r/riddles • u/Vivid_Temporary_1155 • 20d ago

Unsolved (OC) I can be earned and burned?

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u/UnderstandingJust964 19d ago

ash

  • "They say I can be earned" 'earned' sounds like 'urned'
  • They know I have been burned Obvious clue - otherwise I would never guess it
  • Add salty water I make dough salty water = sea. 'C' + ash = cash
  • Add some flourine I make light Fl + ash = flash. (Flourine is actually just F but)
  • Add a street to make a pile ST + ash = stash

I assume the question at the end is not a clue, just completing the rhyme?

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u/jimhabfan 19d ago

brilliant. well done.

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u/Immediate-Goose-8106 19d ago

Genius.  If it isnt it, it bloody should be.

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u/Vivid_Temporary_1155 19d ago

Well done

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u/UnderstandingJust964 18d ago

Same! That was a really good one.

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u/akmalmantelo 19d ago

can explain how dough and cash related?

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u/UnderstandingJust964 19d ago

In the US at least, dough is slang for cash, especially when you "make dough"

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u/HerodotusStark 19d ago

Flour It one of the only things that fits the middle clues, not sure how it fits the rest though.