Was it a Bird I Heard?

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I was taking a walk, trying hard to unwind

but was suddenly startled by a swoosh! from behind

This sound was soon followed by an "eek!" overhead

but before I could see what it was, it had fled.

I didn't feel relaxed as I yelled "argh!" out loud

and everyone heard me, I didn't feel so proud

I scare very easily, it's somewhat of a niggle,

it caused quite a few folk around me to giggle

"Ugh!" I said, I don't know why I'm so prickly

Lub-dub! Lub-dub! My heart still beating so quickly

I continued my walk, feeling shaken and stirred

and I'm still not sure what it was I might have heard!

What did I hear?

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What did I hear?

riddle rhyme knowledge

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You heard a

seagull

because

if you take the first letter of every sound you heard, in the order you heard them, you get seagull.

The sounds were:

Swoosh
Eek
Argh
Giggle
Ugh
Lub-dub, Lub-dub

So it was a bird you heard!

answered Nov 15 at 13:46

Excited Raichu

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Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51

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Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53

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You heard a

seagull

because

if you take the first letter of every sound you heard, in the order you heard them, you get seagull.

The sounds were:

Swoosh
Eek
Argh
Giggle
Ugh
Lub-dub, Lub-dub

So it was a bird you heard!

answered Nov 15 at 13:46

Excited Raichu

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Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51

1

Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53

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up vote
16
down vote

accepted

You heard a

seagull

because

if you take the first letter of every sound you heard, in the order you heard them, you get seagull.

The sounds were:

Swoosh
Eek
Argh
Giggle
Ugh
Lub-dub, Lub-dub

So it was a bird you heard!

answered Nov 15 at 13:46

Excited Raichu

4,089747

1

Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51

1

Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53

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up vote
16
down vote

accepted

You heard a

seagull

because

if you take the first letter of every sound you heard, in the order you heard them, you get seagull.

The sounds were:

Swoosh
Eek
Argh
Giggle
Ugh
Lub-dub, Lub-dub

So it was a bird you heard!

answered Nov 15 at 13:46

Excited Raichu

4,089747

You heard a

seagull

because

if you take the first letter of every sound you heard, in the order you heard them, you get seagull.

The sounds were:

Swoosh
Eek
Argh
Giggle
Ugh
Lub-dub, Lub-dub

So it was a bird you heard!

answered Nov 15 at 13:46

Excited Raichu

4,089747

answered Nov 15 at 13:46

Excited Raichu

4,089747

answered Nov 15 at 13:46

Excited Raichu

4,089747

answered Nov 15 at 13:46

Excited Raichu

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1

Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51

1

Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53

add a comment |

1

Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51

1

Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53

Nice acrostics :)
– ABcDexter
Nov 15 at 13:51

Nice one. A perfect answer, although I was hoping that someone would also spot that ROT13(Gur jbeqf qba'g whfg qrfpevor fbhaqf, gurl ner babzngbcbrvp!)
– Astralbee
Nov 15 at 13:53

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