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Huinesoron · 09-20-2022, 08:30 AM

Okay, so:

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A dish and a spoon on the table danced

"Danceless and dishless" leaves a spoon, on a table. The 'dull' part could be a reference to the spoon in the song being of silver, I guess?

If line 2 is about an umbrella, could this be a very cleverly disguised "My first is in X" riddle?

hS

Galadriel55 · 09-20-2022, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Huinesoron

"Danceless and dishless" leaves a spoon, on a table. The 'dull' part could be a reference to the spoon in the song being of silver, I guess?

Correct. No dance, no dishes, leaving silver spoons.

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Originally Posted by Hui

If line 2 is about an umbrella, could this be a very cleverly disguised "My first is in X" riddle?

Clever idea, but no. However, there is similarity with that riddle structure in that the lines are not directly related to each other and need to e regarded separately.

Pervinca Took · 09-20-2022, 02:14 PM

Is it the spoons that Lobelia pinches?

Or the stolen things she hides in her umbrella?

Or the case of spoons Bilbo gives her?

Galadriel55 · 09-20-2022, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Is it the spoons that Lobelia pinches?

Or the stolen things she hides in her umbrella?

Or the case of spoons Bilbo gives her?

The latter. That is the correct meaning of the first line.

The umbrella line is a separate entity, as are the rest. There is an overlying connection, but each line has a separate "mini-answer".

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