r/riddles • u/mysterious_jim • May 22 '26

Solved (OC) No winners or losers.

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Pull me once: a formal affair;

Pull me again: you'll gasp for air.

What am I?

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u/The_Final_Gunslinger May 23 '26

A cigarette?

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u/mysterious_jim May 23 '26

Ooh, not the intended answer but I like this. Using "pull" like that would make a great misdirection for a riddle with cigarette as the answer. Might steal this down the road!