Yorick

Lorick: Riddles and Lore

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Think you can solve thrice-weekly riddles from mythology, folklore, history, and literature? Try this Lorick on for size:A tempestuous prince was misledby incestuous king, hast'ly wedthere's a ghost, and a play,and soliloquies fey...in the end, nearly everyone's dead! Hint: his father ghosted him. Answer: Hamlet! Get it? Lorick's host? Me, Yorick! Most soliloquized skull of all time! If you're ready to match wits with a skeletal skald who wields riddles ranging from Alice to Apollo, Homer to Herodotus, and from Rapunzel to Ragnarok - then listen! E'en subscribe! If you dare...

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Yorick

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Jan 18, 2026

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Episodes

0171: Clue for Lorick #17, Im a satire once biting and wise 27.02.2025

Does Lorick #17 still bedevil you? Here it is again: I'm a satire once biting and wise now by yahoos reduced, bowdlerized to a tale of a giant, and wee folk defiant, my allegorical eggs- pasteurized Hint: you may know me as a yarn of small folk and the stranger they yoked Can you solve this lorick in time?

0170: Solving Lorick #16 and Introducing Lorick #17: Im a satire once biting and wise 26.02.2025

Wherein we solve the mystery of Lorick #16: I’m a day born of sunshine and bloom, Of fertility following gloom. But somehow my story Got tangled in glory, Of a revenant ris’n from a tomb. And unveil Lorick #17 I'm a satire once biting and wise now by yahoos reduced, bowdlerized to a tale of a giant, and wee folk defiant, my allegorical eggs- pasteurized

0161: Clue for Lorick #16, Im a day born of sunshine and bloom 25.02.2025

Does Lorick #16 still bedevil you? Here it is again: I’m a day born of sunshine and bloom, Of fertility following gloom. But somehow my story Got tangled in glory, Of a revenant ris’n from a tomb. Hint: My mascot's as odd as a platypus Can you solve this lorick in time?

0160: Lorick #16, Im a day born of sunshine and bloom 24.02.2025

Wherein we unveil Lorick #16: I’m a day born of sunshine and bloom, Of fertility following gloom. But somehow my story Got tangled in glory, Of a revenant ris’n from a tomb. What secret does this Lorick hide?

0155: Solving Lorick #15 and End-of-Week Thoughts 23.02.2025

Yorick's weekend thoughts and the solution to Lorick #15: i'm a hamlet of dubious renown a bold leader near me was brought down 'gainst alliance re-wrought a great battle was fought when you speak of defeat, I'm your noun

0151: Clue for Lorick #15, im a hamlet of dubious renown 22.02.2025

Does Lorick #15 still bedevil you? Here it is again: i'm a hamlet of dubious renown a bold leader near me was brought down 'gainst alliance re-wrought a great battle was fought when you speak of defeat, I'm your noun Hint: Would you rather abba King or an Emperor? Can you solve this lorick in time?

0150: Solving Lorick #14 and Introducing Lorick #15: im a hamlet of dubious renown 21.02.2025

Wherein we solve the mystery of Lorick #14: I created a source of safe drink and my wanderings earned more than you think for my plantings I'm known where green fortune has grown I lived rough and oh! did I stink And unveil Lorick #15 i'm a hamlet of dubious renown a bold leader near me was brought down 'gainst alliance re-wrought a great battle was fought when you speak of defeat, I&#...

0141: Clue for Lorick #14, I created a source of safe drink 20.02.2025

Does Lorick #14 still bedevil you? Here it is again: I created a source of safe drink and my wanderings earned more than you think for my plantings I'm known where green fortune has grown I lived rough and oh! did I stink Hint: I'm a bit of a fruit, and a fruit is my bit Can you solve this lorick in time?

0140: Solving Lorick #13 and Introducing Lorick #14: I created a source of safe drink 19.02.2025

Wherein we solve the mystery of Lorick #13: I'm a genius and pawn of a king I craft and invent any thing my king became cuckold when his queen I enabled and I'm famed for my prisons and wings And unveil Lorick #14 I created a source of safe drink and my wanderings earned more than you think for my plantings I'm known where green fortune has grown I lived rough and oh! did I stink

0131: Clue for Lorick #13, Im a genius and pawn of a king 18.02.2025

Does Lorick #13 still bedevil you? Here it is again: I'm a genius and pawn of a king I craft and invent any thing my king became cuckold when his queen I enabled and I'm famed for my prisons and wings Hint: My son is a fool, tragically. Can you solve this lorick in time?

0130: Lorick #13, Im a genius and pawn of a king 17.02.2025

Wherein we unveil Lorick #13: I'm a genius and pawn of a king I craft and invent any thing my king became cuckold when his queen I enabled and I'm famed for my prisons and wings What secret does this Lorick hide?

0125: Solving Lorick #12 and End-of-Week Thoughts 16.02.2025

Yorick's weekend thoughts and the solution to Lorick #12: A mercurial non-haberdasher Speaks a riddle that's lacking an answer There's a mouse that is sleeping And something is steeping All the madness frustrates and outlasts her

0121: Clue for Lorick #12, A mercurial nonhaberdasher 15.02.2025

Does Lorick #12 still bedevil you? Here it is again: A mercurial non-haberdasher Speaks a riddle that's lacking an answer There's a mouse that is sleeping And something is steeping All the madness frustrates and outlasts her Hint: There's a hare there I hear. Can you solve this lorick in time?

0120: Solving Lorick #11 and Introducing Lorick #12: A mercurial nonhaberdasher 14.02.2025

Wherein we solve the mystery of Lorick #11: an oracular god did direct my coracular form to erect with genetics I'm filled and I float with a will While the world of the sinful is wrecked And unveil Lorick #12 A mercurial non-haberdasher Speaks a riddle that's lacking an answer There's a mouse that is sleeping And something is steeping All the madness frustrates and outlasts her

0111: Clue for Lorick #11, an oracular god did direct 13.02.2025

Does Lorick #11 still bedevil you? Here it is again: an oracular god did direct my coracular form to erect with genetics I'm filled and I float with a will While the world of the sinful is wrecked Hint: The coracle part is conjecture. Can you solve this lorick in time?

0110: Solving Lorick #10 and Introducing Lorick #11: an oracular god did direct 12.02.2025

Wherein we solve the mystery of Loric #10: not a step will I cede; I will stand with me staff on the bridge I command we engage in a sport of oaken retorts in the end, 'e is drenched by me hand! And unveil Lorick #11 an oracular god did direct my coracular form to erect with genetics I'm filled and I float with a will While the world of the sinful is wrecked

0101: Clue for Lorick #10, not a step will I cede I will stand 11.02.2025

Does Lorick #10 still bedevil you? Here it is again: not a step will I cede; I will stand with me staff on the bridge I command we engage in a sport of oaken retorts in the end, 'e is drenched by me hand! Hint: Me sobriquet is an ironic ananym. Can you solve this lorick in time?

0100: Lorick #10, not a step will I cede I will stand 10.02.2025

Wherein we unveil Lorick #10: not a step will I cede; I will stand with me staff on the bridge I command we engage in a sport of oaken retorts in the end, 'e is drenched by me hand! What secret does this Lorick hide?

0095: Solving Lorick #9 and End-of-Week Thoughts 09.02.2025

Yorick's weekend thoughts and the solution to Lorick #9: I'm an exile like my father before an explorer of cold icy shores I'm a marketing pro, who can smartly sell snow, but my son, to his credit, did more

0091: Clue for Lorick #9, Im an exile like my father before 08.02.2025

Does Lorick #9 still bedevil you? Here it is again: I'm an exile like my father before an explorer of cold icy shores I'm a marketing pro, who can smartly sell snow, but my son, to his credit, did more Hint: For all the talk of cold, you'd find me to be a fiery fellow. Can you solve this lorick in time?

0090: Solving Lorick #8 and Introducing Lorick #9: Im an exile like my father before 07.02.2025

Wherein we solve the mystery of Loric #8: Shall I boast of my caliber: fey? I was found in a lake, so they say I'm a excellent sword in the hand of me lord though me sheathe is worth more in a fray! And unveil Lorick #9 I'm an exile like my father before an explorer of cold icy shores I'm a marketing pro, who can smartly sell snow, but my son, to his credit, did more

0081: Clue for Lorick #8, Shall I boast of my caliber fey 06.02.2025

Does Lorick #8 still bedevil you? Here it is again: Shall I boast of my caliber: fey? I was found in a lake, so they say I'm a excellent sword in the hand of me lord though me sheathe is worth more in a fray!

0080: Solving Lorick #7 and Introducing Lorick #8: Shall I boast of my caliber fey 05.02.2025

Wherein we solve the mystery of Loric #7: Buried too soon, in androgyny Replaced by Ay, through mutiny ambition's martyr found by a Carter My curse the price of blasphemy And unveil Lorick #8 Shall I boast of my caliber: fey? I was found in a lake, so they say I'm a excellent sword in the hand of me lord though me sheathe is worth more in a fray!

0071: Clue for Lorick #7, Buried too soon in androgyny 04.02.2025

Does Lorick #7 still bedevil you? Here it is again: Buried too soon, in androgyny Replaced by Ay, through mutiny ambition's martyr found by a Carter My curse the price of blasphemy Hint: You might have missed a couple of proper nouns in there. This one is more obvious is you read it. Can you solve this lorick in time?

0070: Lorick #7, Buried too soon in androgyny 03.02.2025

Wherein we unveil Lorick #7: Buried too soon, in androgyny Replaced by Ay, through mutiny ambition's martyr found by a Carter My curse the price of blasphemy What secret does this Lorick hide?

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