Today’s riddle challenge is challenging enough for thee, I trust.

“The Sun is rising, captain!” says the yeoman, touching the captain’s shoulder so as to wake him up.

“So soon? but I… I feel like I didn’t get any sleep at all,” says the captain confusingly rubbing his eyes.

“Sir, you instructed to be waken up upon sunrise, and alas, sunrise is upon us!”

“Arrgh! OK, OK, wake up the entire landing party… let’s get things in motion!”

“Things are now in motion, that cannot be undone,” says the first officer, whose fine ears perceived the conversation as loud enough to awake him.

“Indeed, says the captain,” then shouts “everybody in formation.”

The landing party gets in formation and the captain gives order to start the works.

After about eight hours, the Sun wasn’t even at zenith, and the crewmen were exhausted. The science officer says:

“Sir, if I may point out, the Sun is rising.”

“What?” says the captain, “what is this new devilry?” and then shouts angrily, as he figures things out “YEOMAN!!!”

The yeoman appears, and the captain continues:

“I told you to wake us when the SUN is rising, not Vertigo’s second moon!”

They had been up and working for eight hours, hardly had any sleep and the morale was appalling. The yeoman replies:

“Sir, if I may point out, we are in Vertigo’s winter season, which means the second moon doesn’t rise at all in this hemisphere. There’s something at work here…”

Can you guess what was going on?

The answer to the Frog Run riddle was correctly guessed by Deimos Tel`Arin. As A. also confirmed, it was the Frog Olympics, taking place this year at the same time as the Human Olympics.

Cheers!

The frog was obviously in a hurry. It passed by the butterfly without even turning her head to salute.

“Where to?” asks the butterfly confused.

No answer from the frog, which was running like her life depended on it. The butterfly starts flying by the frog.

“Where to?” asks the butterfly again.

But the frog doesn’t waste any of her energy on talking. The butterfly thinks “what’s she running from?”

He decides to stop and wait to see what’s following the frog. And guess what? There comes another frog, just as hasty as the first. And another. They go around the lake as if some python was after them, only there’s no python. Just a bunch of other frogs watching the runners and jumping like crazy.

What is going on?

Well, the Potatoes Counterattack was deciphered by ionnebunul, and Deimos confirmed its authenticity. Indeed, Jojoba ground crew expected that the cargo ship would dock, and started teleporting the potatoes on board without additional checks. Luckily, as the security officer noticed, they were delicious and the crew didn’t mind having them teleported right in their mouths, let alone the provisions they made.

See you soon!

“Approaching the Jojoba system, captain.”

“Very well. Sensor readings?”

“Everything looks normal sir. We have visual.”

“On main screen.”

The officer presses some buttons on his panel and the main screen shows the Jojoba planet, with the orbital docking station prepared.

“Strange…”, says the captain, “they seem to be expecting us. How did they know we were coming?”

“Sir, I don’t think it’s us that they’re waiting for. I’m detecting a cargo ship, class M-35, heading for Jojoba as well.”

“M-35? That’s one of the biggest they make… and slowest. Navigator, we must not allow this cargo ship to dock before us. M-35s are known for their long docking procedure time. It could take as long as 6 hours. Our crew is craving those delicious Jojoba potatoes, we can’t make them wait that long. Ahead warp factor 7.”

“But sir, we didn’t get permission to dock.”

“No, we didn’t. But the docking station is prepared nevertheless. Let me worry about permissions, you just dock, and dock fast.”

The navigator presses some buttons and within seconds they are starting docking procedures, while the cargo ship was still several space miles away. The admiral that was in command on Jojoba was one of the captain’s friends, so the captain wasn’t worried about docking without permission.

“Docking complete, sir.”

“Very well. All crew maintain…” but before getting a chance to finish the phrase, the captain abruptly stops talking and chokes. After a couple of seconds, he spits out a potato. “What’s this supposed to mean?” shouts the captain angrily.

Another potato falls on his first officer’s head, out of nowhere.

“Security chief, report to bridge, expedite,” says the captain in the intercom.

As the door opens and the security chief enters, with a potato in his mouth, waves of potatoes from the corridor invade the bridge.

“Captain, permission to report,” asks the security chief after removing the potato from his mouth, “our ship is overrun by potatoes. And delicious ones too, I might add.”

Can you guess why was the ship overrun by potatoes?

Our friend Deimos gives us the final answer to the riddle he posted here a while ago, entitled I Am the Queen.

Here’s the solution, and of course the details of the contest can be found on his domain.

I am the Queen
She is someone with great power and authority.

I do not exist, yet many have known me for almost a decade.
She is a fictional character that has been around for almost a decade.

About the past, I was once good. Very evil, totally brutal I am now.
She was good, but now she is bad.

Mentioned within the Demon’s domain, I was.
This is a reference to Deimos’s domain ahkong.net as Deimos Tel`Arin fancies himself as a Cyber Demon. The Demon’s domain basically means Deimos’s domain @ ahkong.net

The queen is mentioned in this post found in Deimos’s domain:
Alien in your back yard!!

Sharp and pointy objects, my title rhymes with.
Her title is “Queen of Blades” and “Blades” rhymes with sharp and pointy objects, right?

An actor as a protagonist in a popular TV series shares my name.
Now who might that female actor be?

Revered for vanquishing beings that are dead yet not quite dead, she is.
Referring to - Buffy, the Vampire Slayer.

Also, her physical beauty quite matches with my own.
Sarah Michelle Gellar is quite beautiful, aye?

Hell be damned, now tell me - Who am I?
Just a filler text so that when the first characters of each sentence forms the following hidden (quite obvious actually) message reads - I AM SARAH

So yes, our Queen is indeed - Sarah Kerrigan, The Queen of Blades. Congrats to Wan Kong Yew for getting it correct, as well as Lis and roel for affirming it!

The date 1 April 2008 was chosen to be the date to publish the answers, as a tribute to StarCraft’s 10th year anniversary as the PC Game was released on 1 April 1998.

I wanted to thank Deimos for delighting us with this riddle and for taking the time to organize the contest!

As far as the correct solution for the riddle goes, here’s what happened, and how the story goes from here:

Smiling, the captain announces on the intercom:

“Everyone, rejoice, we have beaten the resilience record. The amount of time the crew of a ship of USS class can stand still in battle positions. This was the second test of the day, not for the security chief, but for all the crew. We managed 7 hours, 31 minutes, and 2 seconds, which is one hour more than the previous record, held by USS CakeCheese.”

“Hurray, hurray,” booms the ship with the enthusiastic crew, so loud that the member who had passed out and was on the way to the infirmary jumps up and shouts “hurray” as well, not really knowing why.

After some time the navigator announces:

“Captain, we’ve reached Jojoba.”

“Open hailing frequencies!” orders the captain, then greeting the Jojoba control tower officer on duty, “Greetings, and may Jojoba prosper! Requesting permission to enter orbit. My men are thirsty and hungry for some of your renowned potatoes!”

“Permission denied! You will not enter Jojoba system space. You are not granted permission to approach orbit. Set course backwards, expedite, or you will be fired upon.”

As the captain, and everyone, were still confused, seconds pass, then suddenly the chief of security shouts:

“Photon torpedo approaching, estimated impact seven seconds!”

“Shields up!” booms the captain. “Engines backward full. Code red. Open coded subspace transmitters, expedite! Transmit code three, seven, niner, four, five, eight, niner, three. Expedite.”

Just as he said the last word, and the chief officer pressed the Go button, the photon torpedo hits the shield, but the ship doesn’t shake or break.

“What is this new devilry?” asks the captain in a low voice, unable to comprehend the situation. The security chief, however, figures something out and smiles behind his panel.

What was happening? What did the security Chieftain Admiral understand that the others are still confused about?

“Well done, security chief,” says the captain on the intercom. “It was a test. All officers, meet me and number one on the main deck, to celebrate the security chief’s promotion to Chieftain Admiral of Armory and Weaponry!”

They all flock to the main deck, when suddenly the intercom goes live again:

“All crew, battle positions! All crew battle positions! This is not a drill, I repeat, this is not a drill!”

Within moments all are at their posts.

“Take evasive maneuver!” shouts the captain.

“Evading enemies, go!” replies navigator.

“Shields up, 90 percent!”

“Up they go, 90 percent, sir!”

All were tensed, and this was augmented by the fact that they didn’t know what they were up against. The captain had had no time to inform them, too busy giving orders that saved the ship and their lives.

Everyone stood still, as seconds passed. Then minutes passed. Then hours passed, no one daring to interrupt. So they stood until the first fellow crew member fell to the floor, exhausted by hunger, thirst, tension and sleep deprivation.

“Take him to the infirmary,” says the captain. “Navigator, set course for Jojoba system. Let’s feast on some delicious potatoes to celebrate!”

What was there to celebrate?

“All officers to the holospace room. All officers to the holospace room,” can be heard on all intercoms.

From all around the ship, officers flock to the holospace room.

The captain was waiting there, with the first officer to his right.

“The captain has a very important announcement to make,” says the first officer.

“Thank you, number one,” replies the captain, “this is concerning all of us. Effective immediately, the first officer is in charge of this ship. I’m granting him full authority. You will follow his orders as if they were my own. You will direct all top security questions to him.”

The chief of security steps out of the crowd and says:

“First officer, you are under arrest for attempting to compromise security of this ship. The captain would never give such orders. This captain is obviously a hologram you have programmed as part of your scheme. Where is the real captain?”

As the security chief tries to handcuff the first officer, the cuffs just go through him - he was a hologram.

“What is this new devilry?” asks the security chief, very confused.

Indeed, what has just happened?

The fox had accidentally eaten a black mushroom, and it needed the antidote to survive: a ghost mushroom (very rare thing). There was a ghost mushroom near the dead tree, that the wolf knew about, but I had found it first, so when he went, it was no longer there. The fox smelled the mushroom in my backpack and whispered this to the bear. When I figured things out, I gave them the mushroom, glad to have been able to help. We all became friends and they accompanied me to the green lake.

See you soon!

As I often do, I’d been searching for mushrooms in the old woods. I was quite happy, having found one of the rarest wonders: a ghost mushroom. Treading the path due east, to the green lake, I stopped to more carefully listen to the sounds of what seemed to be an ironfur bear. Sure enough, it was one, talking to a white wolf.

“You’re sure it was the right place?” asked the bear in a grave voice.

“Yes,” replied the wolf, “the dead tree was there, 10 paces north of the ancient milestone. But it was nowhere.”

“She’s going to die soon.”

I was close enough now to see the scene. The white wolf was tired from running, and the ironfur bear was carrying a fox on his back.

The fox seemed very weak, as she whispered something in the bear’s ear. Within moments, the wolf and the bear have me cornered against a large tree, showing their teeth in anger. Finally figuring what happened, I smile and relax.

Later, I’m treading the path due east, to the green lake, with three friends.

What happened?

As usual, you can post your guesses for the answer to the riddle in the comments below. But for contest-related businesses, please post a comment on Deimos’s domain and he will clear things out.

And now, without further ado, the riddle:

I do not exist, yet many have known me for almost a decade.
About the past, I was once good. Very evil, totally brutal I am now.
Mentioned within the Demon’s domain, I was.
Sharp and pointy objects, my title rhymes with.
An actor as a protagonist in a popular TV series shares my name.
Revered for vanquishing beings that are dead yet not quite dead, she is.
Also, her physical beauty quite matches with my own.
Hell be damned, now tell me - Who am I?

The previous riddle was cracked by Heather in BC - it was a combine harvester, but her guess was close enough. Many people gave similar (correct) answers, but A. was right on with the exact wording . Congratulations everybody.

The next riddle will be something different, so stay tuned.

And now, the riddle, quite an easy one I should say.

With blades one thousand, sharp and swift,
And hundred horses, thirsty herd,
The chariot attacks the field
In times of prosper life and peace.

The noob sailor was frustrated with scrubbing the floors, so he turned to the dark side and collaborated with the pirates. On his watch, the pirates threw the shark on board, knowing that the captain would use the old strategy of spinning the ship to throw the shark away, while all the men were up the mast. When all the sailors were dizzy, they boarded the ship and tied them tight, except for the noob sailor, their spy.

Good luck with the next one!

The ship keeps spinning even after the sharp shark was thrown overboard.
“Climb down mates! Safe is the ship,” orders the captain.
But the sailors dare not let go of the mast, lest shall they be thrown overboard as well, lest shall they become food for the sharp shark.
“Argh!” says the captain. “Noobs! Climb down one by one, first one hold on to the mast, next one hold on to the first one. Make a chain of men! Reach for the helm and stay this madness!”
Slowly, men start doing as they are told. Within minutes, one of them reaches for the helm and stops the spinning. All are very dizzy and let go of the mast, making a pile of men at its base.
Before recovering well from dizziness or having a chance to react, their hands and legs are all tied, except for the sailor in charge with scrubbing the floors, who was now standing in front of two one-eyed men and grinning:
“Who’s the noob now, mates?”

However, the correct answer is that the captain’s strategy was this:

To make the ship spin faster and faster, fast enough so that the centrifugal force throws the sharp shark overboard. Men can hold on to the mast, but the sharp shark isn’t smart enough to realize what’s going on.

There is a continuation to this riddle here.

“Weigh anchor! Hoist the sails!”
“Up we go, captain! North by north west!”
“Aye, aye! May we find peaceful waters and blue sky ahead of us!”
“Captain, shark on board! Sharp shark on board!”
“Up the mast, mates, climb up the mast! Make haste!”
Sailors from all around the ship make for the mast and start going up, up, up, one by one. It soon becomes apparent that the ship will lose balance, with all the weight up. Half the crew is on the masthead now. The captain shouts:
“Halt! Halt! All stop!”
Sailors freeze. The ship, with no one at the helm, starts spinning in circles, faster and faster, almost throwing the sailors overboard. The captain shouts once more:
“Hug the mast, mates! Hug the mast! Tight!”
“We’re gonna die! We’re all gonna die!” cries a young sailor, new to the craft, who was only allowed to brush the floors.
“Argh, quiet, noob! Watch and learn!” says the mate in a confident voice.

Why did the captain give such orders? What’s the new sailor supposed to learn?

What had happened was this:

They were indeed on a combat mission. The problem wasn’t that the food was running out, but that there was no enemy detected in 10 parsecs range. The solution that the captain was hoping to hear from his first officer was to turn on the cloak detectors, since obviously the enemy was cloaked somewhere nearby. Hence the joke he made about playing target shooting with potatoes, which shows that the sense of humor was valued among the crew.

See you soon for another of my favorite riddles!

“All crew officers, report to main deck.”
From all around the place, officers run to the main deck.
“I want status.”
“Engines running 60% load, no damage, sir, yes sir, enough fuel to reach there and back again,” says chief engineer.
“Shields down, no danger detected in 10 parsec range, sir, yes sir,” says chief armorer.
“Kitchen supplies will only last one more week, sir, yes sir,” reports chief chef.
“All right,” says the captain, then addressing to his first officer, “number one, suggest solution to potential problem.”
“I suggest, sir, yes sir, we teleport potatoes from Jojoba system on board to address crisis,” says first officer.
“Do you suggest perhaps we play target shooting with potatoes, number one?”
First officer blushes, realizing that he just made a gaffe.
“Sir, no sir, accept my apologies, sir, yes sir.”

And the riddle: why did the first officer apologize? What’s the gaffe?

Good luck with the next one!

Creatures of the world have different tastes.
Soft pillow for cat.
Hard metal for horse.
Warm leather for man.

Chain of hungry rings,
First it eat,
Then it sleep,
Then it fly steep.

Cheers!

Rounding small.
Useless alone.
But two are strong.
Two make a bond
That’s tied by tongue.

Good luck with the next riddle!

You bury me.
Out come I.

You take me to the shape-shifters.
Changed am I.

You take me to the bazaar.
Sold am I.

You take me to your home.
Owned am I.

You take me everywhere you go.
What am I?

The correct answer (which, as you know (you did read the about page, didn’t you?), in this case as in all cases, means the answer I had in mind when creating the riddle) is: happiness. It was identified by Ivaylo Hristov. Angie Hurst pointed out this answer as well.

Good luck finding your inner selves, and see you soon for the next riddle!

You cannot see me, but you want me.
Look for me no more, for I am inside you.
When you realize this, you have found me.

See you soon for a wiser riddle (perhaps an abstract one? )

Today, February 19th 2008, Geek Riddles .com celebrates its 1 month anniversary. Many Happy Returns!

As would be the case on such a special occasion, which, mind you, only happens ONCE in an eternity (like everything else really), I’ve dressed up and came up with a surprise. Have fun!

Can you help the young disciples find the answer?

See you soon for the next challenge.

Talk me into doing my job, you cannot. Hit me you have to.
But carefully hit me, or yourself hit you may.
Stand tall and proud I must. For should I bend, failed the task be.

Good luck!

Gărgăriță, riță, zboară-n poieniță…
[Dowdy-cow, dowdy-cow, ride away heame…]

Down on the emerald field of life lands ruby marble, bloodstone stained.
It comes with luck from far away, my heart finds bliss, and joy regained.

This animal has no legs, no ears, no eyes, and no mouth. But it travels all over the world and helps people communicate.

Good luck!

Animals must be better astronomers than us humans, because they display strange behavior starting about half an hour before the eclipse actually begins, and I never saw a horse looking through a telescope.

Time ago.
Gemstone
Eat diamond.
Horse stop work.
Lion stop hunt.
Cat stop play.
Man start pray.

Good luck!

The answer is: the sunflower.

And while we’re at it, did you ever notice how the sunflower seeds form spirals? Those seeds must be really good at math, because the number of left spirals and the number of right spirals they form are successive Fibonacci numbers . Typically 34 and 55, but may go up to 89 and 144 for large flowers.

How many seeds do you have to eat to account for a flower with 144 spirals?

My many eyes are gray and black.
My head moves forward, then comes back

To greet the fire, when it comes,
And bid the fire farewell, at last.

My crown is fire too, but cold
Unlike the fiery fire of old.

But if you want to see some really creative answers, be sure to read all the comments.

Thousands of years ago, great things doing was I, and visiting me many people were; and today, many people visit me again, though great things no more doing am I.

Good luck!

If a kite flew high enough to leave the atmosphere, what would happen to it?

I fly
So high.

But I don’t fly away
Always with you I stay.

I’m bound to you
Without the glue.

The frogs came from all over the world because it was the Frog Olympic Games, and who wouldn’t want to be there? The frogs have no internet access, no cable TV, no satellites…

The Frog King and Queen were about to light the Olympic Flame, and nobody wanted to miss it .

Thanks to all who commented, and good luck with the next one.

From north and south, from east and west,
A mighty frog army amassed.

So high they jump, so loud they croak,
That I can hear them from home.

Here come the Frog King and his Queen
Holding a lit match in between.

The crowd stops croaking in the night;
All pay attention to the light.

Why are all frogs gathered like that?
What do they want? They wait for what?

Best of luck with this one!

The correct answer was indeed: the dew. Aye, the fresh dew in the summer mornings…

Wonder at dawn;

Air become water.

Good luck!

The previous riddle was cracked by Daisy the Curly Cat, followed by Colin, Deimos Tel`Arin, Wan Kong Yew, and Selene.

Yes indeed, the crocodiles eat stones and rocks and keep them in the stomach, and the stomach muscles can move the stones in such a way as to help digestion (must come in handy when they eat bones ).

See you soon.

I eat rocks and stones.
I eat flesh and bones.

Cold blooded I kill.
The rich like my peel.

Have fun!

Good luck with the next one!

Touch me and I die.

But I never come alone. A million brothers come with me.

We overrun the earth.

See you soon for the next riddle!

Last time we had acelasi post a riddle of his own in the comments. Very nice initiative .

Well, let’s see who cracks this one. Good luck!

When lakes freeze, water flows through this river.

When snow melts and other rivers overflow, this river is dry.

Good luck with the next one!

Children are too busy using me to even notice me. Parents are too busy not using me, but they do notice me in their children, and they wonder when they lost me. They didn’t really lose me, they just don’t have time to look for me. They sometimes find me when they become grandparents.

The “unwell” man (who was actually feeling fine) didn’t speak English, so he couldn’t understand what the man near the window told the flight attendant. The male flight attendant asked him if he wanted to lie down in French, and he accepted. The two other business men were glad because they applied a very basic business principle: they eliminated the middle man.

May your businesses run smoothly!

Three business men on adjacent seats in a plane.

The one sitting near the window calls the flight attendant, and says to her:

“This gentleman here,” discreetly pointing to the man sitting next to him, “isn’t feeling well. Would you ask your male colleague to assist him to the three free seats over there, so he can lie down?”

“Sure, sir, right away,” says the flight attendant, and off she goes.

The business man sitting near the aisle smiles as the male flight attendant arrives and talks in French to the man who wasn’t well, then takes him to lie down on the free seats.

What really happened? Why was the man smiling?

By the way, now that the man has set foot on the Moon, kind of makes you wonder, when will he set foot on the Sun? Whose flag do you think will be there first?

If I die, you die.

Come see me, and you’ll feel good.
But if you stay too long, you will hurt.

Some want me around. Some want me away.

Some take advantage of me. I take advantage of none.
Some bow to me. I bow to none.

Who am I?

By the way, if there were a war between ants and humans, the ants would definitely win it!

See you soon for the next challenge!

We are the citizens of the mighty stronghold,
We care not for status, we care not for gold.

Great miners, great masons, and architects too,
From worker to soldier, we know what to do.

Our armor is thick and our numbers are high.
We serve our queen until the day we die.

Who are we?

A man goes to work. He’s waiting for the bus. Another man joins him. Then a woman joins them. The bus comes, and the men (well mannered) make way for the woman to get in first.

When they are all in and seated, one of the men says to the woman:

“Not very gentleman-like, your son…”

The three of them pause a bit, then burst into laughter.

What did he mean? What’s so funny?

Feel free to post your answer in the comments.

Here’s what actually had happened: the wolf and the bear were friends. The wolf went on a raid to the pig farm. The farmer had a dog that had rabies, and he kept it tied to a chain. The dog bit the wolf, and the wolf knew that rabies could spread to all the forest, if it got hold of him. He asked his old friend to do him a favor and kill him.

On to the next challenge! Good luck!

“Are you absolutely sure?” asked the bear, as if to re-confirm.

“Yes,” replied the wolf, “the dog at the pig farm was tied with a chain and sleeping, that’s why I didn’t see it. You must hurry. It’s starting.”

“It’s the right thing to do, my old friend,” said the bear. “See you soon, on the green meadows of heaven forests.”

“So long, my old friend.”

They hug as good old friends would, then the bear mauls the wolf to death.

Impressed by the beauty and selflessness of the scene, I contemplate the whole story for a while, before returning to my mushrooms.

What had actually happened?

Crocodilul, who guessed “the light”, was the closest match.

See you soon!

You just saw me, but you think you saw whatever you were looking at.
Try to see me and you’ll fail. You’ll just see whatever you’re looking at.
By the time you turn your head to see me, I’m no longer there anyway.
What am I?

This is the answer to the previous riddle. As GeekMom correctly guessed (or got really really close), the frog had had a chat with the dog. The dog thought the man walking it was its servant, as he was fulfilling all its wishes. When barking loud, the man would bring food. When heading for the door, the man would take the dog out. In the dog’s mind, the only master is the dog itself.

Turbob also gets a thumbs up for the unusually insightful comment they posted!

See you soon!

A man walks his dog by the lake. Suddenly, a frog pops out of the water and says to the man:
“Your master wants you home at once.”
“Wow, a talking frog,” says the man a bit surprised, but not overly amazed, “and how would you know that?”
“He told me so himself, as I’ve just talked to him. Get back before he gets mad,” was the frog’s reply.
“But I don’t have a master… I have plenty of servants though,” said the man rather proudly.
The frog stamps its foot in distrust and disgust and leaps back into the lake.

What’s the meaning of the above story? What has just happened?

Feel free to post your answer or comments in the comments below.

Good luck solving the next one (coming soon).

Highly born, I spend my childhood knitting a coat. After enough knitting, my coat is good enough to allow me to leave home.
As soon as I leave home, I take a hit. Then I hide and wait. And wait. And wait. I get hungry, so I start to eat my coat. Then I eat anything I find around.
After I’ve eaten enough, I leave my hiding place.
What am I?

Remember, the riddles posted here have nearly impossible to find answers, but the point isn’t really to find the answer but to get creative and come up with plausible solutions. The previous one was particularly challenging. Here’s the solution:

My old friend who appeared was in fact a werewolf. Being a full moon, he would soon transform, and he warned me to leave the premises. Those who heard and saw me running made the connection and ran for their lives as well .

I hope you enjoyed this one. Stay tuned for the next.

The Moon was rising full and bright
Behind the clouds of blue and white.
The Sun was long set in the sea
As on the beach I have my tea.

I see my old friend comes along
And in his hand his fishing rod.
“Sit down old friend, let’s have a tea!”
“I would advise that you should leave!”

Soon, I am running for my life,
Away from beach, away from tide,
And so do all who heard the chat.
Why are we all running like that?