Lorick: Riddles and Lore
Think you can solve thrice-weekly riddles from mythology, folklore, history, and literature?
Try this Lorick on for size:
A tempestuous prince was misled
by incestuous king, hast'ly wed
there's a ghost, and a play,
and soliloquies fey...
in the end, nearly everyone's dead!
Hint: his father ghosted him.
Answer: Hamlet! Get it?
Lorick's host? Me, Yorick! Most soliloquized skull of all time!
If you're ready to match wits with a skeletal skald who wields riddles ranging from Alice to Apollo, Homer to Herodotus, and from Rapunzel to Ragnarok - then listen!
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 235
- Years Active
- 2025
0821: Clue #82, I'm a symbol, a body, a twi
Does Lorick #82 bedevil you? Read it... and weep!
I'm a symbol, a body, a twin
a disease with a retrograde spin
a light in the morning
or else in the ev'ning
unfairly, I'm oft tied to sin!
Hint…
0820: Lorick #82, I'm a symbol, a body, a twin
Lorick #82, to confound and confusticate!
I'm a symbol, a body, a twin
a disease with a retrograde spin
a light in the morning
or else in the ev'ning
unfairly, I'm oft tied to sin!
0815: #81 solved; Week 027 Wrapped with Se'nnightly Synopsis
Yorick's weekend thoughts and the solution to Lorick #81:
I'm a swinger, not much of a talker
When a lady comes by... kinda stalk her
you might be forgiving
if you know how I'm living
when I fi…
0811: Clue #81, I'm a swinger, not much of a talker
Does Lorick #81 bedevil you? Read it... and weep!
I'm a swinger, not much of a talker
When a lady comes by... kinda stalk her
you might be forgiving
if you know how I'm living
when I first saw my p…
0810: #80 solved, and Lorick #81 I'm a swinger, not much of a talker
Lorick #80:
I'm a swinger, not much of a talker
When a lady comes by... kinda stalk her
you might be forgiving
if you know how I'm living
when I first saw my people, 'twas a shocker!
But first…
0801: Clue #80, I come from a sailor clan
Does Lorick #80 bedevil you? Read it... and weep!
I come from a sailor clan -
I'm also a selling man!
I'm made by a SEE-gar
my sticks are of SHU-gar
And I find strength in a can!
Hint:
me an…
0800: #79 solved, and Lorick #80 I come from a sailor clan
Lorick #79:
I come from a sailor clan -
I'm also a selling man!
I'm made by a SEE-gar
my sticks are of SHU-gar
And I find strength in a can!
But first, we solve #80 - here it is one last time:
…
0791: Clue #79, Anti-gravity belts were no joke
Does Lorick #79 bedevil you? Read it... and weep!
Anti-gravity belts were no joke
And depravity ruled when I woke
I'm a man who's displaced
First in time - then in space
As to airlords: I threw …
0790: Lorick #79, Anti-gravity belts were no joke
Lorick #79, to confound and confusticate!
Anti-gravity belts were no joke
And depravity ruled when I woke
I'm a man who's displaced
First in time - then in space
As to airlords: I threw off thei…
0785: #78 solved; Week 026 Wrapped with Se'nnightly Synopsis
Yorick's weekend thoughts and the solution to Lorick #78:
My chivalry gave rise to romance a lot
with a heart that was pure but entranced a lot...
I gave my love spate
which sealed my king's fate
…
0781: Clue #78, My chivalry gave rise to romance a lot
Does Lorick #78 bedevil you? Read it... and weep!
My chivalry gave rise to romance a lot
with a heart that was pure but entranced a lot...
I gave my love spate
which sealed my king's fate
My leg…
0780: #77 solved, and Lorick #78 My chivalry gave rise to romance a lot
Lorick #78:
My chivalry gave rise to romance a lot
with a heart that was pure but entranced a lot...
I gave my love spate
which sealed my king's fate
My legacy's tragic... I'm mad a lot.
But first, …
0771: Clue #77, Cry havoc, when noblest kills noblest
Does Lorick #77 bedevil you? Read it... and weep!
Cry havoc, when noblest kills noblest!
These cuts their dishonour attest!
When the best is struck down
for his flirting with crowns...
to his po…
0770: #76 solved, and Lorick #77 Cry havoc, when noblest kills noblest
Lorick #76:
Cry havoc, when noblest kills noblest!
These cuts their dishonour attest!
When the best is struck down
for his flirting with crowns...
to his power - and lover - I progressed!
But f…
0761: Clue #76, The doctor called, I heard him squeal
Does Lorick #76 bedevil you? Read it... and weep!
The doctor called, I heard him squeal
his pride through lust helped seal the deal
my service rendered,
through bargain tendered:
Eternal woe for…
0760: Lorick #76, The doctor called, I heard him squeal
Lorick #76, to confound and confusticate!
The doctor called, I heard him squeal
his pride through lust helped seal the deal
my service rendered,
through bargain tendered:
Eternal woe for earthly…
0755: #75 solved; Week 025 Wrapped with Se'nnightly Synopsis
Yorick's weekend thoughts and the solution to Lorick #75:
Plain enough to behold it is true;
it's important how used, and by who.
A container of sorts
-- its pursuit, holy sport!
Over time its reput…
0751: Clue #75, Plain enough to behold it is true
Does Lorick #75 bedevil you? Read it... and weep!
Plain enough to behold it is true;
it's important how used, and by who.
A container of sorts
-- its pursuit, holy sport!
Over time its repute only…
0750: #74 solved, and Lorick #75 Plain enough to behold it is true
Lorick #74:
Plain enough to behold it is true;
it's important how used, and by who.
A container of sorts
-- its pursuit, holy sport!
Over time its repute only grew...
But first, we solve #75 - he…
0741: Clue #74, I speak of a tree on an island
Does Lorick #74 bedevil you? Read it... and weep!
I speak of a tree on an island;
Annotated in red by a neat hand.
My three crimson marks
ignite feverish sparks
in brains where desire's green fl…