Was it a Bird I Heard?
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I was taking a walk, trying hard to unwind
but was suddenly startled by a swoosh! from behind
This sound was soon followed by an "eek!" overhead
but before I could see what it was, it had fled.
I didn't feel relaxed as I yelled "argh!" out loud
and everyone heard me, I didn't feel so proud
I scare very easily, it's somewhat of a niggle,
it caused quite a few folk around me to giggle
"Ugh!" I said, I don't know why I'm so prickly
Lub-dub! Lub-dub! My heart still beating so quickly
I continued my walk, feeling shaken and stirred
and I'm still not sure what it was I might have heard!
What did I hear?
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I was taking a walk, trying hard to unwind
but was suddenly startled by a swoosh! from behind
This sound was soon followed by an "eek!" overhead
but before I could see what it was, it had fled.
I didn't feel relaxed as I yelled "argh!" out loud
and everyone heard me, I didn't feel so proud
I scare very easily, it's somewhat of a niggle,
it caused quite a few folk around me to giggle
"Ugh!" I said, I don't know why I'm so prickly
Lub-dub! Lub-dub! My heart still beating so quickly
I continued my walk, feeling shaken and stirred
and I'm still not sure what it was I might have heard!
What did I hear?
riddle rhyme knowledge
asked Nov 15 at 13:43
Astralbee
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I was taking a walk, trying hard to unwind
but was suddenly startled by a swoosh! from behind
This sound was soon followed by an "eek!" overhead
but before I could see what it was, it had fled.
I didn't feel relaxed as I yelled "argh!" out loud
and everyone heard me, I didn't feel so proud
I scare very easily, it's somewhat of a niggle,
it caused quite a few folk around me to giggle
"Ugh!" I said, I don't know why I'm so prickly
Lub-dub! Lub-dub! My heart still beating so quickly
I continued my walk, feeling shaken and stirred
and I'm still not sure what it was I might have heard!
What did I hear?
riddle rhyme knowledge
asked Nov 15 at 13:43
Astralbee
5,8561948
I was taking a walk, trying hard to unwind
but was suddenly startled by a swoosh! from behind
This sound was soon followed by an "eek!" overhead
but before I could see what it was, it had fled.
I didn't feel relaxed as I yelled "argh!" out loud
and everyone heard me, I didn't feel so proud
I scare very easily, it's somewhat of a niggle,
it caused quite a few folk around me to giggle
"Ugh!" I said, I don't know why I'm so prickly
Lub-dub! Lub-dub! My heart still beating so quickly
I continued my walk, feeling shaken and stirred
and I'm still not sure what it was I might have heard!
What did I hear?
riddle rhyme knowledge
riddle rhyme knowledge
asked Nov 15 at 13:43
Astralbee
5,8561948
asked Nov 15 at 13:43
Astralbee
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asked Nov 15 at 13:43
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You heard a
seagull
because
if you take the first letter of every sound you heard, in the order you heard them, you get seagull.
The sounds were:
Swoosh
Eek
Argh
Giggle
Ugh
Lub-dub, Lub-dub
So it was a bird you heard!
answered Nov 15 at 13:46
Excited Raichu
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Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51
1
Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53
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You heard a
seagull
because
if you take the first letter of every sound you heard, in the order you heard them, you get seagull.
The sounds were:
Swoosh
Eek
Argh
Giggle
Ugh
Lub-dub, Lub-dub
So it was a bird you heard!
answered Nov 15 at 13:46
Excited Raichu
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Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51
1
Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53
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16
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You heard a
seagull
because
if you take the first letter of every sound you heard, in the order you heard them, you get seagull.
The sounds were:
Swoosh
Eek
Argh
Giggle
Ugh
Lub-dub, Lub-dub
So it was a bird you heard!
answered Nov 15 at 13:46
Excited Raichu
5,379759
1
Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51
1
Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53
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up vote
16
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up vote
16
down vote
accepted
You heard a
seagull
because
if you take the first letter of every sound you heard, in the order you heard them, you get seagull.
The sounds were:
Swoosh
Eek
Argh
Giggle
Ugh
Lub-dub, Lub-dub
So it was a bird you heard!
answered Nov 15 at 13:46
Excited Raichu
5,379759
You heard a
seagull
because
if you take the first letter of every sound you heard, in the order you heard them, you get seagull.
The sounds were:
Swoosh
Eek
Argh
Giggle
Ugh
Lub-dub, Lub-dub
So it was a bird you heard!
answered Nov 15 at 13:46
Excited Raichu
5,379759
answered Nov 15 at 13:46
Excited Raichu
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answered Nov 15 at 13:46
Excited Raichu
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answered Nov 15 at 13:46
Excited Raichu
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Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51
1
Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53
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1
Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51
1
Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53
1
1
Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51
Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51
1
1
Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53
Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53
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