Riddle anyone?

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That was good!!!

Okay, I have one. I'm a member of HR. I like talcum powder. Who am I?
 
daav said:
He's a light house operator or some such, and forgot to turn the light on. Maybe a plane crashed or ship ran aground. Something along the lines of dude with responsibility forgetting to do the action he was responsible for.

Daav
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That can't be right because quote:The old man grasps his head in sorrow and yells out "what have I done". If he had forgotten to turn the light on the tragedy would have been caused by something he had NOT done.
 
ocnor said:
That can't be right because quote:The old man grasps his head in sorrow and yells out "what have I done". If he had forgotten to turn the light on the tragedy would have been caused by something he had NOT done.
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Go back and read the riddle, you have it backwards.
VP
 
Victory Pete said:
Go back and read the riddle, you have it backwards.
VP
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Read it? I was quoting the riddle. The answer contradicts the actual wording of the riddle. Technically his drinking didn't cause the tragedy. It was his failure to turn on the light. A drunken person could still have turned the light on. So the tragedy was caused by something that was NOT done which contradicts the "what have I done" statement. This indicates that either the answer is incorrect or the riddle itself is flawed.
 
ocnor said:
Read it? I was quoting the riddle. The answer contradicts the actual wording of the riddle. Technically his drinking didn't cause the tragedy. It was his failure to turn on the light. A drunken person could still have turned the light on. So the tragedy was caused by something that was NOT done which contradicts the "what have I done" statement. This indicates that either the answer is incorrect or the riddle itself is flawed.
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Please read it again or ask Muttley for an explanation.
VP
 
ocnor said:
Read it? I was quoting the riddle. The answer contradicts the actual wording of the riddle. Technically his drinking didn't cause the tragedy. It was his failure to turn on the light. A drunken person could still have turned the light on. So the tragedy was caused by something that was NOT done which contradicts the "what have I done" statement. This indicates that either the answer is incorrect or the riddle itself is flawed.
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...the old man puts his guitar away, turns out the light and stumbles to bed.
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As far as the "what have I done", what he did was mistakenly turn off the beacon light, which would be an action.

Aside from that, though, we sometimes refer to omissions (something not done) as actions, although I guess it is technically incorrect. One example - to forget a woman's birthday one time, and apologize - "I can't believe I did that, Honey, and I will never do that again", at least once a year for the rest of your life.
 
New Riddle

I had a rock band in the mid-70s thru the mid-80s that had a few minor hits.
I had a great band, but the better players began leaving in 1980 (due to my heavy drinking & cocaine use).
My record label didn't like my 1981 LP release and decided to drop my act, but I sued them and finished out my contract. (2 more albums)
My live act was still profitable so I was given a loan of $300,000 for a new road P.A./lighting system.
My cocaine habit was left unchecked and my manager looked the other way as I spent most of the $300,000 on "other things".
After nearly 2 years on the road, I had neglected to pay for the P.A./lighting and it was repossessed. My manager informed me I was bankrupt and quit as my manager.
Now, without a recording contract or a band, no manager and a bad drug habit, I was forced to join another band and they attached my name (Featuring "Me") to draw more attention to the band. But I was not happy and within a year or two, I left to reform my old band with the old bass player.
I never regained my past glory and as the 90s dragged on, my prominence faded. The band still had a cult following, but it has since dwindled. The album releases during this time (on a small label) went virtually unnoticed.
In this decade, I've done a few things, but nothing worth noting.
I'm now playing in a cover band in my hometown area, doing old classic rock tunes.

Who am I?
 
Clark Grizwald said:
I had a rock band in the mid-70s thru the mid-80s that had a few minor hits.
I had a great band, but the better players began leaving in 1980 (due to my heavy drinking & cocaine use).
My record label didn't like my 1981 LP release and decided to drop my act, but I sued them and finished out my contract. (2 more albums)
My live act was still profitable so I was given a loan of $300,000 for a new road P.A./lighting system.
My cocaine habit was left unchecked and my manager looked the other way as I spent most of the $300,000 on "other things".
After nearly 2 years on the road, I had neglected to pay for the P.A./lighting and it was repossessed. My manager informed me I was bankrupt and quit as my manager.
Now, without a recording contract or a band, no manager and a bad drug habit, I was forced to join another band and they attached my name (Featuring "Me") to draw more attention to the band. But I was not happy and within a year or two, I left to reform my old band with the old bass player.
I never regained my past glory and as the 90s dragged on, my prominence faded. The band still had a cult following, but it has since dwindled. The album releases during this time (on a small label) went virtually unnoticed.
In this decade, I've done a few things, but nothing worth noting.
I'm now playing in a cover band in my hometown area, doing old classic rock tunes.

Who am I?
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What did he play?
 
Victory Pete said:
The whiney dude from Triumph?
VP
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Na...Rik Emmett is too good of a guy to be a druggie.
And far too good a musician to be playing in a cover band.

Nice Try...about the same popularity, think more Blues/Rock
 
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