I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still.
“Riddle, riddle, randy crow,
I can’t move but here I go;
Two black hands to cover my face,
Key to set my daily pace;
Though I’m one you’ll likely shelve
I can point you twice to twelve.”
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The last riddle I shared was from James Still: “Black as midnight, heavy and thick, long flat tail straight as a stick. A few of you got the answer: a cast iron frying pan.
Tipper
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19 Comments
Ethelene Dyer Jones
October 25, 2020 at 1:23 amBefore I downloaded the Blind Pig for Today, and opened it, I had read the riddle and guessed an old-fashioned wind-up clock! So the answers above were already in my mind before I accessed the post, except as it comes up before clicking onto the site itself! Wow! As several others have said, I’m no good, usually, at riddles, but I got this one! Enjoyed!
Gigi
October 24, 2020 at 3:22 pmA clock.
Wanda Devers
October 24, 2020 at 1:35 pmCan’t believe I know what it is!! A clock!! I am the world’s worst at riddle solving.
Charline
October 24, 2020 at 11:56 amClock! I’m no good at riddles in general.
Dee
October 24, 2020 at 11:32 amWow, I finally got one…..I think it is a Mantle Clock. They had a key to wind them up.
Ann Applegarth
October 24, 2020 at 11:15 amYep, a clock — not an electric clock, but one that must be wound daily.
Yecedrah Beth Higman
October 24, 2020 at 11:15 amI would say a mantle clock or an alarm clock.
PinnacleCreek
October 24, 2020 at 11:02 amClock is my guess. With the move toward digital, I used to make certain I always had a wind up clock. We had such frequent power outages at one time, and I could always made sure I was on time ’cause Mickey Mouse never let me down.
Jeanie
October 24, 2020 at 9:28 amA clock! I finally got one!
Sheryl
October 24, 2020 at 11:47 amClock. I am really bad at riddles so smiled whrn I finally got one
Ed Ammons
October 24, 2020 at 8:54 amA key wound mantel clock?
Sanford McKinney Jr
October 24, 2020 at 8:38 amclock
Jim Casada
October 24, 2020 at 8:05 amTipper–I’m usually too dense to determine the answer to your riddles, but this one has enough clues that, like a clock being right twice daily, I know the answer. It’s a key-wind clock.
Jim Casada
Ron Stephens
October 24, 2020 at 8:04 amYep, a clock, specifically a wind up clock.
Reminds me of “The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat” where the clock put its hands before its face.
Gene Smith
October 24, 2020 at 7:21 amMantel clock, anyone?
Miss Cindy
October 24, 2020 at 6:41 amA clock!
John Hickman
October 24, 2020 at 6:23 amMy guess for the riddle answer is a clock.
Margie Goldstein
October 24, 2020 at 8:52 amI too think a clock that needs winding with a key.
Joshua Dykes
October 24, 2020 at 11:09 pmA clock