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In finnish, I could be yours.
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I am middle-aged, but I don't hear you telling me that.
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I am middle-aged, but I don't hear you telling me that.
In finnish, I could be yours.
What am I?
riddle word
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You can see me, but you can not look at me.
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I am middle-aged, but I don't hear you telling me that.
In finnish, I could be yours.
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I think you are
The Sun
You can see me, but you can not look at me.
You can see the sun in the sky but looking directly at it could damage your eyes
I can be gone or around for months at a time.
There are places in the world where the sun doesn't set (Midnight Sun) or doesn't rise (Polar Night) for months at a time.
I am middle-aged, but I don't hear you telling me that.
The sun is a middle-aged star but is also approximately 4.6 billion years ago, so not middle-aged in human terms.
In finnish, I could be yours. (thanks to jafe)
"sun" is dialectal Finnish for "sinun" (yours).
Originally: The Finnish for sun is aurinko which sounds like our inko.
answered Apr 18 at 8:59
hexominohexomino
47.5k4143223
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Nice! For the last line, rot13("fha" vf qvnyrpgny Svaavfu sbe "fvaha" (lbhef)).
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– jafe
Apr 18 at 9:03
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@jafe Thanks, that works much better.
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– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:06
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It was supposed to be easy, but maybe it was too easy :)
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– K2_
Apr 18 at 9:07
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@K2_ It's always difficult to tell. I think it's quite good as several of the lines are not obvious indications of the answer, it's really the first line that points us in the right direction.
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– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:09
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This was the first thing I thought. Dunno why... must be my previous riddle ;) Nice job, hexomino!
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– user477343
Apr 18 at 12:38
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$begingroup$
I think you are
The Sun
You can see me, but you can not look at me.
You can see the sun in the sky but looking directly at it could damage your eyes
I can be gone or around for months at a time.
There are places in the world where the sun doesn't set (Midnight Sun) or doesn't rise (Polar Night) for months at a time.
I am middle-aged, but I don't hear you telling me that.
The sun is a middle-aged star but is also approximately 4.6 billion years ago, so not middle-aged in human terms.
In finnish, I could be yours. (thanks to jafe)
"sun" is dialectal Finnish for "sinun" (yours).
Originally: The Finnish for sun is aurinko which sounds like our inko.
answered Apr 18 at 8:59
hexominohexomino
47.5k4143223
$endgroup$
1
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Nice! For the last line, rot13("fha" vf qvnyrpgny Svaavfu sbe "fvaha" (lbhef)).
$endgroup$
– jafe
Apr 18 at 9:03
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@jafe Thanks, that works much better.
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– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:06
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It was supposed to be easy, but maybe it was too easy :)
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– K2_
Apr 18 at 9:07
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@K2_ It's always difficult to tell. I think it's quite good as several of the lines are not obvious indications of the answer, it's really the first line that points us in the right direction.
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:09
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This was the first thing I thought. Dunno why... must be my previous riddle ;) Nice job, hexomino!
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– user477343
Apr 18 at 12:38
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I think you are
The Sun
You can see me, but you can not look at me.
You can see the sun in the sky but looking directly at it could damage your eyes
I can be gone or around for months at a time.
There are places in the world where the sun doesn't set (Midnight Sun) or doesn't rise (Polar Night) for months at a time.
I am middle-aged, but I don't hear you telling me that.
The sun is a middle-aged star but is also approximately 4.6 billion years ago, so not middle-aged in human terms.
In finnish, I could be yours. (thanks to jafe)
"sun" is dialectal Finnish for "sinun" (yours).
Originally: The Finnish for sun is aurinko which sounds like our inko.
answered Apr 18 at 8:59
hexominohexomino
47.5k4143223
$endgroup$
1
$begingroup$
Nice! For the last line, rot13("fha" vf qvnyrpgny Svaavfu sbe "fvaha" (lbhef)).
$endgroup$
– jafe
Apr 18 at 9:03
$begingroup$
@jafe Thanks, that works much better.
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:06
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It was supposed to be easy, but maybe it was too easy :)
$endgroup$
– K2_
Apr 18 at 9:07
$begingroup$
@K2_ It's always difficult to tell. I think it's quite good as several of the lines are not obvious indications of the answer, it's really the first line that points us in the right direction.
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:09
$begingroup$
This was the first thing I thought. Dunno why... must be my previous riddle ;) Nice job, hexomino!
$endgroup$
– user477343
Apr 18 at 12:38
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I think you are
The Sun
You can see me, but you can not look at me.
You can see the sun in the sky but looking directly at it could damage your eyes
I can be gone or around for months at a time.
There are places in the world where the sun doesn't set (Midnight Sun) or doesn't rise (Polar Night) for months at a time.
I am middle-aged, but I don't hear you telling me that.
The sun is a middle-aged star but is also approximately 4.6 billion years ago, so not middle-aged in human terms.
In finnish, I could be yours. (thanks to jafe)
"sun" is dialectal Finnish for "sinun" (yours).
Originally: The Finnish for sun is aurinko which sounds like our inko.
answered Apr 18 at 8:59
hexominohexomino
47.5k4143223
$endgroup$
I think you are
The Sun
You can see me, but you can not look at me.
You can see the sun in the sky but looking directly at it could damage your eyes
I can be gone or around for months at a time.
There are places in the world where the sun doesn't set (Midnight Sun) or doesn't rise (Polar Night) for months at a time.
I am middle-aged, but I don't hear you telling me that.
The sun is a middle-aged star but is also approximately 4.6 billion years ago, so not middle-aged in human terms.
In finnish, I could be yours. (thanks to jafe)
"sun" is dialectal Finnish for "sinun" (yours).
Originally: The Finnish for sun is aurinko which sounds like our inko.
answered Apr 18 at 8:59
hexominohexomino
47.5k4143223
edited Apr 18 at 9:06
answered Apr 18 at 8:59
hexominohexomino
47.5k4143223
answered Apr 18 at 8:59
hexominohexomino
47.5k4143223
answered Apr 18 at 8:59
hexominohexomino
47.5k4143223
47.5k4143223
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Nice! For the last line, rot13("fha" vf qvnyrpgny Svaavfu sbe "fvaha" (lbhef)).
$endgroup$
– jafe
Apr 18 at 9:03
$begingroup$
@jafe Thanks, that works much better.
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:06
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It was supposed to be easy, but maybe it was too easy :)
$endgroup$
– K2_
Apr 18 at 9:07
$begingroup$
@K2_ It's always difficult to tell. I think it's quite good as several of the lines are not obvious indications of the answer, it's really the first line that points us in the right direction.
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:09
$begingroup$
This was the first thing I thought. Dunno why... must be my previous riddle ;) Nice job, hexomino!
$endgroup$
– user477343
Apr 18 at 12:38
add a comment |
1
$begingroup$
Nice! For the last line, rot13("fha" vf qvnyrpgny Svaavfu sbe "fvaha" (lbhef)).
$endgroup$
– jafe
Apr 18 at 9:03
$begingroup$
@jafe Thanks, that works much better.
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:06
$begingroup$
It was supposed to be easy, but maybe it was too easy :)
$endgroup$
– K2_
Apr 18 at 9:07
$begingroup$
@K2_ It's always difficult to tell. I think it's quite good as several of the lines are not obvious indications of the answer, it's really the first line that points us in the right direction.
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:09
$begingroup$
This was the first thing I thought. Dunno why... must be my previous riddle ;) Nice job, hexomino!
$endgroup$
– user477343
Apr 18 at 12:38
1
1
$begingroup$
Nice! For the last line, rot13("fha" vf qvnyrpgny Svaavfu sbe "fvaha" (lbhef)).
$endgroup$
– jafe
Apr 18 at 9:03
$begingroup$
Nice! For the last line, rot13("fha" vf qvnyrpgny Svaavfu sbe "fvaha" (lbhef)).
$endgroup$
– jafe
Apr 18 at 9:03
$begingroup$
@jafe Thanks, that works much better.
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:06
$begingroup$
@jafe Thanks, that works much better.
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:06
$begingroup$
It was supposed to be easy, but maybe it was too easy :)
$endgroup$
– K2_
Apr 18 at 9:07
$begingroup$
It was supposed to be easy, but maybe it was too easy :)
$endgroup$
– K2_
Apr 18 at 9:07
$begingroup$
@K2_ It's always difficult to tell. I think it's quite good as several of the lines are not obvious indications of the answer, it's really the first line that points us in the right direction.
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:09
$begingroup$
@K2_ It's always difficult to tell. I think it's quite good as several of the lines are not obvious indications of the answer, it's really the first line that points us in the right direction.
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Apr 18 at 9:09
$begingroup$
This was the first thing I thought. Dunno why... must be my previous riddle ;) Nice job, hexomino!
$endgroup$
– user477343
Apr 18 at 12:38
$begingroup$
This was the first thing I thought. Dunno why... must be my previous riddle ;) Nice job, hexomino!
$endgroup$
– user477343
Apr 18 at 12:38
add a comment |
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