He was victorious, say you, in a foreign tongue.
He was almost there, he's a ring in the skin;
A half-fisted stove; a snake by the nines.
Christmas Eve now holds their endless odd gin.
What is this poem about?
Hint/Clarification:
This isn't a "Who/what am I?" riddle (meaning this riddle...
Not sure if this is better served as a meta post or not, but figured I'd play it safe and start here.
tl;dr version:
What advice,strategies,keys,elements would you suggest to creating challenging puzzles that aren't (reasonably) computer soluble?
-verbose:
I'm a programmer, so I can appreciate ...
@AE I'm glad that you liked the puzzle, especially after providing your own excellent solution. :) Maybe next puzzle I make will involve genital piercing, as an homage...
I took the tour and looked around the site, but couldn't find an answer to this. What is the protocol for down-voting an answer on Puzzling just because it is not the correct answer? I would assume it is not encouraged since puzzles by definition are meant to be tricky, and meant to elude a corre...
I know I've seen many instances where a user on PSE will welcome a new user, whether after a first question or answer, in the comments. Is there any recommended way or standard for this procedure?
Note: I'm not sure whether this has been posted in another form, though I've looked
He was victorious, say you, in a foreign tongue.
He was almost there, he's a ring in the skin;
A half-fisted stove; a snake by the nines.
Christmas Eve now holds their endless odd gin.
What is this poem about?
Hint/Clarification:
This isn't a "Who/what am I?" riddle (meaning this riddle...
Not sure if this is better served as a meta post or not, but figured I'd play it safe and start here.
tl;dr version:
What advice,strategies,keys,elements would you suggest to creating challenging puzzles that aren't (reasonably) computer soluble?
-verbose:
I'm a programmer, so I can appreciate ...
I know I've seen many instances where a user on PSE will welcome a new user, whether after a first question or answer, in the comments. Is there any recommended way or standard for this procedure?
Note: I'm not sure whether this has been posted in another form, though I've looked
