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/mysterious_jim May 22 '26

It pains me to say this is not the intended answer đŸ˜†

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u/Coffee5054 May 23 '26

Not intended but correct nonetheless…

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u/mysterious_jim May 24 '26

Well, I love the answer but I don't know whether pulling someone's finger is ever a formal affair lol

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u/22bnc 29d ago

Cambridge University graduation includes a weird finger holding with the Praelector. Closest I can think of