classic riddle

[Phil Box]

Can anyone answer this riddle '' Red blood on a blue ship''

[Fred W. Helenius]

"Phil Box" <downsr...@hotkey.net.au> wrote:

>Can anyone answer this riddle '' Red blood on a blue ship''

Were the sailors marooned?

[Mayven47]

>Can anyone answer this riddle '' Red blood on a blue ship''

Might it be a red sunset (sunrise) against a blue sky?
Jerry ( http://www.itscubular.com)

[Phil Box]

No definitely nothing to do with either sunset or sky , try again.
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[Carl G.]

Phil Box wrote in message <395b...@news.iprimus.com.au>...

>Can anyone answer this riddle '' Red blood on a blue ship''
>

At first I thought it might be short-order cook lingo (ketchup on the
blue-plate special), but I'm not sure if that would make it a "classic
riddle". I'm currently thinking along the lines of finding synonyms for
some of the words and seeing if it creates a well know phrase (e.g., the
"blue" ship may be a navy ship, since navy is a blue color, or, "blood" may
refer to "family"). Am I thinking along the right lines? Would the answer
still make sense if the riddle was asked before the year 1900?

Carl G.

[Phil Box]

I like the way you think Carl G , however I must answer in the negative to
some of your postulations. Nothing to do with cooking lingo.Nothing to do
with synonyms. I shall say this without giving too much away, the ship is
all blue and the blood is definitely real. The timing of the question has
very little to do with the question i/e one could ask the question before or
after 1900 and it would still be able to be answered.
Carl G. <cgi...@microprizes.com> wrote in message
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[Matthew T. Russotto]

In article <3960ffb6$1...@news.iprimus.com.au>,

Phil Box <downsr...@hotkey.net.au> wrote:
}No definitely nothing to do with either sunset or sky , try again.
}Mayven47 <mayv...@aol.com> wrote in message
}news:20000703161815...@ng-bj1.aol.com...

}> >Can anyone answer this riddle '' Red blood on a blue ship''
}>

}> Might it be a red sunset (sunrise) against a blue sky?
}> Jerry ( http://www.itscubular.com)

Well, a blue blood on a red ship is what you'd get if Prince Charles
was taken by pirates, but I don't know what the reverse is.

--
Matthew T. Russotto russ...@pond.com
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."

[Phil Box]

> Well, a blue blood on a red ship is what you'd get if Prince Charles
> was taken by pirates, but I don't know what the reverse is.
>
>
> --
> Matthew T. Russotto russ...@pond.com
> "Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
> of justice is no virtue."

Come on guys I`d hate to have to give you the spoiler so soon with so few
having attempted to solve the problem of my riddle . A hint , Prince
Charles probably wouldn`t ,Pirates more than likely would.

[Michael Drueing]

ok, come on, give us another hint....
or solve it right now, I've been thinking about it for a while now but I can't
find an answer.

--Michael

Phil Box schrieb:

[sandcat]

It's a long shot, but could veins be described as a blue ship?

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[Phil Box]

sandcat <san...@bluecarrots.com> wrote in message
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No, veins could not be described as a blue ship, however the red blood came
from very small veins in very close proximity to the blue ship. It surprises
me that more people have not asked more questions about the nature of the
blue ship.

[Jim Gillogly]

Phil Box wrote [re: red blood on a blue ship]:

> No, veins could not be described as a blue ship, however the red blood came
> from very small veins in very close proximity to the blue ship. It surprises
> me that more people have not asked more questions about the nature of the
> blue ship.

I kept trying to think of a clean interpretation of this, but your clue
reinforces the sordid direction my mind had drifted in earlier -- did you
have in mind defloration? I much prefer the first guess by Fred Helenius,
though: the sailors were marooned!

--
Jim Gillogly
Trewesday, 17 Afterlithe S.R. 2000, 05:27
12.19.7.6.11, 5 Chuen 14 Tzec, Fifth Lord of Night

[Phil Box]

Jim Gillogly <j...@acm.org> wrote in message
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Sorry Jim I am afraid that the sordid direction your mind is taking you in
is definitely the wrong direction, however the riddle does have something to
do with the body. Nothing to do with marooned sailors , however sailors as a
proffession would be far more likely to have something to do with the riddle
than most other proffessions. Note I am happy to continue this if there is a
continued interest in people posting here ? Phil and thanks for the interest
so far.

[Michael Drueing]

Could it be red veins in a blue eye?

Phil Box schrieb:
>
> Can anyone answer this riddle '' Red blood on a blue ship''

[Phil Box]

Capt. Bob <x...@gfgdgdfgn.com> wrote in message
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> > '' Red blood on a blue ship''
>

> Bleeding while getting a tattoo of a boat?
Give the man a coconut , you are the winner , it was indeed a tattoo.

[Rich Grise]

Tattoo?

(now that I've lost track of the original question! :-)

Cheers!
Rich

[Nis Jørgensen]

On Mon, 10 Jul 2000 11:23:30 -0700 (PDT), x...@gfgdgdfgn.com (Capt.
Bob) wrote:

>> '' Red blood on a blue ship''
>
>Bleeding while getting a tattoo of a boat?

I think you got it.

[lucy.h...@outlook.com]

On Friday, June 30, 2000 at 5:00:00 PM UTC+10, Phil Box wrote:
> Can anyone answer this riddle '' Red blood on a blue ship''

it was a tattoo?

[fazego...@gmail.com]

On Friday, June 30, 2000 at 5:00:00 PM UTC+10, Phil Box wrote:
> Can anyone answer this riddle '' Red blood on a blue ship''

tattoo artist