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=The Riddle=
==Disclaimer==
:Many riddles force people to think or speak of familiar things in 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?]
: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 came up with the answer: my sister and Guido :)
:My sister thought the riddle was reasonably fair, and Guido basically didn't :)
:I am currently revising this page so as to disambiguate as much as possible.
==Drifting==
==Drifting==
The song that started it all. First single from [[wikipedia:Recoil_(band)|Recoil]]'s album [[wikipedia:Unsound_Methods|Unsound Methods]].
:I came across 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.
;Music video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8craU6d5bc
;Music video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8craU6d5bc
:(this uses the shorter Radio Edit version)
;Lyrics:http://www.rogerwatersonline.com/Artists_r/recoil_lyrics/drifting.html
;Lyrics:http://www.rogerwatersonline.com/Artists_r/recoil_lyrics/drifting.html
:(incomplete and inaccurate in places)
:(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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:[[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=PMq4akUZr8c
::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMq4akUZr8c
:[[wikipedia:Biomega|Biomega]] by [[wikipedia:Tsutomu_Nihei|Tsutomu Nihei]]
::http://www.omanga.net/?type=proj&cid=biomega
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.
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::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3y-TLfnnuQ
::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3y-TLfnnuQ
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=Anti-hints=
==Anti-hints==
;"Random" music videos etc
;"Random" music videos etc
Those are things off the top of my ([[User:Geyser|geyser]]'s) head  
Those are things off the top of my ([[User:Geyser|geyser]]'s) head  
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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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==Comments==
This riddle SUCKS!
 
Love,
 
[[User:Guido|guido]]
 
 
I'm still lost. ^_^'
:[[User:Paradox-01|Paradox-01]]

Revision as of 00:42, 19 November 2007

"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 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 came up with the answer: my sister and Guido :)
My sister thought the riddle was reasonably fair, and Guido basically didn't :)
I am currently revising this page so as to disambiguate as much as possible.

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.
Music video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8craU6d5bc
(this uses the shorter Radio Edit version)
Lyrics
http://www.rogerwatersonline.com/Artists_r/recoil_lyrics/drifting.html
(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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jssgxx0sbtE
I Don't Feel like Dancin' by the Scissor Sisters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXZ1tygRaVw
Clubbed to Death by Rob Dougan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMq4akUZr8c
Biomega by Tsutomu Nihei
http://www.omanga.net/?type=proj&cid=biomega

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.



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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwsXC00gjaY



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).