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- SebbyM
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A light house?
- MartaSt
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Sand?
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"Hey, chief, I might be wrong, but I think we're flying into a mountain. This makes me feel... scared of the mountain.
One thing we could do is pull up and fly over the mountain. How does that sound to..."
- saturnR
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They are the lyrics to a famous Australian song by The Seekers (sort of an unofficial national anthem). see if you can guess who this stanza is referring to.
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As it is an Australian Song maybe Ayers Rock? The lyric is beautiful by the way 
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"There is a place for people like you, the desperate, the terrified. The ones with nowhere else to run."
"What place?"
"221B Baker Street."
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Aboriginal Australians? They were there before the tall ships.
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- saturnR
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Yes. It is referring to the Australian Aborigines.
Full lyrics to this song can be found @
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I would never have got it if you hadn't mentioned Australia, and "who"!
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Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, my greedy lust devours them all. What am I?
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Shredder?
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- SebbyM
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No but I'd say you're very close!
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Scissors?
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"Hey, chief, I might be wrong, but I think we're flying into a mountain. This makes me feel... scared of the mountain.
One thing we could do is pull up and fly over the mountain. How does that sound to..."
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Yes! That was pretty fast!! 
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Thread Starter- SebbyM
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Ok I've got an other one:
It can be stolen but never bought,
It can be given but never taken,
It can be stepped on but does not walk,
It can fly but has no wings,
It can sing but has no voice,
It can be broken but still work,
It can be left even while it follows,
And though it is easily commanded it can never ever be demanded,
What is it?
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I was gonna say heart...but love?
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- SebbyM
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It's the heart! I know this one was a little kitschy but whatever 
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Not your fault that THE most unromantic person in the world happened to get it!
Ok...
This is off the top of my head, so sorry if it's naff!
What gets shorter and nearer the longer it takes?
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- saturnR
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Tomorrow?
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No it's a physical thing, as opposed to a time period...maybe more a Briitish cultural thing!
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- SebbyM
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Hmmm, a queue?
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I really like that answer, SebbyM! I hope it's the right one! I've been puzzling over this all morning and couldn't work it out.
