Riddle me This

Riddle me This

A 'Riddle' is a question or statement asked; which is intentionally phrased so as to require  a 'thoughtful' and 'smart' answer or meaning.  

I watched the movie 'Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey' and thoroughly enjoyed the brilliant 'riddle' exchange between Bilbo Baggins and Gollum.  

I wanted to share with you today, the witty riddles uttered by these individuals. 

    Gollum 

Here it is below:

Gollum Riddles:

What has roots as nobody sees,

Is taller than trees,

Up, up it goes,

And yet never grows? 

A: Mountain

Bilbo Baggins Riddles:

Voiceless it cries,

Wingless flutters,

Toothless bites,

Mouthless mutters. 

A: Wind

Gollum Riddles:

It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,

Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.

It lies behind stars and under hills,I

And empty holes it fills.

It comes out first and follows after,

Ends life, kills laughter.

A: Dark

Bilbo Baggins Riddles:

Alive without breath,

As cold as death;

Never thirsty, ever drinking,

All in mail never clinking. 

A: Fish

Gollum Riddles:

This thing all things devours;

Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;

Gnaws iron, bites steel;

Grinds hard stones to meal;

Slays king, ruins town,

And beats mountain down. 

A: Time

Well with every game, there needs to be a winner and a loser.  In this exchange of riddles, It was determined that if Bilbo Baggins answers correctly, then Gollum has to show him the way out of the tunnel inside the mountain.  If Bilbo Baggins loses, Gollum gets to eat him.  I will leave it to you to guess who wins this riddle exchange.  

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CBC and Tom Allen

CBC 2 and Tom Allen

I would like to bring to everyone's attention a radio host, from Canada, who I believe, does a fantastic job.  

The programs airs daily on CBC 2 radio, and the name of this program is 'Shift'.

The broadcaster is a Mr Tom Allen, who is very entertaining to listen as he is full of witty comments and insightful information on 'current affairs', artists and songs.  

A bit of background on this gentleman:

Mr Allen is a broadcaster, concert host, trombonist, and a writer.  Previous to hosting 'Shift', he hosted the classical music program 'Music and Company' on CBC 2, until September of 2008. 

Mr Allen has the following three books published: 

Toe Rubber Blues (1999),

Rolling Home (2001), and 

The Gift of The Game.

I thought to share and bring attention to this program/host.  

Enjoy,