Lee, Thanks! Absolutely correct! All, Also note that the site looks only at the first hashtag, so if one uses “#1090” in the subject line before including “#RogueRiddle” the hashtag trick will not wor

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All, Herewith the current status and the first clue set. There now are four players, Chris, Gary, Bill, and Jim. Because of my limited availability while on the road, and because I have been late in g

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So, here I was, solving Gary Hallock’s limerick-based RR 1078, and being the first to capture I was both stunned and unable to say “no” to hosting Rogue Riddle #1079. Despite my angst, I will give thi

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All, There has been a flurry of activity this evening. Lila now has jumped in with 7 clean kills and a partial. Meanwhile Adam, Jim and Gregg have been adding to their scores. The current standings ar

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Adam, Not much can be done now — just take it as a lesson learned. But don’t take it any less on board. As Doug notes, everyone here — and that means everyone! — has done this at one time or another.

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The only person to get both our shaggy dog stories was our one and only Learless Feeder, Gary Hallock. Gary will host Rogue 1031. Reveals at the end of each story below. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. When Cliff t

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So far, not a single guess. Are these really that hard? OK, I'll give you a really big clue. Both these punchlines, in the punned version, are about men losing the fur off the top of their heads as th

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We have not had any shaggy dog stories in a while, so I thought I would throw a couple in this week. One is original, and one is an oldie. A shaggy dog is a long story with a complex pun as a punchlin

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I will post Rogue Riddle 1030 in the next hour or so. Bill Crider

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Erika "The Arborist" Ettin got 10 of 10 and has graciously agreed to host Rogue 1029 next weekend. Marilyn Van Driesen and Jim Ertner each solved 9 of 10. Finally, our Learless Feeder, Gary Hallock sl

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Erika Gayle Ettin got seven trees right on her first try, and James Ertner chopped down seven by his second try. Can anyone do better? Or maybe Ericka and Jim can sweep all ten? Added to the text belo

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Even if you have the IQ of Forrest Gump you should be able to get these puns. They are all easy puns on common trees. If you’re knot inclined to host, play along anyway. Send your guesses to bill.crid

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Rogue Riddle #1026 Please send your guesses to gypsywagon@... not the list. I have attempted to use the #Rogue Riddle rule to allow you to hit reply and have it only come to me. Recent esca

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All, Our Learless Feeder now has joined the hunt. Where is everyone else? Riddle stats (2 players): 2 correct - 6: 1, 2, 9, 16, 18, 24 1 correct - 8: 4-6, 8, 14, 20, 23, 26 ½ correct – 1: 19 0 correct

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All, Kirk continue to plug away at this week's rogue riddle. This set of clues should open the thinking for at least some of you. In order to give everyone a bit more of a chance, I am extending this

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As I have set no specific deadline for this game, the field is still wide open. We have about 6 players out in this field, but none of our Catchers are yet in the Rye. I don’t think I will have time t

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Oh, is that why? I wondered. I clicked Reply but verified hyper-cautiously that it was going to Gary only to find that indeed it was going to the list. I deleted the PUNY addressee and substituted Gar

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I’m now putting the finished touches on RR #1015. Don’t worry, I’m using hand sanitizer for your protection! - Watch for it at noon central time. Advance Hint: This Rogue Set will be a dirty dozen, so

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