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Riddle

PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:12 pm
by Regina Ignom.
Well, a few summers ago, a friend and I were at camp when we saw a riddle writen on a cabin wall. I was wondering if anyone would be familiar with it and possibly know of an author?

"I once was here, but now I'm gone. I left my Name to turn you on. Those who know me, know me well. But those who don't will go to Hell."

We all know who it refers to (I hope!) but has anyone ever heard of it before?

PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:14 pm
by Regina Ignom.
Ps I'm not entirely sure I got it right, so..... Yeah.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:18 pm
by armeck
it sounds like it's either God. or a very perverted joke...

PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:26 pm
by Furen
I don't think it's a riddle as much as a poem, they could have wrote...

PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:50 pm
by FllMtl Novelist
armeckthefirst (post: 1470815) wrote:it sounds like it's either God. or a very perverted joke...

So I'm not the only one who thought of that. XD;;

Googling the poem (and portions of it) brings up an odd assortment of results. I got a story about cyber bullying, and some weird blog posts.

Now I doubt it's Christian in origin, really.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:37 pm
by Regina Ignom.
Hmmm... Interesting. Iv'e been googling it too, and what I got seems to be a poem-ish thing by a guy named E.M. Crane.... Did you come across a weird poem about smoking pot during your travels? Strange stuff peope come up with, huh?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:50 pm
by MrKrillz0r
armeckthefirst (post: 1470815) wrote:it sounds like it's either God. or a very perverted joke...


My thoughts exactly

PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:34 pm
by Nate
That's a lot more interesting than the stuff written on the men's room stall walls. Most of which I can't repeat here.

Me? I prefer a good limerick. Such as:

There once was a man from the sticks
Who liked to write dirty limericks
But he failed in his sport
'Cuz he wrote them too short

PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:01 pm
by acgifford
I think the riddle is referring to Jesus Christ.^^

PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:05 pm
by Htom Sirveaux
Homer: Hey, y'know, I once knew a man from Nantucket.
Bart: And?
Homer: Let's just say the stories about him are greatly exaggerated.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:06 pm
by armeck
i always wanted to write on a bathroom wall "God is watching"

PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:53 pm
by Nate
armeckthefirst wrote:i always wanted to write on a bathroom wall "God is watching"

Why is God watching me poop? That's gross. :l

PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:55 pm
by Atria35
Nate (post: 1471187) wrote:Why is God watching me poop? That's gross. :l


But God is always watching over us. Is he not? :lol:

PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:02 pm
by Warrior 4 Jesus
I'm sure God's seen worse things in this world than someone pooping. ;P

PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:07 pm
by R86
Nate (post: 1471121) wrote:Me? I prefer a good limerick. Such as:

There once was a man from the sticks
Who liked to write dirty limericks
But he failed in his sport
'Cuz he wrote them too short
Good one, it reminds me of this one (and it's an odd coincidence that it involves "a man from Japan"):

There once was a man from Japan
Whose limericks never would scan
When I asked him why,
He said with a sigh,
"Well, perhaps it is because I always want to cram as many syllables into the last line as I possibly can."

PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:54 am
by Nami
...I prefer the good old ninja one.

There once was a ninja from Nantucket,
Who kept all his swords in a bucket,
he started to spin, and exclaimed with a grin;
"When I let this thing go, you best duck it."

PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:52 am
by Htom Sirveaux
Nate wrote:Why is God watching me poop? That's gross. :l


Chris Griffin: God's watching me do number two? I'm a sinner. . . . And God's a pervert.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:19 am
by Lynna
I remember this XDDD
Yeah, it was on the wall of a Bible Camp. I've seen it on a couple other places, all scribbled on walls. If it's a poem about God, though, it's a pretty lame one.
nice limericks, by the way XD

PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:11 pm
by ich1990
R86 (post: 1471215) wrote:Good one, it reminds me of this one (and it's an odd coincidence that it involves "a man from Japan"):

There once was a man from Japan
Whose limericks never would scan
When I asked him why,
He said with a sigh,
"Well, perhaps it is because I always want to cram as many syllables into the last line as I possibly can."


I am pretty sure that isn't what Nate's limerick is getting at.