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A riddle is a statement or question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types: enigmas, which are problems generally expressed in metaphorical or allegorical language that require ingenuity and careful thinking for their solution, and conundrums, which are questions relying for their effects on punning in either the question or the answer.
Riddles occur extensively in Old English poetry, drawing partly on an Anglo-Latin literary tradition whose principal exponent was Aldhelm (c. 639-709), himself inspired by the fourth- or fifth-century Latin poet Symphosius. Riddles thus have a distinguished literary ancestry, although the contemporary sort of conundrum that passes under the name of "riddle" may not make this obvious. In the Anglo-Saxon world, the wis had wisdom due to their wit – their ability to conciliate and mediate by maintaining multiple perspectives, which has degenerated into a species of comedy, but was not always a mere laughing matter. This wit was taught with a form of oral tradition called the riddle, a collection of which were bound, along with various other gnomic verses, poems and maxims in the tenth century and deposited in Exeter Cathedral in the eleventh century - the so-called Exeter Book, one of the most important surviving collections of Old English manuscripts. The riddles in this book vary in significance from childish rhymes and ribald innuendo, to some particularly interesting insights into the thought world of our archaic linguistic ancestors, such as the following (Riddle 47 from the Exeter Book):
Derek Abbott (3 May 1960, in South Kensington, London, UK) is a physicist and electronic engineer. He is a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide, Australia. He has a wide range of interest for challenging scientific/technological problems and, among others, he is notable for motivating theoretical work in the development of Parrondo's paradox, contributions to the field of stochastic resonance, and experimental contributions to T-ray imaging. Recently, he has became active in the field of renewable energy.
In the period 1963-1965 Abbott attended the famous Norland College pre-school, Chislehurst, Kent, UK, as a boarder. Then during 1965-1967 he attended Oakfield School, Dulwich, UK, at the same time as the singer Kim Wilde. In 1968, he attended the Ecole Seminaire de Collonges-sous-Salève (now Ecole Maurice-Tièche), France, and then the, Ecole de Ferney-Voltaire (now Ecole Florian), France. In 1969 he did a stint at Bassett House School, London, UK.
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Genres: Drama,Actors: Mario Orozco (producer), Mario Orozco (actor), Ski Carr (actor), Alek Gearhart (producer), Alek Gearhart (editor), Alek Gearhart (writer), Alek Gearhart (director), Dylan Hobbs (actor), Dylan Hobbs (actor), Gary Sugarman (actor), Dominique Marsell (actor), Manuel Eduardo Ramirez (writer), Manuel Eduardo Ramirez (actor), Manuel Eduardo Ramirez (producer), Bob Buhrl (actor),
Genres: Crime,Actors: Austin Nordell (composer), Brenton Covington (director), Brenton Covington (writer), Austin Nordell (writer), Dean Matthew Ronalds (actor), Brenton Covington (producer), Austin Nordell (producer), Jose Rosete (actor), Bivas Biswas (actor), David C. Hayes (actor), Brenton Covington (actor), Brian Ronalds (actor), Brenton Covington (producer), Austin Nordell (editor), Clint James (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Michel Perron (actor), Michael Paré (actor), Alan Fawcett (actor), Charles Obrul (miscellaneous crew), Roc LaFortune (actor), Peter Greene (actor), Peter Greene (actor), Christopher Heyerdahl (actor), Macha Grenon (actress), Don Jordan (actor), Matt Holland (actor), Pierre Blondin (miscellaneous crew), Chip Chuipka (actor), Gilles Pelletier (actor), Mario Opinato (actor),
Plot: A drink-soaked Vietnam veteran still bears the emotional scars of that terrible conflict. However, when a rogue mobster on the run with $15 million crosses his path, he sees his chance to catch the bad guy and exorcise a few Vietnam ghosts into the bargain.
Keywords: animal-in-title, independent-film, mobster, redemption, vietnam-veteran