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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Taloras" data-source="post: 1556530" data-attributes="member: 2773">Turning meat on a spit.  The slower its turned, the faster it cooks.  the faster its turned, the slower it cooks.And as for this riddle, ill explain it for everyone who doesnt understandA hundred and one (C and I in Roman Numerals)by fifty divide, (L is 50, put it between the C and I)And if a cipher (cipher means 0)is rightly applied, (means to add it to the right side)The answer is one from nine. (you get CLIO, one of the 9 Muses)As for the oneFive hundred begins it, five hundred ends it, Five in the middle is seen;First of all figures, the first of all letters,Take up their stations between.Join all together, and then you will bringBefore you the name of an eminent king.D is 500 in roman numerals.  so D is both the first and last leterlV is 5, so its in the middleThe first of all figures is I, or 1, the first of all letters is of course, A.Put them in there between the other letters, and you get DAVID. The ancient king of Israel.  This was just to clear up some for those who didnt seem to get them at first.</blockquote>