Once, again, Mr. Punch, with my help, is offering up a true Victorian riddle. The first person to answer correctly--by posting in the comments--will receive public congratulations.
So, here's this week's riddle. We ask that you don't Google the answer. Mr. Punch would not find that sporting at all. Give it a shot and see what you can come up with. Here we go... No cheating...
Am always restless, changing place;
No food I eat, but, by my power,
Procure what millions do devour.
UPDATE:
And, the answer is:
The Sun.
Well, I think that was a fun round of answers today. You're a witty lot, you are. And so, I leave you with this thought. WWLS. What would Liza say? Make sure to come back next Friday for another of Mr. Punch's Puzzles.
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UPDATE:
And, the answer is:
The Sun.
Well, I think that was a fun round of answers today. You're a witty lot, you are. And so, I leave you with this thought. WWLS. What would Liza say? Make sure to come back next Friday for another of Mr. Punch's Puzzles.
24 comments:
Oprah.
Surprisingly close.
Can't be Oprah. It says no food I eat.
I think it's Liza.
"Once Mama and I left the Plaza hotel and Mama said we should wear all our clothes, so, we put on all our coats and hats and we went to see Joey Bishop as was the style of the time and I remember, my father, Vincennnnnt-eh Miiiiiinelli, was having drinks with Regis Philbin. So, Paul Lynde and I went to Studio 54 and we brought hot dogs to Andy Warhol and he said, 'Liza..you're a lulu' and I didn't know what he meant and then I saw Shirley Boothe and Mama told us that Ray Bolger was a real sweetheart, and..."
Poor thing......always caught between the moon and New York City.
It's crazy, but it's true.
I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. I'll say Karen Carpenter. Too soon?
Nah. She's on top of the world, looking down on creation.
Is it God?
Well, no. Liza was closer.
Lindsey Lohan.
You didn't actually read the riddle, did you?
No. Haha.
I didn't think so.
Queen Victoria
A very thoughtful answer. But, no.
Is it the earth?
Close.
A munchkin?
"Mama always said that the Munchkins were a bunch of little drunks. 'They were little drunks,' she'd say. And she should know. Mama knew drunks. So one time when we went to see Joey Bishop, we had stopped off at Lindy's for some cheesecake. I remember because Mama was wearing all of her hats--stacked up as high as the Chrysler building on her head. All kinds of hats--some with feathers and some holding pills and other things like bottles of rubbing alcohol and chocolate coins and little browned bits of beef with carrots and peas. So Joey Bishop was there and he said, "Liza, you're a lulu" which was the first time I'd heard that and something that became, you know, you know...what's the word? My mantra. You know like when you're doing yoga or something wonderful like when Liz Taylor would come by with her handbag full of jellybeans and painkillers. So Dudley Moore and I would go to Lindy's and laugh and laugh. But, that one time, Mama had all her hats on and she said, 'Liza--did I ever tell you how I met your father?' And Joey Bishop said, 'Which one was her father?' And, I said--I was shy then--I said, in this little girl voice, 'Mr. Bishop, my father was Vincennnnnt-eh Miiiinnnnnnnnelli.' And, he said, 'I'll have the strawberry.' So, Mama looked up and her hats weren't hats at all, but it was one of those Munchkins. You know, she always said they were little drunks. And, this...this...Munchkin...was just sitting on her head and she said, 'Get off my head, you little ham.' And, well--he was just so small this Munchkin drunk--so tiny--and he just took one look at Joey Bishop and kicked him right in the teeth. Well, Joey Bishop--as you can imagine--was furious and, right then and there, he asked Regis Philbin to...well...you know how powerful Mr. Bishop was...he asked Regis to get the Munchkin, but, then, Mama found her pills and they all ate cheesecake. So, it was a wonderful time. I remember we all went to have coffee with Richard Deacon and Rose Marie was there and, well--we had a glorious time. That's when I met Michael York and...
Life is a Cabaret...
and...
It's up to you, New York NEEEEEEEEEEW YOOOOOOOOOORK!
And, then...
Somewhere between Lindsay Lohan and Oprah and
Judy and Liza the common denominator that doesn't eat but provides something for consumption has got to be either diet pills or a camera. A camera can make a goddess out of a woman that looks like a ham sandwich.
Ha! Or a woman (or man) who eats too many ham sandwiches.
I should have said Munchkin.
Yes, you should have.
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