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Nerea wrote: 17 Oct 2021, 07:23

A colorful jewelry? :eusa-think:
Not colorful jewelry .... go back to the eyes.
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A hook?
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Lunastella wrote: 17 Oct 2021, 12:52A hook?
Not a hook but the word "hook" is useful as a clue.
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I'm completely lost. I can't make sense of clues #1, #2 and #3.

But...
It's got something to do with eyes (seeing).
So, binoculars, perhaps?
And binoculars are used for bird-watching.
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An eye patch?
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Lunastella wrote: 17 Oct 2021, 18:39 An eye patch?
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DA BING !!!!!! WINNER !!!!! :text-bravo:

1) I am actually the opposite of what I appear to be.
A pirate's eyepatch was worn not because a pirate is blind in that eye, but rather to IMPROVE the vision in that eye. The patch would keep the eye dilated so when a pirate crashed into dark areas of a ship he was attacking, after being in bright sunlight, he could pull off the patch and have the ability to see in the dark if only in that one eye, without which he would be at a dangerous disadvantage in a fight.


2) I am usually carried by desperate men, but sometimes by desperate woman.
The "desperate men" of course were meant to suggest pirates, but there were many formidable female pirates too.


3) I am almost always associated with the wearer's profession.
We almost always associate an eyepatch with the pirate profession.

4) I am often seen in the presence of an exotic bird.
The stereotypical picture of a pirate usually always includes five cleshe' elements of description 1) A peg leg 2) an eye patch 3) a cutlass 4) A gold earring (intended to be used as payment for any person who buries him) 5) an exotic bird perched on his shoulder.


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@Mindful Wordsmith @review-specialist@Mounce574
@Jude Austin
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NEW RIDDLE
I'm small and cute
I have an underground house,
And...I used to have a band that won five Grammy Awards.
What am I?
(Yes, I'm an it.)
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DATo wrote: 17 Oct 2021, 19:09
Lunastella wrote: 17 Oct 2021, 18:39 An eye patch?
@Lunastella

DA BING !!!!!! WINNER !!!!! :text-bravo:

1) I am actually the opposite of what I appear to be.
A pirate's eyepatch was worn not because a pirate is blind in that eye, but rather to IMPROVE the vision in that eye. The patch would keep the eye dilated so when a pirate crashed into dark areas of a ship he was attacking, after being in bright sunlight, he could pull off the patch and have the ability to see in the dark if only in that one eye, without which he would be at a dangerous disadvantage in a fight.


2) I am usually carried by desperate men, but sometimes by desperate woman.
The "desperate men" of course were meant to suggest pirates, but there were many formidable female pirates too.


3) I am almost always associated with the wearer's profession.
We almost always associate an eyepatch with the pirate profession.

4) I am often seen in the presence of an exotic bird.
The stereotypical picture of a pirate usually always includes five cleshe' elements of description 1) A peg leg 2) an eye patch 3) a cutlass 4) A gold earring (intended to be used as payment for any person who buries him) 5) an exotic bird perched on his shoulder.


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Yay! I hadn't won in a long time!
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Congratulations @Lunastella :congratualtions-smiley:
And I'm a POTC fan but never thought about an eye-patch. :oops2:
Great Riddle @DATo :tiphat:
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Thank you, @Mindful Wordsmith ! Yes, it was a great one, @DATo !
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Thank you @Mindful Wordsmith and @Lunastella!!! :)

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Modest Mouse
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@Mounce574 is closer. But not a mouse. And not a beetle @DATo, although that would've been a smart wordplay (Beatles).
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Prairie dog
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Squirrel? :eusa-think:
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