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Explain? what's there to explain, the F-104 was named starfighter, it was also the first fighter plane that could sustain a mach 2 speed, not just burst. Also, for many pilots it was quite a difficult plane to fly, but opionions on this vary. The German airforce actually experimented with the plane for VTOL or STOL maoeuvres, but this was unsuccesful.
I admit, I don't know that much about the plane though, or I probably would have guessed the answer sooner. Darn you Dan Cooper. :D
Clarification of all the clues:Quote:
X-Wing or TIE?
Neither, in fact.
This aerial warrior
Lands often on tracts.
The best way to get one,
As people once said?
Look for the line
Where answers can be read.
Kaisers and Fuhrers
Would loathe this pilot's bane
Less often in sky,
More often in plain.
The F-104 was indeed named the Starfighter - hence, the X-Wing and TIE clue.
Pen caught the "tracts of land" clue - Starfighters, particularly German Starfighters, were notorious for crashing, and of course, the joke: "What's the best way to get a Starfighter? Buy a field and wait." If you look at the seventh line, "for" is the only word in the riddle not italicized - I was hoping to direct you all to line four.
Germans (Kaisers and Fuhrers being the leaders of Germany as of World Wars I and II, respectively) lost somewhere in the region of 1/4 to 1/3 of their Starfighters to crashes, hence the strong dislike I imagined them to bear towards it. And the "less often in sky, more often in plain" was another allusion to the joke. My apologies for the poor quality of the clues - I'll try not to be so obscure from now on, I promise.
Great riddle, little bro! I must admit my mind was thinking along differing lines, since "Harrier Jump Jet" was close, "Hornet" came to mind, with a risqué joke about how to catch a "Ho". :blush: I haven’t read any Star Wars for a time, being immersed in pulp fiction. BTW, check out my story, please?
Nice one, Aimus! Your turn, I believe! :nod:
If Aimus posts, his riddle will surpass mine...:nod:
so here is something for a filler, till we get a difficult riddle to solve....:D
--A queen bee was buzzing, a worker bee was buzzing, a honey bee was buzzing, and a killer bee was buzzing. How many bees were in buzzing?
1?Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
(as in only one 'b' in 'buzzing'?)
I second Scher here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Okay Okay...both of you are right....:rolleyes: I know it was easy....
Wait till I post a real tough one....*devil grin* :p :D
New riddle. Good luck. :)
Since mankind first discovered time,
They set out ways to measure—
How long a day, week, hour abides
And each group had their own pleasure.
They marked a day by set of sun—
A month by phase of the moon.
Shadows on a sundial marked hours run—
A year by season coming due.
But although we may have better ways,
To mark the hour and the date.
You will be on time this day of days—
But my friend, you will still be late...
Something to do with DST?
Time Zone??
Calendar??
Nice poem, Pen.
Glad I'm not too late to read it
Daylight Savings Time? No. There are many who do not use it. Even in the USA, part of Indiana never has used it. This would affect anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by RobinHood3000
No. Nothing to do with time zones or calanders. In fact, it wouldn't even matter which way you crossed the International Dateline, which helped Phileas Fogg in the famous book by Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
Our most astute friend, Wiff, has solved the riddle correctly and PMed me the answer. What one may figure out, another may. We'll see. But Wiff has taken http://www.cosgan.de/images/midi/sportlich/a040.gif
Congrats to Whiff; here's my guess...
No one can miss Doomsday, but all will be "late" (as in, the late Dentarthurdent)...