instrumental)|Clubbed to Death]] by [[wp:Rob Dougan|Rob Dougan]]
::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMq4akUZr8c
::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS4zYWxzNA
:[[wikipedia:In_the_End|In the End]] by [[wikipedia:Linkin_Park|Linkin Park]]
:[[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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::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIwWqYSbzGA
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:[[wikipedia:The_Odyssey_(album)|Awakenings]] by [[wikipedia:Symphony_X|Symphony X]]
:[[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 [[wikipedia:Maximum_the_Hormone|Maximum the Hormone]]
:'''What's up, people?!''' by [[wp:Maximum the Hormone|Maximum the Hormone]]
::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwsXC00gjaY
::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muoWDA6zmsY
 


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==I Don't Feel like Dancin'==
==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 mentioned in the 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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Latest revision as of 15:30, 25 June 2023

Guido - Kon face 11.jpg
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jssgxx0sbtE
I Don't Feel Like Dancin' by the Scissor Sisters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5I6y1Qvz0
Clubbed to Death by Rob Dougan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS4zYWxzNA
Biomega by 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.


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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muoWDA6zmsY

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).