| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4776 Registered: 5-2003 |
They buried him alive; he dug himself out, so once he grew a beard, they hacked him at the knees, beat him, crushed him, and merrily drank his heart's blood! | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 838 Registered: 1-2011 |
Do all "he's" refer to the same person? Is it a true story? Is he a H? A? M? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 810 Registered: 7-2010 |
Sounds like an Itchy and Scratchy episode... Is it actually one? Is it part of a cartoon? Is he an animal? An insect? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1326 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is he a plant? A fruit or vegetable? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4777 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do all "he's" refer to the same person? Yes. Is it a true story? Yes. Is he a H? A? M? No to all. Sounds like an Itchy and Scratchy episode... Is it actually one? No. Is it part of a cartoon? No. Is he an animal? No. An insect? No. Is he a plant? Yes. A fruit or vegetable? Neither. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3875 Registered: 9-2010 |
A grain? Barley? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 816 Registered: 7-2010 |
They buried him alive = The plant was planted? As a seedling? he dug himself out = It grew? so once he grew a beard = It grew leaves? they hacked him at the knees = The plant was felled? Or cut? beat him, crushed him and merrily drank his heart's blood! = The plant was cracked open so that a fluid that's inside it can be drunk? Is "he" a cactus? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1329 Registered: 8-2001 |
A palm (heart of palm)? Did they make palm wine? A pomegranate? Is the beard roots? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3481 Registered: 1-2007 |
Hee Hee sounds like a brewing process of something very close to my heart. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4782 Registered: 5-2003 |
Yep, got it. SPOILER There was three kings into the east, three kings both great and high, And they hae sworn a solemn oath, John Barleycorn should die. They took a plough and plough'd him down, put clods upon his head, And they hae sworn a solemn oath, John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful Spring came kindly on, and show'rs began to fall; John Barleycorn got up again, and so surpris'd them all. They've taen a weapon, long and sharp, and cut him by the knee; They ty'd him fast upon a cart, like a rogue for forgerie. They laid him down upon his back, and cudgell'd him full sore. They hung him up before the storm, and turn'd him o'er and o'er. They filled up a darksome pit with water to the brim, They heav'd in John Barleycorn, tae let him sink or swim! They wasted o'er a scorching flame the marrow of his bones; But the miller us'd him worst of all, for he crush'd him between two atones. And they hae taen his very heart's blood, and drank it round and round; And still the more and more they drank, their joy did more abound. | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1336 Registered: 8-2001 |
Quick but clever! I think this one got solved so fast because it really got us all thinking what on earth could be going on. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3483 Registered: 1-2007 |
I was amazed how quickly people got to the nub of this puzzle. I only posted when it was clear that people had the basic solution. What an honour to get mentioned in a puzzle title. That's a first for me. |
