# Riddle 8

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-8/12030>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 14, 1999, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-8/12030 "1999-12-14T00:37:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 1999, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-8/12030/1 "1999-12-14T00:37:00Z")

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‘There are 8 numbers on my face but no 7 or 9 any place…’

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I’m only your wildest fear, from the corners of your darkest thoughts.

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**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 1999, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-8/12030/2 "1999-12-14T03:32:00Z")

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Are you the eight ball?

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“…all the prettiest girls live in Des Moines…”  
–Jack Kerouac, _On the Road_

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-8/12030/3 "1999-12-15T23:01:00Z")

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I replyed to this before, but I don’t see the reply with the post.

Good going.

You got it right. It’s taken a long time to get a correct answer on other boards.